Translation
Another nomination of burgomasters and schepens for the ensuing year
[several lines lost] New Netherland [ ] succeeding burgomasters [ ] election is forthcoming. Therefore, the [ aforesaid ] schout, burgomasters, and schepenen propose for nomination the following persons:
For burgomaster:
xiii Olof Stevensen Cortlandt i Wilhelmus Beeckman
For schepenen:
xiii Pieter Wolfersen van Couwenhoven xiii Cornelis Jacobzen Steenwijck
Jan Vigne
xiii Isaack de Foreest i Jacob Kip
Pieter Cornelisen vander Veen xii Jacob Strijcker
i Pieter Rudolfus
Requesting your honors to choose from these those who are most competent, sensible, and capable for government, to the service and benefit of this city and the inhabitants of its jurisdiction. Done this 31 January 1658 in the city hall at the meeting of schout, burgomasters, and schepenen of the city of Amsterdam in N: Netherland in the presence of lord Pieter Tonneman, high councilor of New Netherland and commissioner for the honorable lord director general and high councilors of New Netherland.
By order of the schout, burgomasters, and schepenen of the aforesaid city, Joannes Nevius, secretary.
References
Translation: Gehring, C., & Venema, J. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press: 2018.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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