Nicholas Claverly

31 December 1616 On 31 December 1616, Nicholas Omaer de Wymile, mason in Leiden, 28 years old, appears before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 31 December 1616, Nicholas Omaer de Wymile, mason in Leiden, 28 years old, appears before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

On 31 December 1616, Nicholas Omaer de Wymile, mason in Leiden, 28 years old, appears before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen in Leiden., scan 2 — Scan 2 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 128 · folio 101

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On this day, the first of January in the year sixteen hundred and seventeen, there appeared before me, Ewout Henricxzoon Craen, notary public admitted by the Court of Holland, and the witnesses named hereafter, Claes Claverly, tobacco-pipe maker living within the city of Leiden, about twenty-four years old, who, at the request and instance of the jonkheeren Maerten van Schouwen van Endegeest and Niclaes Paedts van Santhorst, testified and declared, upon his conscience and the salvation of his soul, in place of an oath, to be true: that on Monday the 12th of September last past, sixteen hundred and sixteen, it being the Valkenburg horse market, he the deponent was likewise present at the said market, and went together with Artus Stanten and Willem Basel, halberdier, his former servants, into an inn whose host, as he the deponent understood, was named Willem Janszoon of Amsterdam, intending, he the deponent, together with his said former servants, to drink some cans of beer there; and after he the deponent and his said former servants had been together there for some time and had drunk beer in a downstairs room, situated beneath the loft or chamber where the jonkheeren Cornelis Paedts van Santhorst and Geryt van Schouwen van Endegeest, sons of the requesting parties, were together at that time, no noise of violence, shouting, or clamour was heard by him the deponent over the heads of himself and his company in the said inn above — which, had it occurred, he would certainly have heard, since he the deponent and his company were, as aforesaid, beneath the room where the requesting parties' sons were.

He the deponent further declared that afterward, when the aforesaid sons of the requesting parties had come downstairs, he heard some commotion in the front hall of the said inn, and therefore went, along with his aforesaid former servants, to or near the door of the downstairs room where they had been sitting and drinking, which opened onto the front hall of the said inn; and he the deponent then saw that the landlady of the said inn was standing at the front door and holding it shut by herself, unwilling to allow the aforesaid sons of the requesting parties, who were both standing by the said front door, to leave the house, although the aforesaid young noblemen requested this of her — without, however, the aforesaid young noblemen, on account of this refusal or otherwise, striking, hitting, kicking, or ill-treating the aforesaid landlady, or drawing any weapon, or attempting to do any such thing.

After this he the deponent and his aforesaid servants, having gone back to their former place to drink a little more, again heard a commotion in the aforesaid front hall, and betaking himself with his aforesaid company again to or near the door of the room where they were drinking, he the deponent saw that the aforesaid son of jonkheer Santhorst had, upon the entry of the bailiff of Valkenburg, been arrested by the said bailiff and was being held fast with cords, without ever having been released again in the said inn; and he the deponent further saw that the aforesaid son of jonkheer Santhorst, thus arrested and held fast, stood quietly by the wall near the front door, without using any words or offering any resistance against the aforesaid bailiff.

He the deponent further declared that when the aforesaid bailiff of Valkenburg came into the said inn with his officers, the son of jonkheer van Endegeest did not go to the back to flee, but that he saw him remain standing in the front hall; and he the deponent, being astonished at the said arrest, since he had heard, seen, or understood no violence or misconduct on the part of the aforesaid young noblemen, called aside one of the serving-girls of the said inn, named Annetgen van Leyden, by herself, and asked her what was going on, whereupon she answered him the deponent that a stoup of wine had been tapped for the said young noblemen and paid for by them, and that instead two stoups of wine had been written down and demanded by the landlady, which two stoups of wine — not having been tapped or drunk — the aforesaid young noblemen refused to pay for, from which a dispute had arisen between them and the landlady. He the deponent afterward related to his company what the aforesaid Annetgen had told him, without he the deponent having heard, from the mouth of the aforesaid Annetgen van Leyden or from anyone else of the household, any complaint against the aforesaid sons of the requesting parties, whether of violence or otherwise.

He the deponent further declared that he also saw that the bailiff of Valkenburg, in arresting the son of jonkheer van Endegeest, did not seize him from behind, but that, as said before, he was standing in the front hall, and there the bailiff forcibly drew the weapon of the said son of jonkheer van Endegeest, which was hanging at his side, out of its scabbard, and had the said son of van Endegeest likewise taken prisoner — without the aforesaid Willem Basel, halberdier, ever having held the front door of the said inn shut, or having helped to hold it shut, of which he the deponent has certain knowledge, since the aforesaid Willem Basel, halberdier, was at that time, before the arrest of the aforesaid son of jonkheer Santhorst, always in the company of him the deponent, and was not out of the aforesaid downstairs room.

Declaring nothing further, he the deponent offered, should it be necessary and if required in case of recolement [formal re-examination], to confirm the foregoing more fully under solemn oath. Of which the requesting parties requested one or more public instruments. Thus done within Leiden, in the Hof van Vrieslant near the Zijlpoort, in the presence of Juliaen Claverblat and Pieter Joostenszoon Warmont, scrivener, both living within the aforesaid city, as witnesses hereto required together with me, the notary. Which I affirm. E.H. Craen, notary public.

There appeared before the undersigned aldermen Claes Claverly, tobacco-pipe maker, named in the preceding attestation, who, at the request and instance of jonkheer Maerten van Schouwen van Endegeest and jonkheer Niclaes Paedts van Santhorst, having been lawfully sworn and examined under solemn oath, and being duly summoned thereto, after the aforesaid attestation had been read out to him clearly, and after being heard and questioned upon it, declared that he still stood by the contents thereof, adding thereto that before the arrest of the said noblemen he, the appearing party, heard or saw no violence or excess committed by them. He declared further that the bailiff of Valkenburg never at that time went together with the district sheriff (landdrost) of Haarlem and the marshal (geweldige) of the Court of Holland into a side chamber at the house of the aforesaid Willem Janszoon, to withdraw and confer with one another concerning the said arrest. Testifying nothing further, so truly may God Almighty help him. Done the 4th day of January, in the year sixteen hundred and seventeen. Heyndrick Egbertszoon, Jacob Paedts.

