And that he, deponent, hath rejected fully as many as thirty persons, for the aforesaid reason, that he cannot accommodate any more people in his vessel ; further deponent saith not. Thus executed within the city of Haerlem aforesaid, on the fifteenth of March XVI" and fifty, in presence of Mathys Arentsen Zuyck and Govert van Liphorst, witnesses, invited for the verification hereof, and who, with the deponent and me, the notary, have also signed, in testimony, the original draft hereof. Quod Attestor. (Signed) J. Colterman, Nof Pub.

Resohition of the States General concerning Neiv Netherlands &c.

[ From the Eegister of West India Affairs, 1638 -- 1651, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ]

Saturday, 12 March, 1650. Foiio542. Messrs. van Aertsbergen and other their High Mightinesses' previous deputies for the affairs of the West India Company, have proposed to their High Mightinesses and requested

Eedress and (Eoon- '^''^*' ^^^^^ ''^^ Provinces should pronouHcc on the following points: -- On the °™^' Redress and CEconomy drawn up for the West India Company and heretofore transmitted to the Provinces. Secondly, that extract of a Writing transmitted on the yV instant by the Chamber at Amsterdam to them, their High Mightinesses' Deputies, respecting the Tradeto New Netrade to be carried on with New Netherland from other cities of the United theriand. Netherlands besides Amsterdam, be sent to the respective Chambers of the West India Company, with request that the said Chambers speedily send some person hither Vol I. 48

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