Short Notes in form of Explanation of some Points contained in the Remonstrance of the Colonies and Villages of the New Netherland Provinces, under the Sovereignty of the Noble, High and Mighty Lords States General of tiie United Netherlands and Obedience of the Incorporated West India Company, presented to the Hon""'" Director General and Council of New Netherland, in the name and on the belialf of the Burgomaster and Schepens of tiie City of New Amsterdam and the respective Deputies of the Villages of Gravesend, Flushing, Middelborgh, Heemstede, Amersfort, Breuckelen and Midwout on the 12"' Dec"" A" 1653.

1. HotondDocumenta, rpj^j^ Rgmonstrance was drawn up and written in English, by the Deputies from the English villages under the jurisdiction of the High and Mighty Lords States General and Incorporated West India Company and the Burgomasters and Schepens of this City of New Amsterdam, who, with Deputies from the Dutch villages, were, with the knowledge and cognizance of the Director General, invited to advise on the writing of a letter to the Lords Majors on the state of the country; and as the Burgomasters and Schepens have examined that Remonstrance together, and could find nothing in it prejudicial to the country and its

inhabitants, nor to the abridgment of the power and authority of the said High Lords States, or of the West India Company abovementioned, they and the other their co-delegates thought proper to present the same, translated from English into Low Dutch, to the Difector General and Council, as they have done on the ll"" Dec" 1653, in the hope and expectation of receiving an answer on the points contained therein ; but in vain. On the aforesaid day the Director General and Council first charged that the Remonstrance was obscure and badly translated ; next declared the aforesaid Assembly illegal, and protested against it ; also rejected