Document: Bond of Skipper Joost Teunissen van Norden

I, the undersigned, hereby bind myself that after sailing from here for the South River in New Netherland I shall not touch at any other place, nor take in any more goods than are entered on the fiscal's list; also, that after my safe arrival at the South River I shall not unload the same or any other goods, or allow them to be discharged or traded, before and until I have exhibited my commission, clearance and the invoice of the goods taken on board to Andries Hudden, the commissary there. Also, after having finished my trading at the South River, I shall not depart before I have entered my full return cargo and traded peltries with the commissary aforesaid and shall not alienate, land, or send away any of them before and until I shall have exhibited a list and invoice thereof to the honorable director general or his deputy here at the Manhatans All without fraud or deceit, on pain of forfeiting my ship and lading, or the just value thereof Done at the Manhatans in New Netherland, this 27th of May A°. 1651. In witness of the truth I have signed this with my own hand in the presence of the below mentioned witnesses.

Joost Teunis v Norden