Document: Appointment of burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam for the ensuing year

31 January

Whereas, pursuant to the privileges of this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland, annually on the second of February some of the magistrates retire and others must be appointed in their place by the director general and high council from the most qualified inhabitants; therefore, the high council (except for the director general) in conformity with the orders of their lords superiors, and privileges already granted by the aforesaid lords and patroons of this province, have selected and chosen, as they hereby do, in place of the retiring burgomaster Marten Criger and schepens, for the coming year, the senior schepen, Oloff Stevense for burgomaster, together with the lord Allard Antony [ ] the commonalty hereby [ ] in order to hold the same in proper esteem and respect. Done at Amsterdam, ady ut supra on Sunday. Was signed: Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne, Cornelis van Tienhoven.