All the land situate within the limits aforesaid, together with all the fruits, superficies minerals, rivers and fountains thereof, shall the Patroons possess for ever in propriety, with high, middle and low jurisdiction, hunting, fishing, fowling and milling, the lands remaining allodial ; but the jurisdiction be held as a perpetual hereditary fief, fealty and homage for which,

when it devolves, shall be renewed to the Company by a pair of iron gauntlets, redeemable with 20 guilders within a year and six weeks.

And should any one in course of time happen to prosper in hisColonie to the degree that he would come to plant one or more towns, he shall be authorized to appoint officers and magistrates therein, and make use of the title of his Colonic according to the pleasure and quality of the persons, all, however, with the knowledge and consent of the Assembly of the XIX.

Venia testandi, or patent to authorize the disposal of the aforesaid feudal estate by will, shall also be granted to all Patroons who request it.

The Patroons shall also be at liberty to make use of all adjacent lands, rivers and woods of any use to them, until! the same be alloted by this Company to other Patroons or individuals.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: V. 403 Whoever shall send colonists over shall furnish them with proper instructions in order that they may be ruled and governed both in police and justice, conformably to the manner of government in use here, which instructions they shall previously submit to, and cause to be approved by, the Assembly of the XIX., on pain of forfeiting their obtained right and jurisdiction.