Document: Petition of Nicolas Boot & Co. for a clearance for the ship King David

16 May Copy.

To the honorable lords director general and high councilors of New Netherland.

Nicolaes Boot, with the owners of the ship the Coninck David, purchased in Virginia, and presently lying at the roadstead before this city, make known with all due reverence that he, petitioner, would like to load the aforesaid ship here with return merchandise and sail the same to Holland, to which end he would otherwise settle with the merchants here concerning the freight, and whereas he is required in advance to have your honors’ consent and commission for it, he humbly requests that your honors be pleased to grant him such in [ ] form. Thus doing etc. (below was written) Your honors’ obedient servant (signed) Nicolaes Booth.

The preceding petition having been read by the director general and [ ] except for the lord Sille and the lord fiscal, [ ] following recommendation is granted.

The petitioner is allowed his request on the same order, contract and conditions as the skippers agree on and make with the lords directors in the fatherland, provided that proper security is posted for the commission or permit papers.

Dated as above (was signed) P. Stuyvesant.