Document: Petition of Jacques Corteljou for leave and assistance to remove some hay belonging to him

[several lines lost] Esteemed lords.

Because Anthony Jansz van Salee, through a thoughtless exception of not allowing passage through his land, seeks to obstruct the bringing in of the mowed grass granted to me, petitioner, according to your honors’ resolution dated 29 August 1656, amplified and confirmed last 14 September; because he, himself, regardless of the strict resolution of your honors, has mowed a good portion there and seeks to bring it home and to spoil mine through the exception; therefore, I, petitioner, request again, as for some time now there is no other way but the one through Anthony Jansz’s land, and as no other way can be found, to be allowed to transport all the hay home, and because I, petitioner, fear change, therefore, I respectfully request that there may be arranged for two to three men [several lines lost]