Francis, his late Captain in Brasil who was here in the year 1650, and applied, on returning to Fatherland, for my place, as some of the Directors know, is also a. witness against me, as well as a woman,- one widow Lammertje by name, with whom Christman cohabited when here, and was to be stewed into a Fiscal by the Director and Tienhoven, if the pot be kept closely covered ; these were to have heard me curse the Director. 'Tis to be considered whether this be not a conspiracy of these persons to drive me from my place. I have frequently said and complained that the Director never

treated me otherwise than as his boy, and that he allowed Van Tienhoven to deceive him, which is well known to all men here, but nothing else. However, what he is, will be best known by his defence and report.

Extract from the Resolution of New Netherland, 28* March, 1652.

The Honorable, the Director General, having submitted at the meeting to the Hon*"'' the Councillors and the summoned Select men, the frequent misbehaviors and connivances of Hendrick van Dyck, to this date Fiscal of New Netherland, wherefore the said Lord General represents it to be for the advantage of his Lords Superiors, and for the public peace and good, to supersede the said person from his office and quality, and to audit his account, which is this day done in presence of the Hon'''' Councillors, and undersigned invited Select men. Wherefore, the