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Jonathan Brewster

7 records use this name between 25 June 1609–21 May 1618.

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Name in the recordsJonathan Brewster
Recorded rolesWitness · Co-venturer · Declarant · Petitioner
Places statedLeiden
Record span25 June 1609–21 May 1618

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Witness statement by William Brewster, Englishman, about 42, Mary Brewster, wife of William, about 40, and Jonathan Brewster, their son, about 16, at the request of Bernard Ross from Amsterdam about damaged cloth. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Declarant

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Before the undersigned aldermen appeared William Brewster, Englishman, aged about 42 years; Mary Brewster, his wife, aged about 40; and Jonathan Brewster, his son, aged about 16. Lawfully summoned at the request of Bernard Ross, an Englishman living in Amsterdam, they declared under oath that during the most recent militia review Ross brought a package to their house in the Stinksteeg containing pieces of English cloth.

William and Jonathan declared that the package contained five pieces and that they saw them when Ross opened it. Mary declared that she was not present when it was opened and therefore did not know the number. Jonathan further declared that Willem Arentsz, son of the farmer of the woollen-cloth excise, came to their house immediately after the package arrived. Ross opened it in Willem's presence and showed him all five pieces; Willem attached a lead seal to only one.

William declared that he was not present when the pieces were declared or shown to the excise farmer, but had heard from Ross and his son that the farmer's son had been at his house. He later saw Ross tear one of the five pieces because one end had become wet with seawater.

William Bridgeman, aged about 26, also appeared. He declared under oath that during the recent militia review he bought one and a half ells and half a quarter of black-grey English cloth from Ross at the Hogewoerd bridge. Ross tore it from an English piece whose weft was mixed green at one end and black-grey at the other. Bridgeman was on his way to work and had no money with him, so he left the cloth with Ross, intending to collect and pay for it the next day. Ross then told him that the excise farmer had seized all his cloth. So truly help them God. Done 25 June 1609.

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Compareerden voor schepenen ondergeschreven, Willem Bruster, Engelsman, out omtrent 42 jaeren, Marijtgen Bruster, deszelffs huysvrouwe, out omtrent 40 jaeren, ende Jonathan Bruster, zijn zoon, out omtrent 16 jaeren. Ende verclaerden met eede, hen respective gestaeft ende affgenomen, gerechtelick daertoe bij een bode mitter roede verdaecht zijnde, ten versoucke van Bernaert Rosse, Engelsman, wonende tot Amstelredam, waerachtich ende hen kennelicken te zijn dat den requirant Ommegang [=de monstering van de schutterij] laestleden ten huyse van haer getugen, staende in de Stincksteech, gebracht heeft zeecker pack, daerinne waeren verscheyden lappen Engels laecken, waerinne, zo Willem ende Jonathan, beyde voors., verclaren vijff stucken off lappen laeckens geweest te zijn ende dezelve gesien te hebben als de requirant het voors. pack opende; dan verclaerde Marijtgen vers. bij de openinge niet geweest te hebben ende zulcx van ‘t getal van de lappen niet te weten. Vorder verclaerde de voors. Jonathan alleen dat Willem Arentsz., de zoon van de pachter van de impost van de wolle laeckenen, t’zijnen huyse voors. gecomen is terstont daeraen als het voors. pack aldaer bij den requirant gebracht was ende dat de requirant het voors. pack in presentie van de voors. Willem opende ende hem alle de vijff lappen voors. liet sien, slaende de voors. Willem aen een van de voors. lappen een loot, zonder vorder. Voorts verclaerde de voors. Willem Bruster alleen dat hij bij het aengeven off laten sien van de voors. lappen aen de pachter niet present is geweest, maer dat hij wel van de requirant ende zijn zoon verstaen hadde dat de zoon van de pachter t’zijnen huyse geweest was. Ende heeft hij getuge gesien dat de requirant daernae een lap van de voors. vijff lappen gescheurt heeft uyt oorsaecke dat dezelve aen het eene eynde met zeewater nat geworden was. Vorder zo is noch voor ons schepenen voors. gecompareert Willem Britsman, out omtrent 26 jaeren, ende verclaerde oock met eede, hem gestaeft ende affgenomen, gerechtelick daertoe verdaecht zijnde, ten versoucke van de voors. Bernaert Rosse dat hij van dezelve Ommegang lestleden anderhalff ellen ende een halff vierendeel zwartgraeu Engelsch laecken gecoft heeft aen de Hogewuertschebrugge, ‘twelck de voors. Bernaerdt scheurde van een Engelsche lap, daervan den inslach aen het een eynde gemengt groen was ende aen het ander eynt zwartgraeu. Ende also hij getuge op die tijt nae zijn werck gaende was ende geen gelt bij hem hadde om ‘t gecofte laecken te betalen, heeft hij zijn gecofte laecken onder de voors. Bernaerdt gelaten, ende meynende ‘tzelve ‘s anderen daechs te halen ende te betalen, zeyde de voors. Bernaerdt jegens hem getuge dat de pachter al zijn laecken in arreste ende bewarender hant genomen hadde. So waerlijck moet hen Godt helpen. Actum den 25en juny anno 1600negen. Jaspersz. van Vesanevelt Pzn. van de Werff 1609

