He shall consequently be and form a party when necessary, in all questions of police, justice and finance, before our Director and Council resident in New Netherland, and before the Military and Naval Courts there, or which shall resort under the authority of the aforesaid Director and Council, to any forts, roads or havens in and on the Coast of New Netherland, and the places thereon adjoining, at all wiiich he shall have free access and seat, but no vote.

When I arrived in the harbor of Cura(,ao, I offered my service according to the Instruction to attend to the Company's rigiits in discharging the ships, the Gruote Geriit and the rrinca which his Honor did not permit, though there was no oilier Fiscal there, saying You are no :

P'iscal of Cura5ao; refusing me there free access and seat, as long as we remained, and

keeping me in the ship some three weeks, ere I was permitted to go ashore, notwithstanding all the other officers, nay, even the soldiers had leave immediately on their arrival. In New Netherland he admitted me and gave me a seat according to his pleasure, not hesitating to exclude me from Court for the space of 29 months, afterwards detaining me a prisoner in my house 4 days, with a sentinel before the door who had express orders not to permit any person to speak tome, and then releasing me when his hastiness was over and his passion had abated. Thus hath his Honor endeavored, from the beginning, to drive me from the service.