At A Gen. Court held att Newhaven the 3d of Aprill 1644.
This day, a forme of an oath for the Governor and magistrats to take, and another forme of an oath to be imposed upon all the inhabitants wthin this jurisdiction was propounded to the consideratiō of the court, who, after some serious debate and consideratiō rested satisfyed wth the said formes. And therevpon ordered thatt itt should be forthwth putt in executiō, and whereas the Governor doth shortly intend a journey to Stamforde on other occasions, the Court desired him to improve thatt opportunity, both at Stamforde and att Milford, for the giveing of the oath, and the like att Guilforde in time convenient. Itt was further ordered thatt no person or persons shall hereafter be admitted as an inhabitant in this jurisdictiō or any of the plantations therein butt he or they shall take the said oath vpon his or their admittance.
On the 23 of June, 1644, The formes of two oathes were propounded to the Court to be taken the next second day in the morning, by all the inhabitants in this plantatiō, one of them is to be taken by all, and the other by the Governor onely.
Att a Genrll Court held att Newhaven the 1t of July, 1644. The Governor tooke this oath as followeth,
I [Theophilus Eaton] being att a Genrll Cort in October last, chosen Governor wthin Newhaven Jurisdictiō for a yeare then to ensue, and vntill a new Governor be chosen, do sweare by the great and dreadfull name of the ever living God, to promove the publique good and peace of the same, according to the best of my skill, and will allso maintaine all the lawfull priviledges of this comōwealth, according to the fundamentall order and agreemt made for governmt in this jurisdictiō, and in like manner will endeuor thatt all wholsome lawes thatt are or shall be made by lawfull authority here established be duely executed, and will further the executiō of justice according to the righteous rules of Gods worde, so help me God in or Lord Jesus Christ.
The Governor haveing allso received the