To what the Director hath turned his attention and his acts, will best appear from this and from his defence. The complaints of old and new comers testify how population and whatever appertains thereunto, are promoted. How the delegates from the Commonalty and others returned hither have been treated and in every manner of way persecuted by sinister practices, on account of matters represented to your High Mightinesses, themselves can tell, for every one of them knows. The Director hath sent Arent van Cuelen with horses to the West '

India Islands, which he hath sold at Antigua. The Director threatened to retain the brewers' grain in store, in place of keeping a supply himself, and, in order to feed the Company's servants both here and at Cura§ao, goes to borrow and haul Jacob van Kouwenhoven's corn, who for peace sake, dare not object; but may be, that does not help him any. Jacob van Kouwenhoven brought over a hundred muskets for the Commonalty, which were stamped and distributed among them, but were sold to the Indians the same as those not stamped and with the consent of the Director two stamped guns were given by the English of Gravesend to the Indians in payment of their land. The stamped guns were not inspected every three months; indeed, no inspection has ever taken place. The Director accused me of connivance, when he himself was the cause and made all the trouble and disorder. Jacob van Kouwenhoven once brought an Indian to me with a stamped gun, but it was not the Director's pleasure that I should perform my duty, in order to find out who might have sold it to the Indian.