[ From Ihe Eeglsler of Ultgegane ^riecen of the Slates General, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hagae. ]

To the presiding Chamber of the West India Company of this country. The States, etc. Folio 5M. Honorable, etc. We have this day taken into consideration the present Kew Netheriand. New Netherland, and thereupon adopted the resolution, condition of affairs in extract whereofannexed hereunto, earnestly requesting and requiring you to regulate is

yourselves according to the tenor thereof, and moreover to order the arrangement of everything relating thereunto. Done, 2,^ September, 1G52.

DEFENCE

HENDRIK van DYCK,

FISCAL

NEW NETHERLAND.

Dated 18™ September, Received 6 Decemb",

[From the antbcnticnted Coi>y in Hie Koyal Arcbives at the Hague ; File, Wett Indie, 42.]

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VI. 49I

Ilendrich van Dijch, Fiscal of New NetlierlanJ,^ to the States General.

[From Ihe Original in the Royal Archives at the Hague; File, Weat Jiulie.]

To the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands.

My Lords. I cannot forbear complaining and making known to your Migh Hightinesses, that Petrus Stuyvesant, the Director of this place hath been pleased on his own authority, without the assent of his appointed Superior Council, namely an English Lieutenant of Regulars and one Lnmontanie, a Frenchman, and of the Select men, through passion, prejudice and party spirit exhibited towards me during six years, did, contrary to his orders and oath write me on the '28"" of March of this year, after I had served your High Mightinesses and the Company for the space of about 13 years, both as Fiscal and Ensign Commandant according to the certificate of the preceding Director, dismissing me from mine office of Fiscal on a false, concocted, unsigned and undated pasquinade which the entire country believed was written by a clerk of the perjured, godless Cornells van Tienhoven.