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Henry Wood

14 records use this name between 10 December 1610–13 December 1629.

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Name in the recordsHenry Wood
Recorded rolesGuarantor · Buyer · Grantor · Witness · Owner · Burgher · Seller
Places statedLeiden
Record span10 December 1610–13 December 1629

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Citizen’s registration for Henry Wood, Englishman, dated 10 December 1610. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Burgher

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Heyndrick Woet, Englishman, was admitted on the aforesaid day, on the testimony and surety of Abram Greij and Rogier Wiltzon.

In the margin: received three pounds four shillings.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. This entry is a brief citizen-registration record rather than a full notarial act.

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Heyndrick Woet Engelsman es op de getuychnisse en borchtochte van Abram Greij ende Rogier Wiltzon aengenomen ten voorseyde dage. In de marge: ontfangen III libra IIII schellingen.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 1267 · folio 52

On 27 January 1611, Jean de Lalaing transfers to John Robinson, pastor of the English Church in Leiden, William Jepson, Henry Wood and Jane White (assisted by her guardian Nicolas White) a house and ground on the Pieterskerkhof by the Kloksteeg in Leiden, known as the Groene Poort. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Buyer

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Appeared before the undersigned aldermen Seigneur Johan de Lalaing as seller, and Jan Robintszoon, minister of the Divine Word to the English congregation in this city, Willem Jepson, Henry Wood and Jane White, unmarried, assisted in this matter by Seigneur Niclaes de Witte, jeweller, as her chosen guardian, jointly and each for one lawful quarter share as buyers. They acknowledged to one another that they had sold and purchased a house and yard, with a yard lying to its west, standing within this city on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Clockhuys, long known as De Groene Poort.

On the eastern side it adjoins, first, the seller himself, with a certain small room above the gate of the house sold, which room the seller retains; then Willem Symonszoon van der Wilde; and then the buildings of the Commandery. On the western side it adjoins, first, the widow and heirs of Huych van Alckemade; then the seller himself; then the Donkere Gracht, lying west of the aforesaid side yard; and then the Faliede Begijnhof. It extends from the street of the aforesaid churchyard at the front to the Faliede Begijnhof at the rear.

The sale comprises the house as it is now built, arranged, used and inhabited, together with everything in it and everything fixed to the ground or nailed in place belonging to the seller, subject to an annual ground rent of eleven stuivers and twelve penningen, with feudal dues, belonging to the lord of Poelgeest. The seller promised to indemnify and warrant the house and yard, subject to that rent, against every further charge or encumbrance by which it might in any way be burdened, for a year and a day and thereafter in perpetuity as the law requires, under a general pledge of all his goods.

For the house and yard, in addition to the aforesaid rent, the buyers acknowledged that they owed 8,000 guilders of forty groten each. They promised to pay this sum free of all charges, including the tenth penny and the costs of the deeds, as follows: on the coming May Day of 1611, when they take possession of the house and yard, 2,000 guilders in cash; and thereafter 500 guilders on each successive May Day until the full sum of 8,000 guilders has been paid. The house and yard remain specially pledged for this debt.

The four buyers made themselves jointly liable, each for the others, as sureties for payment and as principal debtors, renouncing the legal benefits of division and prior execution, whose force and effect they declared they fully understood. Jane White also renounced the benefit of the Senatus Consultum Velleianum. The buyers promised to indemnify one another for their respective quarter shares, under the same pledge as above.

Lastly, it was stipulated that the buyers must allow the house to remain let for one further year after the coming May, at a rent of 228 guilders, which rent shall benefit the buyers. The seller promised to place in their hands the rental agreement made for that purpose, so that they may rely upon it with all the rights granted to them by the civil ordinances of this city.

Done on 27 January 1611. Frans Adriaenszoon; C. Baersdorp.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. The XML metadata dates this record ten days earlier than the date stated in the abstract and transcription; the page therefore displays the month without a day.

