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Stephen Butterfield

7 records use this name between 13 October 1617–1639.

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Name in the recordsStephen Butterfield
Recorded rolesDeclarant · Witness · Groom
Places statedLeiden
Record span13 October 1617–1639

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Registration of the banns of Stephen Butterfield, bachelor, serge weaver from Norwich in England, and Rose Singer, spinster, from Yarmouth in England, with Abraham Gray, acquaintance of the groom, and Sarah Willett, acquaintance of the bride, as witnesses. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Groom

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Registered on the 13th of October 1617. Steven Butterfelt, serge weaver, bachelor from Norwich in England, living in the Zonneveltsteech, accompanied by Abraham Grey, his acquaintance, with Rose Chingeur, spinster from Yarmouth in England, accompanied by Sara Minter, her acquaintance.

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

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Aengeteyckent den xiiiden octobris 1617 Steven Butterfelt, saeywercker, jongman van Noorwits in Engelant, woonende in de Zonneveltsteech, vergeselschapt met Abraham Grey zijn bekende met Rose Chingeur, jongedochter van Jermuyen in Engelandt, vergeselschapt met Sara Minter, haer bekende

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 1004 · call no. 198 · folio 69

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: Witness

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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.

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

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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

On 9 July 1621 Stephen Butterfield, tobacco merchant, 29 years old and resident of Leiden, and Bartholomew Smith, tobacco merchant, 41 years old and resident of Leiden, appeared before Notary P. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Declarant

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There appeared before me, notary, and the witnesses named below, Steven Buttervelt, tobacco merchant, aged about 29 years, and Bartholomeus Smit, likewise tobacco merchant, aged about 41 years, both living within this city, who testified and declared, upon their respective consciences, the salvation of their souls, and their word of honour in place of an oath, at the instance and request of Wouter Smith, tobacco merchant of Amsterdam, that the following is true.

First, the aforesaid Steven Buttervelt [testified] that before Christmas last past (without wishing to be held to the exact time), in The Hague, he bought from certain Spaniards who were lodged at [the inn called] the Stork, a roll of tobacco weighing eight pounds, for the sum of four guilders in cash [per pound — this phrase is unclear/garbled in the source transcription].

After this, the aforesaid Bartholomeus Smit testified and declared that around the aforesaid time he had asked the aforesaid Spaniards about one hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco for sale, who showed him five or six rolls; and he, the deponent, asked to see a larger quantity, because he and his associates intended to buy one hundred and fifty pounds, or a hogshead. Whereupon the aforesaid Spaniards answered that they would lay out some of the aforesaid rolls as a sample and would then discuss the sale, and they held or asked six guilders for each pound; whereupon he, the deponent, together with his associates, offered three guilders in cash for each pound; and since they could not agree with one another concerning the price, they parted from one another without concluding anything or making any bargain. In all of this, the aforesaid Spaniards and the deponents made use of Servaes Groffy, soldier under the guard of His Princely Excellency, as interpreter.

Testifying nothing further, the deponents offered to confirm all the foregoing further, in case of recolement [a formal re-reading and confirmation], before any lords and courts; the requesting party requested a deed hereof.

Thus done within Leiden, at the house and office of me, the notary, on the 9th of July in the year 1621, in the presence of Thomas Harmanszoon Verhaegen and Henrick Mathijszoon van Govert, my clerks, as witnesses requested hereto.

[Signed] Steven Butterfield. Bartel Melsmijt. Thomas Hermansen Verhagen. H.M. van Govert. In my presence, P. van Rhijn, notary public, 1621.

Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden. One short phrase describing the price of the first roll of tobacco ("...vier gulden aen contant gelt we het pondt...") is awkwardly worded or possibly corrupted in the source transcription; it has been rendered as literally as possible.

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Compareerde voor mij notaris ende getuygen onder genomineert Steven Buttervelt toebackvercooper out omtrent XXIX jaeren ende Bartholomeus Smit mede tabackvercooper out omtrent XLI jaeren beyde woonende binnen deser stede, tuychden ende verclaerden bij haerluyder respective conscientie ziele zalicheyt ende mannen waerheyt in plaetse van eede ter instantie ende versoucke van Wouter Smith tabackvercooper tot Amsterdam soe hij procedeert voor waerachtich. Eerstelijck de voorseyde Steven Buttervelt dat hij voor kersmisse lestleden (sonder in den juysten tijt behaelt te willen sijn) in Den Hage van eenige Spangaers die gelogeert waeren in de Oyevaer gecoft heeft een rolle tabacks wegende acht pont voor de somme van vier gulden aen contant gelt we het pondt daer nae tuychde ende verclaerde d’voorseyde Bartholomeus Smit dat hij omtrent de voorseyde tijt de voorseyde Spaengaers heeft gevraecht naer hondert vijftich ponden tabacks te coop, de welcke hem toonden vijff off ses rollen, ende eyschte hy deposant om te sien een grooter partie want hij met sijne comparanten van meninge was coopen hondert ende vijftich ponden off een ocxhooft, daer op d’voorseyde Spaengaers antwoorden dat zij eenige van de voorseyde rollen tot monster souden uuytleggen ende wouden daer nae van de coop spreecken ende hielden ofte looffden yder pont tot ses gulden, daerop hij deposant met sijne consorten boot voor yder pondt drye gulden aen contant gelt ende naedemael zijluyden met den anderen nyet en conden nopende de prijs accorderen soe sijn zijluyden van malcanderen gescheyden sonder yet uuytterechten ofte eenige coopmanschap te maecken van alle ‘t welck d’voorseyde Spaengaers, ende zij deposanten tot tolck gebruyckten Servaes Groffy soldaet onder de guarde van zijne princelijcke exelentie. Wijders nyet tuygende offereerden sij deposanten alle ‘t gunt voorseyd is in cas van recolement voor alle heeren ende gerechten naeder te bevestigen, versochte de requirant hier van acte. Aldus gedaen binnen Leyden ten huyse ende comptoire mijns notaris op den IXe july anno 1621 ter presentie van Thomas Harmanszoon Verhaegen, ende Henrick Mathijszoon van Govert mijn clercken als getuygen hier toe versocht. Steven Butterfield Bartel Melsmijt Thomas Hermansen Verhagen H.M. van Govert Mij jegenwoordich P. van Rhijn notaris publiek 1621

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 207 · folio 49

Deposition of Abel Cerpijn, lace maker, 40 years old, Gerrit Cornelisz van der Vliet, lace maker, 42 years old, Stephen Butterfield, 31 years old, and Louris Jansz, lace maker, 30 years old. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Declarant

No transcription or translation is available for this record.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79N · folio 212-212v

On 12 July 1634, Stephen Butterfield, merchant, 40 years old, and John Masterson, serge weaver, 30 years old, appear before notary Cornelis Dirxsz van Grotelande in Leiden. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Declarant

No transcription or translation is available for this record.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 320 · folio 73

On 26 July 1634, Stephen Butterfield, 40 years old, and Willem Christiaensz, book printer born in Middelburg, 48 years old, appear before notary Cornelis Dircxsz van Grotelande in Leiden. 1 scan Open recordClose record

Named as: Declarant

No transcription or translation is available for this record.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 320 · folio 78

In 1639, Stephen Butterfield, 48 years old, and Thomas Nash, tobacco merchant, 74 years old, and Maddelene Willems, wife of Jacob Hendricxsz den Brabander, 53 years old, appear before notary Frans Dolde in Leiden. 2 scans Open recordClose record

Named as: Declarant

No transcription or translation is available for this record.

Source: Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 618 · folio 10

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