Document: Judgment in the case of Allert Anthony vs. Caspar and Nicolas Varlett

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. . . Casper and Nicolaas [ Varlett ] [ ] by power of attorney [ ] which they will undertake before 7 August [ ] de N. Nederlantse Fortuyn [ ] power of attorney by Jochem Tielmans, notary, residing within [ ] demanding the payment of 659 guilders for freight of goods in the year 1650 by the aforesaid Verletts aboard the aforesaid ship and unloaded here, which is disavowed by the defendants; however, they only took exception to the legality of the power of attorney.

The director and council having read and reread this, cannot see anything [ ] or illegal in it except that it might be claimed that Jochem Tielmans was not licensed as a notary public to which the defendants did not object; the director and council understand that the power of attorney is legal and proper as accepted by [ ] the well-known reasons. Therefore, the director and council decide that the defendants pay the requested freight charges to the plaintiff on the condition that the plaintiff post bond for the legality of the power of attorney or [ ] of the notary who approved the aforesaid.

P. Stuyvesant
La Montagne
Brian Newton