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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 293

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[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Commissions, Instuuctions and Orders of tlie High and Mighty Lords States General and lion""'' General Incorporated West India Company of tiie United Netherlands, to which I'etrus Stuyvesant as Director, Lubbertus van Dincklage, Deputy, and Hendricus van Dyck as Fiscal, of New Netherland and places lying thereabout, are respectively bound by oath, together with the Gravamina on the several Instructions and Orders drawn up by the said Fiscal for liis Defence before the August, Noble, High and Mighty Lords and Masters. Commission of Pclrus Sluijvcsanl as Director of New Netherland. [Omitted; being alrsaJy priuted, supra, p. 178.] Oath of Petrus Stuyvesant as Director. This day, the 28"" July, 164G, hath Petrus Stuyvesant, as Director, named in the blank hereof, taken the proper Oath, at the hands of the Lord President of their High Mightinesses' Assembly, punctually to conform himself to his Instruction, both in regard to New Netherhuid and other Islands mentioned in his Instruction. Was signed in my presence. Corn' Musch.