In like manner they, also, have planted Colonies to the North of us, which country they called New England, whither they conveyed so many people that they in a short time greatly outnumbered our nation. Becoming presumptions in consequence, they began to encroach on our limits, and invaded many lands contrary to our formal interdicts and protests, so that at the North this Nation did not hesitate to make themselves masters of the greater part of the Fresh river, notwithstanding we had there erected a trading house and fort called the Hope, which we, likewise, occupied and garrisoned. Regardless hereof, the English, on their side, have proceeded to extend their Colonies over many of our lands purchased from the Indians, and would have done their best to usurp the largest and finest portion of our territory. Had not the Managers concluded to order their Director to prevent either by force or by friendly agreement as far as possible, any farther encroachment. The consequence thereof is, that he presented himself in the year 1650, at an Assembly of the Colonies, holden at Herfort, on the Fresh river, where in divers conferences and negotiations it was so far mutually arranged and agreed upon, that from that hour forward neither should encroach on the other, and this Treaty should be consdered a Provisional Boundary, subject to the approbation of their respective principals, as is to be seen by the despatch of Petrus Stuyvesant, Director of New Netherland, dated 26"" November, 1650. Although we herein find ourselves considerably aggrieved, for the reasons above set forth, whereunto we might with great