New recruits were forced to swear an oath “to be burned, to be bound, to be beaten,  and to be killed by the sword,” and to obey their master’s will  without question.
Os novos recrutas eram obrigados a prestar o juramento de "ser queimado, ser atado, ser espancado e ser morto pela espada" e obedecer à vontade do seu dono, sem questionar.