David Merrew

1 record uses this name between 28 November 1625.

Name in the recordsDavid Merrew

Recorded rolesPetitioner

Places statedLeiden

Record span28 November 1625

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28 November 1625 On 28 November 1625, Nicolas Chilton, wool comber and 40 years old, and John Haggis, wool comber and 35 years old, both resident in Leiden, appear before the aldermen of Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 28 November 1625, Nicolas Chilton, wool comber and 40 years old, and John Haggis, wool comber and 35 years old, both resident in Leiden, appear before the aldermen of Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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There appeared before the undersigned aldermen of the city of Leiden Niclaes Schilten, wool comber, aged about 40 years, and Jan Egges, likewise wool comber, aged about 35 years, both residing within this city. Under solemn oath lawfully administered to them, at the request of Davidt Merrew, likewise a wool comber residing within Delft, they testified and declared to be true that they have known the aforesaid requester for a long time and have associated with him, both here and in England, during which time they have had acquaintance with him here.

They declared that they have always understood that the aforesaid requester's wife had died, without their ever having heard or understood that the said requester had remarried or had taken any other wife.

Further, the aforesaid Schilten alone declared that about seven years ago a certain person came to his house who had come here expressly to bring the news that the said requester's wife had died. Declaring nothing further, so truly may God Almighty help them. Done the 28th of November in the year sixteen hundred and twenty-five. Jan Janszoon Orlers, 28-11-1625. Schaeck.

In the margin: Done Pro Deo [free of charge] with the right of the small seal.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.

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Compareerden voor de ondergeschreven schepenen der stadt Leyden Niclaes Schilten wolcammer out omtrent XL jaren ende Jan Egges mede wolcammer out omtrent XXXV jaren beyde woonende binnen deser stede, ende hebben bij solemnelen eede hen wettelicken gestaeft ende affgenomen ten versoucke van Davidt Merrew insgelijcx wolcammer woonachtich binnen Delft getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te weesen, dat zij den voornoemde requirant langen tijt gekent met den zelven ende ommegegaen hebben, zoo alhier als in Engelant geduyrende welcke tijt dat zij aen den zelven alhier kennisse hebben gehadt. Verclaren altijt te hebben verstaen dat des voornoemde requirants huysvrouwe was overleden, zonder dat zij oyt gehoort ofte verstaen hebben dat den zelven requirant wederom is hertrout ofte eenige huysvrouwen heeft gehadt. Wijders verclaerde de voornoemde Schilten alleen dat omtrent geleden den tijt van zeven jaren t’sijnen huyse is gecoomen zeecker persoon die alhier expres was gecoomen omme te bootschappen dat desselffs requirants huysvrouwe was overleden, vorder niet verclarende, zoo waerlick most hen deposanten Godt almachtich helpen. Actum den XXVIIIen novembris anno XVIc vijffentwintich. Jan Janszoon Orlers 28-11-1625 Schaeck In de marge: Gedaen Pro deo met het recht van ’t cleyn zegel.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79P · folio 25

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