Translation
Dutch colonial council minutes, 27 March - 1 April 1642
On the 27th of March anno 1642
Maryn Adriaensen, plaintiff, vs. Tomas Hal, defendant, about the delivery of a certain plantation which the plaintiff sold to the defendant for fl. 1000, to be paid one-third New Year anno 1643, one-third New Year 1644 and one-third New Year anno 1645. Parties have settled in court.
Cornelio vander Hoykens, fiscal, plaintiff, vs. Hendrick Jansz, tailor, defendant. Default.
On the 1st of April, being Tuesday
Davit Provoost declares in court that it is known to him that the widow of the late Hendrick de Foreest and Dirck Corsen sued each other at Amsterdam, but that he does not know for what cause.
Interrogatory upon which Dirck Corsen was examined in court
Whether he was not arrested at Amsterdam and left in spite of the writ of arrest? | Dirck Corsen answers, No. |
Whether he has ever been willing to render an accounting regarding the matters submitted to him in court by the schepens? | Answers, that this has never been proposed to him. |
Whether he left the books and papers concerning him, Dirck Corsen, Jan Tepkens and Hendric Foreest in company at the house of Renselaer? | Answers, that the accounts thereof are in the custody of Renselaer and Jan T'Jepkens.[1] |
The original record was signed: Dirck Corsen Stam.