[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] especially as we are assured that they would be on their guard and hard to beat, and apparently excite more enemies, and be productive of much injury to us, whilst we trust that it will, through God's mercy, now result in a good issue. But in case they evince a hostile disposition, every man must do his best to defend himself. Meanwhile each must be on his guard and arm himself, as is done here according as time and circumstances shall best determine. In presence of the Hon'''' Director, the Fiscal, Everardus Bogardus, preacher, Hendrick van Dyck, Ghysbert Op Dyck, and Oloff Stevensen. Done the 27"" February, A" 1643, in fort Amsterdam, New Netherland. Extract from the Register of the resolutions of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands. Tuesday, the g'*" August, 1650. [ Omitted, being a duplicate of Document post, p. 418. ] Iiepo?'t of the Committee of the States General on Melyn''s Papers. [ From Ihe Original In the Royal Archives at the Hague; Loketkas of the States General; Division, West Inaisehe Oompagnie, No. 25. ] Your High Mightinesses' deputies for the affairs of the West India Company, having examined the petition and papers thereunto annexed, delivered in by Cornells Melyn, and being instructed to extract therefrom the matter for consideration, have reported that the points therein set forth are of two sorts : private and public.