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The honorable officer, plaintiff, against Volkert Jansen, defendant.
The plaintiff says that the defendant has presumed to send Indian brokers into the woods, contrary to the ordinance of the honorable court.
Jacob Schermerhooren, appearing before the court, declares that he saw an Indian go to the hill with a white blanket around his body, which said Indian brought back with him two Indians with beavers and entered the house of Volkert Jansen. Immediately after he saw the same Indian again go toward the hill and bring back another Indian with beavers.
Gerrit Slechtenhorst confirms the above.
Goosen Gerritsen and Gerrit Bancken, appearing before the court, declare that the Indian said that he was sent out by Volckert Jansen.
Philip Pietersen, declares that he saw an Indian go toward the hill and return from the hill with another Indian and that he asked him for whom he went out to get Indians and that he answered for Volkert Jansen.
The defendant has purged himself by oath, to wit, that he neither kept nor sent out any brokers, whether directly or indirectly.

Idem plaintiff, against Willem Brouwer, defendant.
The plaintiff says and complains that the defendant has presumed to send brokers into the woods.
The defendant denies that he sent out any brokers.
Lourens van Alen, Cornelus Bogardus, and Daniel Jansen declare that they saw the boy of Willem Brouwer coming down the hill with two Indians who had beavers with them and say that they went into Willem Brouwer’s house about ten o’clock in the evening.
The defendant has purged himself by oath.

The officer, plaintiff, against Jan van Aken, defendant.
The plaintiff complains that the defendant contrary to the ordinance of the court has sent brokers into the woods.
The defendant denies that he sent any brokers into the woods.
Jan Thoomassen declares that he asked the Indian where he was going, whereupon he replied, “To de Smidts."^[1]Jacob Schermerhooren, Philip Pietersen, and Gerrit Bancken declare that the aforesaid Indian went into the house of Jan van Aken.
The defendant purges himself under oath.

Idem plaintiff, against Daniel Jansen, defendant.
The plaintiff says that the defendant sent brokers into the woods, which is contrary to the latest ordinance of the court.
Jacob Schermerhooren, Anderies Herpertsen, and Hendrick Rooseboom declare that Indians with beavers, coming down the hill, went to the house of Daniel Jansen. Immediately after an Indian with a blanket walked up the hill and did not come back. They claim that he was a broker.
The defendant admits that he gave a blanket to the Indian, but not for purposes of brokerage.
The honorable court allows the defendant time until the next court day to purge himself under oath.

The officer, plaintiff, against Jurriaen Jansen, defendant.
The plaintiff says that the defendant sent brokers into the woods, which is contrary to the latest ordinance of the court.
The defendant denies having sent brokers into the woods.
Gerrit Bancken and Gijsbert Jansen declare before the court, at the request of the officer, that an Indian, who the day before had traded at Jurriaen Jansen’s, again came with other Indians down the hill and brought them to Jurriaen Jansen.
The defendant admits that the Indian, who the day before had traded with him, came again with other Indians with beavers.
The defendant purged himself under oath.

Idem plaintiff, against Jan Thoomassen, defendant.
The plaintiff says that the defendant sent brokers into the woods.
The defendant denies it and purges himself under oath.

Idem plaintiff, against Jacob Thijsen, defendant.
The plaintiff says that the defendant sent brokers into the woods.

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Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New Netherland Documents Series: Vol. 16, part 2, Fort Orange Court Minutes, 1652-1660 (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press: 1990).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.