In respect to his accusation of connivance, it is still worse. His placards and ordinances, which he, himself, violates, he will have me enforce, without being willing to support me therein. His Honor deprives me of my office for the good of his Lords Superiors, and for the public peace and benefit, as he says : A?id on his own authority hath appointed and qualified, as Fiscal, Cornells van Tienhoven, tvho, as already stated, is a public perjurer, and a jicst to the country. The Lords and Masters have to consider, whether their service, peace and public welfare is promoted thereby, and whether the Director hath thereby secured their Honors' service, peace and the public good. The Director here deprives me of my office, with consent of the Hon"' Council and the undersigned invited Select men as if they had advised and voted for it. But the ;
Select men say, by the abovementioned declaration, that the Director hath done so on his own authority, and requested them to consent to it, but that they refused to do so. Thus hath Cornells van Tienhoven, as Secretary, acted faithlessly and falsely in the drawing up and publication of resolutions, and he is esteemed by the Director to be the fittest in the country for the Hon'''* Company's service, as in addition to the office of Fiscal, he holds that of Secretary in fact, and Carel van Brugge, that of Secretary in name, for this Englishman is not qualified for it, and allows himself to be used by the Director and Tienhoven as an instrument.