to Commission and Instruction, in the name of their High Mightinesses, his Highness and of the Company.

8.

We cannot understand what the petitioners would express by the S"" Article. 9.

We never heard before that the Director spoke harshly to those who treated him respectfully but are now informed that a certain person, who was unwilling to allow his goods to be inspected, behaved with great opposition towards the Director. Wherefore it may be that the latter expressed himself as the occasion required, but we know nothing of the matter.

10.

The sentence can explain the grounds of Jochim Pitersen and Cornelis Melyn's punishment.

11.

We say the Director was favorably inclined to promote the interests of the Commonalty, on condition that he were communicated with. But these men separated themselves from the well-disposed and secretly induced a few low inhabitants to sign their names, who, also, have contributed each a few pennies to the delegation, as more fully can appear by the particular signatures, or procuration affixed to the Remonstrance ; hence, 'tis probable that these persons abuse the name of the Commonalty, as the Remonstrance is signed by the minority, the mass of the people not approving of those proceedings, but evincing every satisfaction with the present government, according to the Remonstrance No. 3, signed by 20 persons residing at the Manhatans. 12.

The Church was erected, for satisfactory reasons, in the fort.

It cost much more than 8000 guilders whereof it cannot be proved that the people paid eight hundred; the collection taken up by subscription, hath realized the least.