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Op huyden den eersten january anno XVIc ende zeventien, compareerde voor mij Ewout Henricx zoon Craen notaris publyc bij den Hove van Hollant geadmitteert ende den naergenomden getugen, Claes Claverly tobacpijpmaecker wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, out omtrent vierentwintich jaren, ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van joncheeren Maerten van Schouwen van Endegeest ende Niclaes Paedts van Santhorst, bij zijn conscientie ende ziele zaligheyt in plaetse van eede getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen, dat op maendage den XIIen septembris XVIc zestien lestleden wesende Valckenburger paerdemarct, hij deposant in d’selve marct mede geweest ende mit Artus Stanten ende Willem Basel hellebardier zijn geweesde knechts, gegaen es, in een herberge daer de waert zo hij deposant verstaen heeft genomt was Willem Janszoon van Amsterdam, menende hij deposant mit d’selve zijne geweesde knechts aldaer eenige kannen biers te drincken, ende naer hij deposant ende d’selve zijne geweesde knechts aldaer eenigen tijt mit malcanderen geweest ende bier gedroncken hadden in een beneden camer, comende onder de solder of plaetse daer joncheeren Cornelis Paedts van Santhorst ende Geryt van Schouwen van Endegeest der requiranten sonen dier tijden tsamen waren, zonder bij hem deposant in d’selve herberge op de solder over ‘t hooft van hem deposant ende zijn geselschap, eenich gerucht van gewelt geroup of getier gehoort te zijn, ‘t welc hij nochtans indient gebeurt waer wel gehoort soude hebben, also hij deposant ende zijn geselschap als voren onder de plaetse daer der requiranten zonen waren, geweest zijn, heeft hij deposant daer nae zo der requiranten voorseyde zonen beneden gecomen waren, in ’t voorhuys van d’selve herberge eenich rumoer gehoort, ende es daeromme beneffens d’voorseyde zijne geweesde knechts gegaen in of omtrent de deure van de benedencamer daer zij als voren zaten en droncken, responderende aen ’t voorhuys van d’voorseyde herberge, ziende hij deposant alsdoen dat de waerdinne van d’voorseyde herberge bij de voordeure stont ende die alleen toehielt, nyet willende toelaten dat der requiranten voorseyde sonen, die beyde bij de selve voordeure stonden, uyt den huyse zouden gaen, hoewel d’voorseyde jonge edelluyden zulcx op haer versochten, sonder dat nochtans d’voorseyde jonge edelluyden over d’selve weygeringe of anderssints d’voornoemde waerdinne stieten, slougen, schopten, qualicken tracteerden, eenich geweer trocken, of zulcx yet poochden te doen. Waer naer hij deposant ende d’voorseyde zijne knechts weder op haer vorige plaetse gegaen zijnde omme noch wat te drincken, heeft daer naer op nieus rumoer in ‘t voorseyde voorhuys gehoort, ende hem mit ’t voorseyde zijn geselschap derhalve weder in of omtrent de deure van de plaetse daer sij droncken begevende, heeft hij deposant gesien dat d’voorseyde zoon van joncheer Santhorst, mit ’t incomen van den bailliu van Valckenburch, bij den selven bailliu gevangen was, ende mit paternosters vast gehouden werde zonder oyt in d’voorseyde herberge weder los gelaten te zijn, ende heeft hij deposant vorder gezien, dat d’voorseyde joncheer Santhorsts zoon also gevangen zijnde ende vast gehouden werdende, bij de muyr omtrent de voordeure stille stont, zonder dat denzelven eenige woorden ofte moetwil jegens den bailliu voornoemde gebruycke. Verclaerde noch hij deposant dat als den bailliu van Valckenburch voornoemde met sijn dienaers ter voorseyde herberge in quam de soon van joncheer van Endegeest nyet en es nae achteren gegaen om wech te lopen, maer dat hij gesien heeft hem in ’t voorhuys te blijven staen, ende zijnde hij deposant over d’voorseyde apprehensie verwondert, also hij geen gewelt of overdaet van d’voorseyde jonge edelluyden gehoort gesien of verstaen hadde, heeft hij deposant een van de jongwijfster voorseyde herberge genomt Annetgen van Leyden, alleen geroupen ende haer gevraecht watter te doen was, die hem deposant daer op antwoorde datter een stoop wijns voor d’selve jonge edelluyden getapt, ende bij d’selve betaelt was, ende in plaetse vandien twee stopen wijns gescreven waren, ende bij de waerdinne geeyscht wierden, welcke twee stoop wijns als nyet getapt noch gedroncken zijnde d’voorseyde jonge edelluyden refuseerden te betalen, waer uyt zijluyden questie met de waerdinne gecregen hadden, hebbende hij deposant ‘t gene d‘voorseyde Annetgen also hem gezeyt hadde, daer naer aen zijn deposants geselschap weder vertelt gehadt, sonder dat hij deposant uyt monde van d’voorseyde Annetgen van Leyden of yemant anders van ‘t huysgesin eenige clachten van der requiranten voorseyde sonen ’t sij over gewelt of anders gehoort heeft, ende heeft hij deposant daer naer mede gesien dat den bailliu van Valckenburch de zoon van joncheer Endegeest vangende nyet van achteren en heeft gehaelt, maer dat hij als voren es geseyt in ’t voorhuys was staende ende aldaer ’t geweer van d’ voorseyde joncheer van Endegeests zoon hangende op desselfs sijde, met fortse uyt de schede gehaelt, ende d’selve van Endegeests zoon ooc gevangen doen nemen heeft sonder dat d’voorseyde Willem Basel hellebardier oyt de voordeure van d’voorseyde herberge heeft toegehouden, of helpen toehouden, daer van hij deposant goede kennisse es hebbende, doordien d’voorseyde Willem Basel hellebardier alsdoen voor d’apprehensie van d’voorseyde joncheer Santhorsts soon, altijts in zijn deposants geselschap ende nyet uyt d’voorseyde benedencamer es geweest. Wijders nyet verclarende presenterende hij deposant ’t gunt voorseyde es, des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht zijnde bij solemnelen eede naerder te bevestigen. Van ‘t welc de requiranten versochten een of meer openbare acten. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden in ’t Hoff van Vrieslant bij de Zijlpoorte, ter presentie van Juliaen Claverblat ende Pieter Joostens zoon Warmont scrijver beyde wonende binnen der voorseyde stede als getugen hier toe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. ‘t welc ic affirmere E.H. Craen notarius public Compareerden voor den ondergescreven schepenen Claes Claverly tabacpijpmaecker in de voorgaende attestatie genoemt, ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van joncheer Maerten van Schouwen van Endegeest ende joncheer Niclaes Paedts van Santhorst, bij solemnelen eede hem wettelick gestaeft ende afgenomen, rechtelick daer toe verdaecht sijnde, opte voorseyde attestatie (naer dat hem die selve wel duydelick was voorgelesen) naer der gehoort ende ondervraecht zijnde, verclaert bij den innehouden van dien als noch te persisteren daer bij vougende dat voor ‘t vangen van de selve eedelluyden hij comparant geen gewelt ofte overdaet bij de selve aengerecht gehoort of gesien heeft. Verclarende noch dat de bailju van Valckenburch noyt ten selven tijde met den lantdrost van Haerlem ende de geweldig van Hove van Hollandt ten huyse van voornoemde Willem Janszoon in een besijdencamer gegaen ofte vertrocken is om met malcanderen te spreecken nopende de selve apprehensie. Wijders niet tuygende soo waerlic most hem comparant godt almachtich helpen. Actum den IIIIen january anno XVIc zeventhien. Heyndrick Egbertszoon Jacob Paedts

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79M · folio 142a

17 January 1617 On 12 January 1617, Jacob Liefoge, dredger in Leiden, 36 years old, appears before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 12 January 1617, Jacob Liefoge, dredger in Leiden, 36 years old, appears before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

On 12 January 1617, Jacob Liefoge, dredger in Leiden, 36 years old, appears before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen., scan 2 — Scan 2 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 129 · folio 24

29 June 1617 Witness statement by Arthur Stanton, about 42 years old, tobacco pipe maker, and Nicholas Claverly, about 27 years old, tobacco pipe maker, at the request of Degory Priest, hatter in Leiden. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Witness statement by Arthur Stanton, about 42 years old, tobacco pipe maker, and Nicholas Claverly, about 27 years old, tobacco pipe maker, at the request of Degory Priest, hatter in Leiden., scan 1 — Original archival scan · click to enlarge

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There appeared before me, notary public, and the undersigned witnesses, Artus Stanten, aged about 42 years, and Niclaes Claverly, aged about 27 years, both tobacco-pipe makers, residing within the city of Leiden.

And they have, at the request and instance of Digores Prest, hatter, likewise residing within the aforesaid city, upon their respective consciences and the salvation of their souls, in place of an oath, testified and declared to be true that they, on Saturday the 17th of this current month of June, toward evening, were at the dwelling and with the person of Jan Crips, Englishman, card-maker, residing on the Breestraat within Leiden, and then heard the same say and acknowledge that the requester had not struck him, Jan Crips, but had only touched his ruff.

Declaring nothing further, the witnesses offering, should it be necessary and should they be required in case of recollement, to confirm the aforesaid further by solemn oaths. Consenting that one or more public instruments be drawn up and issued hereof by me, the notary, in form.

Thus done within Leiden at the office of me, the notary, on the twenty-ninth of June in the year sixteen hundred seventeen, in the presence of Pieter Joostensz. Warmont and Cornelis Gerytsz. de Haes, clerks, as witnesses hereto required together with me, the notary.

Written by the hand of Artus Stanten. Written by the hand of Niclaes Claverly. P.J. Warmont. Corn. Gerrytssoon de Haes, 1617. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1617.

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Compareerden voor mij, notaris publyc, ende den naergenomden getugen, Artus Stanten, out omtrent 42 jaren, ende Niclaes Claverly, out omtrent 27 jaren, beyde tobacpijpmaeckers, wonende binnen der stadt Leyden. Ende hebben ter requisitie ende instantie van Digores Prest, hoedemaecker, mede wonende binnen der vers. stede, bij hare respective conscientiën ende sielensaligheyden, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat zijluyden op saturdage den 17en deser lopende maent juny jegens den avont geweest zijn ter woonplaetse ende bij den persoon van Jan Crips, Engelsman, kaerdemaecker, wonende opte Breedestraet binnen Leyden, ende denselven alsdoen hebben hooren zeggen ende bekennen dat den requirant hem, Jan Crips, nyet geslagen maer alleen op sijn beff geraect hadde. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende zij getugen ‘tgunt vers. es des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht zijnde bij solemnele eeden naerder te bevestigen. Consenterende bij mij notario hiervan gemaect ende gexpedieert te werden een of meer openbare acten in forma. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden ten comptoire mijns notaris opten negenentwintichsten juny anno 1600endeseventien, in presentie van Pieter Joostensz. Warmont ende Cornelis Gerytsz. de Haes, scrijvers, als getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. Gescreven bij de hant van Artus Stanten Gescreven bij de hant van Niclaes Claverly P.J. Warmont Corn. Gerrytssoon de Haes, 1617 E.H. Craen, notarius publicus subscripsit, 1617

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 129 · folio 158

30 June 1617 Witness statement by Nicholas Claverley, about 27 years old, tobacco pipe maker, and Nicholas Omaer de Wymile, about 28 years old, mason, at the request of Degory Priest, hatter in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Witness statement by Nicholas Claverley, about 27 years old, tobacco pipe maker, and Nicholas Omaer de Wymile, about 28 years old, mason, at the request of Degory Priest, hatter in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Today, the 30th of June in the year 1617, there appeared before me, notary public, and the undersigned witnesses, Niclaes Claverly, tobacco-pipe maker, aged about 27 years, and Claes Omaer de Wymile, mason, aged about 28 years, both residing within the city of Leiden.

And they, at the request and instance of Digores Prest, hatter, likewise residing within the aforesaid city, testified and declared upon their respective consciences and the salvation of their souls, in place of an oath, to be true: that Jan Crips, Englishman, wool-card maker, likewise residing within the city of Leiden, who has a wedded wife and children living, is of ill repute and reputed to be having and keeping dishonest dealings with Lijsbeth, the wife of Jan Mos, wool comber, likewise residing within the aforesaid city.

