Document: Dutch colonial council minutes, 27 January - 3 February 1639

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p031

Description

Court proceedings. David Pietersen (de Vries) ads. Cicero Pierre; judgment for plaintiff, 10 guilders. Fiscal vs. Martin Cael, skipper of the ship Love, for selling goods on board that vessel; default. [1639];Court proceedings. Fiscal vs. Gysbert Cornelissen Beyerlandt, for being a public disturber and wounding a soldier in the fort; sentence, that he work with the negroes until the departure of the first sloop for the South river (Delaware); that he be then transported thither and serve the company there and pay a fine of 35 guilders. [1639]

Document Date

1639-01-27 to 1639-02-03

Document Date (Date Type)

1639-01-27

Document Type

Minutes

Court

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Minutes

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Translation

On Thursday, being the 27th of January

Davidt Pietersen, plaintiff, vs. Cecero Piere, defendant. The plaintiff maintains that he does not owe anything to the defendant as he ran away as a rascal from the plaintiff's ship. Parties being heard, it is ordered by us that Davit Pietersen shall give Piere Cecero fl. 10 as a present, wherewith he must be satisfied.

Ulrich Lupoldt, fiscal, plaintiff, vs. Marten Cael, skipper of the ship De Liefde. defendant. The plaintiff demands justice against the defendant who bound himself as security for himself and his ship's crew not to sell any merchandise in any way within the limits of the Company. Notwithstanding this, much merchandise is daily sold in the ship, as In a public store. The defendant fails to appear. Default.

On Thursday, being the 3d of February

Ulrich Lupoldt, fiscal, plaintiff, vs. Gysbert Cornelissen Beyerlandt. The plaintiff demands that the defendant be sent to the fatherland and condemned to the usual punishment of trouble makers who wound the soldiers in the Fort, as the defendant has lately done in Fort Amsterdam. [ The court ] having seen the complaint of the fiscal against Gysbert Cornelissen Beyerlandt and everything being taken duly into consideration, the same is condemned to work with the Negroes for the Company until such time as the first sloop shall sail for the South river and to serve the Company there and furthermore to pay the wounded soldier fl. 15, the surgeon a fee of fl. 10 for his services and the fiscal a fine of fl. 10.

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_V04_p031.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.