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79K · folio 26v

Registration of the banns of John Reynolds, bachelor, printer from London in England, and Prudence Grindon, spinster, from London, England, with Jonathan Brewster, acquaintance of the groom, and Mary Brewster (née Wentworth) and Mary Allerton (née Norris), acquaintances of the bride, as witnesses. 1 scan Open recordClose record

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In the margin: lives in the house of Willem Pauwelsz in the Pieterskerkchoorsteeg. Entered on 28 July 1617. The proclamations were recorded for 29 July, 5 August and 12 August. They were married before Willem Warmont and Huych Codyck, aldermen, on 18 August 1617.

John Reynolds, printer and bachelor from London in England, accompanied by Jonathan Willemsz, his acquaintance; with Prudence Grindon, spinster, also from London in England, accompanied by Mary Brewster and Mary Allerton, her acquaintances.

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In de marge: Woont int huys van Willem Pauwelsz in de Prs korsteech. Aengeteyckent den XXVIIIen July 1617 ‘t Ie den 29.8.1617 ‘t IIe den 5.8.1617 ‘t IIIe den 12.8.1617 zyn getrout voor Willem Warmont ende Huych Codyck schepenen dezen XVIIIen Augusti 1617. Jan Reynouts drucker jonggesel van Londen in Engelant vergeselschapt met Jonathan Willemsz zyn bekende met Prudens Grindon jongedochter mede van Londen in Engelant vergeselschapt met Marye Bruyster ende Marye Allerton haer bekenden.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 1004 · call no. 198 · folio 66

Agreement between Jonathan Brewster, ribbon maker, living in “De Groene Poort” on the Pieterskerkhof in Leiden, and Thomas Brewer, living in the Kloksteeg in Leiden, to go into business together. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Co-venturer

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On 7 December 1617 appeared before the notary public and the witnesses named below Jonathan Brewster, ribbon maker in Leiden, and Seigneur Thomas Brewer, also living in Leiden. They acknowledged that they had agreed to trade together from that time onward, faithfully and with proper diligence.

They expressly agreed that every question or dispute arising from their trade would be settled by four men chosen by both parties: William Brewster, printer; John Carver; Robert Cushman; and John Keble, all Englishmen. Neither party could bring the other before an ordinary court over such a dispute. They were to accept the decision of the four arbiters, on pain of a penalty of five thousand guilders, without prejudice to the arbiters' ruling.

Both men bound their persons and all present and future movable and immovable goods to observe the agreement. The act was passed in Thomas Brewer's house near the clock house of St Peter's Church, in the presence of John Carver and Stephen Butterfield, inhabitants of Leiden, as witnesses.

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Op huyden den zevenden december anno 1617 compareerden voor mij, notaris publycq, mitgaders voor den getuygen naergenompt, Jonathan Breustel, lintier binnen der stadt Leyden, ter eenre, ende Sr. Thomas Brouwer, mede wonende binnen derselver stede, ter andere zijden. Ende bekenden bij desen t’saemen ende mitten anderen verdragen ende geaccordeert te zijn in vougen ende manieren als volcht: te weeten, dat zij van nu voortsaen t’saemen sullen negociëren ende handelen, ende dat in alle getrouwicheyt ende behoorlicke naersticheyt, onder expresse conditie ende stipulatie dat alle questiën, differenten ende geschillen, zoodanich die zouden moghen wesen ende genompt werden, die nopende deselve heure handeling tusschen henluyden zullen comen te rijsen, vallen ende ontstaen, bij de volgende vier persoonen, naemelick Willem Breustel, drucker, Jan Kerver, Robbert Conghman ende Jan Keubel, alle vier van de Engelsche Natie, bij henluyden ten wederzijden daertoe vercooren, zullen werden beslecht ende uyter wege geleyt, in sulcker vougen als d’selve in redenen ende billickheyt van henluyden zullen bevinden te behooren. Ende dat vorder d’een d’ander van henluyden comparanten over deselve questie ende geschillen geen proces sal mogen moveren noch daerom deselve in rechte betrecken off doen doen ende van gelijcken eenige vorder moeyte ende vexatie aendoen, mer mette judicature ende voordeel van de voors. vier gecooren persoonen tevreden moeten zijn, sonder daerjegens in eeniger manieren te mogen doen, ‘tsij bij reductie, relieff off anderssins op een poene van vijffduysent guldens, die bij den jegendoender dadelick sal werden voldaen ende dienvolgens oock genamptiseert, alleer hij in rechte gehoort sal mogen werden. Blijvende niettemin d’voors. uytspraecke ende ‘t seggen der voors. mannen van waerden ende in zijn geheel, welcke voors. peene zal comen tot behouff van degeene, die desen sal naercomen ende achtervolgen. Verbindende zij comparanten respectivelick tot onderhout ende naercoming van ‘tgunt voors. staet ende elck poinct vandien, heure respective persoonen ende goederen, roerende ende onroerende, jegenwoordige ende toecomende, egeen uytgesondert, ten bedwang van allen ‘s Heeren rechten ende rechteren, mit verhael van de costen, schaeden ende interesten daeromme te doen hebben off lijden, ende versochten de comparanten bij mij notario hiervan twee gelijckluydende acten in forma geëxpedieert ende henluyden gelevert te werden. Aldus gedaen, verleden ende gepasseert, ten dage, maent ende jaere voors., ten huyse van de voors. Thomas Brouwer, staende bij ‘t Klockhuys van de Sinte Pieterskerck, ter presentie van Jan Kerver ende Steven Bottervelt, innewoonders deser stede, als getuyghen gelooffwaerdich hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert, hebbende de comparanten ende de getuygen beneffens mij notario ondergeteyckent. ‘Twelc ick affirmere, A. Clz. Paedts, notarius publicus subscripsit, 1618