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Compareerden voor schepenen ondergeschreven seingeur Johan de Lalaingh als vercoper ende Jan Robintszoon dienaer des goddelijcken woorts van de Engelsche gemeente binnen deser stede. Willem Jepson, Henry Wood ende Jane White ongehuwede persoon in deze geholpen bij seingeur Niclaes de Witte juwelier als haer gecoren voocht gezamentlijcken ende elck voor een gerecht vierdepaert als copers ende bekenden over ende wederover vercoft ende gecoft te hebben een huys ende erve met een erve westwaerts daer bezijden gelegen staende ende gelegen binnen deser stede mede zuydtzijde van de Pieterskerckhoff ontrent het Clockhuys van onts genaemt de Groene Poort. Belegen hebbende aen d’een zijde ten oosten voor den vercoper zelfs met zeker camertgen boven de poort van ’t vercofte huys welck camertgen den vercoper aen hem behout daer aen Willem Symonszoon van der Wilde ende daer aen de huyzinge van de Commandurije ende aen d’ander zijde ten westen voor de wedue ende de erffgenamen van Huych van Alckemade daer aen den vercoper zelfs daer aen de Donckre Graft gelegen ten westen beneffens ’t voorseyde zijdelerve ende daer aen het Falyde Bagijnhoff streckende voor van de strate van ’t kerckhoff voorseyd tot achter aen ’t Falyde Baghijnhoff voorseyd. Al ende zulx ’t voorseyde huys jegenwoordich getimmert ende gemaeckt staet mitsgaders gebruyckt ende bewoont wort met alle ’t gene daer inne ende aen aert ende nagelvast is den vercoper toebehorende met de belastinge van elff stuvers twaelff penningen sjaers pachts met den houde aencomende de heer Van Poelgeest. Ende den vercoper gelovede ’t voorseyde huys ende erve met ende onder de voorseyde pachte te vrije ende te waren van allen vorder commer ende opstal daermede hetzelve in eenige wijze belast ofte bezwaert zoude mogen zijn. Ende dat jaer en dach mitsgaders in eeuwigen dagen als recht is onder verbant generael van alle zijne goederen. Voor welck voorseyde huys ende erve de voornoemde copers boven de voorseyde pachte bekenden schuldich te wezen een somme van achtduyzent guldens van XL groten ’t stuck dewelcke zij luyden belooffden te betalen vrijs gelts van alles ende zulx van de Xen penning ende van de brieven in deze vougen te weten meye dage eerstcomende dezes jaers XVIC ende elff met d’aenvaerdinge van ’t voorseyde huys ende erve tweeduyzent des voorseyde guldens gereet ende voorts jaerlijcks telcken meyedage daer aen volgen met vijffhondert guldens geduyrende zulcx ten volle betalinge toe van de voorseyde somme van VIIIM guldens blijvende ’t voorseyde huys ende erve daer voren specyalijcken verbonden ende de voornoemde vier copers stelden hen elck voor den andere penningborgen ende mede als principale schuldenaers onder vertichtinge der benefitien van ordre splissinge ende uytwinninge ende de voornoemde Jane Whyte daer beneffens ‘t benefitie senatus consultii velleranii daer van zij hen respectivelijck ten volle hielden onderrecht des de copers malcanderen elckx voor een vierde paert beloffden te indempneren onder verbant als voren. Ten laetsten is bevoorwaert dat de copers zullen moeten gedogen dat ’t voorseyde huys achter mey toecomende noch een jaer zal blijven verhuyrt, ende dat voor een somme van tweehondert en achtentwintich guldens dat de copers zullen profiteren ende beloofde den vercoper de huyrcedele dien aengaende gemaeckt de copers in handen te leveren des zijluyden hen daer inne zullen mogen behelpen met alzulck recht als de burgerlijcke keure dezer stede dat innehout ende medebrengt ‘t welck den vercoper herluyden toestaet. Actum den XXVIIen januarij anno XVIc ende elff. Frans Adriaenszoon C. Baersdorp 1611

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 73M-2 · folio 18v

The house on the west side of an ally on the Pieterskerkhof (district of Zevenhuizen) is sold on 14 March 1611 by Jean de Lalaing to John Robinson, pastor of the English Church, William Jepson, Henry Wood, and Ralph Thickins, married to Jane White. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Buyer

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 6614 · folio 161

Sale by Jean de Lalaing of the house De Groene Poort on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Kloksteeg in Leiden to John Robinson, pastor of the English Church in Leiden, William Jepson, Henry Wood and Ralph Thickins, husband of Jane White, each for a quarter share. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Buyer

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We, Pieter Arentsz Deyman and Amelis van Hogeveen, aldermen in Leiden, certify that Seigneur Johan de Lalaing appeared before us. He declared for himself and his heirs that he had sold, and by this deed did sell, to Jan Robinsz, minister of the Divine Word to the English congregation in this city, Willem Jepzon, Henry Woed and Raynulph Thickins, married to Jane White, jointly and each for one lawful quarter share, a house and yard with a yard lying to its west, standing within this city on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Clockhuys, long known as De Groene Poort.

