William Bradford, serge weaver, living in Leiden, authorises William Jepson, carpenter, and John Keble, wool comber, to collect an amount of one hundred guilders which Jan des Obrys, skinner, owes in connection with a mortgage loan given by William Bradford as seller of a house.
On 24 July 1620 William Bradford, serge weaver in Leiden, appeared before the notary and witnesses named below. He specially appointed and authorised William Jepson, carpenter, and John Keble, wool comber, jointly and each separately, to demand and receive in his name from Jan des Obrys, skinner, one hundred Carolus guilders. This sum, due on the preceding 1 May, belonged to Bradford as one year's mortgage instalment.
They were authorised to give a receipt, to do everything Bradford could have done in person, and, in default of payment, to use legal remedies and appoint one or more attorneys with power of substitution. Done on 24 July 1620 in the presence of Andries Hendriksz van Brevelt, serge merchant, and Adriaan Adriaansz Schaeck, the notary's clerk. Signed William Bradford, A. A. Schaeck, Andries Hendriksz van Brevelt and P. C. van Rhijn, notary public.
Translation by Radicae, The Leiden Connection, from the Dutch transcription supplied by Erfgoed Leiden.
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24e july 1620. Compareerde voor mij notaris ende getuygen onder genomineert, Willem Braedtfort, saywercker binnen deser stede, ende heeft specialijcken geconstitueert ende machtich gemaeckt, gelijck hij doet bij desen, Willem Jepson, timmerman, ende Jan Keebell, wollecammer, gevende henluyden ende elcx bijsonder volcomen last, macht ende bevel omme in den naeme ende vanwegen hem comparant t’ innen, maenen, beuren ende ontfangen van Jan des Obrys, vellebloter, de somme van hondert Carolusguldens, verschenen Meydaege voorleden, hem comparant competerende over een jaer custings, van heuren ontfanck quitantie te geven ende voorts generalijcken in desen alles te doene dat hij comparant, present zijnde, zelffs zoude cunnen ende mogen doen, oock mede bij faulte van betalinge met middelen van justitie te behelpen, tot dien eynde een off meer procureurs ad lites te volmachtigen in omnibus cum potestate substituendi in communi forma. Belovende hij comparant etc. Behoudens etc. Aldus gedaen up den 24e july anno 1620 ter presentie van Andries Henricxz. van Brevelt, saytrapier, ende Arien Ariensz. Schaeck, mijn clerck, als getuygen etc. William Bradford A. Arensz. Schaeck 1620 Andryes Heyndryckx van Brevelt Mij jegenwoordich P.C. van Rhijn notaris publicus subscripsit 1620
Original source:Erfgoed Leiden · record group 0506 · call no. 206 · folio 142
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