And that the deponents, about a month ago, themselves heard the aforesaid Jan Crips say and admit, at the house of the aforesaid Claes Omaer de Wymile, that he ate of the bread of the aforesaid Jan Mos as often as he pleased; which the aforesaid Jan Crips, apparently wishing afterward to make his meaning clearer, added, in express words in the hearing of the deponents, that he slept with the wife of the aforesaid Jan Mos and had his way with her as often as he wished, saying moreover that he would even dare declare under oath that the wife of the aforesaid Jan Mos belonged to him, Jan Crips, and to her husband, but to no one else.

Declaring nothing further, the deponents offered, should it be necessary and should they be asked in case of recollement, to confirm the aforesaid further by solemn oaths, of which the requester requested one or more instruments in due form.

Thus done within Leiden at the house of me, the notary, situated there on Steenschuur, in the presence of Pieter Joostensz. Warmont and Cornelis Gerytsz. de Haes, clerks, as witnesses hereto required together with me, the notary. Claes Omaer de Wymillet [signed]. Written by the hand of the aforesaid Niclaes Claverly. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1617. P.J. Warmont, 1617. Corn. Gerrytssoon de Haes.

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Op huyden den 30en juny anno 1600endeseventien compareerden voor mij, notaris publyc, ende den naergenomden getugen, Niclaes Claverly, tobacpijpmaecker, out omtrent 27 jaren, ende Claes Omaer de Wymile, metselaer, out omtrent 28 jaren, beyde wonende binnen der stadt Leyden. Ende hebben ter requisitie ende instantie van Digores Prest, hoedemacker, mede wonende binnen der vers. stede, bij hare respective consciëntiën ende sielensaligheyden, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat Jan Crips, Engelsman, kaerdemaecker, mede wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, die een getroude vrou ende kinderen in ‘t leven heeft, berucht ende befaemt es van oneerlicke conversatie te hebben ende houden mit Lijsbeth, de huysvrouwe van Jan Mos, wolcammer, mede wonende binnen der vers. stede. Ende dat zij deposanten omtrent een maent geleden den vers. Jan Crips ten huyse van den voorn. Claes Omaer de Wymile zelver hebben horen zeggen ende bekennen dat hij van ‘t broot van den vers. Jan Mos zo dicwijlen freet als hij wilde, ‘twelc den vers. Jan Crips daernaer zoo ‘t schijnt te beter willende doen verstaen, heeft mit uytdruckelicke woorden ten aenhoren van hun deposanten, daer noch bijgevoucht dat hij bij de huysvrouwe van den vers. Jan Mos so dicwijlen sliep ende te doen hadde als hij wilde, zeggende daerenboven noch dat hij wel mit eede zoude derven verclaren dat de huysvrouwe van den voorn. Jan Mos was voor hem, Jan Crips, ende haer man, maer voor niemant anders. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende zij deposanten ‘tgunt vers. es des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht sijnde bij solemnele eeden naerder te bevestigen, van ‘twelc de requirant versochte een of meer acten in forma. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden ten huyse mijns notaris, staende aldaer op Steenschuyr, in presentie van Pieter Joostensz. Warmont ende Cornelis Gerytsz. de Haes, scrijvers, als getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. Claes Omaer de Wymillet Gescreven bij de hant van Niclaes Claverly vers. E.H. Craen, notarius publicus subscripsit, 1617 P.J. Warmont, 1617 Corn. Gerrytssoon de Haes

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 129 · folio 160

7 July 1617 Jan Gerritsz de Goede, authorised representative of John Crips, Englishman, is plaintiff in the case against Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker, who owes Crips 9 guilders and 12 cents. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Jan Gerritsz de Goede, authorised representative of John Crips, Englishman, is plaintiff in the case against Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker, who owes Crips 9 guilders and 12 cents., scan 1 — Original archival scan · click to enlarge

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Jan Gerritszoon de Goede, authorized representative of Jan Crips, Englishman, plaintiff, against Claes Cleverly, tobacco pipe maker, defendant, for payment of nine guilders and twelve stuivers of borrowed money. He concludes for condemnation thereof, with costs.

In the margin: Kuyck, on behalf of the defendant, requests a copy of that on which the claim is founded. De Goede [i.e. the plaintiff's representative] is given time to speak with his principal (master). Done 7 July 1617.

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Jan Gerritszoon de Goede, Gemachtigt van Jan Crips Engelsman, eyscher contra Claes Cleverly toebacpijpmaecker gedaechde om betalinge van negen guldens twaelf stuivers van geleent gelt. Concludeert tot condemnatie vandien mette costen. In de marge: Kuyck voor de gedaechde versouct copie van ‘t gene daer op den eysch wert geeyscht. De goede tijt om sijn meester te spreecken. Actum 7-7-1617.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 43LL · folio 350

16 February 1618 Inventory dated 15 February 1618 of the chattels of Nicholas Claverly at the house of Omaer Claesz, mason, on the Uiterstegracht in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Inventory dated 15 February 1618 of the chattels of Nicholas Claverly at the house of Omaer Claesz, mason, on the Uiterstegracht in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

Inventory dated 15 February 1618 of the chattels of Nicholas Claverly at the house of Omaer Claesz, mason, on the Uiterstegracht in Leiden., scan 2 — Scan 2 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 204 · folio 95

18 June 1618 Statement by Isaac Allerton, living in Leiden, about 30 years old, tailor, at the request of Nicholas Claverley, living in Leiden, tobacco pipe maker. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Statement by Isaac Allerton, living in Leiden, about 30 years old, tailor, at the request of Nicholas Claverley, living in Leiden, tobacco pipe maker., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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On this day, the 18th of June in the year sixteen hundred and eighteen, there appeared before me, Ewout Henricxzoon Craen, notary public, admitted by the Court of Holland upon nomination of the city of Leiden, and before the witnesses named hereafter, Ysaac Allerton, tailor, residing within the city of Leiden, aged about 30 years.

At the request and instance of Niclaes Claverly, tobacco-pipe maker, likewise residing within the aforesaid city, he testified and declared, upon his conscience and the salvation of his soul, in place of an oath, to be true that about a year and a half ago he made for the requester a crimson-grey cloth cloak, which he, the deponent, had had dyed for the making of the same, and that he, the deponent, has good knowledge that the said cloak was worth at least as follows, namely:

For 4 ells and three-quarters of cloth, the ell with the dyeing at 9 guilders, comes to 42 guilders 15 stuivers; for 54 ells of gold cord used on the said cloak, at 4 stuivers the ell, comes to 10 guilders 16 stuivers; for 2 ells of serge for lining, at 24 stuivers the ell, comes to 2 guilders 8 stuivers; for three-quarters of grey satin for trimming, at 18 schellingen the ell, comes to 4 guilders 1 stuiver; for one lot of silk with canvas for stiffening the collar-band and other things, 14 stuivers; for the making of the cloak with the mending, 4 guilders. Sum total: 64 guilders 14 stuivers. I say: sixty-four guilders and fourteen stuivers.

Of which the deponent has the better knowledge, since he himself bought various materials for the said cloak on behalf of the requester. The deponent further declared to have good knowledge that the requester paid considerably more for his said cloak, and that he has since worn or used it very little.

Declaring nothing further, the deponent offered to confirm the foregoing under solemn oath if necessary and if required in case of recollement (recolement), of which the requester requested one or more deeds.

Thus done within Leiden at the house of me, the notary, in the presence of Digory de Pryst, hatter, and Jan Fredericxzoon, bargeman, as credible witnesses required hereto together with me, the notary. Isaac Alerton [signed]. Mark set by the hand of Digory de Pryst. Mark set by the hand of Jan Frederixzoon aforesaid. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1618.

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Op huyden den 18en Juny anno 1600endeachtien compareerde voor mij, Ewout Henricxz. Craen, notaris publyc, bij den Hove van Hollant opte nominatie der stadt Leyden geadmitteert, ende den naergenomden getugen, Ysaac Allerton, cleermaecker, wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, out omtrent 30 jaren. Ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van Niclaes Claverly, tobacpijpmaecker, mede wonende binnen der vers. stede, bij zijn consciëntie ende sielesalicheyt, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat hij omtrent anderhalf jaer geleden voor den requirant gemaect heeft een carmosijngraeuwe laeckensche mantel, dewelcke hij deposant voor ‘tselve maecken doen verwen heeft, ende dat hij deposant goede kennisse es hebbende dat d’selve mantel tenminsten waerdich geweest es als volcht, te weten voor 4 ellen ende 3 vierendeel laeckens d’elle mit ‘t verwen tot 9 gld. comt 42 gld. 15 st. voor 54 ellen goude coorde aen d’selve mantel verbesicht tot 4 st. d’el comt 10 gld. 16 st. voor 2 ellen saey tot voeringe à 24 st. d’el comt 2 gld. 8 st. voor drye vierendeel graeu satijn om te boorden à 18 schell. d’el comt 4 gld. 1 st. voor een loot sijde mit canifas tot stijvinge van de beff ende anders 14 st. voor ‘t maecken van de mantel mit ‘t stoppen 4 gld. Somma tsamen 64 gld 14 st. Ic segge vierentsestich gulden ende veertien stuvers. Daervan hij deposant te beter kennisse heeft, vermits hij verscheyden stoffen tot d’selve mantel selfs voor den requirant gecoft heeft. Verclarende hij deposant vorder goede kennisse te hebben dat den requirant d’selve sijne mantel ongelijc, meerder gecost heeft ende dat hij die sedert geheel weynich gedragen of gebesicht heeft. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende hij deposant ‘tgunt vers. es desnoot ende in cas van recolemente versocht sijnde mit solemnelen eede naerder te bevestigen, van ‘twelc den requirant versochte een of meer acten. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden ten huyse mijns notaris, in presentie van Digory de Pryst, hoedemaecker, ende Jan Fredericxz., schuytvoerder, als geloofwaerdige getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. Isaac Alerton Merc gestelt bij de hant van Digory de Pryst Merc gestelt bij de hant van Jan Frederixz. vers. E.H. Craen notarius publicus subscripsit 1618