On the eastern side it adjoins, first, the appearing seller himself, with a small room which he retains above the gate of the house sold; then Willem Symonsz van der Wilde; and then the buildings of the Commandery. On the western side it adjoins, first, the widow and heirs of Huych van Alckemade; then the appearing seller himself; then the Donkere Gracht, lying west of the aforesaid side yard; and then the Faliede Begijnhof. It extends from the street of the aforesaid churchyard at the front to the Faliede Begijnhof at the rear.

The sale comprises the house as it is now built, arranged, used and inhabited, together with everything in it and everything fixed to the ground or nailed in place belonging to the seller, subject to an annual ground rent of eleven stuivers and twelve penningen, with feudal dues, belonging to the lord of Poelgeest. The seller promised to indemnify and warrant the house and yard, subject to that charge and those conditions, against every further burden or encumbrance by which it might in any way be affected, for a year and a day and thereafter in perpetuity as the law requires, under a general pledge of all his movable and immovable goods, present and future, none excepted.

The seller further acknowledged that, on account of the sale, he had been fully satisfied and paid from first penny to last by means of a mortgage deed for 8,000 guilders of forty groten each. Of that sum, 2,000 guilders was paid in cash; the remainder was to be paid at 500 guilders a year, the first instalment falling due on May Day 1612. All this was done in good faith and without fraud.

In witness, this deed was confirmed with our seals on 5 May 1611. Beneath was signed: J. van Swanenburch; sealed, etc.

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

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Wij, Pieter Arentsz. Deyman ende Amelis van Hogeveen, schepenen in Leyden, oirconden dat voor ons gecomen es Sr. Johan de Lalaing, verclarende voor hem ende zijne erven vercoft te hebben ende vercofte mitsdesen Jan Robinsz., dienaer des Goddelicken Woorts van de Engelsche gemene binnen deser stede, Willem Jepzon, Henry Woed ende Raynulph Thickins, als getrout Jane White, gezamentlick ende zulcx elcx voor hen voor een gerecht vierdepaert, een huys ende erve met een erve westwaerts daerbezijden aen gelegen, staende ende gelegen binnen deser stede aen de zuytzijde van ‘t Pieterskerckhoff omtrent het Clockhuys, vanouts genoemt “De Groene Poort”, belent ende belegen hebbende aen d’een zijde ten oosten voor hem comparant zelffs met zeecker camertgen, ‘twelck hij aen hem behout, comende boven de poort van dit vercofte huys, daeraen Willem Symonsz. van der Wilde ende daeraen de huysinge van de Commanduyrye. Ende aen d’ander zijde ten westen voor de weduwe ende erffgenamen van Huych van Alckemade, daeraen hem comparant zelffs, daeraen de Donckeregraft, gelegen ten westen beneffens ‘t vers. zijdelerve ende daeraen het Falide Bagijnhoff, streckende voor van de strate van ‘t Kerckhoff vers. tot achter aen ‘t Falide Bagijnhoff voorn. Al ende zulcx ‘t vers. huys jegenwoordich getimmert ende gemaect staet, mitsgaders gebruyct ende bewoont wert, mit alle ‘tgunt daerinne ende aen aert- ende nagelvast es, hem comparant toebehorende, met de belastinge van elff stuyvers twaelff penningen tsjaers pacht met den houde, aencomende de heer Van Poelgeest. Ende hij comparant gelovede ‘t vers. huys ende erve met ende onder de vers. laste ende voorwaerden te vrijen ende waren van allen vorder commer ende opstal, daermede hetzelve in eeniger wijse belast ofte bezwaert zoude mogen zijn. Ende dat jaer ende dach mitsgaders ten eewygen dagen als recht es, onder verbant generalick van alle zijne goederen, roerende, onroerende, jegenwoordige ende toecomende, egeen uytgesondert. Voorts zoo bekende hij comparant hem ter zaecke van de vers. vercopinge al, wel ende ten vollen vernoucht, voldaen ende betaelt te zijn, den lesten penning mitten eersten, ende dat met een custingbrieff, innehoudende een somme van achtduysent guldens van 40 grooten ‘t stuck, te betalen staende vrijs gelts met tweeduysent guldens gereet ende voorts met vijffhondert guldens tsjaers, Meyendage anno 1600ende twaelff ‘t eerste, ende dit alles ter goeder trouwen ende zonder arghelist. In oirconden desen met onsen zegelen bevesticht opten 5en may des jaers 1600ende elff. Onder stont geteyckent: J. v. Swanenburch, bezegelt etc.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 67MM · folio 105

