The petitioners must show that Commissary Adriaen de Keyser, is unqualified for his office.

28 and 29. We are not aware "that the Director esteems Jelmer Tomassen and Paulus Leendersen to be thieves. Jelmer Tomassen is in this country ; if needs be, he will willingly answer the petitioners.

30.

On proof of this article by the petitioners, the Fiscal will be recalled. 31.

As regards the calumnies against Cornells van Tienhoven, he is prepared to answer the petitioners, if their High Mightinesses consider it necessary.

32.

No person warned the Director against the Secretary, except those who were seeking for his situation : that might be proved in New Netherland.

33.

Director Stuyvesant's demeanor towards Jochem Pitersen and Melyn, is to us unknown, and it must be proved, and not stated through passion.

Francis Douthey being indebted to the Company about eleven hundred guilders, petitioned, in New Netherland, for permission to depart. The Director and Council are willing to allow him to do so, but think they ought first of all be paid his incapacity so to do, was the reason ;

why he was not allowed to depart, and it must be proved that the Director required from him any obligation under his hand.

342 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 35.

We are informed that the petitioners will in no wise be able to prove that Director

Sruyvesant hath confiscated any person's arms; but 'tis very true, that in 1648, a few snaphaimce were found on board the Valckenier and rynnppel, on arriving in New Netherland, in the hands of some freemen and sailors, who said they had brought them for their personal