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 179 · folio 90

Last will and testament of Thomas Brewer, living in “De Groene Poort” on the Pieterskerkhof in Leiden, and his wife Anne Brewer (née Offley). 1 scan Open recordClose record

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Editorial note: the scan and transcription linked to this record describe an individual will made by Thomas Brewer alone, naming his daughter Mercie as his sole heir and appointing Jan (John) Carver as her guardian, with Maerten van Velden and Pieter Pietersz. van Velden as witnesses, dated 24 October 1618. This does not match the abstract above, which describes a mutual will made jointly by Thomas and Anne naming multiple children as heirs, with John Carver, Jonathan Brewster and William Brewster as witnesses, dated 7 December 1617. The two accounts may not describe the same document. The translation below is offered for reference and is translated faithfully from the transcription as supplied by Erfgoed Leiden, but it should not be read as confirming the abstract's account of the will.

There appeared before me, notary public, and before the witnesses named hereafter, Sir Thomas Breuwer, born in England, well known to me the notary, sick but able to walk and stand, in full possession and use of his reason, memory, and understanding, as far as could outwardly be seen and perceived, and as I, the notary, could not otherwise observe; who declared that, taking heed of his present indisposition and likewise of the general frailty of human life on this earth, and that nothing is more certain than death and nothing more uncertain than the time and hour thereof, he had found it good to make his testament, last and final will, and that he did so of his own free mind and will, without having been induced, persuaded, or in any way maliciously misled thereto by anyone in the world; first commending his immortal soul into the hands of God Almighty, his Creator and Saviour, and his dead body to the earth with an honourable burial.

And thereupon proceeding to the disposition of the temporal goods granted to him by God Almighty, he declared it to be his testament, last and final will, that he revokes, annuls, and makes void all testaments, codicils, and other dispositions that he may have made before this. And in place thereof, disposing anew, he, the testator and appearer, names, appoints, and institutes — as he hereby names, appoints, and institutes — as his sole, universal, and general heir in all the goods he leaves behind, whether houses, lands, or other goods, movable and immovable, actions and credits, money, gold, silver, coined and uncoined, of whatever kind the same may be, none excepted or held back, wherever the same may be situated, Mercie Breuwer, his daughter, begotten by him upon Mistress Anna Breuwer.

He, the testator, further expressly wishes that from his most readily available goods there shall first be satisfied and paid what follows, namely: to the deacons of the English congregation to which he, the appearer, belongs, for the benefit of the said congregation, the sum of two hundred guilders at 40 groot the piece, once. Item, to Jan Carver, his very good acquaintance, the sum of one hundred like guilders. Item, to Grietgen Savere, twenty like guilders. Further, to his present manservant, forty guilders, and to his maidservant likewise forty guilders — all of which the aforesaid appearer hereby declares to bequeath, make, and leave to the aforesaid respective persons, as he bequeaths, makes, and leaves the same hereby.

Furthermore, the testator declares that, in order to be sole guardian over his aforesaid only daughter and instituted heir, and to have proper oversight and authority over her, and likewise to govern and administer her goods as is fitting, he appoints and commits — as he hereby appoints and commits — the aforesaid Jan Carver, his very good friend and acquaintance, fully and wholly authorizing and instructing him, immediately after the appearer's decease, to take possession of his estate and goods left behind, under an inventory to be made by himself (to which he likewise authorizes him); likewise to govern and administer the same to the greatest use, benefit, and profit of his aforesaid daughter; and likewise, as he shall deem advisable, to sell and convert into money the said goods or any part thereof, to levy, collect, and receive the moneys arising therefrom, and generally to do everything concerning the upbringing and maintenance of his aforesaid child and her goods that he shall consider advisable and most useful and profitable. And all this by himself or with the assistance of such other persons as he shall think fit to choose to assist him, to which he likewise authorizes him — and this entirely without interference from the Lords Orphan-Masters (Weesmeesteren) of this city or anyone else, nor from any friends or relatives of the appearer or of his late wife, all and each of whom the appearer fully and completely discharges and excuses in this regard, expressly wishing that they shall not concern themselves therewith, or undertake any such thing, or take the least cognizance thereof, inasmuch as the appearer entrusts all of this wholeheartedly and entirely to the aforesaid Jan Carver.

