On the 20th of July 1616, the sheriff and aldermen of this city, upon the written request made by or on behalf of Eduwaert Butcher and Jan Sissel, both merchants in England, have hereupon authorised the first officer with the rod, as requested herein, to place and take into arrest the persons of Johan and Willem Crips within this city and its freedom, in order to recover thereby, respectively, their outstanding debts by virtue of the bonds concerning the same, but all this at the risk of the aforesaid petitioners.
Done as above.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
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Consent van arrest Op ten XXen july 1616 ende hebben schout ende schepenen deser stede op ‘t schriftelick versouck gedaen bij off van wegen Eduwaert Butcher, ende Jan Sissel beyde coopluyden in Engelant den Ien bode mitte roede hier op versocht geauthoriseert omme de personen van Johan ende Willem Crips binnen deser stede ende de vrijdomme vandien in arreste te stellen ende nemen om haerluyder achter wesen respective daer om te verhalen vermogens de obligatien daer van zijnde, doch alles ten pericule van de voorseyde supplianten. Actum ut supra.
Source:Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 43LL · folio 106
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