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Articles of agreement between Robert Carr and the burgomasters

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Articles of Agreement between the Honourable Sir Robert Carr Knight on the Behalf of his Majesty of Great Britain, And the Burgomasters on the Behalf of themselves, and all the Dutch and Swedes Inhabiting in Delaware Bay and Delaware River[1]

1st That all the Burgers and Planters will Submitt themselves to his Majesties Authority without making any Resistance.

2. That whoever of what Nation soever doth Submit to his Majesties Authority shall be protected in their Estates reall and personall whatsoever, by his Majesties Laws and Justice.

3. That the present Magistrates shall be Continued in their Offices, and Jurisdictions to Exercise their Civil power As formerly.

4. That if any Dutchman, or other person Shall Desire to Depart from the river. That it shall be Lawfull for him so to doe, with his Goods, within Six months after the Date of these Articles.

5. That the Magistrates and all the Inhabitants (who are included in these Articles) Shall take the oaths of Allegiance to his Majesty, and of Fidelity to the present Government.

6. That all the people shall Enjoy the Liberty of their Conscience in Church Discipline as formerly-

7th That whoever shall take the Oaths is from that time a free Dennizen and Shall enjoy all the privileges of trading into any of his Majesties Dominions, As freely as any Englishman and may require a Certificate for so doing.

8. That the Scout the Burgomasters Sherriff and other Inferiour Magistrates Shall use and Exercise their Customary power in Administration of Justice, within their precincts for Six months or until his Majesties pleasure is further Known.

The Oath: I do swear by the Almighty God, that I will bear Faith and Allegiance to his Majesty of Great Britain And that I will Obey all Such Commands as I shall receive from the Governour Deputy Governour or other officers Appointed by his Majesties Authority. So long as I live within these or any other his Majesties Territories

Given under my hand and Seal this 1st day of October in the Year of our Lord God 1664

Robert Carr

Given under our hands and seales in the behalf of ourselves and the rest of the Inhabitants the 1st day of October in the Year of our Lord God 1664 .

Fobb. Out Gout[2]
Henry Johnson
Gerrett Saunders Vantiell
Hans Block
Lucas Peterson
Henry Casturier

[ Endorsed: ] Instructions to Robt. Kerr for reducing Delaware bay.

Notes

Other transcription in Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania 1:37. The transcription of a contemporary copy of 20:1b appears in NYCD 3:71.
Out Gout is a scribal error for Outhout; the correct spelling appears in the contemporary copy (NYCD 3:71).

References

Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 20-21, Delaware Papers: English Period, 1664-1682 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.