The appearer further expressly wishes that the aforesaid Jan Carver shall keep for himself, to use for his own profit, out of the outstanding debts or money in hand that he, the testator, shall leave behind at his death, the sum of three thousand guilders at 40 groot the piece, once, of which he shall not be obliged to render any account, proof, or balance to anyone, whether to his daughter or to anyone else. Jan Carver shall, however, be obliged only to bring to the orphan chamber (weeskamer) of this city, for the benefit of his aforesaid child, all the further moneys that he shall receive and be able to obtain within one year of the appearer's decease from his outstanding debts, actions, and claims, or from goods sold, so that they may be invested at interest by the honourable Lords Orphan-Masters. The appearer further expressly wishes that the aforesaid Jan Carver, regarding the aforesaid goods left behind above the three thousand guilders, shall not have to render any account, proof, or balance to anyone else but only to his aforesaid daughter once she is above thirteen years of age; he shall nevertheless be obliged, at his discretion, to employ the income from the aforesaid three thousand guilders retained by him toward the maintenance of his daughter, or at least to apply it to that end on her behalf.

The appearer further declares it to be his final will that the aforesaid Jan Carver shall maintain and bring up his daughter, for which, after she reaches thirteen years of age, he shall annually enjoy and receive the sum of two hundred and fifty guilders at 40 groot the piece, from the goods and income of his said daughter.

The appearer further declares that, in the event of the death of the aforesaid Jan Carver, he appoints and commits in his place, hereby, Willem Jeps, likewise an Englishman, also his good acquaintance, with such power as is hereby given to the aforesaid Jan Carver; likewise authorizing the aforesaid Jan Carver, by agreement between the two of them, to choose and appoint one or more suitable persons as guardians in his place, as before, with like power as aforesaid.

And should it happen that his aforesaid daughter and instituted heir comes to die, after the decease of the appearer, before she is twelve years old, or even thereafter, without having disposed of her goods and without leaving children behind, then the appearer wishes that all her goods left behind — whether lands, houses and lots, or other goods, movable and immovable, none excepted or held back — shall pass, be inherited, devolve, and be enjoyed in the following manner: namely, the lands situated in England, to his brother, Jan Breuwer. And all the further and other goods, in ten parts and portions, each a rightful tenth part, namely: one part to his aforesaid brother Jan Breuwer. Item, one part to the aforesaid English congregation of the appearer's nation. Item, one part to the aforesaid Jan Carver. Item, one part to the brothers and sisters of the appearer's late wife, in equal shares, each an equal amount, and in case of the prior death of any of them, to their children, by representation in their place. Item, one part to Rutsert Bruwer, his nephew. Item, further one part to Willem Breuwer, likewise his nephew. Item, half of one part, being a tenth share, to Willem Brustel. Item, half of the remaining half thereof to the poor community (arme gemeente) of this city of Leiden, and the remaining quarter of the said tenth part to the library here. Item, further half a part to Jan Robbens, and the other half thereof to Jan Doot. Item, further half of one part to the exiled English preachers, as it shall please Jan Carver [to distribute], and the other half to Henrick, Jacob, and Richard Lee. And the tenth and last part: one half to Henric Aeynswart in Amsterdam, and the last half in two portions, namely one half thereof — that is, a quarter of the tenth part — to the congregation in Amsterdam to which the aforesaid Henric belongs, and the remaining quarter the appearer wishes Jan Carver to employ toward the sale of all the books he can obtain, in this country or elsewhere, that have been published against the bishops and prohibited by them.

All of which as aforesaid, the appearer declared to be his testament, last and final will, which he wished and desired to have validated — whether as testament, codicil, donation, gift by reason of death, or otherwise — in whatever way, according to the laws, customs, and usages prevailing in these lands, it might most effectively stand and take place, notwithstanding any defects or omissions. And the appearer further requested that an instrument hereof, in proper form, be drawn up and delivered to him by me, the notary.

Thus done, and after clear and complete reading aloud, passed and executed by the appearer on the 24th of October in the year sixteen hundred and eighteen, in the forenoon at about eight o'clock, in the reign of Matthias of Austria, the first elected Roman Emperor of that name, in the sixth year of his Majesty's election, at the house of the appearer, situated within Leiden in the Nieuwesteeg, in the presence of Maerten van Velden, apothecary, and Pieter Pietersz. van Velden, clerk, residents of this city, as trustworthy witnesses hereto, called upon and requested besides me, the notary, by the appearer. Tho. Brewer. M. van Velden. P. van Velzen. A.C. Paedts, notary, 1618.