On 5 May 1611, Jean de Lalaing transfers to John Robinson, pastor of the English Church in Leiden, William Jepson, Henry Wood and Ralph Thickins a house and grounds known as the De Groene Poort on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Kloksteeg in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Buyer

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We, Pieter Arentszoon Deyman and Amelis van Hogeveen, aldermen in Leiden, certify that Jan Robintszoon, minister of the Divine Word to the English congregation in this city, Willem Jepsen, Henry Woed and Reynulph Thickins appeared before us. They declared that, jointly and each for one lawful quarter share, they had purchased from Seigneur Johan de Lalaing a house and yard with a yard lying to its west, standing within this city on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Clockhuys, long known as De Groene Poort.

On the east it adjoins the seller himself, then Willem Symonszoon van der Wilde, and then the buildings of the Commandery. On the west it adjoins the widow and heirs of Huych van Alckemade, then the seller himself, then the Donkere Gracht, and then the Faliede Begijnhof. It extends from the street of the churchyard at the front to the Faliede Begijnhof at the rear.

The appearing buyers, each standing surety for the others and as principal debtors, renounced the legal benefits of division and prior execution, whose force and effect they declared they fully understood. On account of the purchase, in addition to the annual ground rent of eleven stuivers and twelve penningen with feudal dues left upon the house and yard, they acknowledged that they owed Johan de Lalaing 8,000 guilders of forty groten each.

They promised to pay 2,000 guilders in cash on May Day 1611, when they took possession of the house and yard, and thereafter 500 guilders on each May Day, beginning in 1612, from year to year until the full 8,000 guilders had been paid.

In place of an oath, they promised on their honour and good faith to pay all those sums free of deductions for levies, subsidies, assessments, property taxes or any other contributions, whether of the hundredth, fiftieth, twentieth or tenth penny, or any greater or lesser charge, whatever it might be called and whoever might impose it, whether already introduced or imposed later. Even if an ordinance or other rule should declare that a deduction might or must be made from such purchase money, they expressly renounced every benefit arising from it.

They specially pledged the house and yard, and generally all their other respective movable and immovable goods, present and future, none excepted. They also promised to indemnify one another for their respective quarter shares in the aforesaid suretyship, under the same pledge. All this was done in good faith and without fraud.

In witness, this deed was confirmed with our seals on 5 May 1611. It was signed J. Swanenburch and sealed with two green wax seals hanging from double parchment tags.

