Ordinary Session Held in Fort Orange
April 24,1657
President, Johannes LamontagneRutger JacobsenAnderies HerbertsenJacob SchermerhoornPhilip Pietersenmagistrates
Jan Lambertsen, plaintiff, against Jan Gouw, defendant.The plaintiff demands payment of ƒ18:10:- for wages.The defendant admits that he owes ƒ12:-.The court having heard the parties, orders the defendant to pay the plaintiff the sum of ƒ12:- and one half of the costs.
Baefje Pietersen, plaintiff, against Jan de Cuyper, defendant.The plaintiff says that she caused the defendant to be cited for the third time to obtain payment of the sum of ƒ25:- for wine and beer consumed by the defendant at her house, and as he remains in default, she requests that he be ordered to pay the plaintiff the sum of ƒ25:-, according to her account, which she produces, and the costs of the suit estimated at ƒ3:2:-. The defendant failing to appear for the third time, he is by default condemned to pay the plaintiff the sum of ƒ25:-, demanded within the space of eight days, under penalty of attachment, and the costs of the suit estimated at ƒ3:2:-.
Baefje Pietersen, plaintiff, against Meuwes[1] Hoogenboom, defendant.The plaintiff says that she had the defendant cited for the third time to obtain payment of ƒ38:10: for wine and beer consumed by the defendant at her house, and as he remains in default, she requests that he be ordered to pay the sum demanded according to her account, which she produces, and the costs of the suit.The defendant failing to appear for the third time, he is by default condemned to pay the sum demanded, to wit, ƒ38:10:-, to the plaintiff within the space of eight days, under penalty of attachment, with costs of the suit, estimated at ƒ3:12:-.
Baefje Pietersen, plaintiff, against Poulus Martensen, defendant.The plaintiff says that she has had the defendant cited for the third time to obtain payment of the sum of ƒ56:- for wine and beer consumed by the defendant at her house, and as the defendant remains in default, she requests that he be ordered to pay the plaintiff the sum demanded according to the account, which she produces, and the costs of the suit, estimated at ƒ3:12:-.The defendant failing to appear for the third time, he is by default condemned to pay the plaintiff the sum of ƒ56:- demanded within the space of eight days, under penalty of attachment, with the costs of the suit estimated at ƒ3:12:-.
The officer, plaintiff, against
The plaintiff says that on the 19th of this month Pieter Bronck fought with Poulus Martensen and drew his knife in the house of Henderick Bierman , in the presence of Harmen de Brouwer, Gerrit Slechtenhorst, Marten Metselaer, Henderick Bierman, and others. Requests that the said defendants be examined in regard to the said deed.
Poulus Martensen, appearing before the court and being asked:
