Document: Order condemning Harmen Martensen to pay a quarter's rent of a house he had hired and left

[several lines lost] [ ] rented the small house for ¾ of a year on the condition that the roof and walls would be [ water ] tight, but that when it rains there is not enough dry space in it to put his gun, and because he was told, if you don’t like it, you are welcome to leave it, he moved out. He offers to pay as much rent for the time that he lived there.

The female plaintiff, replying, says that she did not say, move out, and for that purpose exhibits a testimony by Stijntgen Harmens from which it appears that she did not say, move out, but that she did say, if you can find something better, look around.

The director general and councilors, having heard the parties, condemn the defendant to pay ¼ year’s rent and deny the plaintiff the rest of his [sic] demand. Dated as above.

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