Ordinary Session Held in Fort OrangeJune 8, 1660
Present:
La MontagneAnderies HerpertsenJan VerbeeckRutger JacobsenFrans BaerentsenEvert WendelSander Leendersen
Albert Gijsbertsen, plaintiff, against Maria Goosens, defendant.The plaintiff says that the defendant called him a thief and demands reparation of honor.The defendant denies that she said it.The parties are ordered to appear on the next court day.
Jurriaen Theunesen, plaintiff, against Cornelis Woutersen, defendant.The plaintiff demands payment of sixty guilders.The defendant admits the debt.The honorable court condemns the defendant to pay the sum demanded to the plaintiff within the space of 14 days.
Jan van Eeckelen, plaintiff, against Dirrick Smidt, defendant, against whom an attachment has been levied.The plaintiff says that he delivered to the defendant and shipped on board his yacht one hundred thirty planks to be delivered to Nicolaes Meyer, who still claims fifty-two planks which the defendant has not delivered.The defendant denies that he received as many planks from the plaintiff, claiming that he received only seventy-eight.The honorable court refers the parties to the burgormasters and schepens of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland, the plaintiff retaining his action against the debtors who put the planks on board. Meanwhile the attachment against the defendant is vacated.
Femmetie Alberts, plaintiff, against Abraham Carpeyn, defendant.The plaintiff demands payment for a half barrel of good beer, which the defendant bartered away while the plaintiff was at the Manhattans.The defendant denies the debt.Before the court appeared Lambert van Neck and Cornelis Theunesen Bosch, who declared that the defendant made a great noise and public disturbance in the house of Femmetien Albers, during her absence.The honorable court condemns the defendant to pay the plaintiff for the half barrel of good beer and, in addition, to pay a pound Flemish for the benefit of the poor, on account of his offensive language.
Cornelis Cornelissen, plaintiff, against the wife of Claes Theunesen, defendant.The plaintiff demands payment of sixty guilders.The defendant admits the debt, but says that he assigned his debt to Eldert Gerbersen.
Daniel Rinckhout, plaintiff, againstDefault. Jan Fransen, defendant.
Cornelis Theunesen and Jacob Thijsen, plaintiffs, against Willem Teller, defendant.The plaintiffs say that the defendant called them rabble and robbed them of their reputations. They demand reparation of honor.The defendant asserts that he said that it would be a miserable thing if I or the common people or rabble should rebel against the law of the public authorities or make a law against the Heeren.[1]
Lambert van Neck and Hendrick Rooseboom, appearing before the honorable court at the request of Cornells Theunesen, say that they heard Willem Teller say, “If the principals of this place listened to this rabble, they would be crazy”; without, however, mentioning any names.The court appoints the next court day for the parties to institute their proceedings.
Baerent Albersen, plaintiff, againstDefault. Geertruy Vosburgen, defendant.
Jan Labatie, plaintiff, against Jacob Theunesen, defendant.The plaintiff demands the return of a saddle and bridle loaned to the defendant.The defendant says that the same are in the Esoopus and are kept by Thoomas Chambers, and he admits the debt.The honorable court condemns the defendant to return the aforesaid saddle and bridle to the plaintiff in as good condition as he received them.
Theunes Spitsbergen, plaintiff, against Jaques Thijsen de Oude, defendant.The plaintiff demands of the defendant payment of one hundred ninety-seven guilders for planks delivered.The defendant admits the debt.The honorable court condemns the defendant to pay the plaintiff the sum demanded, the latter to receive the first rent of the defendant’s house.The defendant mortgages and pledges his house as security.
Jan van Eeckelen, plaintiff, against1st default. Willem Brouwer, defendant.
Gerrit Swardt, plaintiff, againstDefault. Claes Beever, defendant.