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Compareerde voor mij, notaris publycq, mitsgaders voor den getuygen naergenompt, Sr. Thomas Breuwer, geboortich uyt Engelant, mij notario welbekent, zieckelic doch gaende ende staende, zijn redenen, memorie ende verstant wel machtich ende ten vollen gebruyckende, zoo uytwendich scheen ende bleeck, ende ick notario niet anders conde bemercken, dewelcke verclaerde dat hij, achtnemende op zijne jegenwoordige indispositie ende daerbeneffens opte algemeene broosheyt van ‘t leven der menschen op deser aerde, ende datter niet zeeckerder en es dan de doot ende niet onseeckerder dan de tijt ende uyre vandien, goetgevonden hadde te maecken zijn testament, laetste ende uyterste wille, ende dat hij sulcx dede uyt zijn eygen vrije gemoet ende wille, sonder bij yemant ter werelt daertoe geïnduceert, gepersuadeert off sinisterlick misleyt te zijn, des hij alvoorens bevelende zijne onsterffelicke ziele in de handen Gods Almachtich, zijn schepper ende zalichmaecker, ende zijn doode lichaem d’aerde met een eerlicke begravenisse. Ende comende daermede ter dispositie van de tijtlicke goederen, hem van God Almachtich verleent, verclaerde zijn testament, laetste ende uyterste wille te wesen, dat hij revoceert, doot ende tenietdoet alle testamenten, codicillen ende andere maeckingen, die hij voor desen gepasseert mach hebben. Ende in plaetse vandien opnieus disponerende, dat hij testateur ende comparant tot zijne eenige universele ende allgeheele erffgenaem in alle sijne naetelaten goederen, zoo huysen, landen ende ander goederen, roerende ende onroerende, actiën ende crediten, gelt, gout, silver, gemunt ende ongemunt, hoedanich ‘tzelve soude mogen wesen, niet uytgesondert noch buytengehouden, waer ende tot wat plaetsen d’zelve gelegen mogen zijn, nompde, stelde ende institueerde, gelijc hij nompdt, stelt ende institueert bij desen, Mercie Breuwer, zijne dochter, bij hem geprocreëert bij Joffr. Anna Breuwer. Des wil hij testateur wel expresselic dat uyt zijne gereetste naetelaten goederen eerst voldaen ende betaelt werden zal ‘tgunt volcht, te weeten aen de diakenen van de Engelsche gemeente, daeronder hij comparant es, ten behouve van dezelve gemeente, de somme van tweehondert guldens te 40 grooten ‘t stuc eens. Item aen Jan Carver, zijne zeer goede bekende, de somme van hondert gelijcke guldens. Item aen Grietgen Savere twintich gelijcke guldens. Vorder noch aen zijne jegenwoordige dienstknecht veertich guldens ende aen zijne dienstmaecht mede veertich guldens, alle ‘twelck vers. hij comparant d’voors. respective personen bij desen verclaert te legateren, maecken ende bespreecken, gelijc hij d’zelve legateert, maeckt ende bespreect bij desen. In ‘t vorder verclaert hij testateur tot absoluyt voocht over zijne voors. eenige dochter ende geïnstitueerde erffgenaem, ende omme goede opsicht ende gesach optezelve te hebben, ende van gelijcken desselffs goederen te regeren ende administreren, nae behooren te stellen ende committeren gelijck hij stelt ende committeert bij desen d’voors. Jan Carver, zijne zeer goede bekende vrundt, deselve volcomelic ende geheelick authoriserende ende bevelende terstont nae zijne comparants overlijden, zijnen boedel ende naegelaten goederen onder inventaris, bij hem zelffs te maecken, daertoe hij hem ooc authoriseert, te mogen aenvaerden; item d’zelve te regeren ende administreren tot meeste nut, voordeel ende prouffijt van zijne voors. dochter; van gelijcken d’zelve goederen off eenige vandien, als ‘t hem raedsaem dunct, te mogen vercopen ende te gelde maecken, de penningen daervan comende te heffen, beuren ende ontfangen, ende generalicken voorts alles te doen nopende ‘t opbrengen ende onderhouden van ‘t voors. zijn kint ende desselffs goederen dat hij raedsaem duncken ende oirbaer ende proffijtelicxst achten zal. Ende dat alles bij hemzelven off mit adsistentie van zoodanige andere personen als hem goetduncken zal, die hij tot sijnder adsistentie zal mogen verkiesen, daertoe hij d’zelve ooc authoriseert, ende sulcx geheelic buyten becroon van de Heeren Weesmeesteren deser stede off yemant anders ende mede van eenige zijne comparants off sijne zaliger huysvrouwen vrunden ende magen, dewelcke hij comparant alle ende elc bijsonder daervan ten vollen ende volcomelic ontlast ende voor geëxcuseert hout, willende wel expresselic dat zij hen daermede niet sullen bemoeyen off zulcx onderwinden off eenige de mintste kennis daervan nemen ten opsichte hij comparant d’voors. Jan Carver alle ‘tselve van harten geheel toebetrout. Vorder wilt hij comparant oock wel expresselic dat d’voors. Jan Carver van de inneschulden off bijhebbende gelde, die hij metterdoot ontruymen ende naelaten zal, zal behouden onder hem, om zijn prouffijt mede te doen, de somme van drieduysent guldens te 40 grooten ‘t stuc eens, daervan hij niet gehouden zal zijn yemant eenige reeckening, bewijs off reliqua te doen, ‘tzij aen zijn dochter off yemant anders, des zal hij, Jan Carver, gehouden zijn, alleen alle de vordere penningen, die d’zelve binnen ‘t jaer van zijn comparants overlijden van zijne