[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] The English extend from the northeast of New England unto the Fresh River. 4. Can the Company retain the remaining territory; and by what means? If there be people, the remainder can be maintained; from the North river, men can go into the interior as far as they please. 5. What Christian nations are neighbors, above and below? The English enclose us from Virginia unto New England; and as much farther as our's have been. 6. Has the Company realized profit or loss, since the planting of New Netherland? Loss. But it could afford profit, principally from grain. 7. And in case of loss, and tlieir High Mightinesses consider it advantageous to preserve the limits of New Netherland, and to establish the population on a better and surer footing — The Company cannot people it; because the Company cannot agree among themselves; but a plan of throwing it open, must be considered. 8. Whether it would not, therefore, be expedient to place the district of New Netherland at the disposal of the States General? They have no intention so to do; unless they derived profit by it. But they hope, now that they have taken some order about Brazil, that it will prove a source of profit in time.