Document: Petition of burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam to be allowed the revenue of the weigh-house

Honorable lords,

The [ burgomasters ] of this city of Amsterdam in N: Netherland respectfully show your honors the plainness of their income, wellknown to your honors, as well as the many necessary repairs to the city works; and since this uses up much money, and the city’s income is not enough to execute the repairs mentioned above, they, petitioners, turn to your honors with the humble request that your honors please favor them with the revenue of the weighhouse according to the laudable custom of our fatherland, either complete or partial. If your honors be pleased to grant it to the city, we shall, in accordance with the custom of the city of Amsterdam, either have a new weighhouse built or repair the old one, and bring it wherever your honors will please to order and judge it most advisable. Expecting hereupon your honors’ favorable resolution, we are and remain (lower stood)

In Amsterdam in Your honors’ servants

N: Netherland the 22nd of January the burgomasters of the city 1658 mentioned before

(:lower stood:)

By order of the honorable burgomasters,

(was signed) Johannis Nevius secr.