The Director alone has to answer for the receipt of the duties, tolls and other dues, as he never acknowledged me in the matter, nor ever paid my salary nor my part of the confiscation, and on the contrary, upheld by his needy, unlawful Council aforesaid, he hath had and undertaken the management of all things, without recognizing the Deputy or me therein ; and when we inquired of him about the matter, we received ill treatment and the old answer: I shall defend it all.

All which points and articles the Director and Council shall be holden to observe and to follow, as much as possible, regulating themselves further according to the instructions, heretofore given for the direction of those countries, so far as the same are not hereby already altered or may not be hereafter changed; which power the Assembly reserves to itself.

502 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. The High and Mighty and Hon'"'' Lords and Masters can judge how we have been domineered over, and how tlie Director lias to answer for everything, and I doubt not they will hold us excused in the premises, respectfully and most humbly requesting the payment of our salaries, and offering our further service in our respective capacities. Under present circumstances or with the present government, 'tis impossible for the country to exist; with means have been employed to force us out of the service, sinister and seditious practises, all and notwithstanding all frivolous actions have been sought, the aid of pasquinades must be called in and had recourse to. Were an honorable gentleman put in my place, the false accusation which the Director made and sent over against me long ago, might have some semblance of truth ; but his perjured Secretary, Cornells van Tienhoven, who returned hither who is known, and can be proved to contrary to the prohibition of their High Mightinesses; whoremonger and perjurer; who is a disgrace to, and the sole afliiction all the world, to be a public