As a consequence, great discontent arose in a short time every where, not only among the burghers, who had very little to say, but also even among the Company's oflScers, so that divers protests passed between them on account of the expense and waste consequent on unnecessary councillors, officers, servants and so forth, entirely unknown to the Majores, and by reason of the appropriation and employment, for private purposes, of funds and means which were raised from the public; but all in vain little or no improvement followed. ;

And the more people tried to aid, restore and mend matters, the worse has it been for, swayed by pride, a determination entirely contrary was adopted, as ;

stnyvesant is proud if it were a disgracc to follow advice, and as if every thing should proceed from and will nol heed ° i i ^ <. i i adTioe. one head. The fruits of this conduct can speak and testify of themselves. People have been here now so long, and would beat every bush ; yet not a thing No reeuiation has had been done concerning weights and measures or the like, previous to the dueed '"'respecTn'J 23^ July, of the year 1649, at which time the people were notified that an order " sures; q^ the subject would be issued the ensuing August, which the Fiscal would then (33) enforce -- this was as much as to say: "Water the pigeons." Much

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discontent and division also frequently prevail among the people in regard to the weights and measures ; and as these were never stamped, there can be no uniformity. The belief likewise obtains, that some, whose consciences are large, have two sets of them, but we cannot affirm the fact. The Company's grain measure has always been suspected but who dare say •' 'J so ?