Since the Select men and the Magistracy are dismissed contrary to your High Mightir commands, and contrary to all right and reason, we again humbly pray and request that they be, in conformity with your High Mightinesses' granted order, again commissioned and that they continue until further directions from your High Mightinesses ; also, that your High Mightinesses would be pleased to confirm by resolution the Report made to your High Mightinesses' Assembly on the ll"" April 1650 by Mr. van Aertsbergen and the other your High Mightinesses' Committee for the affairs of New Netherland, and privately communicated to us in writing, and by us sent, with the knowledge and approval of your High Mightinesses' committee, to the people of New Netherland -- So that all confusions and troubles being cut off thereby, the country may, by means thereof, be brought into a state of peaceful prosperity in population and trade, as New England, though commenced several years after us, hath now arrived to a high degree of population and commerce by a similar mode of government to that laid down and contained in said report. And as no demand was made by the aforesaid on your High Mightinesses for money, as in the case of the redress of Brazil, but merely an order of government and maintenance against violent infraction of privileges granted to the people and Colonists of New Netherland; so the said delegate of the Commonalty of New Netherland again humbly prays and requests your High Mightinesses to be pleased to dispose favorably of the aforesaid, in order that he, the delegate, may leave by the first ship this spring on his return for New Netherland, with your High Mightinesses' good resolution, and make a report of his commission to the great comfort and joy of the people there, who will be thereby encouraged to supplicate God Almighty more and more for the prosperity of your High Mightinesses' administration.