Said Jan Gallardo brought before me, in November, 1656, one Adriaen Jansen, of Saraaskercken, and requested me to sign his declaration, which I immediately did, and handed Gallardo a copy of said deposition. After that, Jan Gallardo returned with one Nicolaes Bernaerd, a Frenchman, and asked me to record his declaration also. Whereupon I had Nicolaes Bernaerd told by a soldier speaking the French language, to return on the next day with an Interpreter, in order to understand him thoroughly; but, to my knowledge, I never saw the above named Frenchman Nicolaes Bernaerd again. And as said Bernaerd is still, at present, in the city, I respectfully request that he may be examined and asked by your Honors.

First. If I have refused to sign his declaration which he would make at the request of Jan Gallardo?

Secondly. How often did he come to me to make a declaration at the instance of Jan Gallardo, and what answer I had given him?

Which being truly answered, it will appear that said Gallardo hath grossly misinformed his Excellency, the Ambassador of Spain, and unjustly accused me, for which I hope, in time, to obtain reparation. Meanwhile I remain,

Your Honors' servant,

C. V. RUYVEN.

Appendix 12: Received 26th April, 1658.

Extraordinary Meeting holden at the City hall, Amsterdam, in New Netherland, on Tuesday afternoon, the fourth September, 1657. Present: Mess's Nicasius de Sille, Fiscal; Pieter Tonneman, Councillor in the Assembly of the Honble Director-General and Council of New Netherland, and Paullus Leendert van der Grift, Burgomaster,

On the requisition of the Hon. Cornelis van Ruyven, Secretary of the Honble Director-General and Council of New Netherland, is summoned Nicolaes d Bernardt, to answer truly the following questions:

The foregoing being read substantially two several times to him in French, in presence of the above named Commissioners, he declares the same to be true and truthful. In testimony whereof, he hath subscribed this with his usual mark and confirmed it with solemn oath, at the hands of the Fiscal, Nicasius de Sille. Done the day, year and place as above.

Beneath was:

The mark of Nicolaes Bernardt, made by himself, in presence of the aforesaid Commissioners.

Lower stood:

To my knowledge, Timotheus Gabry, Secretary of Amsterdam, in New Netherland.

Upon collating, found to agree with the original.

(Signed),

TIMOTHEUS GABRY, Secret'.

Appendix 13: Received 26th April, 1658.

Whereas, the Director-General and Council of New Netherland have been pleased, by their Resolution, dated 24th of August last, to commission and qualify us as judges between Joan Gallardo de ferrara, inhabitant of the city of St. Lucar de Berrameda, and those he would cite and summon before us in the matter of the negroes claimed by him; we, in the quality aforesaid, have considered and read the exhibits, documents and papers produced by the above named Gallardo, as plaintiff, on the one side, and the writings in answer of the aforesaid Director-General and Council, as defendants, on the other side, and find that the plaintiff demands restitution of some negroes traded off here in the year 1652, by one Captain Geurt Tysen, which negroes he, by his writing in reply, dated 29th August, says he demands, not from the actual owners or possessors thereof, but from the Honble Director-General and Council aforesaid, who, as he alleges, demanded said negroes here, and have declared the same good prize. Which being replied to by the Director-General and Council in date, 4th September, they declare it to be false and untrue that the Director-General of this Province required here the negroes in question and declared them to be good prize; that, in August, in the year 1652, a French privateer named Geurt Tysen came up to the Narrows here, with a commission from Chevalier de Poinci, bringing with him a Spanish prize; he, as a servant of the Crown of France, requested to be allowed to provide himself with necessaries for money or goods, which, they say, they dare not refuse him out of respect for the alliance and friendship between the aforesaid Crown of France and the High and Mighty Lords States-General. This Geurt Tysen, after he had provided himself here with necessaries, in exchange for some negroes and other merchandise, sailed in the forepart of the winter, as is more fully set forth in the above mentioned rescript. Demanding, therefore, that the plaintiff prove his assertion that the Director-General and Council of New Netherland required the negroes here, and declared them good prize.

