But the Petitioner without any debate or any knowledge of his adversaries, contrary to what appears to be his right, must, without any form of procedure or anything resembling thereto, remain separated from his wife, mother, sister, brother, servants, maids, family connections, from two good friends, from his merchandise, his own necessary goods, furniture and also from his real estate in New Netherland. The Petitioner cannot designate this proceeding other than an extraordinary or civil banishment, invested with no other justification or formality so far as he knows, than -- Such is our pleasure and in this case we are our own masters; herein we have no superior according to the Charter granted to us. Wherefore the Petitioner wholly disheartened and cast down, as Delegate of the Commonalty of New Netherland and also as a native freeman of this country, whose mother's father by the capture of the city of Breda with the turf-boat, whereof he was exporter and part owner, participated in the acquired freedom, addresses himself to your High Mightinesses, and most respectfully prays that your High Mightinesses may be pleased again to approve the Petitioner's commission and the legality of his constituents, as heretofore by your High Mightinesses' order of the II"' April, 1G50, hereunto annexed, and to grant certificate of the same, or to revoke or annul it.

478 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Secondly. Tliat your High Mightinesses would be pleased to declare at the same time whether the Petitioners, as Delegates and inhabitants of New Netherland, which is a conquest of the Company in general, as your Petitioners are informed, have improperly applied to your High Mightinesses, after, however, the same Commonalty had, some years ago, presented lo the Directors their complaints respecting the bloody War authorized by Director Kieft, and other excesses in the government there, without experiencing any benefit thereby, except that on the coming to that country of the present Director, the Eight men, who had made the complaints, authorildte jiubliai, were separately put inprison, locked up, banished or hunted and utterly terrified, which ail at present in New Netherland have seen with their eyes and can exhibit affidavits thereof.