We, Andries Jaspersz van Vesanevelt and Mr. Clemens van Baersdorp, aldermen of Leiden, attest that before us appeared Jan Jansz Blomsaet, baker, who acknowledged, for himself and his heirs, that he had sold, and accordingly hereby transferred, to and for the benefit of Thomas Roversz., Englishman, a house and lot standing and situated within this city on the west side of the Barbarasteeg, bounded at present on both sides, south and north, by Jacob Sulloff, with common side walls, extending from the front of the aforesaid alley to the rear, with a free wall of its own, against the lot of Aelbert Cornelisz. van Berckendael — the aforesaid house standing, built and made, and used and inhabited, as it presently is.
And that free of any encumbrance, but subject to such conditions and warranties as are contained in the deeds by which the property was previously conveyed, which he, the appearer, hereby handed over to the buyer with all rights thereto, insofar as they concern this sold house and lot — and on condition that the buyer shall, whenever necessary, provide Jaecques Sulloff (whose house is likewise included in the aforesaid deeds) with an authentic copy thereof at Jaecques's own expense, and shall likewise assist the said Jaecques and his successors at all times, as needed, with the aforesaid original deeds.
And the appearer, together with Gerrit Gerritsz van Barrevelt, miller, who appeared before us aldermen as guarantor and also as principal, renouncing the benefit of order and discussion, of which he declared himself fully informed, likewise promised, in addition and under the aforesaid conditions, to free and warrant the aforesaid house and lot, as is lawful, from all encumbrance and burden with which it might be charged, under general obligation of all their respective goods, movable and immovable, present and future, none excepted.
The aforesaid Jan Jansz further promised to relieve and hold harmless his aforesaid guarantor in this matter on account of the aforesaid suretyship, under the same obligation as above.
Furthermore, the said Jan Jansz acknowledged himself, on account of the aforesaid sale and transfer, to be fully and entirely satisfied, paid, and content, the last penny with the first, namely by a bond of indebtedness (custingbrief) for a sum of four hundred and seventy-five guilders, to be paid with three hundred and twenty-five of the aforesaid guilders in cash, and the remaining one hundred and fifty guilders on May Day of the year sixteen hundred and seventeen.
In witness whereof this is confirmed with our seals, on the twenty-second of February of the year sixteen hundred and seventeen. And it was signed: Swanenburch, sealed and [the original document breaks off here].
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
