Document: Oath of office of Warnaer Wessels as inspector and searcher of customs

Today 7 April in the session Warnaer Wessels was admitted as customs inspector,[i] the reasons of which admittance shall be expressed more fully in a more detailed resolution; and he is allowed for salary thirty guilders per month and 150 guilders annually for board; and has taken the following oath in the presence of the lord fiscal:

I promise in the presence of the Almighty that I [ ] the honorable high and mighty lords States [several lines lost] the office of customs inspector [ ] and to perform my duties without [ ] with anyone [ ] favor, gift, or prestige of persons or otherwise, to conceal however the same might be; that I, in faithfulness, shall inspect closely all sorts of goods and reconcile the loading and unloading permits, as well as the passports, and if any errors or deceptions are found therein, not keep it quiet or settle it on my own authority, or let myself be paid off, but I shall reveal the same as quickly as possible to the board of director general and councilors or their fiscal; also, that I shall receive from no one, no matter who it may be, any gift or present or promise, small or large, under any pretense whether directly or indirectly; that I shall cause the merchants or skippers no trouble but every convenience possible; everything according to my instructions given or still to be given. SO TRULY HELP ME GOD ALMIGHTY.