Document: Petition of the sheriff, burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam that the criminal jurisdiction of their court extend to all cases not capital

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0299

Description

Petition. Sheriff, burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam, praying that the criminal jurisdiction of their court extend to all cases not capital.

Document Date

1656-12-20

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-12-20

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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Translation

To the director general and councilors of New Netherland.[i]

The schout, burgomasters and schepenen of this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland, finding themselves very limited by the instructions given to them regarding the sentencing and execution of criminal matters that happen to be brought before our court, and that other courts of justice within this your honors’ province have herein larger privileges than this; therefore, we request that your honors would be pleased to allow this city that the schout, burgomasters and schepenen may judge and execute sentence in all criminal matters, capital cases excepted. Awaiting your honors favorable disposition hereupon, we remain,

Your honors’ obedient servants, the schout, burgomasters and schepenen of this city Amsterdam.[ii]

[ below was written: ] By order of the same. [ was signed: ]

Jacob Kip, secretary.

Done this 28 December anno 1656 at Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 8.

Translation Superscripts

[i]: See RNA 2:251 for another translation.
[ii]: RNA 2:251 includes the following at this point: “Allard Anthony, Olof Stevensen, Jacob Strycker, J. Vinje, Will Beeckman, Hendrick Kip. Done this 20th December 1656 at Amsterdam in N. Netherland.”

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_V08_0299.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.