inneschulden, actiën ende pretensiën ofte vercofte goederen zal comen te ontfangen ende cunnen becomen, ter weescamere deser stede te brengen, ten behouve van ‘t vers. zijn kint, omme bij de E. Heeren Weesmeesteren op interest te werden beleyt, ende vorder wil hij comparant mede expresselic dat d’vers. Jan Carver van de vers. zijne comparants nae te laten goederen boven de drieduysent guldens aen niemant anders eenige reeckening, bewijs off reliqua zal hebben off gehouden zijn te doen, dan alleen aen zijn voors. dochter als zij boven haer dertien jaeren out es, des hij nochtans gehouden werdt t’zijner discretie, de innecompsten vandien, boven de vers. onder hem te behouden drieduysent guldens, te employeren tot onderhout van zijn dochter off die immers tot dien eynde aen dezelve te besteden. Verclaert wijders hij comparant ooc zijn uyterste wille te wesen dat d’vers. Jan Carver zijne dochter zal onderhouden ende opbrengen, daervooren hij, naedat d’zelve derthien jaeren out zal wesen, jaerlicx zal genieten ende ontfangen de somme van tweehondertendevijftich guldens te 40 grooten ‘t stuc van de goederen ende innecompsten derzelver zijne dochter. Verclaert vorder hij comparant bij sterven van d’vers. Jan Carver, in plaetse van dezelve, te stellen ende committeren bij desen Willem Jeps, mede Engelsman, ooc zijn goede bekende, mit sulcken macht als d’vers. Jan Carver volgens desen werdt gegeven, d’zelve, gelijc ooc d’vers. Jan Carver mede authoriserende nae d’orde van een van hen beyden, een off meer bequaeme personen tot voochden als vooren in desselffs plaetse te mogen kiesen ende institueren mit gelijcke macht als vooren. Ende indien gebeurt dat d’zelve sijne voors. dochter ende geïnstitueerde erffgenaem compt te sterven, nae ‘t overlijden van hem comparant, voordat zij twaelff jaeren out zal zijn, ofte oock daernae, sonder van heure goederen gedisponeert te hebben ende kinderen nae te laten, zoe wil hij comparant dat alle de naegelaten goederen derzelver, zoe landen, huysen ende erven off andere goederen, roerende ende onroerende, geen uytgesondert noch buytengehouden, sullen succederen, erven ende versterven ende genoten werden in deser vougen, te weeten de landen in Engelandt gelegen, aen zijne broeder, Jan Breuwer. Ende alle de vordere ende andere goederen aen thien parthijen ende gedeelten, elcx een gerecht thiendepaert, te weeten: een parthije aen zijn voors. broeder Jan Breuwer. Item een parthije aen de vers. Engelsche gemeente van sijne comparants natie. Item een parthije aen de vers. Jan Carver. Item een parthije aen de broeders ende zusters van sijne comparants zaliger huysvrouwe, bij gelijcke portiën ende elcx evenveel ende bij voorsterven van eenige derzelver aen de kinderen vandien, bij representatie in desselffs plaetse. Item een parthije aen Rutsert Bruwer, zijn neeff. Item noch een parthije aen Willem Breuwer, mede zijn neeff. Item de helfte van een parthije ende thienste deel aen Willem Brustel. Item de helfte van de wederhelfte vandien aen de arme gemeente deser stede van Leyden ende ‘t resterende vierdepaert van ‘t verseyde thiendepaert aen de byblioteecq alhyer. Item noch een halve parthije aen Jan Robbens ende de wederhelfte vandien aen Jan Doot. Item noch de helfte van een parthije aen de versette Engelsche predicanten, daer ‘t Jan Carver belieft, ende de ander helfte aen Henrick, Jacob ende Richard Lee, ende de thienste ende leste parthije, de een helfte aen Henric Aeynswart tot Amsterdam ende de leste helfte aen twee parthijen, te weeten d’een helfte vandien, namelic een vierdepaert van het thiendepaert aen de gemeente tot Amsterdam, daer d’vers. Henric van es, ende de resterende vierdepaert wil hij comparant dat Jan Carver employeren zal tot vercopinge van alle de boucken, die hij in dit lant off elders zal cunnen becomen, die tegen de bisschoppen zijn uytgegaen ende bij dezelve verboden. Alle ‘twelc vers. staet, verclaerde hij comparant alsoe te wesen zijn testament, laetste ende uyterste wille, die hij wilde ende begeerde daervooren te valideren, ‘tzij als testament, codicil, donatie, gifte uyt zaecke des doots off anderssins, zoe ‘tzelve nae rechten, coustumen ende gewoonten deser landen bestaende, crachtichste zal cunnen bestaen ende plaetsgrijpen mogen, nietjegenstaende eenige defecten off omissiën. Ende versochte voorts de comparant bij mij notario hiervan instrument in forma geëxpedieert ende hem gelevert te werden. Aldus gedaen ende nae duydelicke ende perfecte voorlesinge bij de comparant gepasseert ende verleden opten 24en octobris anno 1600endeachtien, des voormiddachs de clocke omtrent acht uyren, impererende Mathyas van Oostenrijc, d’eerste gecoren Roomsch keyser dier name, in ‘t zeste jaer zijnder majesteyts verkiesinge, ten huyse van de comparant, staende binnen Leyden in de Nieuwesteech, ter presentie van Maerten van Velden, apothecaris, ende Pieter Pietersz. van Velden, schrijver, innewoonders deser stede, als getuygen gelooffwaerdich hiertoe beneffens mij notario bij de comparant versocht, overgeropen ende gebeden. Tho. Brewer M. van Velden P. van Velzen A.C. Paedts notaris, 1618