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 131 · folio 185

18 June 1618 Statement by Thomas Bentley, Englishman, about 40 years old, and Geertgen Gerritsdr, his wife, about 53 years old, both living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, living in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Statement by Thomas Bentley, Englishman, about 40 years old, and Geertgen Gerritsdr, his wife, about 53 years old, both living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, living in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Statement by Thomas Bentley, Englishman, about 40 years old, and Geertgen Gerritsdr, his wife, about 53 years old, both living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, living in Leiden. Thomas Bentley and his wife declare that a Vlissingen merchant named Daniel has stated that Nicholas Claverly has assisted Daniel when he encountered trouble, which included robbery, during a trip to England on board of the vessel of captain John Smith; Daniel is convinced that Nicholas Claverly did not commit the robbery but that the latter might get into trouble about this matter later due to actions of a certain Amsterdam merchant. (The actual course of events does not become clear from this statement.) Nicholas Claverly and the Vlissingen merchant met each other about nine months ago at the Bentley home. Also present at the time was the Englishman Derek Hopkins. This statement was drawn up at the house of the Bentleys, with Degory Priest, hatter, and Joris de Windt, serge weaver, as witnesses.

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There appeared before me, Pieter Claesz. van Rijn, notary public, admitted by the Court of Holland, residing within the city of Leiden, and the witnesses named below, Thomas Benthle, Englishman, about 40 years old, and Geertgen Gerritsdr., his wife, about 53 years old, both living within the aforesaid city.

They testified and declared, upon their respective consciences, the salvation of their souls, and in men's and women's truth, in place of an oath, at the instance and request of Claes Claverly, likewise an Englishman, living in the aforesaid city of Leiden, to be true that about three quarters of a year ago, without wishing to be bound to the exact time, there came to the house of them, the deponents, together with the requesting party, a certain Master Daniel, merchant of Vlissingen; the said Master Daniel asking the requesting party, in the presence of Dirck Hopkens, likewise an Englishman: "Claes, do you not know me?" — to which he answered: "No" — whereupon Master Daniel, replying, said: "Did you not know me when you gave us sugared mackerel to eat?" — to which the requesting party said: "Now I know you, but I fared no better [or: I had no better of it] than a half share [the original is unclear here], when you were robbed off the coast of England, [a half share] given to him upon coming ashore by captain Jan Smith, to travel along with him." [Translator's note: this sentence is garbled in the original transcription and its precise sense cannot be reconstructed with confidence.] Whereupon the said Master Daniel said: "I admit that you were not the worst of them," to which the requesting party likewise said: "I offered to bring you to the ship at Portsmouth when the captain and his officers were on their ship, and to help you to your goods," which the said Master Daniel admitted to be true, but dared not entrust to the requesting party, on account of the great peril to be expected from it; admitting also that a purse with money had been stolen from him, in recovering which the requesting party had again faithfully helped him, and that when the wine which they had aboard the ship was not good, the requesting party had always supplied them with sugar to sweeten the same wine; also that he had given up his own bed, lying in the ship's berth, and let the said Master Daniel sleep in it, and had gone to lie on a plank himself.

All the aforesaid words having passed, the said Master Daniel further said: "I shall cause you no trouble concerning the aforesaid robbery, but see what you may expect from the merchant at Amsterdam. Nevertheless I admit that you have been a preserver of our lives."

Testifying nothing further, they, the deponents, offered to confirm the foregoing more fully at any time, in case of recolement, under solemn oath, before all lords and courts. The requesting party requested an instrument hereof. Thus done within the city of Leiden, at the house of them, the deponents, on the 18th of June in the year 1618, in the presence of Joris de Windt, serge weaver, and Degry de Pryst, hatter, as witnesses requested hereto.

[Signed:] Thomas Bentley. Geertgen Gerritsdr., her mark. Joris de Windt, his mark. Degry de Pryst, his mark. In my presence, P.C. van Rhijn, notary public, subscribed, 16[..] [the year is cut off in the original transcription].

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. The reported dialogue about the robbery contains a phrase that is unclear or corrupted in the source text; it has been translated as literally as possible and flagged above rather than smoothed over.

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Compareerden voor mij, Pieter Claesz. van Rijn, notaris publycq, bij den Hove van Hollandt geadmitteert, residerende binnen der stadt Leyden, ende de getuygen ondergenomineert, Thomas Benthle, Engelsman, out omtrent 40 jaeren, ende Geertgen Gerritsdr., sijne huysvrouwe, out omtrent 53 jaeren, beyde woonende binnen der voors. stede. Tuychden ende verclaerden bij haere respective conscientie, sielesalicheyt, manne- ende vrouwewaerheyt in plaetse van eede, ter instantie ende versoucke van Claes Claverly, mede Engelsman, woonende in de voorseyde stadt Leyden, waerachtich te wesen dat omtrent drye vierendeel jaers geleden, sonder in den juysten tijt begrepen te willen sijn, t’haeren deposants huyse neffens den requirant gecomen is eenen Mr. Daniel, coopman tot Vlissingen, vraegende d’voors. Mr. Daniel den requirant, in presentie van Dirck Hopkens, mede Engelsman: “Claes, kent ghij mij nyet?”, daerop hij antwoorde: “Neen”, waerop Mr. Daniel replicerende seyde: “Kende ghij mij nyet doen ghij ons met suycker macreel t’eeten gaeft?”, daerop den requirant zeyde: “Nu kenne ick U, maer ick en hebbe nyet te beth affgehadt, doen ghij onder Engelandt berooft wierde, anders als eenen halve math, op ‘t landt comende hem bij cappiteyn Jan Smith om mede te reysen gegeven”. Waerop d’voors. Mr. Daniel zeyde: “Ick beken dat ghij de quaetste nyet en waert”, daerop den requirant mede seyde: “ick hebbe U gepresenteert t’schip in Poortsmoes te brengen als de cappiteyn met sijn officiers op haerluyder schip waeren ende aen U goet te helpen”, ‘twelck d’voors. Mr. Daniel bekende waer te wesen, maer en derffde het hem requirant, vermits de groote pericule, die daeruuyt te verwachten stont, nyet toebetrouwen; bekennende oock dat hem ontstoolen was een beurs met gelt, daeraen den requirant hem wederomme getrouwelijcken heeft geholpen, ende als de wijn, die zijluyden in ‘t schip hadden, nyet goet en was, den requirant henluyden altoos suycker om d’selve wijn te soeten heeft behandicht. Oock mede sijn bedt, leggende in de coy van ‘t schip, verlaeten ende d’voors. Mr. Daniel daerop laeten slaepen ende zelffs op een planck is gaen leggen. Alle d’voors. propoosten gepasseert zijnde, seyde noch d’voors. Mr. Daniel: “Ick sal U geen moeyten nopende d’vers. berovinge aendoen, maer siet wat ghij te verwachten hebt van de coopman tot Amsterdam. Nyettemin bekenne dat ghij een behouder van ons leven zijt geweest”. Wijders nyet tuygende, offereerden sij deposanten ‘tgeene voors. is t’allen tijden in cas van recolement bij solempnelen eede voor allen Heeren ende gerechten naeder te bevestigen. Versochte de requirant hiervan acte. Aldus gedaen binnen der stadt Leyden ten huyse van hen deposanten op den 18en juny anno 1618, ter presentie van Joris de Windt, saywercker, ende Degry de Pryst, hoedemaecker, als getuygen hiertoe versocht. Thomas Bentley Geertgen Gerritsdr. haer merck Joris de Windt sijn merck Degry de Pryst sijn merck Mij present P. C. van Rhijn notaris publicus subscripsit 16

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 204 · folio 60

14 November 1618 Contract dated 14 November 1618 between Omaer Claesz and the tenant Nicholas Claverly relating to house rental and training to make tobacco pipes. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Contract dated 14 November 1618 between Omaer Claesz and the tenant Nicholas Claverly relating to house rental and training to make tobacco pipes., scan 1 — Original archival scan · click to enlarge

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The 14th of November, in the year 1618.

Today, the 14th of November, an agreement was made or entered into concerning house rent between Omaer Claesz and the tenant Claes Claverle, that they have come to full agreement on everything, without deceit or trickery, without either party making any further claim upon the other, and that they are both well content, without anyone asserting any further claim; and this in the witness of good men, present hereunder, who have testified and set their hands to it.

