Was any proposal made to the 12 men by, or in the name of Director Kieft, to commence, on account of that murder, a war against those Indians?

16.

Did not the Twelve men advise not to commence a war on account of the murder committed on the aforesaid wheelwright?

17.

Did not Director Kieft subsequently forbid the Twelve men to hold any more meetings, saying they were of dangerous tendency, injurious to the country and the Director's authority?

18.

Did not the Indians live thenceforward in peace with the Dutch up to the year 1642 inclusive, except a Hackquinsack, who killed Gerrit Janssen, M' van Nederhorst's servant?

19.

For what reason did the Hacquinsack kill the abovenamed Gerrit Janssen ?

20.

Did he, Secretary Tienhoven himself, not draw up and write a petition in the name of the people of New Netherland, wherein Director Kieft was solicited to allow war to be proclaimed against the Indians ? 21.

Did all the people ask him, Tinehoven, to do this? If not, why did he use the name of all the people ? 22.

Was not the petition signed by all those who requested him to draw it up ? If not, why did he not permit all to sign it? 23.

Let him state the names of those who requested him to draw up said petition ; especially, if they were not Maryn Adriaensen, Jan Claessen Damen and Abraham Planck?

24.

What relationship exists between him, Tienhoven, and Jan Damen and Abraham Planck? 25.