Whereupon, the plaintiff, Jan Gallardo, being this day summoned before us, was asked, through Moses de Lucena, the Interpreter, how could he prove that the Director-General and Council of this Province aforesaid, had required here and declared the negroes good prize, as he hath alleged in his above mentioned writing. This was at first denied by him, saying that he did not so state or write, but, after reflecting a little, he said that he at first did not clearly

comprehend the meaning, but that it was true that the General and Council had required the negroes here, and declared them good prize. Whereupon he was again asked what proof had he of it? He answered that the negroes themselves said it was a Spanish prize, and that the General ought not to allow him to come up, as he was a Hollander, and the prize Spanish property. And, further, had the General not declared the prize good, that the negroes had not been found here.

Whereas, the aforesaid the plaintiff's answer is little or nothing to the purpose, it is by us resolved and concluded, before delivering definitive judgment on the matter in question, to cause the plaintiff, Jan Gallardo, to be notified and informed, that within the space of 14 days or earlier, if possible, he shall prove that the Director-General and Council have required the negroes here, and declared the same good prize; which being done, or in default thereof, judgment shall then be pronounced according to the exigency of the case. Thus done in the city hall of this city Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the 22nd October, Ao 1657. Reconsidered and agreed to the 23d ditto.

(Signed),

PIETER TONNEMAN,

ALLARD ANTHONY,1
P. L. VAN Der Grift,2
HENDRICK JANSSEN VAN DER VIN.

Upon collating this with the original subscribed as above this day, the same is found to agree.

C. V. RUYVEN.

At the meeting of the above mentioned Commissioners appeared the Honble Nicasuis de Sille, who ex-officio demands that Jan Gallardo shall be ordered to remain until he prove that the Director-General and Council of New Netherland had required here and declared good prize the negroes by him claimed. Which being taken into deliberation, the demand is found consistent with justice, and accordingly the same is allowed and granted to the Fiscal, and Gallardo is ordered not to depart before he hath complied with the request of the Fiscal therein. Thus done in the city hall of this city the 23rd October, Ao 1657.

Upon duly collating the preceding it is found to agree with the record of the minutes kept in the Assembly of the above mentioned Commissioners by me. C. V. RUYVEN, Secret'.

1 ALLARD ANTHONY was a merchant in New Amsterdam. He filled the office of Schepen in 1653; of Burgomaster from 1655 to 1661; and of city Schout or Sheriff from 1662 to 1678. From one cause or another he was very unpopular with the majority of the citizens, and in the execution of his duties as Sheriff was so exacting and severe that among the lower

classes he went by the name of The Hangman. He died in 1685. Valentine's History of New-York, 97. 'PAULUS LEENDERTZEN VAN DER GRIFT was a property-holder in New Amsterdam in 1644. He afterwards sailed from Holland in command of the West India Company's ship the Great Gerrit, on Christmas day, 1646, and arrived at the Manhattans 11th May, 1647, with Peter Stuyvesant, the new Governor, by whom he was appointed naval agent. He next became a trader; served as Schepen in 1653, 1654, and Burgomaster in 1657, 1658, 1661 and 1664. He resided, in New Amsterdam, on the west side of Broadway, in the vicinity of what is now Trinity church, his property running west to the river; his place of business was in Pearl, near Broad-street. He remained in the country until 1671, when he returned to Europe, and his agents disposed of his property in the city of New-York. O'Callaghan's History of New Netherland, II., 21, 583; New-York Court of Assize, 620; Valentine's New-York, 101.- - ED.

Appendix A: Received 26th April, 1658.

