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             A vindication of the severall actions at law, brought against the heires of Sr. Peter Courten, Knight, and Peter Boudaen, merchants deceased by George Carew, Esqr., James Boeve, merchant, and Hester de Weyer ; with the arraignment of a most scandalous pamphlet called, De quade Minees en practiken van seeckeren George Carew, ontdeckt en opengeleght, tot onderrichtingh en waerschouw aen Nederlandt, door d'Erfgenamen van P.B.C., Zalr. 1675, privately given out to the magistrates in Zeeland.
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           A
           VINDICATION
           Of
           the
           severall
           Actions
           at
           Law
           ,
           brought
           against
           the
           Heires
           of
           S
           
           r.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           Knight
           ,
           and
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           Merchants
           deceased
           ,
           by
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Esqr
           ;
           
             Iames
             Boeve
          
           Merchant
           ,
           and
           
             Hester
             de
             Weyer
             .
             With
             the
             Arraignment
             of
             a
             most
             scandalous
             Pamphlet
             ,
             called
             ,
          
           De
           quade
           Minees
           en
           Practiken
           van
           seeckeren
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           ontdeckt
           en
           opengeleght
           /
           tot
           onderrichtingh
           en
           waerschouw
           aen
           Nederlandt
           ,
           door
           d'
           Erfgenamen
           van
           
             P.
             B.
             C.
          
           Zal
           
           r.
           1675.
           
             privately
             given
             out
             to
             the
             Magistrates
             in
             Zeeland
             .
          
        
         
           Veritas
           non
           quaerit
           angulos
           .
        
         
           
             Printed
             at
          
           Middelburgh
           ,
           by
           Thomas
           Berry
           .
           1675.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           His
           Highness
           THE
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           IT
           was
           given
           for
           a
           Maxime
           (
           amongst
           other
           Policies
           of
           Government
           )
           to
           the
           States
           of
           the
           United
           Provinces
           ,
           by
           Prince
           
             William
             of
             Nassaw
          
           ,
           your
           great
           Grandfather
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           doe
           Justice
           unto
           all
           Strangers
           ;
           It
           being
           the
           greatest
           support
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           and
           the
           want
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           chiefest
           cause
           of
           their
           fall
           .
           I
           am
           grieved
           that
           such
           occasions
           are
           given
           me
           ,
           to
           write
           upon
           this
           Subject
           ,
           or
           to
           say
           that
           these
           Netherlands
           ,
           have
           long
           mourned
           for
           the
           transgressions
           of
           evill
           doers
           .
        
         
           Before
           the
           Law
           of
           Property
           ,
           there
           was
           noe
           theft
           ,
           all
           things
           remained
           in
           common
           to
           every
           man
           ;
           but
           after
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nations
           were
           established
           ,
           all
           mens
           rights
           ,
           became
           distinguished
           and
           preserved
           ,
           by
           certaine
           Rules
           and
           order
           of
           good
           Governement
           .
        
         
           May
           it
           please
           your
           Highness
           ,
           I
           am
           obleiged
           as
           an
           Englishman
           ,
           a
           Gentle-man
           ,
           and
           a
           Subject
           ,
           of
           the
           King
           of
           
           Great
           BRITTAIGNE
           ,
           publiquely
           to
           vindicate
           my self
           ,
           my
           Country
           ,
           and
           the
           Judicature
           of
           England
           ,
           since
           severall
           Advocates
           and
           their
           Clyants
           in
           Middelburgh
           ,
           have
           taken
           the
           boldnes
           ,
           and
           liberty
           ,
           publiquely
           to
           scandalize
           and
           reproach
           all
           three
           ,
           by
           belching
           out
           their
           calumnies
           and
           aspersions
           ,
           against
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           ordinary
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           there
           .
        
         
           And
           since
           your
           Highnes
           by
           a
           wonderfull
           Providence
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           restored
           ,
           to
           the
           ancient
           Offices
           ,
           and
           Dignities
           ,
           of
           your
           most
           Noble
           and
           Princely
           Ancestors
           ,
           
             but
             that
             the
             chiefe
             Office
             of
             Statholder
             ,
             in
             Holland
             and
             Zeeland
             is
             intailed
             upon
             your
             Highnes
             and
             your
             Heires
             for
             ever
             ,
          
