Document: Order to Dirck van Schelluyne to defend Cornelis Willemsen

the United Netherlands and the noble lords-directors of the General Chartered West India Company, having considered his past behavior and service, have therefore mitigated the punishment by condemning the aforesaid Cornelis Willemsz to be brought to the place where justice is customarily administered, and within the hearing of the delinquent, this shall be read in public and he shall be banished from this jurisdiction and government of New Netherland. Thus done and passed at the session of the honorable director-general and high council held in New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 2 September 1654.

Copy. The honorable director-general and high council of New Netherland authorize, upon the petition of Cornelis Willemsz, presently a prisoner, Dirck van Schelluyne to represent the aforesaid prisoner before the director-general and high council against the fiscal, and to interpret the points of law as is necessary. Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 1 September 1654. N.B. This belongs on folio 233.

Copy. My Lady.

According to your honor's petition and our promise, we have commissioned Messrs. Nicasius de Sille and Johan de la Montangne, from the high council,