[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] duty remain, your High Mightinesses, however willing you may be, cannot secure nor populate New Netherland; and if this do not happen, it will bring you into great disrepute with the English and Swedes. Again, your High Mightinesses will be continually troubled and disturbed by public and private petitions, until the entire country will become exclusively English. 7. Now, should the Hon'^'^Company answer to this: Whence shall we be paid back our arrears? We reply by stating, how 'tis possible or practicable. First, the Company would get the nett receipts of all the income of its property in that country, as already stated. Further, it must well know, that in its present state, or in that to which it can be brought by such management, there is hardly any hope or prospect of realizing any thing considerable; for even though the revenue were increased, it will nevertheless accrue and melt for the benefit of the Company's Plan or means servants. But, Subject to better judgment, this must be done — first, it must be panTmisM make' arranged that the country remain for some years, bound and pledged to pay garrt' "t""'^ New annually to the Company, a certain sum nett. And this, in my opinion, is the Bclherland.,.,.,,, ^,...., best and only way to help the Company to what is its right, and lo retain the country. For, if it be retained by the Company on a different plan, the latter will, from year 376 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.