[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] This Chrislman, who came heretofore into the country as Supercargo, was appointed by the Director, clerk to Tienhoven, and by his informing and tattling whilst a resident here, hath rendered himself very obnoxious to everybody and was strongly suspected of having circulated this Lampoon. Francis, his late Captain in Brasil who was here in the year 1650, and applied, on returning to Fatherland, for my place, as some of the Directors know, is also a. witness against me, as well as a woman,-one widow Lammertje by name, with whom Christman cohabited when here, and was to be stewed into a Fiscal by the Director and Tienhoven, if the pot be kept closely covered; these were to have heard me curse the Director. 'Tis to be considered whether this be not a conspiracy of these persons to drive me from my place. I have frequently said and complained that the Director never treated me otherwise than as his boy, and that he allowed Van Tienhoven to deceive him, which is well known to all men here, but nothing else. However, what he is, will be best known by his defence and report. Extract from the Resolution of New Netherland, 28* March, 1652.