Document: Examination of Thomas Southart, son-in-law of Anthony Jansen, as to his imprisoning Jansen at Gravesend

7 March 1654, N. Amsterdam. Thomas Southardt appeared at the session where he was law­ fully asked whether he had let his father-in-law be detained in Gravesande. Southardt replied that his father-in-law, Anthony Jansz, had been taken from his land without his knowledge and brought to Gravesande. When he, Southardt, saw his father-in-law there, he requested that the magistrates detain him as long as it takes for him to receive satisfaction from his aforesaid father-in-law. Asked whether he had requested that his father-in-law be shackled on the legs, he replied that he told the schout not to let Antony Jansz go, and did not request that his legs be shackled, and that he said this in the presence of two witnesses: Raeff and Walter Wael; whereupon the schout said, "I sel taek een Other Cours With hun."[99] Done as above. Anthony Jansz declared that he was held prisoner for 10 days at Gravesande. When Tomas Southart was further questioned about whether he had attached the livestock at Gravesande, he replied, no, and that he made no claims on the livestock. Done as above.

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