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

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Wij Pieter Arentszoon Deyman ende Amelis van Hogeveen schepenen in Leyden oirconden dat voor ons gecomen ende verscheenen sijn Jan Robintszoon dienaer des goddelijcken woorts van de Engelsche gemeene binnen deser stede Willem Jepsen, Henry Woed ende Reynulph Thickins verclarende zij comparanten gesamentlijck ende sulcx elcx voor een gerecht vierdepaert gecoft te hebben jegens seigneur Johan de Lalaingh, een huys ende erve met een erve westwaerts daer bezijden aen gelegen, staende ende gelegen binnen deser stede, aen de zuytzijde van het Pieterskerckhoff ontrent het klockhuys, van outs genaemt de Groenepoort belent hebbende aen d’ een sijde ten oosten voor den vercoper voornoemt zelffs daer aen Willem Symonszoon van der Wilde ende daer de huysinghe van de commandurije ende aen d’ ander sijde ten westen voor de weduwe ende erffgenamen van Huych van Alckemade, daer aen den vercoper selffs daer aen de Donckere Graft, ende daer aen het Falydebageynhoff, streckende voor van de strate van ’t kerckhoff voorseyd tot achter aen ‘t Falydebageynhoff voornoemt. Ende sij comparanten die hun elcx voor ander als penninghborgen ende principael stelden, onder de vertichtinghe der beneficien ordinis divisionis et excussionis van de crachten ende werckingen der zelver hij hen respectivelick ten vollen hielden onderrecht bekenden uyt zaecke der zelver cope boven den opstal van elff stuvers ende twaelff penningen ‘t sjaers pacht mitten houde (opte gelaeten) de voornoemde Johan de Lalaingh schuldich te wesen, een somme van acht duysent guldens van XL grooten ’t stuck de welcke sij belooffden te betaelen in deser vougen te weeten met twee duysent der voorseyde guldens op meyedage deses jaers XVIc elff beneffens d’ aenvaerdinge van de voorseyde huysinghe ende erve gereedt ende voorts mit paeyen off custinghen van vijff hondert gelijcke guldens ‘t sjaers meyedage anno XVIc twaelff ’t eerste geduyrende sulcx van jaere te jaere ter volre betalinghe toe van de voorseyde VIIIm guldens. Belovende zij comparanten voorts bij eere ende vromicheyt in plaetse van eede alle de voorseyde penningen te sullen betaelen vrijs gelts, zonder enighe deductie off afbreck ‘t zij van beden subventien, schattinghen van verpondingen ofte andere contributien van Ce, Le, XXe, Xe meerder off minder penningen hoe die oock zouden mogen werden genomt ende bij wien die alreede innegestelt ende ommegeslagen sijn offnoch sullen werden, alwaert oock zulcx dat bij placcate off anderssins verclaert werde dat men op dese ende gelijcke cooppenningen cortinge ende affslach soude mogen doen ende moeten lijden, van alle voordeel ende prouffijt vandien zij comparanten wel uytdruckelicken renunchieerden ende affstant deden mitsdesen. Hier onder verbindende zij comparanten eerst specialicken ’t voorseyde huys ende erve, ende voorts generalick alle hare respective andere goederen roerende, onroerende jegenwoordige ende toecomende egeen vandien uytgesondert des zoe belooffden zij comparanten malcanderen ende d’ een den anderen voor sijn vierdepaert in desen ter zaecke van de voorgeroerde borchtochte t’ ontheffen ende schadeloos te houden, onder gelijck verbant alsvooren, ende dit alles ter goeder trouwen ende zonder argelist, des ten oirconden desen met onsen zegelen bevesticht opten vijffden mey des jaers XVIc ende elff. Ende es ondergeteyckent J. Swanenburch. Wesende voorts bezegelt met twee groen wassen zegelen aen double franchijnen staerten uythangende.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 69K · folio 4

Testamentary disposition by Roger Wilson, serge weaver, in which he stipulates that Henry Wood and William Jepson of Leiden have to settle his estate as follows: Roger Wilson’s house at the Uiterstegracht in Leyden, and everything in it, must be sold and all outstanding claims cashed. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Guarantor

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Before me, Jacob Jansz Verwey, notary public admitted by the Court of Holland and residing in Leiden, and the witnesses named below, appeared Roger Wilson, serge worker living in Leiden. Though ill in bed, he appeared to be in full possession of his reason, memory and understanding.

He declared that Henry Wood and William Jepson, also of Leiden, had stood surety for the purchase price of his house and yard on the Uiterstegracht. About nine hundred Carolus guilders remained due, payable at one hundred guilders a year beginning in May 1614, besides an annual ground rent of six guilders and five stuivers, redeemable for one hundred guilders.

Not wishing his guarantors to suffer loss, Wilson directed that immediately after his death they should enter his estate, sell and convey the house and all his other goods, collect the purchase money and outstanding debts, pay the remaining nine hundred guilders and his funeral and other debts, and divide what remained equally: one half to his heirs living in Sandwich, England, and the other half to the English congregation in Leiden, of which he was a member.

He declared this to be his last will and wished it to take effect as a codicil or gift in contemplation of death. Done at Wilson's bedside on the Uiterstegracht on 16 September 1613 at about ten in the morning, in the presence of William Brewster, elder of the congregation, and James Hurst, wool comber, as witnesses.

