Translation
Order of divorce granted to Catherine Lane if her husband does not appear in 6 months
At a Council in Fort Willem Hendrick, 12th April, 1674.
Present — | Governor Colve, |
Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, | |
Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven and | |
Secretary Nicolas Bayard, assumed Councillors; and | |
Fiscal Willem Knyff'. |
Read and considered the petition of Richard Smith, setting forth that he hath a
difference with Jeremy Wood which the Court at Heemstede considered to be too serious
to be decided by it, requesting that the cause may be referred to a higher
Court.
Ordered:
The Petitioner is referred to the Court of Schout and deputed
Councillors of the Town of Heemstede, Flushing, &c., to whom an appeal shall lie
from all judgments of their respective Schepens.
Catrina Lane, requesting, by petition, letters of divorce and separation from her
husband, Daniel Lane, as her said husband has been accused of, and arrested for
having committed and perpetrated incest with his own daughter, and without clearing
himself thereof hath broken jail and absconded; which, being taken into consideration
by the Governor-General and Council of New Netherland, they have ordered as
follows:
In case Daniel Lane, the Petitioner's husband, do not present himself in
Court within the space of six months from date hereof and purge himself from the
crime of incest with which he is accused, Letters of Divorce and Separation shall be
granted to the Petitioner.
On the petition of Casper Steynmits, requesting that
the lease entered into by his wife and her previous husband with the English
government whereby the Bouwery at Hasimus was granted and leased to them during their
lives, may be confirmed,
It is ordered:
Petitioner's request was, for
reasons, consented and allowed, and an acte, in form, shall be granted him in the
premises.