Thereafter Claes Omaer, son of Omaer Claesz, likewise came to an agreement with Claes Claverle, namely concerning the fact that the latter had taught the aforesaid Claes Omaer to make pipes; and having come to terms, they have satisfied one another, except that the aforesaid Claes Omaer shall restore his goods, and further the said Claes Omaer must receive from Claes Claverle the sum of 8 guilders in money — I say eight guilders — apart from the bed with the blankets, concerning which they came to an agreement with the father, namely that Omaer Claesz shall keep the bed with the blankets; and they have together agreed that Claes Claverle discharges Omaer Claesen and his son Claes Omaer, on behalf of the men who had commission to sell everything, so that they [those men] have no further claim upon them. Undersigned here below.

Adryaen Japycsen de Mont. Thomas Bentley. +, this being the mark of Claes Claesse. Omaer Claeysen. Claes Omaerz.

This is the copy of the agreement, to which the attestation of Adriaen Jacobsz de Mont, made today before Ewout Henricxz Craen, notary public, and certain witnesses, refers. Done the 5th of September, in the year 1619, and undersigned by Adryaen Japicksen de Mont.

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Den 14 November anno 1618 Op huyden den 14 November isser een accordatie gedaen ofte geschiet vanweghe huyshuer teghen Omaer Claesz ende den huerder Claes Claverle dat sij tesamen geaccordeert zijn van alles sonder argh ofte liste, sonder malcanderen iet te heischen (=eyschen) ende zijn tesamen wel tevreden, sonder iemant te pretenderen ende dat in getuygh van goe mannen, in presentie hieronder getuyght ende gehantteyckent. Daernaer Omaer Claesenszoon Claes Omaer mede geaccordeert, te weten tegen Claes Claverle vanweghe dat hij den voorn. Claes Omaer geleert heeft leeren pijpen maecken ende overeengecoomen sijnde ende hebben malcanderen voldaen, uytgesondert ofte mitsgaders dat den voornomden Claes Omaer sijn goet weder restytueren sal ende voorts moet den genomden Claes Omaer aen gelt hebben van Claes Claverle de somme van 8 guldens aen gelt, ic zegge acht guldens, behalven het bedde met de deeckens, dat zijn sij met den vader overeengekomen, te weten Omaer Claesz die het bedde met de deeckens heeft ende zijn tsamen geaccordeert dat Claes Claverle bevrijt Omaer Claesen ende den zoon Claes Omaer vanwegen de mannen die commissy hadden alles te vercoopen, dat zij op haerluyden nyet en hebben te pretenderen, hyer ondergeteyckent. Adryaen Japycsen de Mont Thomas Bentley, + dat is het merck van Claes Claesse Omaer Claeysen, Claes Omaerz. Dit es de copie van t'accort daertoe d'attestatie van Adriaen Jacobsz de Mont op huyden voor Ewout Benricxz Craen, notaris publyc ende zeeckere getugen geaccordeert hem refereert. Actum den 5en Septembris anno 1619 ende es ondergeteyckent Adryaen Japicksen de Mont.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 134 · folio 122

April 1619 Character reference by Degory Priest, about 40 years old, hatter, living in Leiden, and Samuel Lee, about 30 years old, living in Leiden, hatter, on behalf of Nicholas Claverley, tobacco pipe maker, presently still living in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Character reference by Degory Priest, about 40 years old, hatter, living in Leiden, and Samuel Lee, about 30 years old, living in Leiden, hatter, on behalf of Nicholas Claverley, tobacco pipe maker, presently still living in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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There appeared before the undersigned aldermen of the city of Leiden, Degore Priest, hatter, aged about 40 years, and Samuel Lee, also a hatter, aged about 30 years, both residing within this city, and they, at the request and instance of Claes Claverly, tobacco-pipe maker, presently likewise still residing within this city, having been lawfully sworn and examined under solemn oath, testified and declared that they, the appearers, have had and maintained very good acquaintance and honest dealings with the requester for the past four years or thereabouts, that is, ever since the requester came to live within this city; and that the said requester has, during the aforesaid time, continually lived in the house of the aforesaid Degore, as he still does at present.

So that the appearers are very well acquainted with the aforesaid requester's conduct, dealings, and behaviour, which has always been, and still is, such as befits and is proper to an honest person, without the appearers ever having heard or seen that the aforesaid requester has engaged or meddled in any evil, unlawful, or dishonest matters, or that he has on that account been of ill repute or infamous, still less that he has ever been apprehended for such; so that they esteem and hold the requester to be a man of honour, standing in good name and reputation. So truly may Almighty God help him, the appearer.

Done the [day left blank in the original] of April 1619.

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Compareerden voor den ondergeschreven schepenen der stadt Leyden Degore Priest, hoedemaker, out omtrent 40 jaren, ende Samuel Lee, mede hoedemaker, out omtrent 30 jaren, beyde wonende binnen deser stede, ende hebben ter requisitie ende instantie van Claes Claverly, tobacpijpmaker, jegenwoordich mede noch binnen deser stede wonende, bij solemnelen eede henluyden wettelicken gestaeft ende affgenomen, getuycht ende verclaert dat sij comparanten met den requirant den tijt van vier jaren herwaerts of daeromtrent ende sedert dat den requirant binnen deser stede comen wonen is, seer goede kennisse ende eerlicke conversatie gehadt ende gehouden hebben, ende dat denzelven requirant geduyrende de vers. tijt continuelicken ten huyse van de vers. Degore heeft gewoont, gelijc hij ooc aldaer noch wonachtich is, sulx dat sij comparanten van des vers. requirants ommegang, handel ende wandel seer wel bewust zijn, dewelcke sodanich altijt geweest is ende noch is, als een eerlic persoon betaemt ende toestaet, sonder dat sij comparanten oyt gehoort off gesien hebben dat den vers. requirant sich met quade ongeoorlofde ofte oneerlicke dingen beholpen off bemoeyt heeft, ofte dat hij ter sake van dien berucht off befaemt, veel min daerover achterhaelt is geweest, zulx dat sij den requirant achten ende houden voor een man met eeren, als staende ter goeder name ende fame. Zo waerlic most hem comparant Godt Almachtich helpen. Actum den …. april 1600negentien.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79M · folio 287

11 April 1619 On 11 April 1619, George Fergus, cobbler, 38 years old, and John Williams, book printer, 40 years old, appear before the aldermen of Leiden. 1 scan Open recordClose record

On 11 April 1619, George Fergus, cobbler, 38 years old, and John Williams, book printer, 40 years old, appear before the aldermen of Leiden., scan 1 — Original archival scan · click to enlarge

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79M · folio 287v

3 May 1619 Statement made by Richard Tyrell, about 41 years old, living in Southampton, England, merchant, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, about the murder of Richard Tyrell’s brother John Tyrell. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Statement made by Richard Tyrell, about 41 years old, living in Southampton, England, merchant, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, about the murder of Richard Tyrell’s brother John Tyrell., scan 1 — Original archival scan · click to enlarge

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Today, the 3rd of May in the year sixteen hundred nineteen, there appeared before me, Ewout Henricxsz. Craen, notary public, admitted by the Court of Holland upon the nomination of the city of Leiden, and before the witnesses named hereafter, Richard Teyrill, merchant, residing at Southampton in the Kingdom of Great Britain, aged about 41 years.

He has, at the request and instance of Niclaes Claverly, tobacco pipe maker, residing within the city of Leiden, upon his conscience and the salvation of his soul, in lieu of oath, testified and declared to be true that Jan Teyrill, the deponent's brother, was murdered and slain on the tenth of June sixteen hundred fourteen, in the countryside about a mile and a half English from Southampton; and that he, the deponent, has done all possible diligence and effort to come to know who might have been the perpetrator thereof, but has, from firm and undoubted signs and evidence, been assured and found that the requester bears no guilt therein whatsoever, however slight, and that he is accordingly entirely innocent thereof.

Declaring nothing further, the deponent offers, should it be necessary and should he be required to do so in case of recollement, to confirm the foregoing more fully under solemn oath before any judges, of which the requester requested one or more instruments.

Thus done within the city of Leiden, at the house of me, the notary, in the presence of Digory Pryst, hatter, and Jan Wallis, retired shoemaker, as credible witnesses required hereto together with me, the notary.

By me, Richard Tyrill. Mark set by the hand of Digory Pryst. Mark set by the hand of Jan Wallis aforesaid. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1619.

