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Lambert Clomp, plaintiff, vs. Cornelis Teunesen, defendant, demanding that the defendant shall accept the sloop according to the agreement signed by him. Defendant denies that he signed the contract produced by the plaintiff and says that he was not here when the contract was made.

Ordered that the defendant prove that he was not here when the signing took place.

Tonis Nyssen, plaintiff, vs. Jeuriaen Fradel, who married the widow of the late Hendrick de Boer, defendant, for payment of fl. 1500. Ordered that Tonis prove the claim and that Jeuriaen give evidence of what did Jan, after he was wounded, said about what old Jan had received from Hendrick de Boer.

Oloff Stevensen, plaintiff, vs. Everardus Bogardus, defendant, for slander. Plaintiff demands proof of what the defendant lays to his charge in his answer dated the 22d of February, denying the same firmly. Ordered that the defendant prove the same in eight days.

^[1]Whereas Domine Bogardus has thus far not answered the papers sent him on the 8th of February, he is hereby ordered to answer them on the next court day and to give the reason why he calumniated the magistrate from the chair of truth and in his writings.

Claes van Elslandt, plaintiff, vs. Sybolt Clasen, defendant. Plaintiff demands security for the claim which he makes on the part of Mr. van Twiller. Ordered that the defendant give security, and if the debt be found just, the defendant is to pay interest on the money.

March 15

Oloff Stevensen, plaintiff, vs. Everardus Bogardus, minister, defendant, for slander. Defendant makes written answer to plaintiff's denial and accuses him, plaintiff, anew of having threatened the honorable directors, as stated in defendant's writing of March 15. Plaintiff accuses defendant as previously of slander and defamation and maintains that he is not worthy to be a minister, inasmuch as he falls to prove that plaintiff enriched himself with his master's goods, which is the first point to be proved. As to the other charge in his answer, he protests that it is false until it is absolutely proved and asks prompt judgment. Ordered for the second time that defendant must prove his allegations in the space of eight days.

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Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.