HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : V. 357 (Endorsed) Jleturn of service of their High Mightinesses Mandamus, in the case of appeal on llie judgment pronouced against Cornelis Melyn, made on Fiscal Hendrick van Dyck, who instituted tiie suit, A" 1647. Whose answer was: -- Anno 1649, March 16. He was not a party to the suit.

No. 13. On the 23"^ March, 1649, did we, the undersigned, at the request of Cornelis Melyn, and in virtue of certain Mandamus granted unto him by their High Mightinesses, summon Secretary Cornelis van Tienhoven, to appear by the first opportunity, before their High

Mightinesses, at the Hague, there to hear such demand and conclusion as Cornelis Melyn, on the occasion, shall Tienhoven refused to answer thereunto institute; but the aforesaid and to accept the copy of aforesaid Mandamus, until he should see that we had special and written order from Cornelis Melyn to summon him. And as we had it not with us, we brought it to him on the next morning, with copy of aforesaid Mandamus; tiien the aforesaid Secretary, said that he would give us his answer in writing; in the afternoon but we did not get it. We applied to him for it repeatedly ;

afterwards, but could never obtain any correct information in answer, as he always sought evasions and delays. Finally, he said he would not give any. So that we took no farther action, after that, in the matter. The 25th May, 1649, at the Manhattans, in New Netherland. (Signed) Arnoldus van Hardenbergh. Adriaen van der Donck. (Endorsed) Return of the service of their High Mightinesses' Mandamus in case of appeal from the sentence pronounced on Cornelis Melyn the 25"' July, 1647, in New Netherland, made on Cornelis van Tienhoven Secretary, the 23 March and 25 May, 1649. Tienhoven refuses to make any answer to it.