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

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Op huyden den derden Mey anno 1600endenegentien compareerde voor mij, Ewout Henricxsz. Craen, notaris publyc, bij den Hove van Hollant opte nominatie der stadt Leyden geadmitteert ende den naergenomden getugen, Richard Teyrill, coopman, wonende tot Southampton in den Conincrijcke van Grootbrittannien, out omtrent 41 jaren. Ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van Niclaes Claverly, tobacpijpmaecker, wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, bij zijn consciëntie ende sielesalicheyt, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat Jan Teyrill, zijn deposants broeder, opten tienden Juny 1600 veertien, op ‘t velt omtrent anderhalve Engelsche mijle van Southampton, vermoort ende omgebracht es, ende dat hij deposant alle mogelicke devoir ende naerstigheyt gedaen heeft omme te comen tot kennisse, wie daeraen hantdadich soude mogen geweest sijn, maer uyt vaste ende ontwijfelicken teyckenen ende bewijsen verseeckert es ende bevonden heeft dat den requirant daertoe geen schult ooc in ‘t minste en es hebbende ende oversulcx daervan in ‘t geheel ontschuldich es. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende hij deposant ‘tgunt vers. es des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht zijnde bij solemnelen eede voor alle rechters naerder te bevestigen, van ‘twelc den requirant versochte een of meer acten. Aldus gedaen binnen der stadt Leyden, ten huyse mijns notaris, in presentie van Digory Pryst, hoedemaecker, ende Jan Wallis, out-schoemaecker, als geloofwaerdige getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. per me Richard Tyrill Merc gestelt bij de hant van Digory Pryst Merc gestelt bij de hant Jan Wallis vers. E.H. Craen notarius publicus subscripsit 1619

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 133 · folio 131

21 May 1619 Statement made by Robert Crouch, about 40 years old, tobacco pipe maker, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, concerning the murder of Richard Tyrrel’s brother. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Statement made by Robert Crouch, about 40 years old, tobacco pipe maker, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, concerning the murder of Richard Tyrrel’s brother., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Statement made by Robert Crouch, about 40 years old, tobacco pipe maker, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, concerning the murder of Richard Tyrrel’s brother. About four and a half years ago Robert Crouch and Bartholomew Smith, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, travelled together to Haarlem to visit Richard Tyrrel, an English merchant. Tyrrel told them about the murder in England of his brother, who had been carrying only half a crown in his pocket; Tyrrell said he wanted to question Nicholas Claverly about this matter and had asked him to come to Haarlem. When Claverly travelled to Haarlem the next day he did not meet with Tyrrel because the latter had left for Amsterdam on business. However, two weeks later the two men did have a long meeting at the home of Crouch and at that time Tyrrel stated that he was convinced that Nicholas Claverly did not have anything to do with the murder. The statement was drawn up at the house of notary public E.H. Craen, with Degory Priest, hatter, and Pieter Warmont, clerk, as witnesses.

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Today, the 21st of May in the year sixteen hundred and nineteen, there appeared before me, Ewout Henricxz. Craen, notary public, admitted by the Court of Holland upon the nomination of the city of Leiden, and before the witnesses named hereafter, Robert Crouts, tobacco pipe maker, living within the city of Leiden, about 40 years of age.

And at the request and instance of Niclaes Claverly, likewise a tobacco pipe maker, living within the aforesaid city, he has, upon his conscience and the salvation of his soul, in place of an oath, testified and declared to be true that about three and a half years ago — though without having retained the precise time, nor wishing to be held to it — he, the deponent, together with and alongside one Bartholomees Smit, also a tobacco pipe maker living in Leiden, was at Haarlem with the person of Richart Teiril, an English merchant; which Richard then related to him, the deponent, and the aforesaid Smit, that his, Richard's, brother had some time before been murdered in England, although the said brother had at that time no more than half an English crown, amounting to twenty-five stivers in Dutch money, upon him.

And among other things the aforesaid Richard, having said that he would like to speak with the requester once, to see whether the requester might be able to give him some information regarding the person who might be guilty of the aforesaid deed, he, the deponent — who had never before heard of the said murder — notified the requester by letter that he should come to Haarlem in order to speak once with the aforesaid Richard concerning this matter, adding that, if the requester were guilty of the said murder, he might then keep out of the way.

But the requester, having received the said letter, came to Haarlem in great haste the next day in order to speak with the said merchant, but found that the said merchant had travelled to Amsterdam on his affairs, so that the requester could not then speak with him.

The deponent further declared that when the aforesaid Teirill came to Leiden about a fortnight later, to the house of him the deponent, he, the deponent, brought him to the requester, and the aforesaid Teirill, having spoken with and examined the requester at length, afterwards said that he found that the requester had no guilt in the said murder.

Declaring nothing further, the deponent offering, should it be necessary and if requested by way of recolement, to confirm the foregoing more fully under solemn oath before any judges, of which the requester requested one or more instruments.

Thus done within the city of Leiden, at the house of me the notary, in the presence of Digory Pryst, hatter, and Pieter Joostensz. Warmont, clerk, as trustworthy witnesses required hereto together with me, the notary.

Mark set by the hand of the aforesaid Digory Pryst. Robart Crouch. P. Warmont. 1619. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1619.

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Op huyden den 21en mey anno 1600endenegentien compareerde voor mij, Ewout Henricxz. Craen, notaris publyc, bij den Hove van Hollant opte nominatie der stadt Leyden geadmitteert, ende den naergenomden getugen, Robert Crouts, tobacpijpmaecker, wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, out omtrent 40 jaren. Ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van Niclaes Claverly, mede tobacpijpmaecker, wonende binnen der vers. stede, bij sijn consciëntie ende zielesaligheyt, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat omtrent de vierdalff jaer geleden, sonder nochtans den precisen tijt onthouden te hebben of daerinne behaelt te willen sijn, hij deposant mit ende beneffens eenen Bartholomees Smit, ooc tobacpijpmaecker, wonende binnen Leyden, geweest es tot Haerlem bij den persoon van Richart Teiril, Engels coopman, welcke Richard hem deposant ende den vers. Smit alsdoen verhaelt heeft dat sijn, Richards, broeder eenigen tijt tevoren in Engelant vermoort was, hoewel d’selve sijn broeder alsdoen nyet meer als een halve Engelsche croon, bedragende vijfentwintich stuvers Hollants gelts, bij hem gehadt hadde. Ende onder andere den vers. Richard, geseyt hebbende dat hij den requirant wel eens spreecken soude willen om te sien of den requirant hem nopende degene, die aen ‘t vers. feyt schuldich soude mogen sijn, geen onderrechtinge soude connen doen. Heeft hij deposant, die van d’selve moort noyt tevoren gehoort hadde, den requirant bij missive verwitticht dat hij tot Haerlem soude willen comen omme mit den vers. Richard dienaengaende eens te spreecken, mit bijvouginge dat, zo den requirant schult tot d’vers. moort hadde, hij hem alsdan uyt de wege zoude mogen houden. Maer es den requirant, d’vers. missive ontfangen hebbende, ‘s daechs daeraen tot Haerlem in aller haest gecomen, omme d’vers. coopman te spreecken, doch heeft bevonden dat d’vers. coopman naer Amsterdam verreyst was om sijn affairen, sulx dat den requirant denselven alsdoen nyet spreecken conde. Verclaerde verder hij deposant dat den vers. Teirill omtrent veertien dagen daernaer tot Leyden ten huyse van hem deposant gecomen sijnde, hij deposant denselven bij den requirant heeft gebracht ende den voorn. Teirill den requirant in ‘t lange gesproocken ende geexamineert hebbende, heeft den vers. Teirill daernaer geseyt dat hij bevont dat den requirant tot d’vers. moort geen schult en hadde. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende hij deposant ‘tgunt vers. es des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht sijnde bij solemnelen eede voor alle rechters naerder te bevestigen, van ‘twelc den requirant versochte een of meer acten. Aldus gedaen binnen der stadt Leyden, ten huyse mijns notaris, in presentie van Digory Pryst, hoedemaecker, ende Pieter Joostensz. Warmont, scrijver, als geloofwaerdige getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. Merc gestelt bij de hant van Digory Pryst vers. Robart Crouch P. Warmont 1619 E.H. Craen notarius publicus subscripsit 1619

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 133 · folio 139

27 May 1619 Statement by George Fergus, about 38 years old, cobbler, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, concerning a murder accusation. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Statement by George Fergus, about 38 years old, cobbler, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, concerning a murder accusation., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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On this day, the 27th of May in the year sixteen hundred and nineteen, there appeared before me, Ewout Henricxz. Craen, notary public, admitted by the Court of Holland upon the nomination of the city of Leiden, and before the witnesses named below, Joris Vergus, old shoemaker (cobbler), living within the city of Leiden, aged about 38 years, who, at the request and instance of Niclaes Claverly, tobacco pipe maker, likewise living within the city of Leiden, testified and declared it to be true, upon his conscience and the salvation of his soul, in place of an oath, that about five months ago — though without having retained the precise time, nor wishing to be held to it — he the deponent, together with some other persons, and among others also the requester and Bartholomees Smit, tobacco pipe maker, was at the inn called 'de cleyne trou in de werelt' in the Raemsteech within Leiden, where the requester had been summoned to come.

And that he the deponent then heard that the aforesaid Bartholomees Smit made remarks against the requester, the said Smit saying openly that the requester had murdered a man on the road in England, on whom he had found no more than half an English crown. The said Smit adding thereto that he would help the requester out of the city, whatever it cost, and that if the requester wished to sleep that night in his bed, he, Smit, would have him fetched from there by the sheriff, with more words to that effect.

