Read at the meeting a certain Remonstrance of J"' Hendrick van der Capelle to Ryssel, Lord of Essel and Hasselt, Burgomaster of the City of Zutphen, Ordinary Deputy ''^^''' High Mightiuesses' Asscmbly, requesting that a Commission be issued Commander at New ^"^ ^''"'"'^'"'' for a proper person of the Reformed Religion, which he would send as Commander to his people of Staten Island in New Netherland, as was granted last year, 1655, to Mess" Adriaen and Cornells Lampsins for the Island of Tobago and St. Martin. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded to refer the petition aforesaid to the Directors of the West India Company here, for advice.

Resolution of the Assembly of the XIX. on Mr. van der CapelWs Petition.

[ From the MS. tu the Eoyat Archives at the Hague ; Loketkas of the Slates General ; Ruble, West India Compagnie^ No. 42. ]

Extract from the resolutions of the Committee of the respective Chambers of the Incorporated West India Company, representing the Assembly of the XIX., holden at the Hague.

Thursday, the fifth of October, 1656. Read at the meeting a certain petition presented by Mr. Hendrick van der Capelle tho Ryssel, Lord, etc., to their High Mightinesses, together with their High Mightinesses' postil thereon, dated fourth of October, 1056, that the Directors in attendance, from the respective Chambers representing the Assembly of the XIX., may furnish their advice on the said opinion presented as above. It is resolved and concluded, that the petition concerns exclusively the Chamber of Amsterdam with which the said gentleman hath specially contracted; that the Directors of said Chamber in attendance are earnestly requested, as well out of respect for the case as for his Honor, to bring this petition before the Chamber of Amsterdam, and to second and recommend it in the most favorable manner, which, also, they have undertaken to do on the earliest opportunity.