Document: Proceedings in the case of Solomon Lachair vs. John Lauwrence

Received the request of Salomon La Chaire, plaintiff in a writ of appeal, plaintiff, against Jan Lourens, defendant. After due deliberation it was decided to hand a copy hereof to the parties in order to answer thereon in writing at the next session. Dated as above.[i]

[several lines lost] judgment. [ We have ] of this city dated the first [ ] between him and [ ]; so it is that the honorable burgomasters and schepenen, aforesaid, are hereby officially made known and announced of this, (if it so pleases them) to appear or send an attorney before us here in Fort Amsterdam by next Tuesday to see their said sentence confirmed or annulled. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 28th of April anno 1657.

Received the documents of the suit between Salomon La Chair, farmer of the slaughter excise, appellant and plaintiff, against Jan Laurens, defendant; and in addition, having examined the decision of the burgomasters and schepenen of this city, together with further documents relevant thereto, and further on the notifications done at the court of this city, heard the oral arguments of the burgomasters for maintenance of their said sentence dated primo March and the revision thereof dated 12 ditto, the director general and councilors find some errors committed in the aforesaid sentence [several lines lost] demand, answer, reply, concluding [ ] the director general and councilors [ ] to institute and to prosecute according to the tenor of the law. Dated as above.