We, the undersigned skipper and seamen, declare that on this day, the 12th of July of this present year 1652, we presented ourselves before Consul Jacome van den Hove, residing, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, in this city of Cadis, and have reported to the said Consul that we, whilst navigating a ketch, with a permit from the General of New Netherland, from said Province to Caymaynos, to fetch tortoise, which having taken in, we proceeded on our voyage to St. Eustatia, but being come about 10 leagues above St. Jago de Cuba, were taken by a Spanish ship and carried into St. Jago aforesaid, and there made prize by the Governor and sold; and so forth by Carthagena and Havana have come here. After having reported the foregoing to said Consul, he gave us the following answer, that he hath taken legal advice hereupon who say, that nothing can be done in the matter here, but it must be justified in his Royal Majesty's court and in his Council for the Indies. And whereas we, coming from a lost voyage, have neither means nor time for such purpose, said Consul considers it best to forward us to Patria, and to notify the same to our interested friends, so that the case may be managed and concluded by their High Mightinesses with the resident Ambassador of the King of Spain. Thus done in Cadiz on the day and year aforesaid. Subscribed with divers hands and marks

PETRUS STUYVESANT, Director-General of New Netherland, Curaçao, Bonayro, Aruba and the dependencies thereof, on the part of the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and the Honble Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company:

To all those who shall hear, see or read these, Greeting: Be it known that, for the advancement of trade and commerce between this, our intrusted government and other neighbors, We have thought proper and necessary to equip and prepare and to send direct from this place to the Island of Curaçao, the yacht named the Haen, whereunto we, first of all, requiring a fit and proper person to command said yacht as skipper and chief, and to navigate her;

Therefore, We, on the good report and information furnished of the person of Carsten Jeroensen, of Amsterdam, having been heretofore in our service as pilot of the ship Prins Willem, in which he hath given us full satisfaction, have commissioned and appointed him for

the present, as we do hereby commission and appoint him to be skipper and chief of the yacht the Haen, with order and commission the said yacht to man and to provide with such munitions of war as she requires, and he shall make a return thereof to us, and when so manned and fitted out, to proceed on a voyage direct from this port to the Islands of Curaçao, and thence back here, without, unless necessitated and forced, touching at any other islands or places, much less, in passing and repassing, acting with enmity or hostility towards any barks or boats, not even towards the English nation, as we are informed by a sure source, that the European differences that have arisen between both nations are arranged and settled, being required only to stand on self defence; We, accordingly, will and require all our subjects, and have requested and entreated all neighbors, Generals, Governors and Captains to acknowledge and recognize the aforesaid Carsten Jeroensen for such as he is hereby qualified, not to hinder nor obstruct him or his crew and laden goods in passing and repassing, but rather to be aiding and helping, in every way, if necessary and required thereunto, which being done in our regard, we shall, on similar occasion, recompense and return. Given under our usual hand and seal, this 16th June, A° 1654, in Amsterdam, in New Netherland. The original was signed,

P. STUYVESANT.

INSTRUCTION for Carsten Jeroensen, Skipper of the yacht the Haen, destined for Curaçao.

1.

On sailing hence, with God's help and the first favorable wind, you will seek out and take the nearest course to the Island of Bonayro, without touching at any other islands or places, unless obliged or forced, which may the good God forbid.

2.

Being arrived at the Saltpans, on the Island of Bonayro, you shall set on shore, at first, one man, or at most, two, to explore the country, and not permit a single other one of your crew to go ashore before those return on board and give assurance whether the coast is clear, and whether friends or enemies are dwelling there.

3.

If the aforesaid island be not occupied by our people or found abandoned, and some salt be ready in or about the pans, he shall endeavor, with dispatch, to take on board as much salt as the yacht can conveniently load; keeping, meanwhile, a good lookout and remaining on his guard.

4.

Should he find on said island no salt, whether coarse or fine, he shall proceed to the Island of Curaçao, in or about Craacke bay, and lie with sails aback or at anchor, as opportunity offers, and, as before, send a man ashore to see by what people the aforesaid island is occupied, and in no case enter the port until he be first fully and sufficiently assured that the fort on the island is still occupied by our people.