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

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Compareerden voor mij, Jacob Jansz. Verwey, openbaer ende bij den Hove van Hollandt gheadmitteert notario, tot Leyden residerende, ende de ghetuygen onderghenomineert, Rogier Wilson, raswercker, woonende binnen d’voors. stede, leggende sieck te bedde, doch sijn redenen, memorie ende verstandt well machtich ende ten vollen ghebruyckende naer allen uytwendigen schijne, d’welcke verclaerde dat Henrick Wod ende Willem Jepson, woonende mede binnen de vers. stadt Leyden, haerselven voor hem comparant gheconstitueert ende gestelt hebben borgen voor de cooppenningen van sijn huys ende erve, staende ende gelegen binnen d’voors. stede op de Uyterstegrafte, waervan hij comparant noch schuldich es ontrent negenhondert Carolusguldens ‘t stuck te 40 grooten, te betalen staende met hondert guldens sjaers, Meyedaege 1600veertien ‘t eerste, ende dit boven een rente van ses gulden vijff stuyvers sjaers op de grondt staende, te quyten met hondert guldens. Ende dat hij mitsdien, niet willende dat d’voorn. Henrick Wod ende Willem Jepson door d’voors. borchtochte sullen lijden eenige schaede, bij desen ordonneert ende begeert dat d’selve sijne borgen terstondt naer sijn overlijden in sijnen boedell sullen treden, d’voors. huysinge ende erve, mitsgaders alle sijne andere goederen, vercoopen ende ten behoeve van de copers opdragen ende transporteren, de cooppenningen ende sijne uytstaende schulden naevorderen ende ontfangen, quitantie ende quytscheldinge van haeren ontfangen passeren, van haere ontfange penningen d’voors. noch onbetaelde ontrent negenhondert guldens, mitsgaders sijne doot- ende vordere uytschulden te betalen, ende ‘tgeene daernaer bevonden sall werden noch over te schieten, aen sijne erffgenamen (die woonachtich sijn tot Santwits in Engelandt) voor d’eene helft, ende d’Engelsche gemeente binnen d’voors. stadt Leyden (waervan hij comparant een lidtmaet es) voor d’andere helfte, getrouwelijcken uytreycken ende distribueren, welcke gemeente hij comparant d’helfte van ‘tselve overschot tot een legaet maeckt ende bespreeckt mitsdesen uyt sonderlingen Christelijcken ijver, die hij daertoe es hebbende. Alle ‘twelcke hij comparant verclaerde te wesen sijn uyterste wille ende meeninge, begeerende dat ‘tselve stadtgrijpen ende effect sorteren sall, ‘tsij als codicill, gifte uyt saecke des doots off soo ‘tselve anders best soude mogen subsisteren, nietjegenstaende eenige defecten off omissiën. Versouckende bij mij notario hiervan gemaeckt ende gheëxpedieert te worden een openbaer instrument ofte meer in der bester forme. Aldus gedaen ende bij den comparant verleden ende gepasseert binnen de stadt Leyden, ten huyse ende voor ‘t bedde van d’selve comparant op de voors. Uyterstegraft, ten bijwesen ende overstaen van de Edele Willem Bruster, ouderlinge van d’voors. gemeente, ende Jacob Herst, cammer, woonende binnen d’vers. stede, als getuygen gelooffwaerdich met mij notario ten desen versocht, d’welcke affirmeerden ende verclaerden de persoone van de comparant well te kennen ende oversulcx well te weten dat hij es degeene, die hij hem als hiervooren noempt, op den sestienden dach van de maent september in den jaere 1600endedertien, de clocke ontrent tien uyren voormiddach. William Brewster Roger Wilson James Hurste In kennisse van mij Jacob J. Verwey notaris publicus subscripsit 16.9.1613

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 94 · folio 67

Citizen’s registration for Edmund Chandler, English serge weaver, dated 11 November 1613. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Guarantor

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Edtmont Tgandelaer, serge worker from England, has been admitted as a citizen under the surety and on the testimony of Rogier Wiltzon, baker, and Henrick Woedt, cloth merchant, on the day aforesaid, before the aldermen as above.

In the margin: received 3 pounds and 4 shillings.

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

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Edtmont Tgandelaer saeywercker uyt Engelant es onder de borchtochte ende opte getuygenisse van Rogier Wiltzon backer, ende Henrick Woedt drapier tot poorter aengenomen ten dage als voren, voor schepenen ut supra. In de marge: ontfangen III libra en IIII schellingen.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 1267 · folio 74v

Citizen’s registration for Isaac Allerton, Englishman from London, dated 7 February 1614. 1 scan Open recordClose record

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Izaack Allertszoon, Englishman from London, is admitted upon the testimony and under the surety of Rogier Wiltzon and Hendrick Woedt, on the 7th [day] of the 2nd [month] of 1614, before Leeuwen and Goes, aldermen.

In the margin: received 3 pounds, 4 shillings.