           as
           a
           remarkable
           testimony
           of
           your
           personall
           merits
           ,
           and
           the
           common
           gratitude
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           for
           the
           many
           and
           great
           Services
           ,
           that
           your
           Ancestors
           had
           done
           for
           these
           Provinces
           .
           I
           shall
           therefore
           implore
           your
           Highnes
           to
           recommend
           my
           Causes
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           at
           last
           find
           common
           Justice
           ,
           in
           these
           Netherlands
           ,
           without
           respect
           of
           Persons
           :
           And
           that
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           your
           Highnes
           would
           give
           your selfe
           the
           trouble
           of
           reading
           this
           short
           Narative
           of
           them
           ;
           wherein
           I
           have
           not
           offered
           any
           thing
           ,
           impertinent
           to
           the
           busines
           in
           hand
           .
           So
           leaving
           the
           scope
           of
           the
           whole
           matter
           ,
           unto
           your
           Highnes
           most
           serious
           considerations
           ;
           submitting
           the
           same
           to
           your
           great
           wisdome
           and
           judgment
           ,
           as
           the
           chief
           President
           of
           all
           Judicature
           ,
           in
           these
           Provinces
           .
        
         
           
             Great
             Sr.
             
          
           
             I
             remaine
             your
             Highnes
             most
             humble
             Servant
             ,
             GEORGE
             CAREW
             .
          
           
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeeland
             ,
             
               September
               2.
               1675.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           Preface
           to
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           VIrtue
           ,
           and
           honourable
           Actions
           ,
           make
           all
           men
           truly
           noble
           ;
           and
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           wicked
           and
           abominable
           practises
           render
           them
           ,
           unworthy
           and
           base
           .
           It
           is
           not
           busines
           here
           to
           recriminate
           the
           vices
           ,
           of
           these
           Provinces
           ,
           or
           to
           make
           a
           retrospect
           into
           the
           Pedegrees
           of
           those
           particular
           Inhabitants
           ,
           that
           have
           lived
           upon
           the
           spoyles
           of
           other
           Nations
           ,
           but
           only
           into
           my
           parties
           and
           their
           Advocates
           ,
           who
           have
           not
           been
           ashamed
           to
           publish
           most
           false
           and
           libellous
           discourses
           ,
           reflecting
           upon
           my self
           ,
           and
           severall
           others
           of
           his
           Majesties
           good
           Subjects
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
          
           ,
           and
           Ireland
           ;
           I
           should
           therefore
           betray
           my
           own
           innocence
           ,
           the
           merits
           of
           my
           causes
           ,
           and
           the
           deserts
           of
           my
           own
           Family
           .
           If
           I
           should
           continue
           silent
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           indignities
           ,
           and
           reproaches
           cast
           upon
           us
           ,
           that
           are
           reduced
           into
           writing
           by
           John
           ,
           and
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           by
           whose
           directions
           ,
           they
           were
           also
           Printed
           by
           the
           States
           Printer
           ,
           in
           Middelburgh
           :
           and
           the
           Books
           given
           under
           hand
           to
           the
           Magistrates
           ,
           to
           get
           good
           opinions
           of
           their
           bad
           Causes
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           my self
           ,
           and
           other
           Englishmen
           .
        
         
           Miracles
           are
           now
           ceased
           ,
           and
           men
           cannot
           have
           moneys
           drop
           into
           their
           lapps
           out
           of
           the
           clouds
           .
           All
           things
           mencioned
           in
           this
           following
           Treatise
           ,
           are
           matters
           of
           record
           .
           And
           if
           shame
           and
           infamy
           had
           not
           attended
           the
           Family
           of
           old
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           (
           as
           he
           himself
           in
           a
           letter
           to
           his
           Mother
           long
           before
           his
           death
           prognosticated
           )
           
           his
           Children
           might
           have
           covered
           their
           Fathers
           infirmities
           ,
           and
           suffered
           him
           to
           rest
           quiet
           in
           his
           grave
           ,
           by
           giving
           better
           attention
           ,
           unto
           those
           timely
           insinuations
           ,
           and
           friendly
           addresses
           ,
           that
           were
           made
           unto
           all
           the
           four
           brothers
           ,
           
             John
             ,
             Peter
             ,
             Walter
          
           ,
           and
           
             Henery
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           respectively
           ,
           who
           follows
           the
           stepps
           of
           their
           Father
           (
           not
           restoring
           what
           was
           injustly
           gotten
           ,
           )
           yet
           I
           cannot
           without
           regret
           speake
           evill
           of
           the
           dead
           ;
           wherefore
           I
           have
           modestly
           and
           briefly
           set
           forth
           the
           Characters
           ,
           and
           Extractions
           ,
           of
           the
           persons
           concerned
           ,
           as
           a
           most
           necessary
           introduction
           to
           what
           follows
           :
           then
           comes
           a
           Relation
           of
           the
           Partnership
           in
           Trade
           and
           Commerce
           ,
           between
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           severall
           transactions
           of
           their
           Heires
           ,
           Executors
           ,
           and
           Assignes
           ;
           adding
           some
           Observations
           and
           Remarques
           thereupon
           ,
           I
           come
           to
           the
           vindication
           of
           my selfe
           and
           Family
           ;
           justifying
           my
           Administrations
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           my
           proceedings
           in
           the
           severall
           Cases
           depending
           in
           Holland
           and
           Zeeland
           ,
           ever
           since
           the
           yeare
           1650.
           which
           I
           leave
           also
           to
           your
           candid
           apprehensions
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           World
           to
           be
           competent
           Iudges
           thereof
           .
        