Declaring nothing further, the deponent offering, should it be necessary and should he be asked to do so upon recollection, to confirm the foregoing further under solemn oath; of which the requester asked one or more instruments. Thus done within Leiden, at the house of me the notary, in the presence of Pieter Joostensz. Warmont and Cornelis Dircxz., clerks, as credible witnesses summoned hereto together with me the notary. [Signed:] Joris Fergus. P.J. Warmont, 1619. Dircxz. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1619.

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Op huyden den 27en mey anno 1600endenegentien compareerde voor mij, Ewout Henricxz. Craen, notaris publyc, bij den Hove van Hollant opte nominatie der stadt Leyden geadmitteert, ende den naergenomden getugen, Joris Vergus, out-schoemaecker, wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, out omtrent 38 jaren, ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van Niclaes Claverly, tobacpijpmaecker, mede wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, bij zijn consciëntie ende sielezaligheyt, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat omtrent vijf maenden geleden, zonder nochtans den precisen tijt onthouden te hebben of daerinne behaelt te willen zijn, hij deposant, beneffens eenige andere personen ende onder andere mede den requirant ende Bartholomees Smit, tobacpijpmaecker, geweest es ter herberge van “de cleyne trou in de werelt” in de Raemsteech binnen Leyden, alwaer den requirant ontboden was te comen. Ende dat hij deposant alsdoen gehoort heeft dat den vers. Bartholomees Smit jegens den requirant woorden gemaect heeft, seggende d’vers Smit opentlic dat den requirant een man opte wech in Engelant vermoort hadde, daer hij nyet meer als een halve Engelsche croon bij gevonden hadde. Vougende d’vers. Smit daerbij dat hij den requirant, het coste wat het coste, uyte stadt helpen ende so den requirant ‘s nachts daeraen op sijn bedde wilde slapen, hij, Smit, hem mit de schout daer vandaen halen soude, mit meer diergelijcke woorden. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende hij deposant ‘tgunt vers. es des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht sijnde mit solemnelen eede naerder te bevestigen, van ‘twelc den requirant versochte een of meer acten. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden, ten huyse mijns notaris, in presentie van Pieter Joostensz. Warmont ende Cornelis Dircxz., scrijvers, als geloofwaerdige getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notaris gerequireert. Joris Fergus P.J. Warmont 1619 Dircxz. E.H. Craen, notarius publicus subscripsit 1619

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 133 · folio 155

3 September 1619 Statement by John Wallis, about 37 years old, cobbler, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, about defamation of character. 1 scan Open recordClose record

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Statement by John Wallis, about 37 years old, cobbler, living in Leiden, at the request of Nicholas Claverly, tobacco pipe maker in Leiden, about defamation of character. Nicholas Claverly rented a room in the house of Nicholas Omaer de Wymile at the Uiterstegracht in Leyden. However, when he returned from a trip to Germany Nicholas Omaer de Wymile and his father refused to permit him entry. Neither did they permit him to take away his tools and his other personal effects. A quarrel ensued; Nicholas Omaer de Wymile and his father called Nicholas Claverly a thief and a murderer and they threatened him with a knife. Nicholas Claverly is now renting a room in the house of Degory Priest, hatter, at the Levendaal in Leiden. The statement was drawn up at the house of notary public E.H. Craen, with Pieter Joostenz Warmont and Cornels Dirksz, clerks, as witnesses.

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On this day, the 3rd of September in the year 1619, there appeared before me, Ewout Henricxzoon Craen, notary public, admitted by the Court of Holland upon the nomination of the city of Leiden, and the witnesses named below, Jan Wallis, old-shoemaker [cobbler], living within the city of Leiden, about 37 years old. And he has, at the request and instance of Niclaes Claverly, tobacco-pipe maker, living within the aforesaid city, testified and declared upon his conscience and men's truth, in place of an oath, to be true, that last winter, a year ago, he the deponent was present and there when the requesting party, who had then just returned from High Germany, went to the house of Claes Omaer on the Uiterstegracht within Leiden, where the requesting party had a room rented, intending to use and inhabit the said room. But this was prevented by the aforesaid Claes Omaer and his father, who made the requesting party leave the house and refused to let his goods and tools follow him, all this with great violence and unseemliness, such that it appeared they would have cut or stabbed the requesting party, had he the deponent not been present there. Nevertheless the aforesaid Claes Omaer and his father called the requesting party a thief and a murderer, adding that they would send for the bailiff and have the requesting party locked up at once, so that the requesting party was compelled to rent another dwelling from Digory Pryst, hatter, on the Levendaal in Leiden.

Declaring nothing further, he the deponent offered to confirm the foregoing more fully under solemn oath, should it be necessary and required in case of recolement, of which the requesting party requested one or more instruments. Thus done within Leiden at the house of me, the notary, in the presence of Pieter Joostenszoon Warmont and Cornelis Dircxzoon, scriveners, as trustworthy witnesses required hereto together with me, the notary.

[Signed:] Mark set by the hand of the aforesaid Jan Wallis. P.J. Warmont, 1619. C. Dircxzoon. E.H. Craen, notary public, subscribed, 1619.

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Op huyden den 3en septembris anno 1600endenegentien compareerde voor mij, Ewout Henricxz. Craen, notaris publyc, bij den Hove van Hollant opte nominatie der stadt Leyden geadmitteert, ende den naergenomden getugen, Jan Wallis, out-schoemaecker, wonende binnen der stadt Leyden, out omtrent 37 jaren. Ende heeft ter requisitie ende instantie van Niclaes Claverly, tobacpijpmaecker, wonende binnen der vers. stede, bij sijn consciëntie ende mannewaerheyt, in plaetse van eede, getuycht ende verclaert waerachtich te wesen dat in de lestleden winter, een jaer geleden, hij deposant daerbij ende jegenwoordich es geweest dat den requirant, die alsdoen uyt Hoochduytschlant wedergecomen was, gegaen es ten huyse van Claes Omaer opte Uyterstegraft binnen Leyden, daer den requirant een camer in huyr hadde, meenende d’selve camer te gebruycken ende bewonen. Maer es hem ‘tselve belet door den vers. Claes Omaer ende sijn vader, die den requirant uyt den huyse deden vertrecken ende sijne goederen ende gereetschap weygerden te laten volgen, alles mit een grote hevigheyt ende ongeschictheyt, zulx dattet scheen dat sij den requirant gesneden of gesteecken souden hebben, indien hij deposant aldaer nyet present en was geweest. Scheldende niettemin d’vers. Claes Omaer ende sijn vader den requirant voor een dieff ende moordenaer, mit bijvouginge dat sij de schout doen halen ende den requirant dadelijck vast doen leggen souden, zulcx dat den requirant genootsaect was een andere woonplaetse te huyren van Digory Pryst, hoedemaecker, op Levendael tot Leyden. Wijders nyet verclarende, presenterende hij deposant ‘tgunt vers. es des noot ende in cas van recolemente versocht zijnde bij solemnele eede naerder te bevestigen, van ‘twelc den requirant versochte een of meer acten. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden ten huyse mijns notaris, in presentie van Pieter Joostensz. Warmont ende Cornelis Dircxz., scrijvers, als geloofwaerdige getugen hiertoe beneffens mij notario gerequireert. Merc gestelt bij de hant van Jan Wallis vers. P.J. Warmont, 1619 C. Dircxz. E.H. Craen, notarius publicus subscripsit, 1619

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 134 · folio 117

5 September 1619 On 5 September 1619, Adriaen Jacobsz de Mont, hat upholsterer, 36 years old, Degory Priest, hatter, 36 years old, and Samuel Lee, hatter, 32 years old, appear before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 5 September 1619, Adriaen Jacobsz de Mont, hat upholsterer, 36 years old, Degory Priest, hatter, 36 years old, and Samuel Lee, hatter, 32 years old, appear before notary Ewout Henricsz Craen in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

Named as: Petitioner

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 134 · folio 121

14 February 1620 On 14 February 1620, Thomas Bentley, innkeeper in the Oude Stadtsluys on Levendael, 41 years old, his wife Geertgen Gerytsdr, 55 years old, and mr. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 14 February 1620, Thomas Bentley, innkeeper in the Oude Stadtsluys on Levendael, 41 years old, his wife Geertgen Gerytsdr, 55 years old, and mr., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 135 · folio 71

4 November 1622 On 7 November 1622, Daniel Delinc, sworn broker, 40 years old, Nicholas Claverly, 35 years old, and Robert Talbot, 30 years old, appear before notary Jan Angillis in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 7 November 1622, Daniel Delinc, sworn broker, 40 years old, Nicholas Claverly, 35 years old, and Robert Talbot, 30 years old, appear before notary Jan Angillis in Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 291 · folio 140

19 March 1623 Deposition of Thomas Inman, tobacco merchant, 35 years old, John Inman, 30 years old, John Summers, 26 years old, and Mr. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Deposition of Thomas Inman, tobacco merchant, 35 years old, John Inman, 30 years old, John Summers, 26 years old, and Mr., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

Deposition of Thomas Inman, tobacco merchant, 35 years old, John Inman, 30 years old, John Summers, 26 years old, and Mr., scan 2 — Scan 2 of 2 · click to enlarge

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Today, the 19th of March 1623, there appeared before me, Pieter Claesz van Rijn, notary public, and the witnesses named below, Thomas Immen, tobacco seller, aged about 35 years, Jan Immen, aged about 30 years, Jan Sammes, aged about 26 years, and Mr. Jan Leversedge, surgeon, all residing within this city of Leiden. They testified and declared, on their word of honour in lieu of oath, at the instance and request of Niclaes Claveren, likewise a tobacco seller, that it was true that they, the deponents, on the Thursday last past, at the house and inn of Abraham de Vos, innkeeper on the Langebrug here, at the sign of the Church of Our Lady of Antwerp, had heard from the mouth of Pieter Buyt, innkeeper of the White Unicorn on the aforesaid Langebrug, and acknowledged, that one Christoffel, glovemaker, on the Monday evening before that, had run out of his house together with three other men to seek the requesting party at the aforesaid inn at the sign of the Church of Our Lady of Antwerp, with the intention of giving him a sound thrashing with certain long, thick sticks which each of them had taken under his arm for that purpose; and not finding him there, they went from there to the house of Monsieur Jacobus Quarles (who likewise appeared and declared the same), and coming there they asked after the requesting party, saying that someone had come from England to see his friends; and not finding him there either, they went from there to the Sonneveldsteeg, to the house of the aforesaid Thomas Immen, and not finding him there either, they went on further.

