Document: Order on a petition from the court of Midwout and Amersfoort respecting rev. Mr. Polhemus and a place of worship

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0376b

Description

Order. On a petition from the court of Midwout and Amersfoort, respecting the employment of rev. Mr. Polhemus, and the erection of a place of worship.

Document Date

1654-10-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-10-13

Document Type

Order

Petition

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order | Petition

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Translation

The magistrates at Midwout and Amesfoort submit a petition at the session, which is copied into the "Book of Petitions F," and is acted upon as follows:

It is resolved upon the petition of the magistrates of Midwout and Amesfoort, concerning first the proposition to continue the teacher: that they must proceed in this matter according to the rules of the church and await the reply of the lords-directors to the petition made by the aforesaid magistrates or their commissioners. Meanwhile the director-general and council are satisfied that the present teacher, Do. Polhemius,[1] attend to the divine service among them, until further orders have been received from the fatherland; and they also agree that he shall enjoy a proper and honest salary in conformity with the teachings of Paul: that he who serves the altar, must live by it. Concerning the further request for assistance for a house in which divine service may be held: The director-general and council consent that some persons duly qualified by the aforesaid courts may solicit assistance from others and take up a collection, to which the director-general and council will contribute their share according to their means. Thus done at the session of the honorable director-general and high council held in New Amsterdam, 13 October 1654; present: The honorable director-general, Messrs. Nicasius de Sille, La Montangne, and the fiscal, Cornelis van Thienhooven.

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Translation Superscripts

[1]: Dominie Johannes Polhemius, who came to New Netherland in 1654 after the loss of Brazil.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0376b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.