Document: Power of attorney from Pieter Broensen to Hendrick van Dyck to demand certain moneys from the administrators of the estate of Seger Teunissen

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared the worthy Pieter Bruynsz, born in the Streek,[1] who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Hendrick van Dyck, fiscal of New Netherland, to ask, demand and receive in his, the principal's, name from the administrators of the estate of the late Seger Tonisz the sum of eight hundred and fifteen guilders, which the aforesaid Pieter Bruynsz disbursed and invested for him, Seger Teunisz, in goods in Holland, and also eight hundred and eighty guilders, ten stivers, by virtue of a certain power of attorney given to him, Pieter Bruynsz, by Willem Jansz, coppersmith, the value whereof was sent by Seger Tonisz on bottomry. On receipt of the aforesaid sums of money from the said administrators by the honorable Fiscal van Dyck, he shall have power to execute a receipt therefor, which shall be valid. He shall also have power to sue and to carry on legal proceedings if necessary, to prosecute the case to the end either as plaintiff or defendant, to hear judgment pronounced and to appeal therefrom, and to substitute one or more persons, doing in all things as the case may further require, he, Pieter Bruynsz, promising to hold valid whatever shall be done and transacted in the matter aforesaid by the aforesaid Hendrick van Dyck. Thus done and signed in the record by the above named Pieter Bruynsz, with Pieter Jacobsz and Claes Bordingh, as witnesses hereto invited, this 16th of September 1648, in New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Pieter Broensz
Pieter Jacobsz Maryus
Claes Claese Bordingh
Cor. van Tienh.