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 179 · folio 94v

Agreement of apprenticeship between Edward Tilley, serge weaver, born in England, living in Leiden, and Robert Hagges, bachelor, also from England and older than 21. 2 scans Open recordClose record

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On this 25th day of April 1618, before me, notary public, and the witnesses named below, appeared Edward Tilley, serge weaver, born in England, living within this city, on the one part, and Robert Hagges, bachelor, likewise born in England and, as he declares, presently above the age of twenty-one years, on the other part.

The appearers acknowledged and declared that, about two years earlier, they had mutually agreed and arranged matters between themselves as follows: first, that the said Edward Tilley shall be obliged to teach the said Robert Hagges, or have him taught at his own expense by a free master within this city, the trade and craft of serge-weaving, and, during that time and for five years thereafter, to provide him with food, drink, lodging and other necessities of life as is proper, in both sickness and health, as well as with linen and woollen clothing — nothing excluded — which Robert Hagges shall need over the said term of five years…

The original document breaks off at this point — the remainder of this clause, describing the outfit and cloak promised at the end of the five years and the two-month return to England mentioned in the archive abstract, was not preserved in the surviving transcription.

Thus done, executed and passed on the day, month and year aforesaid, at the office of me, the notary, in the presence of the aforesaid Jonathan Brewster, Robert Cooper and Thomas Blossom, all three Englishmen who, besides their own English tongue, could also understand and speak Dutch well, and who informed and fully explained all of the foregoing in English to the said appearers and contracting parties, since they did not understand or speak Dutch very well — as credible witnesses requested, called upon and asked for this purpose alongside me, the notary.

(Signed) This is R [his mark], Edward Tilley; Robert Hagges, his own mark set; Thomas Blossom; Jonathan Brewster; Robert Cooper; Paedts.

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Op huijden den xxv en aprillis anno 1618 compareerden voor mij notaris publijcq mitsgaders voor den getuijgen naergenoempt Eduwaert Tilleij saijwercker geboortich uijt Engelant, wonende binnen deser stede ter eenre ende Robbert Hagges jongesel mede uijt Engelant van geboorte, althans zoo hij verclaert over de xxi jaeren out zijnde ter andere zijden. Ende bekenden ende verclaerden hij comparante mitsdesen over ende weder over althans omtrent de twee jaeren geleden mitten anderen geaccordeert overeen gecomen ende verdagen te zijn in vougen ende manieren hier nae beschreven: eerstelic dat voors. Eduwaert Tilleij gehouden soude sijn de voors. Robbert Hagges te leeren off op sijne costen bij een vrij meester binnen deser stede te doen leeren het ambacht ende hantwerck van saijwercken ende in ’t weder in dzelve tijt ende voorts daer nae de tijt van vijff jaeren aen den anderen volgende geduijrende te versorgen van eeten, drincken, huijsvesting ende andere lijfsbehouften nae behooren in zoe wel in sieckte als gesontheijt mitsgaders ooc van linde ende wolle clederen niet uijtgesondert die hij Robbert Hagges d’ voors. tijt van vijff jaeren geduijrende nootlic van … Aldus gedaen, verleden ende gepasseert ten dage maent ende jaere voors. ten comptoire mijns notaris ter presentie van den voors. Jonathan Brustel, Robbert Caspar ende Thomas Blossom alle drie engelsluijden dewelcke als beneffens heur engelsche spraecke ooc wel nederduijtsch verstaen ende spreecken conden den voors. comparanten ende contrahenten in desen vermits zij niet heel wel nederduijtsch verstonden off conden spreecken all wes voors. in ’t engels getranslateert ende daervan volcomelic onderrichten als getuijgen gelooffwaerdich hiertoe beneffens mij notaris gerequesteert (w.g.) Dits R Edward Tilley Robbert Hagges Zelffs gestelde merck Thomas Blossom Johnathan Brewster Roberte Cooper Paedts.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 180 · folio 177

