Vel etiam, si ita potius visum sit, totum hoc Or even, should it be preferred, to submit this negocium ad arbitrium eorum Gubernatorum whole affair to the arbitration of those Governet assessorum referre, qui in iisdem septentri- ors and Councillors who preside in those same onalis Americfe plagis, nomine et auctoritate provinces of North America, in the name and utriusque regimine prfesident: ut amicissima authority of the two States: that by the most qua fieri poterit via, meliorique modo inter se friendly way possible they may the better conveniant, conventionisque suae tabulas agree among themselves, and send the records transmittant a Serefi: sua celsitudine domin- of their convention to be confirmed by the isque Grdinibus Generalibus ratihabitione mutual ratification both of his Serene Highness reciproca, si ita conducere existimant, con- and of the States General, if they shall see fit. firmandas.

Resolution of the States General on the preceding Papers.

[ From the Register of West India AfTairs, 1652 -- 1668, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ]

Wednesday, 9"" December, 1654. Folio uo. The Assembly again had under consideration the despatch of their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors in England, written in Westminster, the 27"' of the last month, addressed with an appendix to Secretary Ruysch, containing full information of what they had Boundary of New "^""^ '^^ ^^^ matter of the Bouudary in New Netherland, between the subjects of Neiheriand. j.]^jg gf^j-g and thosc of England. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded, that copy of said letter and appendix be sent to the presiding Chamber of the West India Company, at Zealand, and to that of Amsterdam, requesting and requiring them to communicate their opinions and advice thereupon at the earliest period, together with pertinent information on all the points more fully set forth in that letter.