Document: Petition of the burgomasters and schepens for approval of the fees imposed by them for sealing weights and measures

To the honorable and highly esteemed lords, the lord director general [ ] of New Netherland.

The current burgomasters and schepens of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland make known with all due humility and reverence:

That at their session dated 28 June 1655[1] it was decided to find some funds to defray the expense of some of the necessary works of this city, as follows:

And that each tavernkeeper is to take out a license every quarter, and pay 6 guilders for it.

And whereas the petition to request your honors’ approval of the same was delayed for certain reasons until today; therefore, they, petitioners, now request that your honors be pleased to approve their aforesaid proposal for the benefit of this city in order to be able to implement the same at the earliest opportunity. Awaiting your honors’ favorable disposition hereon, we remain (below was written:) your honors’ humble servants, the burgomasters and schepens of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland. (Was signed:) Allard Antony, Johanis van Brugh, Jacob Strijcker, J. Vinge, [ ].

The petition recorded above having been read [ ] resolved after the foregoing deliberation [ ] to approve, and hand down the decision: fiat ut petitiur. Done in our session held at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra. (Was signed:) P. Stuyvesant, Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne, Cor. van Tienhoven