[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] first arrived from New Plaimouth and Mathuses bay, before that fort, and declared that they wished to erect a lodge three miles above it; which the Commissary residing there, opposed as long as he could; but was necessitated to permit it under protest, according to instructions. Meanwhile, divers letters, protests and notices were exchanged between their Governor and our Director. And it finally came to pass that they came, in the year 1635 and 1636, up the aforesaid river with sundry families and cattle; settling themselves down there, far and near; even on the land situate around and by our fort, and the property of which belonged to us. Which land they have parcelled among themselves, endeavoring to prescribe unto us laws; because, having built a house or two at the mouth of the river, they pretend thereby to have the key thereof. Fifthly, it would be advisable, for the benefit of that country, first of all, to facilitate emigration to New Netherland, as had been done a long time since; or at least to credit the passengers for a time, in order to allure Colonists thither, and afterward to introduce a goodly portion of farm servants and negroes into that country. By whose labor, agriculture would be so much promoted, that a great quantity of provisions could be exported thence to Brazil.