Today, the 13th of March, in the year sixteen hundred and eighteen, there appeared before me, Jacob Janszoon Verwey, public notary admitted by the Court of Holland, residing at Leiden, and the witnesses named below, the honourable Niclaes Houcke, of the one part, and the honourable Pieter Engelraven — his wife having predeceased him — minister of the Word of God at Boskoop, of the other part, both residing at Boskoop aforesaid.
They declared that, whereas the appearing parties had various accounts outstanding between them concerning divers dealings, sales, lettings, expenses incurred on journeys, and other matters, up to this day, which they considered it most necessary to have settled, whether in life or in death; that for this reason the appearing parties had today, in all amity and friendship, settled and concluded the same, and had found, upon liquidation, that they now stand entirely even in this regard, in such a way that neither has anything further to claim from the other; and that each hereby discharges the other, up to this day, of everything, however it might be termed, and in whatever places or countries the dealings, matters, and affairs might have occurred.
They promised one another, on this account, neither now nor in perpetuity to trouble or molest each other, nor to demand or seek any re-reckoning, under any pretext whatsoever, directly or indirectly, at law or otherwise, under obligation of their respective persons and goods, movable and immovable, present and future, rights and debts owed to them, none excepted nor held back, subject to the constraint and execution of all courts and judges.
Provided that the aforesaid Pieter Engelraven shall be bound — as he likewise binds himself hereby, under the same obligation and constraint as above — to indemnify the aforesaid Niclaes Houcke, without cost or damage, from such sum of three hundred and twenty-six guilders or thereabouts as, according to a certain agreement, is owed to Samuel Barten and Maerten Tienwelen and their associates.
The respective appearing parties further requested that one or more acts hereof be drawn up by me, the notary, and delivered to each of them, in the best form.
Thus done within Leiden, at the house of Master Isaac Houcke, surgeon, on the day and year as above, in the presence of the honourable Govert Basson, book printer, and Pieter van Gemen, bookbinder, within the aforesaid city, as trustworthy witnesses required hereto together with me, the notary.
[Signed:] Claeis Houck; Pieter Engelraven; G. Basson; P. van Gemen, 1618. In witness whereof, I, Jacob J. Verweij, substitute notary, 13 March 1618.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
