Document: Dutch colonial council minutes, 6 April 1645

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p220
Description

Declaration. Of John Wilcock, that he was drunk when he stated at the North, that John Dolling owed him 1,500 guilders. [1645];Court proceedings. Capt. de Vries vs. John Wilcock, slander; defendant declares he was drunk at the time and knew not what he said, begs the captain's pardon, and confesses that he spoke falsely; is fined 50 guilders. Fiscal vs. Peter van den Berch and William de Key; as the number of the council is small, capt. Jan de Fries, ensign Gysbert de Leuw, commissaries Van Cortland and Opdyck, are adjoined pro hac vice; William de Key challenges the captain, on the ground that he is a friend to the opposite party, and an enemy to him; Van den Bergh challenges Opdyck. [1645]

Document Date
1645-04-06
Document Date (Date Type)
1645-04-06
Document Type
Minutes
Declaration
Document Type Unlinked
Minutes
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Translation
Translation

April 8, anno 1645

Piter van[ den ] Berch presents a declaration in writing regarding the smuggled pieces of cloth.

April 28

Master Johan Wilkock appeared in court and declared that he was drunk when he stated that Jan Dollingh owed him fl. 1500. He declares that this is not true and that he said so because he was drunk.

Jan de Vries, captain, plaintiff, vs. Jan Wilkock, defendant, because the defendant called the plaintiff a villain. The plaintiff produces two witnesses and demands reparation of honor.

Jan Wilcock declares in court In the presence of the ensign and the sergeants that he was drunk and does not know what he said; also, that he knows nothing of the captain but what is honest and honorable. He, Wilcock, begs the captain for forgiveness and acknowledges that he spoke falsely to the defamation of the captain. Therefore, the aforesaid Wilcock is condemned to pay a fine of fifty guilders, one-third for the fiscal and two thirds for the poor.

The fiscal, plaintiff, vs. Piter van[ den ] Berch and Willem de Key, defendants. The plaintiff requests that the trial may be expedited as the defendants have nothing more to say.

The director and council, in view of the small number of councilors, think it proper to engage Captain Johan de Fries, Ensign Gysbert de Leuw, and Commissaries Oloff Stevensen and Gysbert Opdyc to sit as councilors in this case.

Willem de Key challenges the captain, maintaining that he is a friend of his opponent and an enemy of his. Van[ den ] Bergh objects to Opdyck.

April 29

The fiscal is ordered to deliver to Cornelis Melyn an itemized account of the hides sold to him.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York.  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p220.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.

A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
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Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
1
Volume
4
Item
220
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11617