I, the undersigned, have removed from the office of their High Mightinesses' Secretary, the bag of papers of the Guardians of the minor son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, defendants against Samuel Blommert cum sociis, plaintiffs. Done the 7"" October, 1650. Henrice Bernantz.

Resolution of the States General granting Letters of Protection to Cornells Melyn.

[ From the Eegiater of West India Affairs, 163S -- 1651, in Ihe Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Thursday, 30"= June 1650. Folio 573. Read in the Assembly the petition presented to their High Mightinesses in the oomeus Melyn. Dame, and on the behalf of Cornells Melyn, colonist on Staten Island in New

408 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Netherland. It is hereby resolved and concluded after previous deliberation, for reasons therein

^^^ set forth, to grant to the petitioner proceeding to New Netherland, letters of Director stajreennt. protection against what Director Stuivesant or any other person, be he who he may, might bring forward in virtue of the aforesaid sentence of banishment, against the abovenamed petitioner. And the letters of protection aforesaid shall remain in force and be valid so long as the suit which the abovenamed Petitioner hath instituted against the abovenamed Director Stuivesant shall remain pending and undetermined before their High Mightinesses here.

Letter of Protection in favor of Cornells Melyn.

[ From the Acte-Boek of the Stales General, in the Eojal Archives at the Hague. ]

Letter of Protection and Safeguard for Cornells Melyn, Patroon and Colonist on Staten Island in New Netherland, permitting him to return thither.