character they have made him Fiscal; but the poison now making itself manifest in this sweetness, it appears that they will experience a heavy and severe purgation. I hope God will yet punish the presumption of the notoriously wicked, and the oppression of the innocent and guileless. In other cases where the interests of the Hon"" Company were concerned, such as, among the rest, that of Cornelis Melyn and the ship the Forluyn, I must take the

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50G NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. informations of the ship's crew in confinement in the Tavern, according to the draft and order of the Director, in tiie presence of his aforesaid illegal Councillors, and whether I have done well or ill, his order must be followed and not be exceeded, so as to avoid trouble and blows. Thus, his Honor has to answer for everything. 'Tis not strange that his Honor hathjaccused me of negligence to the Hon*"" Directors of the Chamber at Amsterdam, as I have understood from their despatches; for his Honor is accustomed to throw his misdeeds on other men's heads and to asperse them therewith. Whoso obeys orders, doth well ; though he doth ill,

'twill be defended in tiie despatch. 7.

He shall strictly cause to be observed the placards, ordinances, resolutions, military regulations and commands of the High and Mighty Lords States General and the General Incorporated West India Company, and see that nothing be done contrary thereto.

Their High Hightinesses' and tlie Honorable Company's placards, ordinances, resolutions, instructions and commands were never shown to me by the Director, much less was copy communicated thereof, but when requested hath always been refused and it was stated in full ;