[Petrus Stuyvesant, by authoritie of the High and Mighty Staats-Generall of the United belgick provinces and the Hounorable
Lords bewinthebberen off the Westindia Comp. Governor General of the Niew Netherlands, Curaçao, Bonairo, Aruba, and the
Councell of Staet] heere establish[ed
Doe order by these presence,] Nicolaes van Elslant junior our messeng]er of Justice, whereas John
La Montaig]ne Junior Customer off the excijse Off tap] house keepers & out sellers by small meashers, off all sorts of wijnes & beares, hath by waij off complaint given unto us information not onlij the refusall of paiment of the
forsaide custome or excijse bij our order imposed uppon beare wijnes & licquors but alsoo the abuses, threatnings both by words & speeches offered unto him our forsaide customer bij
some of Heemsteede, therefore order our forsaide messenger Nicolaes van Elslant Junior, that
he shall forwarne & call before us the magestr[ates off the saide towne and together bij name Thomas Foster, Sijmon Seren, Ariaen Forman, John Hick[es John Smith, John Heerman, Aeltie the wijff
off Pieter Cornelissen, James Paine, Thomas Yrland, William Yets, Jeremij Wood, that theij without faile make their appearance before us one Thursday being the second of Jannuarij next ensueinge for to heere and answeare if theij
can such demands & forfeijts as our fiscall shall demaunde and obiect against them, given under our hand and common seale this 19 off Decembr 1658: Amsterdam in Niew Netherland[i]
The above order having been read by the court messenger to the persons mentioned therein, the farmer being present; [ they ] have satisfied the farmer, so that this case will not be continued. This as a reminder.
