Document: Order to Hendrick Ysbrants to pay duty on sundry articles in his possession

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0607b
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Order. Hendrick Ysbrants, journeyman tailor, to pay duty on sundry articles in his possession.

Document Date
1657-06-12
Document Date (Date Type)
1657-06-12
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Order
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Translation
Translation

Nicasius de Sille, fiscal, ex officio, plaintiff, against Hendrick Ysbrants van Hassel, tailor’s journeyman, defendant; the plaintiff demands and seeks confiscation of the goods listed below, which he found in the defendant’s chest, without the same having been declared; namely, 12 small copper kettles, 6 small copper saucers, 2 small pieces of Paris gold and silver galon,[i] one piece of gray cloth of about 20 ells. The defendant answered that he was but a poor journeyman and didn’t know that it would come down to that; otherwise, he would have declared it. [several lines lost] Dated as above.

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 8.

Translation Superscripts
[i]: Galon: a narrow trimming, especially of lace or embroidery, or braid with metallic threads.
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_0607b.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.

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Hendrick Ysbrants
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