The oath which the Colonists are obliged to take, is in some points seditious and mutinous, and acknowledges neither their High Mightinesses nor the Company. Moreover, those of the Colonie have never made a report of the condition of their circumstances, as they, nevertheless, are obliged, annually, to do. In like manner, they have never communicated the instructions drawn up by the Patroon and co-directors on the subject of the government of the Colonie; whence has arisen. Great insolence and tyranny on the part of some of their commandants towards the inhabitants; Intolerable protests, insults, threats, vexations and challenges against the Company's Ministers. And finally, a general disobedience of all the Company's commands and ordinances, even to that degree that they will not suffer the Director and Council to issue a proclamation for a day of humiliatioa and prayer in the Colonie, as was done for the entire of New Netherland.

526 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

llesolution of the States General referring the preceding Letter^ c&c.

[From Ihe Register of West India Affairs, 1659 -- 1663, in the Eojal Archives at the Hague.]

Friday, 17"- January, 1653. Folio 47. Received a letter from the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, written there on the 15"" inst. And, pursuant to their High Mightinesses' letters December last, also information on the points contained in the petition of the of the 2S"'

Colonists of New Patroou and co-directops of the Colonie Renselacrswyck. Whereupon deliberation Notheriand. being had, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid letters, together with the annexed information shall be placed in the hands of the Messrs. Huygens and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of the West India Company, for inspection, examination and report.