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 plantatio, one of them is to be taken by all, and the other by the Governo^r onely.
Att a Gen^{ rll} Court held att Newhaven the 1^t of July, 1644. The Governo^r tooke this oath as followeth,
I [Theophilus Eaton] being att a Gen^{ rll} Co^{ rt} in October last, chosen Governo^r w^thin Newhaven Jurisdictio for a yeare then to ensue, and vntill a new Governo^r 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 comowealth, according to the fundamentall order and agreem^t made for governm^t in this jurisdictio, and in like manner will endeuo^r thatt all wholsome lawes thatt are or shall be made by lawfull authority here established be duely executed, and will further the executio of justice according to the righteous rules of Gods worde, so help me God in o^r Lord Jesus Christ.
I [Theophilus Eaton] being by the providence of God an inhabitant w^thim Newhaven Jurisdictio, doe acknowledge myselfe to be subject to the goverm^t thereof, and doe sweare by the great and dreadfull name of the ever living God, to be true and faithfull vnto the same, and doe submitt both my person and my whole estate thervnto according to all the wholsome lawes and orders thatt for present are or hereafter shall be there made and established by lawfull authority, and thatt I will neither plott nor practise any evill agst the same, nor consent to any thatt shall so doe, butt will timely discover the same to lawfull authority here established, and thatt I will as I am in duety bounde, maintaine the hono^r of the same and off the lawfull magistrates thereoff, promoting the publique good of the same whilest I shall continue an inhabitant there. And whensoever I shall be duely called a free burgesse, according to the fundamentall order and agreem^t for governm^t in this jurisdictio to give my vote or suffrage touching any matter w^ch concerneth this como wealth, I will give itt as in my conscience I shall judge may conduce to the best good of the same w^thout respect of persons, So help me God in our Lord Jesus Christ.