Translation
Further order in the case of Claes Bordingh
The prisoner, Claes Bordingh, once again questioned by the fiscal as to whether he
will confess according to the order and decision of the director-general and high
council yesterday the 8th of December, says he will now bear witness to the truth by
confessing that which is known to him; namely, from whom he bought the confiscated
contraband and from which ship it came.
He requests a delay until the afternoon,
which is granted him. Done in Amsterdam, 9 December 1653.
References
Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 5, Council Minutes, 1652-1654 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1983).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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