100 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. [1674. 



pointed to administer the oath of allegiance to the inhabitants 

 of the South River, and also authorized to enlist ten or twelve 

 soldiers "on government account," including two corporals.^ 



While freedom of conscience was granted to the inhabitants 

 of the Delaware, the instructions to Alrichs directed that "the 

 pure, true Christian Religion, according to the Synod of Dort, 

 should be taught and maintained in every proper manner, with- 

 out suffering anything to be attempted contrary thereunto by 

 any other sectaries."^ 



Public property belonging to the crown of England, together 

 with the debts due the government, was confiscated, but property 

 belonging to officers of the late government was restored to 

 them upon taking the oath of allegiance. On this condition, 

 upon the petition of his wife Petronella, Capt. John Carr, late 

 Commander on the Delaware, was reinstated in his possessions.^ 



The re-establishment of the Dutch authority in their former 

 American possessions did not continue long. By virtue of the 

 treaty of peace between England and the Netherlands, signed on 

 the 9th of February, 1674, it became necessary to restore these 

 possessions again to the English. Lest the title of the Duke of 

 York should be impaired by the Dutch conquest, a new grant 

 was made to him by his brother, whereupon the Duke, on the 

 loth of July, constituted Major, afterwards Sir Edmund Andros, 

 his Lieutenant and Governor. Upon the arrival of Governor 

 Andros at New York, the government was surrendered to him 

 agreeably to the terms of the treaty, the allegiance of the Dutch 

 having become formally absolved by Governor Colve. On the 

 9th of November, Andros issued his first proclamation, confirm- 

 ing "all former grants, privileges or concessions," and "all 

 estates legally possessed," under his Royal Highness, before the 

 late Dutch government, and all legal judicial proceedings under 

 that government. By this proclamation the Book of Laws, 

 known as the "Duke's Laws," and also the former Courts, with 

 the time and manner of holding them, were established, and 

 "all magistrates and civil officers belonging thereunto, were to 

 be chosen accordingly."* 



Edmund Cantwell and William Tom were commissioned by 

 the Governor to take possession of the Fort at Newcastle, and 

 of all military stores there, or on any other part of the river, on 

 behalf of his Majesty of Great Britain. Under this commis- 

 sion, in the Record at Albany is the following list of Justices : 



• N. Y. Col. Doc. ii. 614-617. The pay of a corporal was hut 48 stivers per week, 

 and that of a private 35 stivers, Holland. The rations of each soldier per week, 61bs. 

 beef or 3i of pork, 61bs. rye bread, ilb. butter, one-seventh of a half barrel of small 

 beer, and 1 skepel of peas per month. '^ lb. 618. 



3. lb. 678, 579. A simple promise of allegiance was accepted from the Quakers, 

 instead of an oath. 



♦ lb. iii. 227.— Documentary Hist. N. Y. iii. 79. 