         
           Vale.
           
             Middelburgh
             
               Septemb.
               3.
               1675.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           It
           Was
           the
           Saying
           of
           an
           ancient
           Philosopher
           ,
           that
           lived
           in
           a
           very
           serene
           Aire
           ,
           Quôd
           ,
           gaudiant
           qui
           bene
           nati
           ;
           The
           words
           being
           spoken
           as
           to
           the
           temperature
           of
           those
           mens
           bodies
           ,
           from
           whence
           followed
           the
           generous
           disposition
           of
           their
           minds
           .
        
         
           IN
           the
           yeare
           1567.
           
           Phillip
           the
           Second
           ,
           
             King
             of
             Spaine
          
           ,
           having
           sent
           
             Olivaris
             Duke
             of
             Alva
          
           ,
           to
           be
           Governour
           of
           the
           Seventeene
           Provinces
           ,
           the
           Spanish
           Inquisition
           ,
           was
           then
           put
           in
           execution
           .
           Where
           amongst
           others
           ,
           
             William
             Courten
          
           a
           Taylors
           Son
           at
           Menen
           in
           Flanders
           ,
           was
           imprisoned
           ,
           from
           whence
           he
           made
           his
           escape
           ,
           and
           remained
           sometime
           privately
           about
           Courtrick
           ,
           having
           maried
           
             Margriet
             Casier
          
           from
           thence
           a
           Linnen-weavers
           daughter
           ,
           by
           whom
           he
           had
           one
           daughter
           named
           Margiret
           ,
           that
           maried
           with
           
             Matthias
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           a
           Macklaers
           Son
           of
           Antwerpe
           :
           These
           People
           having
           very
           tender
           consciences
           ,
           they
           transported
           themselves
           ,
           some
           for
           Holland
           ,
           and
           others
           for
           England
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           monies
           and
           credit
           they
           could
           make
           .
        
         
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           Margeret
           his
           wife
           being
           arived
           at
           London
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           1568.
           they
           toke
           a
           small
           house
           in
           Abchurch-laine
           ,
           where
           both
           of
           them
           followed
           the
           trade
           of
           making
           French
           Hoods
           ,
           that
           were
           much
           used
           in
           those
           days
           ,
           and
           sold
           their
           worke
           to
           the
           shops
           ,
           that
           retayled
           the
           same
           out
           againe
           .
           After
           some
           time
           expired
           ,
           they
           toke
           a
           house
           in
           Pudding-laine
           ,
           in
           the
           Parish
           of
           St.
           Mary
           Hill
           ,
           where
           they
           had
           two
           Sons
           ,
           the
           eldest
           named
           William
           ,
           who
           was
           borne
           in
           the
           yeare
           1572.
           (
           yet
           within
           the
           memory
           of
           the
           living
           )
           and
           the
           other
           named
           Peter
           ,
           that
           was
           born
           in
           the
           yeare
           1581.
           who
           were
           both
           brought
           up
           to
           Schoole
           ,
           to
           lea●ne
           to
           read
           ,
           write
           ,
           and
           cast
           Accounts
           .
        
         
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           the
           Sonne
           after
           his
           Fathers
           death
           ,
           was
           sent
           unto
           Mr.
           
             Peter
             Cromelincx
          
           ,
           a
           Linnen
           Merchant
           at
           Harlem
           ,
           (
           that
           had
           also
           fled
           out
           of
           Courtrick
           for
           Religion
           )
           to
           be
           instructed
           in
           Trafficque
           and
           Linnen
           Manifactures
           ,
           where
           the
           said
           
             William
             Courten
          
           became
           intimate
           with
           one
           of
           the
           deafe
           and
           dumbe
           Daughters
           of
           Mr.
           Cromelincx
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           maried
           her
           (
           with
           the
           consent
           of
           her
           Father
           )
           by
           whom
           he
           had
           a
           good
           fortune
           ,
           and
           one
           Son
           named
           Peter
           ,
           that
           died
           without
           Issue
           .
           And
           after
           the
           death
           of
           Mr.
           
