Martyn; was taken by Wouter van Twiller into the Company's service having realized some profit in it, he became a freeman, and finally took ;

charge of the trade of Giliis Verbruggen and company, in New Netherland. This Loockmans ought to show his gratitude to the Company, under God, for his prosperity, and not plot to deprive it of the country. Hendrick Kip is a tailor, and has never suffered any injury in New Netherland to our knowledge. Jan Evertsen Bout, formerly in the Company's service, went over the last time in the year 1634, in the ship the Eendracht, in the employment of Hon*"'^ Michiel Pauw ;

resided at Pavonia until the year 16-13, and prospered somewhat; and as the Hon'"'" Company purchased Mr. Pauw's property, the said Jan Evertsen got on right well in its service, it having acquired M' Pauw's interest. And as his house and barn, at Pavonia, were burnt in the war, which he seems to make a pretext for his complaint, 'tis proper to observe here, that the Hon'''' Company having paid fl.26,000 for Mr. Pauw's Colonie, made a free gift to the said Jan Evertsen, long after the house was burnt, of the land whereon his house stood and of the bouwerie, which produced good wheat. Michel Jansen purchased that farm and a poor, unfinished house, with some few cattle, for fl.8000. In fine, these people, glozing over their acts, say they are bound by oath and obliged by conscience had this any force, they would not thus assail the Company and others, their ; but, benefactors, nor seek to strip them of this noble country by advising a conveyance of it, now that it begins to assume some shape; promises to make the Company some return, and when many of the colonists find themselves in better circumstances than ever.