Said Patroons, colonists and inhabitants, shall be also at liberty to trade their goods obtained there, everywhere on the coast of New Netherland and parts circumjacent thereunto, for all sorts of merchandise to be met with there, conditioned that such traders shall be obliged to bring to the island of the Manhattes, if it be anywise possible, all the goods that they will be able to procure, in order that the Company's dues may be paid, and further that said goods be sent by the ships hither, with the knowledge of the Director and Council, or of their agents; or if they come to this country, without such having been done, that they be discharged, with the Company's knowledge, under proper inventory and payment of the duty accrued thereon, on pain of forfeiting said goods or the value thereof.

The Company promises that it will not take from the service of the Patroons any colonists, whether man or women, son or daughter, man servant or maid servant and should any desire ;

' Om 600 het mogelyck is, van daer naer beboorlycke inventarisatie tbd alle ingelaJen goederen, na de voorsehreven landen gcsonden te werden.

404 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the same, that it will not receive, mucli less permit them to leave the service of their Patroon for that of another, except by previously written consent of their Patroon ; and this during such term of years as they are bound to their Patroon ; at the expiration whereof, the Patroons