We, Andries Jasperszoon van Vesanevelt and Mr Garbrandt Warmondt, aldermen of Leiden, declare that before us appeared Willem d'Jepsin, Englishman, who acknowledged, for himself and his heirs, to have sold, and accordingly hereby conveyed to Willem Munter, likewise an Englishman, a house and grounds, standing and situated within this city, on the south side of the Groenehazengracht, bordered on the one side by the property of Jacop Fredericxszoon, timber merchant, and on the other side by the property of Willem Robints, leather-dresser, likewise an Englishman; extending in front from the street of the aforesaid canal to the rear, to the grounds of the rearmost Doelen.
All just as the aforesaid house presently stands built and made, and is used and inhabited, subject to the encumbrance, first, of a ground-rent of six guilders of 40 groot each, free money, per year, redeemable at the twentieth penny, owed to the deans and captains of the civic guard of this city, with right of pre-emption and re-registration as often as the aforesaid house and grounds shall come to be alienated, pursuant to the deed of grant thereof, which rent, chargeable to the buyer, has already begun to run from May Day of the year 1613 last past. And further of a sum of eight hundred and fifty guilders of the aforesaid currency, in a lump sum, owed to Jacob Corneliszoon de Haes, as having the right and assignment from Cornelis Ghijsbertszoon, carpenter, arising from a previous sale of the aforesaid house and grounds, and to be paid to him, likewise in free money, in instalments of one hundred guilders per year, except the last year of fifty guilders, the first falling due on May Day of the year 1614.
And further subject to the conditions, terms and warranty contained in the old title deed, to which this present deed is transfixed and pierced through, which the appearing party hereby delivered to the buyer with all the right and claim pertaining thereto. The appearing party further promised, subject to and under the aforesaid encumbrances and conditions, to warrant and defend the aforesaid house and grounds against any further claims or charges that might have been imposed upon it by him during the time of his ownership, binding thereto generally all his goods, movable and immovable, present and future, none excepted.
Furthermore, the appearing party acknowledged that, on account of the aforesaid sale and conveyance, he had been fully and completely satisfied, paid and contented, the last penny with the first, provided that he remains duly indemnified from the aforementioned encumbrances, and in addition paid a sum of three hundred guilders of the aforesaid currency in ready cash.
In witness whereof this is confirmed with our seals, on the tenth of September of the year sixteen hundred and fourteen. And it was signed, J. Swanenburch, and sealed with two seals of green wax.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
