Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Lord Prince of Orange, to Reduce the form of Government of this City to its previous character of Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens as is practised in all the Cities of our Fatherland, to the end that Justice may be maintained and administered to all good

Inhabitants without Respect or Regard to Persons ; Therefore We, by virtue of our Commission, in the names and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands

and his Serene Highness the Lord Prince of Orange, have elected from the Nomination exhibited by those in office as Regents of this City for the term of one current year,

Anthony de Millt. Johannes Van Brugen,

As Schout

As Burgomasters ^ Johannes de Peyster, Egedius Luyck.

Willem Beeckman, Jeronimus Ebbyng,

As Schepens

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Jacob Kip,

Louwerens Vander Spiegel, Geleyn Verplanck.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.

Which abovenamed Schout Burgomasters and Schepens are hereby authorized and empowered to govern the Inhabitants of this City, both Burghers & Strangers, conformably to the Laws and Statutes of our Fatherland, and make therein such orders as they shall find advantageous and proper to this

And the Inhabitants of this City are well and strictly ordered the above named Regents in their respective qualities, as all Loyal honour & and enjoined to respect City [Here the paper is destroyed.]

Done flfortress Willem Hendrick, this 17 th August A° 1673.

and Faithful Subjects are bound to do.

(Was Signed) Cornelius Eversten, the Younger