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Transition from DiitcJi to English Ride 695 Hudson settlements,' and for the Delaware territories." Although differing in minor details, the features of these sets of articles were closely similar. All persons recognizing the authority of the King of England were to be accepted as denizens in the English sense, and guaranteed the enjoyment of their lands, houses and goods. Permission was given to the Dutch inhabitants to leave the country within a limited time and take their property with them ; if they re- mained in the colony, the Dutch rules of inheritance were to be maintained, and liberty of conscience and worship established. In political affairs, no sudden change in the local government was con- templated. In New Amsterdam it was agreed that "All inferior civil officers and magistrates shall continue as now they are (if they please) till the customary time of new elections, and then new ones to be chosen by themselves, provided that such new chosen magistrates shall take the oath of allegiance to his majesty of England before they enter upon their office." On the Delaware it was provided that "The Present Magistrates shall be continued in their offices and Jurisdiccons to exercise their Civill power as formerly. "The Schoute, the Burgomasters, Sheriffe, and other inferiour Mag- istrates shall use and exercise their Customary Power in adm'con [ad- ministration] of Justice within their Precincts for Six Moneths or untill his Maj'"" pleasure is further known." The conquering English thus recognized and continued the political organization, the religious principles, the property rights, and the judicial procedure of the Dutch. But this was considered only a temporary settlement, and while property rights and religious freedom might be made permanent, it was the evident intention of the English to change the political system. On Long Island there was a large English population, which had been under the Connecticut or the New Netherland jurisdiction, and which could be governed only by English methods ; while New Amsterdam and the Dutch settlements on the Hudson and Delaware rivers could not easily be changed from the Dutch practices. Thus the commander Nicholls was forced to adapt his political organization to the character pf the predominating race in the several sections of his lands, and yet each was influenced by the other ; the establishment of English political ideas on Long Island was retarded by the Dutch principles which Nicholls had learned, and the Anglicizing process among the Dutch was hastened by the demands of the Long Island English. 'A'. ]'. Col. Do,-., XIV. 559; B:odhead, History of the State of New Yoyk, II 46-47, 2 W. K Col. Djc., III. 71-73 ; Hazard, Annals of Pennsylvania, 362-364.