Provided it be not any place or lands fruitful soil in a healthy and temperate climate, still belonging to the Indians or natives, wliich watered by and situated on a fresh water river, if selected, the fact shall be made known to which can be navigated by large ships. the Director and Council there, in order that the lands may be received from their hands, after the Indians are satisfied.

6.

Here the City shall lay out a proper piece Fiat. of land on a river side for a safe habitation and residence of the Colonists, and fortify it with a ditch without and a wall within ; and divide the inclosed land into streets, a market and lots suitable for the use as well of traders and mechanics as of farmers, and all this at the expense of the City.

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Said City shall cause to be erected about the Fiat.

Market or iu a more conveuient place, a public building suitable for Divine service; item,

also a house for a School which can likewise be occupied by the person who will hereafter be Sexton, Psalmsetter and Schoolmaster; the City shall, besides have a house built for the Minister.

8.

The City aforesaid shall provisionally pro- Fiat,

vide and pay the salary of a Minister and Schoolmaster, unless their High Mightinesses or the Company think otherwise.

The City of Amsterdam shall cause to be The City of Amsterdam might provide the erected at the place aforesaid, a large magazine Colonists here, before their departure, with or warehouse, wherein it shall keep all sorts of clothing and other subsistence for a year articles both for clothing and the subsistence and further have built at the place aforesaid a of the people and supply them with seed grain. magazine or warehouse wherein it will keep 1 shall likewise keep a Factor there, who shall every sort of article necessary for agriculture, furnish everything necessary for clothing, together with all sorts of seed grain, to be sold housekeeping and farming, and sell these, at by its factor there at the price aforesaid. the same prices they are sold here, the Company's custom excepted.