Document: Oath of office of Dirck van Schelluyne as marshal

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0011a

Description

Oath of office of Dirck van Schelluyne, as aforesaid.

Document Date

1655-02-06

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-02-06

Document Type

Oath

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Oath

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Translation

Today Dirck van Schelluyn took the following oath:

I, Dirck van Schelluyne, promise and swear in the presence of Almighty God to behave and to govern myself in all [ ] in my office as a good, loyal and honest marshal is obliged to do; furthermore, pursuant to the tenor of the instructions issued to me, I promise to hold the honorable director general and high council, representing the high administration, together with the schout, burgomasters and schepens in proper esteem and respect.

So truly help me God Almighty.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0011a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.