Document: Oath taken by vice-director Jacquet

Today, the 8th of December 1655, the following oath was administered to Jan Paul Jacquet by the honorable director general and councilors:

I promise and swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will be obedient and faithful to their noble high mightinesses, the lords States General of the United Netherlands, to. the noble lords directors of the chartered West India Company in the same, together with their director general and councilors of New Netherland now appointed or to be appointed; that I shall administer with good law and justice; that I shall maintain and promote as much as possible the reformed religion, as it is taught and preached here and in the fatherland in conformity to God’s word and the synod of Dordrecht; that I shall take care of the fort and its security to the best of my ability, and further, according to the instructions already given to me or to be given in the future, shall promote the service of the Company and the welfare of the country; also, to the best of my ability, to do what a good and faithful vice director is obliged to do,

So help me God almighty.

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