             Peter
             
             Cromelin●x
          
           Daughter
           ,
           
             William
             Courten
          
           being
           setled
           at
           London
           ,
           he
           maried
           the
           Daughter
           of
           one
           Mr.
           
             Moses
             Tryan
          
           ,
           by
           whom
           he
           had
           severall
           children
           .
        
         
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           the
           second
           brother
           was
           sent
           to
           Cologne
           in
           Germany
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           Correspondent
           there
           for
           his
           brother
           William
           and
           other
           friends
           ,
           where
           he
           became
           familiar
           with
           the
           Widdow
           of
           Mr.
           Fromenois
           ,
           who
           was
           the
           Daughter
           of
           Monsieur
           
             Del
             Prato
          
           ,
           and
           maried
           her
           ,
           that
           had
           a
           Son
           and
           Daughter
           by
           her
           former
           Husband
           ,
           but
           died
           without
           Issue
           by
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           leaving
           her
           two
           children
           named
           Walter
           and
           
             Katharine
             Fromenois
          
           ,
           to
           his
           care
           and
           education
           .
        
         
           
             Matthias
             Boudaen
          
           had
           planted
           himself
           and
           his
           family
           at
           Rotterdam
           ,
           where
           he
           became
           insolvent
           ,
           but
           was
           set
           up
           againe
           ,
           by
           the
           assistance
           of
           his
           friends
           ,
           and
           not
           long
           after
           died
           ,
           leaving
           his
           Widdow
           
             Margret
             Courten
          
           with
           two
           children
           a
           Son
           and
           a
           Daughter
           ,
           named
           Peter
           and
           
             Anna
             Boudaen
          
           .
           The
           widdow
           then
           transported
           her selfe
           and
           her
           children
           for
           England
           ,
           to
           seek
           better
           preferment
           .
        
         
           
             Iacob
             Pergens
          
           a
           Cologner
           borne
           ,
           that
           was
           made
           a
           Free
           Denizon
           of
           England
           ,
           at
           the
           instance
           of
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           he
           maried
           the
           said
           
             Anna
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           who
           died
           without
           Issue
           .
        
         
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           the
           onely
           Son
           of
           Matthias
           was
           bred
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           made
           also
           a
           Free
           Denizon
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           maried
           
             Katharine
             Fromenois
          
           ,
           the
           Daughter
           in
           Law
           of
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           that
           was
           setled
           in
           Middelburgh
           in
           Zeeland
           ;
           but
           
             Walter
             Fromenois
          
           the
           Son
           maried
           a
           Sempstris
           ,
           and
           died
           without
           Issue
           ,
           leaving
           a
           great
           part
           of
           his
           Estate
           to
           his
           Widdow
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           24.
           of
           April
           1606.
           
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           of
           London
           Merchant
           ,
           a
           Brabander
           borne
           ,
           and
           a
           Schoole-masters
           Son
           ,
           being
           made
           likewise
           a
           Free
           Denizon
           of
           England
           ,
           he
           contracted
           a
           mariage
           with
           the
           said
           
             Margret
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           the
           Widdow
           of
           Matthias
           ,
           whereupon
           
             William
             Courten
             ,
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           entred
           into
           a
           Trade
           of
           Partnership
           with
           a
           joynt
           Stock
           ,
           whereof
           the
           half-part
           belonged
           to
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           a
           quarter-part
           to
           each
           of
           the
           other
           two
           ,
           which
           Trade
           continued
           for
           15.
           yeares
           together
           very
           profitable
           to
           all
           the
           Partners
           :
           then
           the
           Accounts
           thereof
           were
           liquidated
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           set
           even
           and
           right
           .
        
         
           Now
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           being
           made
           Knights
           ,
           they
           raised
           their
           credit
           and
           esteem
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           also
           continued
           their
           Trade
           in
           Partnership
           during
           their
           lives
           ;
           but
           that
           Stock
           was
           chiefly
           managed
           by
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           ,
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           dealing
           as
           a
           Bankere
           in
           London
           ,
           besides
           upon
           his
           own
           particular
           account
           ,
           where
           he
           toke
           up
           what
           Monies
           he
           pleased
           ;
           purchased
           severall
           Lordships
           ,
           and
           Tenements
           .
           And
           transported
           vast
           Sums
           of
           Money
           ,
           in
           Gold
           ,
           out
           of
           England
           to
           Middelburgh
           ,
           
           and
           other
           places
           to
           negotiate
           Bills
           of
           Exchange
           ,
           whereupon
           he
           was
           questioned
           in
           the
           Star-Chamber
           ,
           committed
           to
           the
           Prison
           of
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           and
           fined
           for
           the
           said
           offence
           of
           exporting
           the
           Treasure
           of
           England
           into
           forraigne
           parts
           ,
           against
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Records
           in
           the
           Crowne-Office
           appeares
           .
        
