Which being considered, it is resolved and considered hereby to consent to the aforesaid petition, and such grant shall accordingly be issued for the behoof of the Petitioner.

Patent empoioering Adriaen van der Donck to dispose of his Colonie hy Will. [ From the Acte-Boek of the States General, in the Bojal Archives at the Hague. ]

Patent granted to Adriaen van der Donck, Patroon of the Colonie Colendonck, situate in New Netherland, empowering him to dispose by will of said Fief of Colendonck.

Folio 401. The States General of the United Netherlands. To all who shall see these presents or hear them read. Greeting Be it known That We, on the humble supplication of : :

Adriaen van der Donck of Breda, Patroon of the Colonie Nepperhaem, by him called Colendonck, situate in New Netherland, within the limits of the General Incorporated West India Company of this country, and having carefully looked into the fifth article of the Freedoms granted by the Assembly of the Nineteen of said Company, to all those who shall plant Colonies in New Netherland aforesaid, have by these our letters unto him, the Petitioner, sovereignly given, granted, allowed and conferred, do give, grant, consent and confer, power to order, testate and dispose of his aforesaid Fief, called Colendonck, either by form of testament and last will, codicil before a notary and witnesses, superintendents and vassals where said property lies, or otherwise at his pleasure, for the profit of his children, if any he have, friends and kindred or others, strangers, according as it shall please and seem good to him, the aforesaid, his manorial estate to his children or other persons to give, transport or leave in whole or in part, thereupon to assign rents hereditary, or for life, or even to give any one the usufruct thereof, at his discretion and good pleasure.