affairs relating to police, justice, militia, the dignity and just rights of the Company, shall be administered and decided, each remaining bound, nevertheless, to vindicate his own Commission.

The Supreme government in the Countries of New Netherland in all occurring cases is, and was undertaken and administered hy the Director alone, on his own authority, accordino- to his pleasure, in granting comtnissions, forming new alliances, treaties with foreign potentates, fitting out of ships, trading and negotiating, granting patents for land and lots, appointments,

resolutions and other business, relating to my office of Fiscal, not acknowledging me therein except so far as he in such cases considered to suit his convenience, and craftily resolved, as I

was aware, from particular motives. As regards justice, militia, the dignity and rights of the Hon'"'* Company, he did not hesitate to transact a great deal of business in the name of the Director and Council without the Deputy's advice or mine, and in matters wherein I was

recognized, which only seldom happened, his Honor was pleased frequently to burst into a violent rage both against the Deputy and ine, if we in our advice did not fall in with his humor, scolding and berating us in open Court, in the hearing of all the contending parties and applicants both within and without the Council Chamber, as rogues and robbers of the Hon'''' Company, etc., threatening to beat and break us. And this we could not prevent, notwithstanding the many protests we made against such mode of proceeding, severii! of which his Honor forbade the Secretary at the meeting to enter in the Register, and of some that were recorded we could rarely obtain extract or copies; his Honor always said he would vindicate everything in Holland. 2.