Document: Order to communicate to Peter Cock a complaint lodged against him by William Bredenbent

Received the request of Willem [ Bredenbent ] mainly showing how some time ago, while he was at church at Midwout, his house was broken open by a wilt, and along with some trifles, a large riding-coat was taken out of it, which coat Pieter Cock has now, and does not want to return unless the petitioner gives him two beavers for it, as he says that he gave as much to the wilt from whom he got it. He requests that Pieter Cock be ordered to give the same coat back to the petitioner.

After deliberation it is resolved to hand over a copy of this request to Pieter Cock, who is ordered to provide a written answer by the next court day. Dated as above.

Received the answer of Pieter Cock against Willem Bredenbent concerning a coat that was stolen out of the house of Bredenbent by the wilden, and sold to Pieter Cock. [ Cock ] says basically that the coat, when he bought it, was as it is at present, looking like a wiltse coat, and that the wilt said that he received that coat from an Englishman in the area of the Oesterbaaij in exchange for some land, which 3 other wilden confirmed.

After deliberation it is resolved: The case being as the defendant says in his answer, that he had not changed the coat in question, but bought it in the form of a wiltse coat from the wilden, and considered that the wilden presently are wearing coats of all sorts of colors, the buyer could hardly know [several lines lost] [ ] on the wilt [ ] appearance stole [ ] to reimburse the defendant the price given for it. Dated as above.