Which doing, etc. (In the margin.) The States General of the United Netherlands have, after previous deliberation, placed this Remonstrance in the hands of the Lords Aertsbergen and the others their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the West India Company's affairs, to investigate and examine it; to extract the important points therefrom, and report on the whole. Done in the Assembly of the most noble the States General, the 7"^ February. 1650. (Signed) Johan van Reede, V. By order of the same, in the absence of the Secretary, (Signed) J. Spronssen. (Endorsed) Petition of the Committee from New Netherland to their High Mightinesses the Lords States General of the United Netherlands. 1650, t-

348 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

Petition of Cornelius Melyn^ Patroon on Staten Idand, with accompanying Documents.

[ From tde Notarial copy remaining in Ihe Kojal Archives at the Hague ; Lokeikas of the Statefl General ; Division, Went Indiscke Cotnpagni^ No 25. ]

[ L. S. ]

To the High and Mighty Lords the Lords States General of the United Netherlands.

High and Mighty Lords !

Cornelis New Netherland, your High Mightinesses' Melyn, Patroon on Staten Island in humble servant, respectfully showeth: That he repaired to New Netherland with your High Mightinesses' Mandamus in case of appeal and favorable letter, obtained here in the year 1648, against the sentence pronounced by Director Petrus Stuyvesant and his Council, on your Petitioner,and caused due service of said Mandamus on the abovenamed Director and his Council, as well as on all others in any wise concerned, pursuant to the tenor of your High Mightinesses' addition endorsed on the aforesaid Mandamus. Petrus Stuyvesant, the Director, treated the service of the Mandamus with very boisterous disrespect, tearing it in the presence of all the People, out of the officer's hands, so that your High Mightinesses' own seal fell off,