We, Amelis van Hogeveen and Master Clemens van Baersdorp, aldermen (schepenen) of Leiden, make known that before us came and appeared Henric Rychardt, Englishman of Sandwich.
He declared that he had bought from Pineas Eduwaertszoon, hosier, a newly built house and grounds standing and situated within this city, to the rear, in a certain common gateway and alley coming out on the south side of the Nonnensteeg, the aforesaid house and grounds being bounded on the one side by Claes Lybaert, mason, and next to him by the widow and heirs of Adryaen Gerits, in his lifetime bargeman on the Amsterdam ferry, and on the other side by Niclaes du Pont, Turkish grogram worker, running through from the aforesaid common alley to the rear, with a party wall against the grounds of Gielis Elsevier.
The appearing party acknowledged that he had taken upon the aforesaid house and grounds, at his own charge, first a redeemable annuity of six guilders of 40 groten each, and five stuivers, in current money, per year, payable to the aforesaid Gielis Elsevier, of which the first year, chargeable to the appearing party, began to run on the 27th of January of this year, sixteen hundred and fourteen past; and further a sum of sixty guilders of the aforesaid currency, owed at once, which the aforesaid Gielis Elsevier likewise has outstanding from the sale of the ground of the aforesaid house, and which must be paid to him in current money at twenty guilders per year, of which the first year has already fallen due at May-day of this year sixteen hundred and fourteen past. From these charges and encumbrances the appearing party promised to keep the aforesaid Pineas Eduwaertszoon and his successors free, without cost or damage, as is proper.
Moreover, the appearing party acknowledged that, by reason of the same purchase, he owed the aforesaid Pineas Eduwaertszoon a sum of three hundred and ninety guilders of the aforesaid currency, which he promised to pay in this manner: namely eighty of the aforesaid guilders in ready money, which fell due at May-day of the year sixteen hundred and fourteen, before this deed, together with the taking possession of the aforesaid house and grounds; item, at May-day of the years sixteen hundred and fifteen and sixteen hundred and sixteen, thirty guilders each year; and thereafter yearly, at each following May-day, fifty guilders, continuing thus until full payment of the aforesaid three hundred and ninety guilders.
The appearing party further promised, on his honour and good faith in lieu of oath, to pay all the aforesaid monies in current coin, without any deduction or reduction, whether for aids, subsidies, assessments, land taxes (verpondingen), or other contributions of the hundredth, fiftieth, twentieth, or tenth penny, more or less, however these might be called, and by whomever they have already been imposed and levied, or shall be imposed and levied — even should it be declared, by placard or otherwise, that on these and similar purchase monies a reduction or discount ought to be allowed — of all benefit and advantage of which the appearing party expressly renounced and waived by these presents.
Furthermore, there also came before us, the aforesaid aldermen, Robbert Coetsman, likewise an Englishman, wool comber, who by these presents made himself surety in money (penningborge) for the aforesaid Henric Richardt, both as regards the indemnification for the aforesaid charges and encumbrances, and also the timely payment of the aforesaid remaining three hundred and ninety guilders. For this, the aforesaid Henric Richardt pledges first and specifically the aforesaid house and grounds, and further both appearing parties generally pledge all their respective goods, movable and immovable, present and future, none excepted; and thereupon the aforesaid Henric promised to relieve his aforesaid surety in this matter, under the same obligation as above.
In witness whereof this deed has been confirmed with our seals, on the ninth of June, in the year sixteen hundred and fourteen. J. Swanenburch. Sealed, etcetera.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