         
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           having
           maried
           a
           second
           wife
           named
           
             Elizabeth
             Hennich
          
           ,
           he
           died
           without
           Issue
           in
           the
           yeare
           1630.
           at
           Middelburgh
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           built
           a
           great
           House
           in
           the
           North-street
           ,
           but
           left
           the
           Accounts
           of
           the
           Trade
           in
           Partnership
           open
           ,
           which
           had
           not
           been
           liquidated
           within
           the
           space
           of
           nine
           yeares
           before
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           made
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           his
           Heire
           and
           sole
           Executor
           ,
           giving
           only
           100
           Pound
           sterling
           to
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           his
           Brother
           ,
           and
           other
           small
           Legacies
           to
           his
           children
           ,
           (
           that
           were
           his
           Heires
           at
           Law
           ,
           )
           to
           exclude
           them
           from
           the
           Estate
           ,
           which
           raised
           the
           first
           dissentions
           in
           those
           Families
           .
        
         
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           died
           without
           Issue
           in
           the
           yeare
           1631.
           when
           he
           was
           at
           
             Peter
             Boudaens
          
           House
           in
           Middelburgh
           ,
           upon
           the
           view
           of
           all
           the
           Accounts
           ,
           in
           the
           generall
           Books
           of
           Trade
           ,
           that
           were
           kept
           by
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ;
           and
           by
           his
           pretended
           Will
           ,
           gave
           a
           great
           part
           of
           his
           Estate
           away
           in
           Legacies
           to
           the
           children
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           from
           his
           owne
           and
           only
           Sisters
           children
           ,
           Hester
           and
           
             Su●●nna
             de
             Wyer
          
           ,
           that
           he
           brought
           up
           as
           his
           owne
           ,
           and
           made
           Margret
           his
           wife
           ,
           his
           Heire
           ,
           by
           whome
           he
           had
           noe
           child
           .
        
         
           Sr.
           
             Willim
             Courten
          
           died
           in
           the
           yeare
           1636
           ,
           in
           the
           64.
           yeare
           of
           his
           age
           ,
           leaving
           one
           Son
           ,
           and
           three
           Daughters
           ,
           named
           
             William
             ,
             Hester
             ,
             Mary
          
           ,
           and
           Anna
           ,
           being
           all
           very
           much
           troubled
           concerning
           the
           Accounts
           lying
           open
           between
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           ,
           Wherein
           they
           esteemed
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           their
           Fathers
           Estate
           to
           be
           in
           that
           Stock
           :
           Which
           raised
           many
           jealousies
           in
           the
           Family
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           more
           amongst
           the
           Creditors
           ,
           who
           had
           lent
           their
           own
           monies
           ,
           and
           the
           Portions
           of
           many
           Orphants
           ,
           and
           Widdows
           ,
           upon
           the
           credit
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           his
           Son
           and
           Heire
           ,
           who
           Sr.
           William
           appointed
           the
           sole
           Executor
           of
           his
           last
           Will
           and
           Testament
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           to
           be
           remarqued
           ,
           that
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           died
           indebted
           146300
           Pound
           principall
           Sterling
           Money
           ,
           borrowed
           at
           intrest
           ,
           upon
           the
           Obligations
           of
           himself
           and
           his
           Son
           ,
           as
           by
           a
           Schedule
           of
           the
           debts
           appeares
           .
           And
           that
           for
           112500.
           
           Pound
           thereof
           ,
           there
           remaines
           no
           Effects
           in
           England
           ,
           or
           visibly
           in
           any
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           what
           rests
           either
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           of
           the
           said
           
             Peter
             Baudaen
          
           ,
           viz.
           of
           
             Iohn
             Boudaen
             ,
             Peter
             Boudaen
             ,
             Walter
             Boudaen
             ,
             Henry
             Boudaen
             ,
             Constance
          
           and
           
             Katharine
             
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           that
           call
           themselves
           the
           Heires
           of
           Sr.
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           Sr.
           
             Iacob
             Cats
             ,
             Iacob
             Pergens
          
           ,
           or
           the
           East-India
           Companie
           of
           the
           Netherlands
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           36.
           
