It is therefore thought Convenient by y® s^i Convention thogh for ye present there be no Commission from there Maj'^ to administer ye s^ oath that ye Inhabitants of y^ Citty & Coimty of Albany & souldiers of there Maj^^ fort doe all take y^ oath of Allegiance to there Majts king William &, queen Mary on or before the last day of octob"" next ensuing, and ye Aldermen in there wards are ordered to administer s*^ oath who will be founde at there respective houses on ye -- forenoon & y'' justices in y^ out plantations to administer the same to them that live there, all who are to make Return thereof to ye office of ye Citty & County who names are to be recorded accordingly.

By order of ye Convention

RoBT Livingston

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER.

The 26th of octob 1689 Resolved y* Dirk Wessells John Wendell Jan Janse Bleeker David Shuyler & albert Ryckman, Justices of y® Peace doe repare to there Maj's fort and administer to y® Souldiers the oath of fidelity to there Maj** William & Mary king & queen of Engi'^ &c, who accordingly with all Cherfulnesse & Readinesse took y^'.same (as they were drawn up in y® fort in arms by Lev' Sharpe who took his oath y° 19'^ of octob last in y^ full Convention) a list whereof follows

Charles Rogers ^ s crts

Christoph: Barnsford ^ °

John holman ^

John gilbert > Corpus

John Thompson J

Wm Shaw meatros [gunner]