There appeared before me, notary public, and the undersigned witnesses, Artus Stanten, aged about 42 years, and Niclaes Claverly, aged about 27 years, both tobacco-pipe makers, residing within the city of Leiden.
And they have, at the request and instance of Digores Prest, hatter, likewise residing within the aforesaid city, upon their respective consciences and the salvation of their souls, in place of an oath, testified and declared to be true that they, on Saturday the 17th of this current month of June, toward evening, were at the dwelling and with the person of Jan Crips, Englishman, card-maker, residing on the Breestraat within Leiden, and then heard the same say and acknowledge that the requester had not struck him, Jan Crips, but had only touched his ruff.
Declaring nothing further, the witnesses offering, should it be necessary and should they be required in case of recollement, to confirm the aforesaid further by solemn oaths. Consenting that one or more public instruments be drawn up and issued hereof by me, the notary, in form.
Thus done within Leiden at the office of me, the notary, on the twenty-ninth of June in the year sixteen hundred seventeen, in the presence of Pieter Joostensz. Warmont and Cornelis Gerytsz. de Haes, clerks, as witnesses hereto required together with me, the notary.
Written by the hand of Artus Stanten. Written by the hand of Niclaes Claverly. P.J. Warmont. Corn. Gerrytssoon de Haes, 1617. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1617.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