           Articles
           annexed
           to
           a
           Petition
           in
           the
           Parliament
           of
           England
           ,
           hereafter
           mencioned
           more
           plainely
           appeares
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           now
           necessarie
           to
           give
           some
           account
           of
           the
           Administration
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Estate
           by
           his
           Son
           and
           Heire
           and
           Sole
           Executor
           ,
           that
           administred
           upon
           his
           Fathers
           Lands
           and
           goods
           ,
           from
           the
           yeare
           1636
           ,
           unto
           the
           yeare
           1643
           ,
           when
           he
           became
           insolvent
           and
           absented
           himself
           from
           his
           Creditors
           ,
           and
           also
           left
           his
           dwelling
           house
           in
           London
           ,
           and
           frequented
           the
           Exchange
           no
           more
           ,
           which
           was
           most
           notoriously
           known
           to
           all
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           in
           the
           yeare
           before
           his
           death
           ,
           borrowed
           the
           Summe
           of
           36000.
           
           Pound
           Sterling
           of
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           upon
           his
           own
           and
           his
           Sons
           Obligations
           ,
           and
           set
           out
           severall
           Ships
           (
           in
           Companie
           with
           other
           men
           )
           to
           the
           East-Indies
           ,
           China
           ,
           and
           Japan
           ;
           And
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           being
           the
           greatst
           Creditor
           ,
           he
           earnestly
           called
           for
           his
           money
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           after
           Sr.
           
             William
             Cour●en
          
           died
           ,
           but
           was
           perswaded
           to
           waite
           in
           expectation
           of
           Returnes
           from
           the
           East-Indies
           ,
           to
           get
           his
           satisfaction
           from
           thence
           (
           if
           possible
           )
           where
           his
           money
           was
           imployed
           .
        
         
           Divers
           other
           Creditors
           for
           severall
           great
           Sums
           of
           Money
           ,
           daily
           Solicited
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           the
           Son
           and
           Heire
           for
           payment
           of
           their
           debts
           ,
           or
           to
           have
           other
           security
           for
           their
           Moneys
           ,
           which
           forced
           Mr.
           Courten
           to
           sell
           the
           Lordships
           of
           Laxton
           and
           Kneesall
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Nottingham
           unto
           Mr.
           P●rpoint
           ,
           to
           satisfie
           some
           persons
           that
           were
           very
           importunate
           for
           their
           Monies
           .
           Soone
           after
           the
           said
           
             William
             Courten
          
           was
           necessitated
           to
           morgage
           all
           his
           other
           Lands
           and
           Lordships
           unto
           Mr.
           
             Daniell
             Harvy
          
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Rushout
          
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Coppin
          
           ,
           which
           went
           but
           a
           litle
           way
           towards
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           great
           debts
           and
           Interest
           Money
           growne
           due
           thereupon
           ,
           the
           rents
           and
           profits
           of
           the
           Lands
           being
           consumed
           by
           the
           Armies
           of
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           .
           After
           all
           this
           was
           done
           ,
           the
           said
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           further
           to
           preserve
           his
           Fathers
           reputation
           ,
           prevailed
           with
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           his
           Brother
           in
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Earle
             of
             Bridgwater
          
           with
           
             David
             Goubard
          
           to
           become
           bound
           unto
           divers
           Creditors
           ,
           that
           renewed
           their
           Bonds
           ,
           and
           also
           unto
           several
           other
           persons
           ,
           that
           lent
           Monies
           ,
           towards
           payment
           of
           old
           debts
           .
        
         
           Thus
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           Son
           and
           Heire
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           continued
           in
           paying
           some
           Creditors
           with
           borrowing
           of
           others
           ,
           untill
           the
           yeare
           1642.
           then
           he
           granted
           and
           assigned
           all
           his
           Ships
           ,
           and
           Stock
           in
           the
           East-Indies
           ,
           and
           the
           reversions
           of
           his
           Morgaged
           Lands
           in
           England
           ,
           by
           severall
           Deeds
           and
           Conveyances
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           dated
           the
           26.
           of
           April
           1642
           ,
           to
           
           save
           him
           harmless
           and
           indempnified
           from
           the
           said
           debts
           ,
           wherein
           he
           stood
           obliged
           .
        
         
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           then
           for
           further
           security
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           for
           the
           remainder
           of
           his
           debt
           ,
           which
           was
           at
           that
           time
           the
           Summe
           of
           24800.
           
