Document: Proceedings in the case of the farmer of the excise vs. Egbert van Borsum for violation of the excise laws

Warnaer Wessels, farmer of the excise, plaintiff, against Egbert van Borsum, defendant; the plaintiff producing his documents in person, declared renunciation of further submissions, as likewise did the defendant Egbert van Borsum, and declared also to renounce further submissions.

The secretary was ordered to place the foregoing documents in the hands of the lord Nicasius de Sille in order to review the same, and thereafter to place them into the hands of the honorable lord La Montagne so that after examination they may deliver their recommendation thereon. Ady ut supra.

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