Document: Declaration of Claes Jansen Kalf and Adriaen Jansen that Adam Roelantsen was thrown out of the tavern by order of Fiscal van Dyck

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Claes Jansen Calff, aged about thirty years, and Adriaen Jansen from ‘t Ooch,[1] aged about 26 years, who at the request of Adam Roelantsen attest, testify and declare, in place and with promise of a solemn oath if necessary and required, that it is true and truthful that yesterday evening Fiscal Hendrick van Dyck told Adam Roelantsen in the tavern to keep watch before the door. Some time afterwards the aforesaid Adam Roelantsen came in and the fiscal said to him: “What are you doing here? Why don’t you keep watch?” To which Adam answered, there was nothing to watch. The fiscal, replying, said: “You are my servant, you must keep watch,” and at the same time struck said Roelantsen twice with the back of his hand[2] and called out: “Throw the blackguard out of doors!” Thereupon the aforesaid Adam Roelantsen was thrust out of doors. All of which the deponents declare to be true and truthful. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the l4th of August anno 1647.

Claes Jansen Kalf
Aderyan Jansz
Cornelis van Tienhoven