They testified to nothing further, the deponents offering that the foregoing be confirmed more fully, whenever required in case of recolement, before any lords and courts of justice. The requesting party asked for an act of this to be drawn up.

Thus done at the inn of the aforesaid Abraham de Vos, in the presence of the same de Vos and Willem Jansz Nebbevercken, as witnesses requested hereto.

[Signed:] Thomas Inman, John Inman, John Sammes, John Leversedge, Jacobus Quarlen, Abram Pyetersen de Vos, Willem Jansz. In my presence, P.C. van Rhijn, notary public, 1623.

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Op huyden den 19e Marty anno 1623 compareerden voor mij Pieter Claesz van Rijn, notaris publique ende de getuygen onder genomineert, Thomas Immen, tabackvercooper, out omtrent 35 jaeren, Jan Immen, out omtrent 30 jaeren, Jan Sammes, out omtrent 26 jaeren ende mr. Jan Leversedge, chirurgijn, alle woonende binnen deser stede Leyden, tuychden ende verclaerden bij waere woorden in plaetse van eede, ter instantie ende versoucke van Niclaes Claveren, mede tabackvercooper, voor waerachtich, dat zijluyden deposanten op donredage voorleden ten huyse ende herberge van Abraham de Vos, herbergier op de Langge Brugge alhier, daer uuythangt de Vrouwen- kerck van Antwerpen, uuyte mont van Pieter Buyt, herbergier in de Witte Eenhoorn op de voorsz. Langge Brugge, hebben hooren zeggen ende bekennen, dat eenen Christoffel, handtschoemaecker, op maendachavont daer tevooren uyt t'sijnen huyse met noch drye andere masnpersoonen is gelopen om den requirant te soucken ter voorsz. herberge daer uuythangt de Vrouwenkerck van Antwerpen, ende dat met meninge om hem requirant lustich aff te smeeren met eenige lange dicke houten die sij elcx tot dien eynde onder haeren narm hadden genomen ende hem aldaer nyet vindende, sijn van daer gegaen ten huyse van monsieur Jacobus Quarles (mede comparerende), d'welcke sulcx oock verclaert, ende aldaer comende vraechden naer den requirant, seggende datter een uuyt Engelandt gecomen was van sijne vrunden ende hem aldaer mede nyet vindende, sijn van daer gegaen naer de Sonneveltsteech ten huyse van de voorsz. Thomans Immen ende hem aldaer ingelijcx nyet vindende zijn van daer voorts deurgegaen. Wijders nyet tuygende, presenterende t'gunt voorsz. is t'allen tijden in cas van recolement voor alle heeren ende gerechten naeder te bevestigen, versochte den requirant hieraff acten. Aldus gedaen ten herberge van de voorsz. Abraham de Vos, ter presentie van dezelven de Vos ende Willem Jansz Nebbevercken als getuygen hiertoe versocht. Thomas Inman John Inman John Sammes John Leversedge Jacobus Quarlen Abram Pyetersen de Vos Willen Yans Mij jegenwoordich P.C. van Rhijn nots. publ. 1623

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 209 · folio 48

19 March 1623 On 19 March 1623, Nicholas Claverly, 33 years old, John Summers, 26 years old and John Inman, 30 years old, appear before notary Pieter Claesz van Rijn of Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

On 19 March 1623, Nicholas Claverly, 33 years old, John Summers, 26 years old and John Inman, 30 years old, appear before notary Pieter Claesz van Rijn of Leiden., scan 1 — Scan 1 of 2 · click to enlarge

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On this day, the 19th of March in the year 1623, there appeared before me, Pieter Claesz van Rijn, notary public, and the witnesses named below, Niclaes Claveren, about 33 years old, Jan Sammers, about 26 years old, and Jan Immen, about 30 years old, all Englishmen living within this city of Leiden, who testified and declared, upon their respective consciences, the salvation of their souls, and in men's truth, in place of an oath, at the instance and request of Thomas Immen, likewise an Englishman, tobacco merchant within the aforesaid city, to be true: that they, the deponents, on Thursday last, eight days ago, heard from the mouth of a certain Christoffel, glove maker, formerly living in the house of the requesting party, say to the requesting party's wife that he, Christoffel, knew much evil and ugly deeds of the requesting party, and that it was not good that it should come out, for if it came out it might cost him four or five hundred guilders, indeed possibly even his neck.

They further declare that they, the deponents, on Monday last, in a certain inn here, namely at the house of Abraham Pietersz de Vos, innkeeper on the Langebrug, where the sign of the Church of Our Lady of Antwerp hangs out, asked the same Christoffel, in the presence of the requesting party, whether he would stand by the aforesaid spoken words, whereupon he boldly said that they were lying about it and that he had never said any such thing nor intended to say it, but that he would gladly drink a full can of beer on it, as indeed he did, wishing that he might choke on it if he had said such a thing, adding further that he knew nothing of the requesting party other than all honor and virtue, whereas he had on the contrary spoken all the aforesaid injurious words.

Testifying nothing further, they offered to confirm all the foregoing more fully at any time, in case of recolement, before lords and courts. The requesting party requested an instrument hereof. Thus done within Leiden, at the inn of Abraham Pietersz de Vos, in the presence of the said de Vos and Master Jan Leverssen, surgeon, as witnesses requested hereto.

[Signed:] X Niclaes Claveren, his mark. John Sammes. John Ymman. Abraham Pietersen de Vos. John Leversedge. In my presence, P.C. van Rhijn, notary public, 1623.

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Op huyden den 19e Marty anno 1623 compareerden voor mij Pieter Claesz van Rijn, notaris publique ende de getuygen ondergenomineert, Niclaes Claveren, out omtrent 33 jaeren, Jan Sammers, out omtrent 26 jaeren ende Jan Immen, out omtrent 30 jaeren, alle Engelsluyden, woonende binnen desen stede Leyden, tuychden ende vercllerden bij haerluyder respective conscientie, ziele zalicheyt ende mannen waerheyt, in plaetse van eede, ter instantie ende versoucke van Thomas Immen, mede Engelsman, tabackvercooper binnen der voorsz. steden, voor waerachtich dat zijluyden deposanten op donredach voorleden in acht daegen uyte mondt van eenen Christoffel, hantschoe- maecker, eertijts gewoont hebbende ten huyse van den requirant, hebben hooren seggen tegens des requirants huysvrouwe, dat hij Christoffel veel quaets ende lelijcke feyten van den requirant wiste ende dat het nyet goet en was dat het uuyt soude comen, want uuytcomende dat sel hem wel vier off vijffhondert guldens mochte costen, jae mogelijcken wel de hals. Verclaeren voorts dat zijluyden deposanten op maendach voorleden in seeckeren herberge alhier, naementlijck ten huyse van Abrahan Pietersz de Vos, waert op de langgebrugge vaer uuythangt de Vrouwekerck van Antwerpen, denselven Christoffel in presentie van den requirant hebben affgevraecht, off hij de voorsz. gesproocken woorden wel wilde gestandt doen, daarop hij stoutelijcken seyde, dat zijluyden t'selve lochenden ende dat hij sulcx noyt nyet en hadde geseyt ofte gedacht te zeggen, maer woude daerop wel een volle canne biers uytdrincken, gelijck hij oock heeft gedaen met wenschinge dat hij daeraen moste borsten indien hij sulcx soude hebben geseyt, vougende noch daerbij dat hij van den requirant anders nyet en wiste als alle eer ende deucht daer hij ter contrarie alle de voorgaende injurieuse woorden hadde gesproocken. Wijders byet tugende, presenterende alle t'gunt voorsz. is t'allen tijden in cas van recolement voor heeren ende gerechten naeder te bevestigen. Versochte de requirant hieraff acten. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden ter herberge van Abraham Pietersz de Vos, ter presentie van denzelve de Vos ende mr. Jan Leverssen chirurgijn, als getugen hiertoe versocht. X Niclaes Claveren zijn merck John Sammes John Ymman Abraham Pietersen de Vos John Leversedge Mij jegenwoordich P.C. v. Rhijn nots. publ. 1623

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 209 · folio 47

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