           Pound
           Sterling
           ,
           did
           by
           their
           Deed
           and
           Assignment
           bearing
           date
           the
           19.
           of
           September
           1642.
           grant
           and
           assigne
           severall
           Sums
           of
           Money
           upon
           the
           said
           Ships
           and
           their
           Fraights
           ,
           in
           the
           East-Indies
           ,
           for
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           said
           debt
           and
           damages
           ,
           to
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           his
           Executors
           or
           Administrators
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           said
           severall
           Deeds
           inrolled
           in
           Chancery
           ,
           and
           the
           Admiralty
           of
           England
           appeares
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1646.
           the
           Lady
           
             Katharine
             Courten
          
           the
           Sons
           Wife
           ,
           by
           whom
           she
           had
           two
           children
           ,
           a
           Son
           and
           a
           Daughter
           ,
           named
           William
           and
           Kathartne
           ,
           both
           yet
           living
           ,
           having
           conveyed
           away
           the
           Books
           of
           Accounts
           of
           the
           Trade
           in
           Partnership
           ,
           that
           were
           kept
           in
           England
           ,
           she
           caused
           Authentick
           Coppies
           to
           be
           made
           thereof
           ,
           and
           sent
           the
           Originall
           Books
           unto
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           of
           Middelburgh
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           and
           purpose
           ,
           that
           the
           Accounts
           might
           be
           stated
           and
           setled
           ,
           that
           some
           portion
           of
           Monies
           might
           be
           preserved
           if
           possible
           for
           her
           Children
           (
           after
           the
           Companies
           debts
           were
           paid
           )
           out
           of
           the
           reach
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           that
           executed
           the
           Statutes
           made
           against
           Banckrupts
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Attestations
           of
           
             Iohn
             Moone
             ,
             Iames
             Boevé
          
           ,
           and
           severall
           others
           appeares
           .
        
      
       
         
           John
           Moones
           Deposition
           before
           the
           Commissioners
           upon
           the
           Statutes
           against
           Banckrupts
           ,
           on
           the
           25.
           of
           Febr.
           1656.
           
        
         
           
             COPIA
             ,
             Extracted
             out
             of
             the
             Register
             of
             Commissioners
             of
             Banckrupt
             .
          
           
             
               IOhn
               Moone
            
             of
             London
             Merchant
             ,
             
             sworne
             and
             re-examined
             the
             25.
             day
             of
             February
             1656.
             upon
             his
             Oath
             saith
             ,
             That
             in
             or
             about
             the
             Yeares
             1646
             ,
             or
             1647.
             this
             Deponent
             was
             desired
             by
             the
             Lady
             
               Katherine
               Courten
            
             ,
             Wife
             of
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             the
             partie
             against
             whom
             the
             Commission
             is
             awarded
             ,
             to
             draw
             out
             
             an
             Account
             out
             of
             the
             Books
             of
             Sr.
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Charge
             and
             Disbursments
             of
             the
             said
             Sr.
             William
             ,
             in
             setting
             out
             Ships
             ,
             Men
             and
             Provisions
             for
             the
             Discoverie
             and
             planting
             of
             the
             Island
             of
             Barbados
             ;
             And
             accordingly
             this
             Deponent
             did
             draw
             out
             an
             Accompt
             of
             his
             said
             Disbursments
             ,
             which
             did
             amount
             unto
             the
             Summe
             of
             twelve
             or
             thirteene
             thousand
             pounds
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             which
             said
             Accompt
             this
             Deponent
             delivered
             unto
             the
             said
             Lady
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Moone
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             the
             said
             
               Iohn
               Moone
            
             also
             deposeth
             ,
             that
             heretofore
             about
             1646.
             he
             this
             Deponent
             ,
             by
             the
             appointment
             and
             direction
             of
             the
             said
             
               William
               Courten
            
             and
             his
             wife
             ,
             did
             send
             to
             Middelborrow
             unto
             one
             
               Peter
               Boudaen
               Courten
            
             ,
             severall
             Books
             of
             Accompts
             ,
             as
             Journalls
             ,
             Ledgers
             ,
             and
             Cash-bookes
             ;
             but
             what
             is
             now
             become
             of
             the
             said
             Bookes
             ,
             this
             Deponent
             knoweth
             not
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Moone
               .
            
          
           
             
               Concordat
               Original
               .
               verbatim
               .
               Copia
               vera
               ,
            
             
               
                 Quod
                 attesttor
                 rogatus
                 &
                 requisitus
                 .
                 I.
                 DANIELL
                 .
                 Notaris
                 Publ.
                 
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           ATTESTATIEN
           Van
           M
           
           r.
           Iames
           Boeve
           ,
           rakende
           de
           Boecken
           die
           gehouden
           wierden
           by
           Sir
           William
           Courten
           ,
           Koopman
           tot
           Londen
           .
           
             Den
             16.
             
             Iuly
             1675.
             
          
        
         
           OP
           huyden
           den
           16.
           
