[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Remonstrance and petition to their High Mightinesses'; so that this place, and all of us, with wives and children, may not be delivered over a prey to these cruel heathen, whereupon we rely. Underneath was written. We remain your Honors' faithful subjects, lawfully elected and authorized by the Hon'''^ the Director and Council, and the entire Commonalty of New Netherland. (Signed) Cornklis Melyn, Gerrit Wolphertsen, Abraham Pietersen, Isack Allerton, Done Manahatas this 24"" October Thomas Hal, Jan Evertse Bout, in New Netherland, Anno 1643. Barent Dircksen, Jochem Pietersen. Resolution adopted by the Commonalty of the Manhattans. C. We, the undersigned, having appeared at the Fort at the request of the Hon'''' Director and Council, to express our opinions on their proposition, they have required us to elect five or six persons from among ourselves to weigh maturely the articles laid before us; wherefore have we considered it wise on so doing to leave to the Director and Council the execution thereof; namely, the selection of those persons, provided that we shall be at liberty to reject the person or persons against whom there may be anything to object, and who are not agreeable to us.