Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 54
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] by conquest. Exhibited 5 May, 1632. Resolution of the States General on the preceding Letter. [ From the EegUter of the Eesolations of the States General, in the Eoyal Archive! at the Hague. ] Wednesday, the S*"" May, 1632. westln.ha^^"" C>" ^he complalnt of the West India Company, to the effect that their ship, the 8hi"p'E"nrachL Eendmdd, coming from New Netherland, laden with peltries, &c., is seized at Plymouth by the King's command, and that his Majesty questioned the said Company's right to trade to the aforesaid New Netherland. It is, after previous deliberation, resolved and concluded, that Ambassador Joachimi and Deputy Brasser shall be written to, that they use and exert all possible means to have the aforesaid ship released from arrest, and the West India Company in future saved from all similar annoyances, and that the Deduction communicated by the Deputies of the abovementioned Company in attendance on their High Mightinesses, be sent to the said Ministers to justify the trade to the aforesaid New Netherland. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : L 53 States General to their A7nhassado7\s in England. [ From the Minute iu the Eoyal Archires at the Hague; File, Engeland. ] To Mess" Joachimi and Brasser, the S"" May, 1632. The States, etc. We are sorry to understand from the Directors of the West India Company, that the Ship Ship the Eendraoht the Ecndraclu, coming from New Nelherland, laden with peltries, etc. and seized '''.■"^-by the King's order, has not been yet released.