And in order to gloze over that matter altogether, Nine men were chosen as of the entire Commonalty, and it was in the fnTrepreseni'"'ihe representatives *"""* omaionai.v. commissions and instruction declared, that what these men did, should be the act of the whole people ; as it, indeed, was when it accorded with the Director's opinion and views, for they represent the entire people. But when it happened otherwise, then they were Boobies, usurers, rebels, and such like. But, to understand this properly, 'twill be best briefly to state, in chronological order, every occurrence here during his administration, and how unjustly those have been treated who have sought the good of the country.

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310 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. His first arrival -- for we speak not here of what passed oa the voyage was -- peacock like, with great state and pomposity the report that his Honor wished to ;

remain here only three years and other boasts induced some to think that he would not act the father. The word Myn Heer Generael and such like titles, were

taTed P'^""'"^' never known here before. He was busy almost every day issuing proclamations of various sorts, most of which were never observed and have long since died,

^''Inst '"^"".jochem ^^® w'xQe excise excepted, for that was a source of profit. The proceedings against hi|^ircensurabi'e.° the Eight men, particularly against Jochura Pieters Cuytter and Cornelis Molyn occurred also in the beginning, and the Director manifested so much partiality therein, that he afforded many an opportunity of judging of his character and its nature, but little to his advantage ; for every one clearly saw and remarked that Director Kieft had more favor and aid and counsel in his suit than his adversary, and that one Director was the advocate of the other, as Director Stuyvesant's siuvvesant exhibits own words imported ^ and signified ° when he said " These Boorish brutes would : harsliness, anil