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

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Izaack Allertszoon Engelsman van Londen, es op de getuychnisse en onder de borchtochte van Rogier Wiltzon ende Hendrick Woedt aengenomen op den 7en 2 – 1614 voor Leeuwen ende Goes schepenen. In de marge: ontfangen III libra IIII schellingen.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 1267 · folio 76

Citizen’s registration for John Keble from Canterbury in England, dated 27 April 1615. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Guarantor

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Jan Kebel of Canterbury in England was admitted as a citizen on the aforesaid day, upon the testimony and surety of Henrick Woets and Edmont Chandelaer, both likewise Englishmen.

In the margin: received 3 guilders 4 stivers.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. This entry is a brief citizen-registration register line rather than a full notarial act.

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Jan Kebel van Cantelberch in Engelant es opte getuychnisse ende borchtochte van Henrick Woets ende Edmont Chandelaer beyde mede Engelschen als poorter aengenomen ten dage voorseyd. In de marge: ontfangen III gulden IIII stuivers.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 1267 · folio 85v

Citizen’s registration for Alexander Price, English camlet merchant, dated 18 May 1615. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Guarantor

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Alexander Prees, camlet merchant from England, was accepted as citizen on the testimony and surety of Henrick Woedt, serge merchant, and Rogier Wiltson, serge weaver, on the aforesaid day.

In the margin: received three guilders four stuivers.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. This entry is a brief citizen's registration line rather than a full notarial act.

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Alexander Prees greyndrapier uyt Engelant es opte getuychnisse ende borchtochte van Henrick Woedt saeytrapier ende Rogier Wiltson saeywercker als poorter aengenomen ten dage voorseyd. In de marge: ontfangen III guldens IIII stuivers.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 1267 · folio 86v

Registration of the banns of Henry Jepson, bachelor, serge weaver from Worksop, England, with Jane Powell, spinster, from Maldon in Essex, England, with Henry Wood, acquaintance of the groom, and Jane Lee, acquaintance of the bride, as witnesses. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Witness

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Registered the 8th of December 1617. First [banns] the 9th of December 1617; second the 16th of December 1617; third the 23rd of December 1617. Henrick Jepsen, bachelor, serge weaver, from Wersop [Worksop] in England, accompanied by Henrick Woet, his acquaintance; with Jannetgen Paul, spinster, from Malden in Escix [Maldon in Essex], England, accompanied by Janneken Leyns, her acquaintance.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. This entry is a brief banns register line rather than a full notarial act.

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Aengeteyckent den VIIIen Decembris ao 1617. ‘t Ie den 9.12.1617 ‘t IIe den 16.12.1617 ‘t IIIe den 23.12.1617 Henrick Jepsen jongman zaeywercker van Wersop in Engelant vergeselschapt met Henrick Woet zyn bekende met Jannetgen Paul jongedochter van Malden in Escix in Engelant vergeselschapt met Janneken Leyns haer bekende

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 1004 · call no. 198 · folio 71

Deed dated 1 June 1621 in which Ralph Thickins, Englishman, mirror maker of Amsterdam, gives power of attorney to John Robinson, pastor of Leiden, to sell in his name a fourth part of a house and grounds in the Pieterskerkhof. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Owner

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 84G · folio 174-175

Henry Wood authorises Henry Jepson to sell a quarter part of De Groene Poort, a house on the southside of the Pieterskerkhof. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Grantor

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Henrick Woed, an Englishman and inhabitant of this city, appeared before the undersigned aldermen of Leiden. By this deed he appointed and fully authorised Henrick Jepzon, likewise an Englishman, especially to sell and convert into money, either publicly or privately, to such person, for such sum and price, in such manner of payment and upon such conditions as the authorised representative should think fit, a certain quarter share of a house and yard standing within this city on the south side of Saint Peter’s Churchyard near the Clockhuys, long known as De Groene Poort.

The other three quarter shares belonged to Jan Robbintsz, minister of the Divine Word to the English congregation in this city, Willem Jepzon and Reynulph Thickins. The property had formerly been sold and conveyed to them by Seigneur Johan de Laleing.

The authorised representative was empowered to convey and transfer the purchased share to the buyer in the proper place and manner, with a promise of warranty and indemnity against every later claim, and to pledge the appearing principal’s goods for that purpose. He was further empowered to have the buyer execute a mortgage deed, to receive and collect the purchase money, and to issue a receipt for it or have the payment endorsed upon the mortgage deed.

