There appeared before the undersigned aldermen Sir Pieter Buys, brick layer, living within this city, and he, having been duly sworn and examined under solemn oath, declared and affirmed it to be true that, according to his register and the authentic extract made therefrom on the 19th of December sixteen hundred and twelve by Ewout Henricxz Craen, notary within this city, there is still rightfully owing to him the appearer from Eduwaert Fauwler, Englishman living in The Hague, on account of stone delivered, by way of remaining balance, a sum of one hundred seventy-one guilders and thirteen stuivers, without his having received or profited from any payment thereon.
So truly might God Almighty help him the appearer. Done this 24th of December in the year sixteen hundred and twelve.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
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Compareerde voor de ondergeschreven schepenen sr Pieter Buys steenplaetser wonende binnen deser stede ende heeft bij solemneelen eede hem wettelicken gestaeft ende afgenomen verclaert ende geaffirmeert waerachtich te wesen dat hij volgende zijn register en de ’t extract auctentycq daer uyt opten xixen decembris xvic twaelff bij Ewout Henricxz Craen notaris binnen deser stede gemaect aen Eduwaert Fauwler engelsman wonende in Den Hage ter zaecke van geleverde steen per reste ten achteren ende hem comparant van den zelven Fauwler noch deuchdelijcken competerende es een somma van hondert een en tseventich guldens ende dertien stuvers, zonder daer op eenige betalinghe genoten of geprofiteert te hebben. Zo waerlijck most hem comparant God Almachtich helpen. Actum desen xxiiiien decembris anno xvic twaelff.
Original source:Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0508 · call no. 79L · folio 172v
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