tlie maintenance of all good order, regularity and discipline among the people in New Netherland, and the places situate thereabout, under the command of our beloved, faithful Director there residing, liave found it necessary at the said place to appoint a good Fiscal, to make complaints against all delinquents and transgressors of the military laws and all other our Instructions and commands, the same to arraign anil cause to be punished; and for such office has been proposed to us he person of Hendrick van Dyck, Therefore, We confiding fully in his fitness and diligence

for the performance thereof, have deputed, autliorized, and a[)pointed, and hereby depute, authorize, and appoint tiie said Hendrick van Dyck as Fiscal over the aforesaid countries of NewNetherland, and the places situate thereabout giving him full power, charge and autliority ;

tlie said office to fill and attend both by land and water; to take congnizaiice and information

on all forfeits, excesses and crimes; all delinquents, contraveners, and transgressors of the law martial and all other Instructions and orders, as well of the aforesaid Assembly of the XIX. as of the aforesaid Director, to summon and, according to demand and circumstances, to prosecute : to proceed to definitive judgment ; to execute the same, ami delinquents to cause to be punished, pursuant to the contents thereof, and moreover to do and observe all that it behooves a good Fiscal to perform, following and observing, in his proceedings and complaints, all proper formalities in conformity to the placards and ordinances which have been promulgated here, and moreover conformably to wrttten laws. We, therefore, order and command all officers, as well political, military as naval, together with all common mariners, soldiers, and all other