If necessary, he might bring and conduct legal proceedings concerning the payment against any person, observe all legal terms, apply for judgments and hear them pronounced, accept them and have them executed, or appeal from them by appeal, reformation or otherwise, as the circumstances required and good counsel advised, and pursue any appeal to its final conclusion.

Generally, in all the foregoing matters, he might do everything that the appearing principal could have done if personally present everywhere, even if a more particular or special authority than that stated above should be required. He was also empowered to substitute one or more persons for litigation only and, if he thought fit, to revoke them.

The appearing principal promised to hold valid and to perform everything done and transacted in the foregoing matters by his authorised representative or any substitute, under such pledge as the law requires. The representative remained obliged, upon demand by the principal, to render and deliver a proper account, proof and balance of his receipts and actions.

Done on 2 February 1622. Jansz Orlers; 2 February 1622; Moerberghen.

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

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Compareerde voor de ondergeschreven schepenen der stadt Leyden Henrick Woed, Engelsman, innewoonder deser stede, ende heeft mitsdesen geconstitueert ende volmachtich gemaect Henrick Jepzon, mede Engelsman, specialicken omme in ‘t openbaer ofte uyterhant aen soodanigen persoon voor sulcken somme ende prijse van penningen ende manieren te betalen, mitsgaders mit soodanige conditiën ende voorwaerden te vercopen ende te gelde te maecken als hem geconstitueerde gelieven sal seecker vierdepaert van een huys ende erve, staende ende gelegen binnen deser stede aen de zuytsijde van ‘t Sinte Pieters Kerchoff ontrent het Clockhuys, vanouts genaemt “De groene Poort”, daervan de andere drie vierdepaerten toecomende sijn Jan Robbintsz., dienaer des Goddelicken woorts van de Engelsche gemeente binnen deser stede, Willem Jepzon ende Reynulph Thickins, hen eertijts vercoft ende opgedragen sijnde bij Sr. Johan de Laleing, den coper ‘tselve sijn gecofte op te dragen ende over te geven ter plaetse daer ende soo des behoort, mit belofte van guarand ende bevrijdinge van alle namaninge te doen, ende sijn comparants goederen daervooren te verbinden. Wijders denselven coper custingbrieff te doen passeren ende de penningen van dien te ontfangen ende te innen, van sijn ontfang quytantie te passeren ofte opte gemelde custingbrieff te doen teyckenen. Oock des noot sijnde om de betalinge voorseyt te ageren ende recht te spreecken op ende jegens eenen yegelicken, tot dien eynde alle termijnen van rechten te observeren, sententiën te solliciteren ende die te hooren pronuntiëren, deselve te acquiesceren ende dienvolgende te doen executeren off daervan te provoceren, ‘tsij bij appèl, reformatie off anderssins sulcx de gelegentheyt der saecken vereysschen ende sijnen goeden raet gedragen sal, de saecke van provocatie ten uyteynde toe te mogen vervolgen, ende voorts generalicken in ‘tgunt voors. es alles te doen dat hij comparant, allomme selffs present sijnde, daerinne soude cunnen off vermogen te doen, al waer ‘t oock sulcx dat tot de saecke naerder off speciaelder last dan voors. staet gerequireert mochte werden, mit macht oock omme een off meer persoonen ad lites tantum te mogen substitueren, ende deselve indien ‘t hem goetdunckt weder te revoceren. Belovende hij comparant van waerden te houden ende gestant te doen alle ‘tgunt bij de voors. sijn geconstitueerde off desselffs gesubstitueerdens in ‘tgunt voors. staet sal werden gedaen ende verricht, onder soodanigen verbant als nae rechten daertoe staende is, behoudelick dat denselven sijn geconstitueerde gehouden blijft tot vermaninge van hem comparant van sijn voors. ontfang ende handeling te doen ende over te leveren behoorlicke reeckening, bewijs ende reliqua. Actum den tweeden february 1600endetweeentwintich. Jansz. Orlers 1622.2.2 Moerberghen

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 84G · folio 207

The house on the west side of an ally on the Pieterskerkhof (district of Zevenhuizen) is sold on 14 March 1611 by Jean de Lalaing to John Robinson, pastor of the English Church, William Jepson, Henry Wood, and Ralph Thickins, married to Jane White. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Seller

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0501A · call no. 6614 · folio 161

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