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9 February on Tuesday.

At the session of the high council (except for the general) appeared the following parties:

Pieter Cornelissen, plaintiff, against Joris Dircksz, defendant, submits his written complaint and conclusion to the session of the high council. The honorable lords high councilors respond as follows:

For maintenance of the court of Breuckelen and execution of its office in the question of reproach pending between Pieter Cornelisz and Joris Dircksz, both schepens there, the high council (except for the general) authorizes the court of Breuckelen to append to themselves 4 schepens from the courts of Midwout and Amesvorf, namely, two from Midwout and two from Amesvort, who, together with the scholtus and the remaining schepens of Breuckelen, shall pass judgment according to the justice and exigencies of the case. Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra.

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Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 6, Council Minutes, 1655-1656 (Syracuse: 1995). A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.