Document: Return of Johan de Deckere to the order to summons Marcelis Jansen

Pursuant to the previous order and instructions to give notice and order to the farmer Marcelis Jansz either to come down himself or to send down the documentation of damages suffered by the summoned inn keepers, on pain of being deprived of his rights, I, Johan de Deckere aforesaid, have ordered the aforesaid farmer on behalf of the aforementioned that either he should go down himself or otherwise send down his actual charge and claim together with those of debts and damages at the expense [ ] summoned inn keepers. [ ] replied, “It’s alright. I’ll do it.” Thus ordered and answered in the presence of messrs. Abraham Michielsz and Augustinus Heermans requested as witnesses hereto (was signed) J. de Deckere, 1656.