You do swear to be good and true to our Sovereign Lord the Kings Majesty, and to his heirs and successors, and that you will be faithful to the governour, his deputy and Company of merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies,

People / Organizations

• East India Company. (Author)

Imprint

London? : s.n., before 1698

Publication year

1698

ESTC No.

R475275

Grub Street ID

374037

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 1/2°.

Note

An oath to be taken on admission to the service of The East India Company

Imprint suggested by cataloguer, based in information regarding the old East India Company coat of arms found in Gray Birch, Walter de. Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum and in Walford, Edward. The antiquary. The arms of the Old East India Company, as seen on this document, was used until the creation of the New East India Company in 1698.