Registration of the banns of Edward Winslow, bachelor, from London in England, printer, and Elizabeth Barker, spinster, from Chattisham in England, with Jonathan Brewster and Isaac Allerton, acquaintances of the groom, and Jane Hazel, niece of the bride, and Mary Allerton (née Norris), acquaintance of the bride, as witnesses. 1 scan Open recordClose record

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Entered on 27 April 1618. The first proclamation was on 28 April, the second on 5 May and the third on 12 May.

Edward Winslow, printer and bachelor from London in England, accompanied by Jonathan Brewster and Isaac Allerton, his acquaintances; with Elizabeth Barker, spinster from Chattisham in England, accompanied by Jane Hazel, her niece, and Mary Allerton, her acquaintance.

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Aengeteykent den XXVIIen Aprilis 1618 ‘t Ie den 28.4.1618 ‘t IIe den 5.5.1618 ‘t IIIe den 12.5.1618 Eduwaert Winsloo drucker jongman van Londen in Engelant vergeselschapt met Jonathan Willemsz ende Ysaack Alanton zyn bekenden met Elisabeth Berkar, jongedochter van Chatsum in Engelant, vergeselschapt met Janneken Hezel [?] haer nichte ende Maria Allerton haer bekende

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 1004 · call no. 198 · folio 75

Witness statement by Richard Tyrrel, living in Southampton in England, about 40 years old, merchant, at the request of Jonathan Brewster, ribbon merchant. 1 scan Open recordClose record

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On 21 May 1618 appeared before the notary public and the witnesses named below Richard Tyrrel, merchant living in Southampton in England, aged about forty. At the request of Jonathan Brewster, ribbon merchant in Leiden, he declared upon his honour, conscience and salvation, in place of an oath, that about six months earlier he heard Thomas Bordges, a merchant living in England, say and acknowledge that he had already sold the goods received from Jonathan for the same price at which Jonathan had sent them to him, and that he had sold them for cash.

Tyrrel explained that this occurred in England in his presence while he was with Thomas Bordges and talking with him. He offered to confirm his statement by solemn oath if necessary. The act was passed in the notary's office in the presence of Maarten van Velden, apothecary, and Pieter Pietersz van Velsen, clerk, as witnesses.

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Op huyden den 21en meye anno 1600achtien compareerde voor mij, notario publycq, mitsgaders voor den getuygen naergenompt, Ridtsert Teyrel, coopman, wonende in Suythantem in Engelandt, out omtrent 40 jaeren, ende heeft bij sijne manne waerheyt, consciëntie ende zielensalicheyt, in plaetse van eede, ter requisitie ende instantie van Jonatham Brustel, lintier binnen deser stede, getuycht ende verclaert warachtich te wesen, dat hij deposant, geleden omtrent zes maenden, zonder behael van de juysten tijt, de persoon van Thomas Bordges, coopman, mede wonende in Engelant, heeft hooren zeggen, verhaelen ende bekennen dat de goederen, die hij van de vers. requirant hadde gehadt ende ontfangen, bij hem all vercoft waeren voor zulcken prijs als hem d’zelve bij de requirant gestiert waeren, ende dat voor gereede penningen. Gevende hij deposant voor redenen van wetenschap dat zulcx in Engelant es geschiet, in jegenwoordicheyt van hem deposant, zoe hij bij de vers. Thomas Bordges was ende mette zelve van hier ende daer propoosten hadde. Wijders niet verclaerende, presenterende hij deposant ‘tgunt vers. staet, des noot zijnde, naerder met solempnelen eede te bevestigen. Ende versochte de requirant bij mij notario hiervan acte in behoorlicke forma geëxpedieert ende hem gelevert te werden. Aldus gedaen, verleden ende gepasseert, ten dage, maent ende jaere voors., ten comptoire mijns notaris, ter presentie van Maerten van Velden, apothecaris, ende Pieter Pietersz. van Velsen, schrijver, innewoonders deser stede, als getuygen gelooffwaerdich hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. Richard Tyrill M. van Velden P. van Velsen subscripsit A. Paedts, notaris publicus subscripsit 1618

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 180 · folio 202

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