Among the rest, Robbert Basset abovementioned said, that he should not subscribe that form, but he should promise to obey as long as he remained in our province, the Director General and his appointed Magistrates and laws so far as these harmonized with the laws of God. Whereupon we asked him if he would subscribe on these words being added. He replied yes. Therefore as we saw no other chance we determined to write his words ; this he said he sliould do himself. He therefore drew up the writing hereunto annexed, being the sense as before stated in which he signed. Tn.is all the Inhabitants then present oifered to subscribe, and it was signed, as appears therelTom, by 1 5 persons, and the oatli we read to them was taken by the 3 Magistrates and signed by one of the Inhabitants named George Eeith. One of the settlers present named Anthony Gill would not sign either the one or t!ie other. We told him, therefore, in tlie name of the Director General & Council of N. Netherland, pursuant to our Instructions t1iat he should depart within three days from Oostdorp and \vit]iin 3 weeks from the Province of N. Netherland, which he said, he should do. Six persons were gone from home to other places, viz. Edward Waeters, Richard Pointom, Samuel Barret, Jonathan Writh, Tomas Stievens, Rocliier Wyls, and one was sick, Robbert Roos. These are all the present Inliabitants of Oostdorp, but tliey told us that 3 @ 4 families more would soon come.