Translation
Writ of appeal from a judgment of the court of New Orange in the case of the fiscal vs. Van Deventer
Anthony Colve, Governor-General of New Netherland, for their High Mightinesses the
Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of
Orange
To all who shall see these presents or hear them read, Greeting, make
known:
Whereas Mr. Willem Knyff, Fiscal of this Province, hath complained that
the Schout of this city of New Orange has been necessitated to institute suits before
the Court of said city, on and against Dirck Janse van Deventer, alias Smit, on account of the affronts and threats offered and made to
Lieutenant Carel Quirinsen when commanding officer of the guard, whereupon the Court
aforesaid did in like manner pronounce judgment on the l7th January last, whereby
said Fiscal, as conservator of the laws of this Province, finds himself most gravely
prejudiced, because said Court did not comprehend the case according to its justice
or merits, praying, therefore, that an appeal be granted in the case. You are,
accordingly, hereby commissioned to summon, in the name of the supreme government,
the said Dirck Janse van Deventer to appear at the next meeting of the
Governor-General and Council of New Netherland, which shall be holden in Fort Willem
Hendrick on the 15th day of this current month of February, to answer the complaint
to be by the appellant then and there lodged against the Deft. with intimation to
those of said Court also on the same day to come or to send an attorney to witness
the annulment, approval, correction or modification of said judgment as shall be
found to be according to law; further commanding in the name of said supreme
government to suspend the execution of said judgment until parties shall be heard and
it be ordered otherwise; leaving copies hereof both for the behoof of the Defendant
as of those intimated, and reporting to me your proceedings. Done Fort Willem
Hendrick, this 14th February, 1674.
(Signed), | A. Colve. | |
(Under stood ): | ||
By order of the Governor-General of New Netherland. | ||
N. Bayard, | Secretary. |