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Name in the Leiden records

James Hurst

2 records use this name between 31 October 1609–16 September 1613.

These records use the same name. The archive metadata alone does not prove that every occurrence refers to one individual.

Name in the recordsJames Hurst
Recorded rolesWitness
Places statedLeiden
Record span31 October 1609–16 September 1613

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Registration of the banns of Robert Peck, fustian weaver from England, and Jane Merrit from England, with John Jennings and James Hurst, acquaintances of the groom, and Dorothy Hammond, acquaintance of the bride, as witnesses. 1 scan Open recordClose record
Registration of the banns of Robert Peck, fustian weaver from England, and Jane Merrit from England, with John Jennings and James Hurst, acquaintances of the groom, and Dorothy Hammond, acquaintance of the bride, as witnesses., scan 1
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Registered the last day of October, sixteen hundred nine: Robbert Peck, fustian weaver, bachelor from England, living here on the Hogewoerd at [the house called] the Blue Lion, accompanied by Jan Jennee and Jacobus Herst, his acquaintances; with Jenne Marit, spinster likewise from England, accompanied by Doritea Ament, 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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Aengeteykent den lesten octobris xvi c negen Robbert Peck, fusteynwercker, jongman uyt Engelant wonende alhier opte Hogewuert in de Blaeuwe Leeuwen vergeselschapt met Jan Jennee ende Jacobus Herst, zijn bekenden met Jenne Marit, jongedochter mede uyt Engelant, vergeselschapt met Doritea Ament, haer bekende

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 1004 · call no. 197 · folio 152v

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
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., scan 1
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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., scan 2
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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

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