Document: Judgment in the case of Jan Jacobsen, attorney of Maria Varleth vs. Jacob Calff and others, attorneys of Cornelis Schut

[several lines lost] Verleth, in the capacity [ ] Johannes van Beeck against [ Jacob ] Calff, Abraham Nickelen and Pieter Jacobsz Buys, in the capacity of attorney for Cornelis Schut, defendant; the plaintiff says, by power of attorney, as before, to have claimed two years’ rent from Jan Thomassen of a certain farm or plantation located in the village of Gravesande on Long Island, rented to Jan Tomassen by Jan van Beeck aforesaid in his lifetime, which two year’s rent of Jan Tomasz has been refused the plaintiff for the reason that the aforesaid farm or plantation was finally sold and conveyed by the defendants in his capacity as before, to Jan Tomasz; the defendants acknowledge the sale as having been qualified and authorized thereto by Cornelis Schut aforesaid; the power of attorney of the defendants being examined, does imply the sale of goods left behind, whether moveable or immoveable, coming properly and indisputably to him, Cornelis Schut, or his principals, with whom [ he ] has the plantation in question in common, has never been clear to the director general and councilors, but rather (from an extract of certain [several lines lost] Jan van Beeck [ ] in substance

from [ ] Cornelis Schut, much less these [ ] substantiated, have been ordered to cause the aforesaid Maria Verleth in her capacity as widow of Jan van Beeck any difficulty, all of which and whatever further may be relevant in the matter, having been considered, a sale of the aforesaid farm or plantation is declared illegal, null and of no value, and hereby it is approved to collect and receive the aforesaid rent money on the condition that a bond for restitution is appointed if, upon further and more particular proof, this might be rescinded or altered. The defendants are hereby condemned to pay the cost of the proceedings. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Dated as above.

P. Stuyvesant Nicasius de Sille Pieter Tonneman