Document: Order permitting Jan Evertsen Bout to rent his farm at Midwout

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0577a

Description

Order. Permitting Jan Evertsen Bout to rent his farm at Midwout to another person, in case Dirck Theunissen the Norman's wife be not able to hire it.

Document Date

1657-05-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-05-15

Document Type

Order

Minutes

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Order

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Translation

[several lines lost] on suspicion of committing incest, requesting to be allowed to rent his farm to another, whereas he has understood that Dirck Teunisz will not be released for some time.

After due deliberation it was decided to allow the petitioner to rent his farm to another, if it so be that the wife of Dirck Teunisz might be judged unable or unwilling to keep and manage the same, as is fitting. Dated as above.

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_V08_0577a.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.