Document: Commission of Captain Knyff to administer the oath of allegiance to the towns on the east end of Long Island

The following is the Commission to Captain Knyff and Company:Whereas I haue thought itt Necessarij that the Inhabitants off Easthamton and the rest off the Easterne townes on Long Island, beginning from oister baij, &Eastwards (as the rest off the Subjects off this Province alreaddy have done) do sware fidellity to our Souveraignes Lords, the high & Mighty Staets gennerall off the United Provinces, and his Serene Highnesse the Lord Prince off Orangne: I have therefore thought ffitt to nominate, authorize and appoint, and do by these Presents nominate authorize & appoint Captain William Knijffe and Leftennant Anthony Malypnrt together with the Clarcq abram Varlett to Call a townes Meeting in all the said respective Townes, and to administer Unto the Inhabitants thereoff the said oath off fidellitij, and to make â true returne thereoff under their hands, and for so doing this will be Unto them a Sufficient Warrant and Commission; given under Mij hand att fort William hendrick, this first day off octob Anno 1673.