Expecting which, we shall pray Almighty God, High and Mighty Lords, for the continued welfare of your High Mightinesses' prosperous Government, and remain Your High Mightinesses' humble Servants, The Committee of the respective Chambers of tiie West India Company, Representing the Assembly of the XIX. in Amsterdam. (Signed) D. Bante. Eduard Man. ISAACK VAN BeeCK. N. Ten Hove. Amsterdam, the 10"" August, ") Jan van Loosen. Received 12 August, j ' ' Gerhart Swartte.

Agreement between the West India Company and the City of Amsterdam respectimj a Colonie on the Delaware Miver.

Conditions to be agreed upon with the West India Company. Received 12 August, 1656.

1.

The West India Company shall approve, and as far as lies in its power, give effect to, the accompanying Agreement, basis and regulation on which the City of Amsterdam is to plant Colonies in New Netherland.

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Their High Mightinesses and the Company are to cede and grant to the City of Amsterdam, as founder and planters of the place, high, middle and low jurisdiction, in order the better to maintain the requisite authority there. 3.

The City shall possess the jurisdiction aforesaid, in form of a fief, successively appointing to that end a person on whom it shall be conferred, on payment of certain seignorial

dues. (Heergewaden.) 4.

The sovereignty and supreme authority, with whatever depends thereupon, remaining, nevertheless, in their High Mightinesses and in the Company, so far as the same is authorized by the Charter. 5.