We, Andries Jasperszoon van Vesanevelt and Master Clemens van Baersdorp, aldermen of Leiden, make known that before us came and appeared Henry Colaey, wool comber and grocer, declaring that he had bought from Adriaen Adriaenszoon van der Haerbrugge, carpenter, a house and grounds standing and situated within this city on the north side of the Cathaline Veststege, bordered on the one side to the east by Jan Pieterszoon Cattenhaer and on the other side to the west by the seller himself, extending from the front out of the aforesaid alley to the rear likewise onto [the ground of] the seller.
And the appearing party acknowledged that, by reason of the said purchase, over and above the encumbrance of a ground rent of six guilders and five stivers in free money yearly, charged on the aforesaid house and grounds to his, the appearing party's, account, he owed the aforesaid Adriaen Adriaenszoon a sum of eight hundred and fifty guilders of forty groats the piece, which he promised to pay in this manner: namely, one hundred of the said guilders in ready money, which fell due last May Day of this year sixteen hundred and eleven, together with the taking possession of the aforesaid house and grounds, both already having fallen due. And furthermore with a like hundred guilders yearly on May Day of the year sixteen hundred and twelve, the first [instalment], excepting that the last year['s payment shall be] fifty guilders, continuing thus from year to year until full payment of the aforesaid 850 guilders.
The appearing party further promised, upon his honour and integrity, in place of an oath, to pay all the said moneys in free money, without any deduction or diminution, whether for levies, subsidies, taxes, land taxes [verpondingen], or other contributions of the hundredth, fiftieth, twentieth, or tenth penny, greater or smaller, however these might be called, and by whomever these have already been imposed and levied or shall yet be, even should it be declared by placard or otherwise that a discount or reduction might and must be suffered on these and like purchase moneys; of all benefit and profit thereof the appearing party expressly renounced and waived any claim by these presents.
He bound hereunder, first specifically, the aforesaid house and grounds; item, further specifically, a bond [custingbrief] sealed by the aldermen of this city of Leiden, executed by Jaecques Lansel, wool comber, as buyer and thus principal debtor, together with Jan Carpentier, grocer, as surety and likewise as principal, under the appropriate renunciation applicable thereto, arising from the purchase of two small houses and grounds standing and situated within this city on the east side of the Wielmakersstege, further containing a sum of eight hundred and sixty-six guilders in coin as aforesaid, to be paid likewise in free money, with eighty of the said guilders yearly, of which the first year has already fallen due, last May Day of this year sixteen hundred and eleven; which bond the appearing party has placed in the hands of the aforesaid seller, for his security, as a pledge freely given, so that he may in such manner pursue and recover his guarantee thereupon in case of default of payment of the aforementioned purchase money, as is proper.
And furthermore, generally, all his other goods, movable and immovable, present and future, none excepted. And all this in good faith and without deceit; in witness whereof this is confirmed with our seals, on the twenty-third of March of the year sixteen hundred and twelve.
Underneath was written: J. Swanenburch. Sealed, etcetera.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