           Iuly
           1675.
           compareerde
           voor
           my
           
             Abraham
             Huyssens
          
           ,
           openbaer
           Notaris
           by
           den
           Hove
           van
           Hollandt
           geadmitteert
           ,
           binnen
           Vlissinge
           residerende
           ,
           ende
           den
           Getuygen
           naergenoemt
           ,
           
             Sr.
             Jaques
             Boevé
          
           ,
           Koopman
           van
           Engelandt
           in
           Londen
           ,
           gewoont
           hebbende
           binnen
           Middelburgh
           ,
           my
           Notaris
           seer
           wel
           bekent
           ,
           de
           welcke
           op
           sijn
           Manne
           waerheyt
           ,
           in
           plaets
           van
           Eede
           ,
           ten
           versoecke
           van
           d'
           Heer
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Schilt-knaep
           ,
           by
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           van
           Engelandt
           gestelt
           tot
           Administrateur
           van
           alle
           de
           ongeadministreer
           de
           Goederen
           ende
           Effecten
           van
           wijlen
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           Ridder
           ,
           in
           sijn
           leven
           woonachtigh
           tot
           Londen
           ,
           ende
           verklaer
           de
           waerachtigh
           te
           zijn
           dat
           hy
           Deponent
           in
           den
           Iare
           1628.
           is
           komen
           woonen
           al
           's
           Comptoirknecht
           by
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           Koopman
           tot
           Londen
           voorsz
           .
           in
           Huywelijck
           hebbende
           Iuffrouw
           
             Margrieta
             Courten
          
           ,
           de
           welcke
           in
           Compagnie
           handelde
           met
           de
           voornoemde
           Heer
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           Ridder
           ,
           woonende
           tot
           Middelburgh
           ,
           ende
           dat
           hy
           in
           dien
           dienst
           is
           gebleven
           tot
           den
           Iare
           1638.
           in
           welcke
           tijdt
           hy
           ettelijcke
           Iaren
           de
           Boecken
           wegens
           de
           Negotie
           van
           de
           gemelde
           Compagnie
           binnen
           Engelandt
           heeft
           gehouden
           ,
           ende
           voor
           sijn
           afscheyt
           (
           naer
           dat
           de
           selve
           volkomentlijck
           waren
           overgedragen
           door
           last
           van
           Iuffrouw
           
             Margrieta
             Courten
          
           ,
           Weduwe
           van
           den
           voornoemden
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           ,
           gelevert
           in
           handen
           van
           
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           Sone
           van
           den
           voornoemden
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           Ridder
           ,
           welcke
           Boecken
           sedert
           door
           last
           ende
           ordre
           van
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ende
           sijn
           Huysvrouwe
           ,
           in
           ofte
           ontrent
           den
           Iare
           1646.
           gesonden
           zijn
           geweest
           aen
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           ,
           al
           's
           Erfgenaem
           van
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           door
           
             John
             Moone
          
           ,
           gelijck
           hem
           Deponent
           gebleken
           is
           uyt
           een
           be-eedighde
           verklaringe
           door
           gemelte
           Moone
           gedaen
           in
           handen
           van
           Commissarisen
           van
           desolate
           Boedels
           binnen
           Londen
           ,
           op
           den
           25.
           
           February
           1656.
           item
           dat
           
             David
             Goubard
          
           gewesen
           Boeck-houder
           eerst
           van
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           nader●andt
           van
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           aen
           hem
           Deponent
           verklaert
           heeft
           in
           den
           Hage
           dat
           de
           selve
           Compagnie
           Boecken
           die
           tot
           Londen
           waren
           gehouden
           ,
           gekomen
           waren
           in
           handen
           van
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           die
           aldaer
           gesien
           te
           hebben
           :
           voorts
           dat
           de
           generale
           Boecken
           ,
           nopende
           de
           Negotie
           op
           alle
           gewesten
           buyten
           Engelandt
           ,
           gehouden
           wierden
           door
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           tot
           Middelburgh
           ,
           ende
           desselfs
           Erfgenaem
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           dat
           de
           Rekeningen
           van
           gemelte
           Compagnie
           by
           sijnen
           tijdt
           noyt
           en
           zijn
           vereffent
           ,
           ende
           noch
           openstaen
           voor
           soo
           veel
           hem
           bekent
           is
           ,
           't
           selve
           gevende
           voor
           redenen
           van
           wetenschappe
           ,
           presenterende
           alle
           't
           selve
           des
           noodt
           ende
           daer
           toe
           versocht
           zijnde
           met
           solemnelen
           Eede
           te
           bevestigen
           .
           Aldus
           gedaen
           ende
           gepasseert
           binnen
           Vlissingen
           voorn̄
           .
           present
           Joannis
           ende
           
             Engel
             Huyssens
          
           ,
           al
           's
           Getuygen
           hier
           toe
           versocht
           .
        
         
           
             Quod
             Attestor
             Rogatus
             .
             A.
             HUYSSENS
             ,
             
               Notaris
               Publ.
            
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           After
           the
           Creditors
           had
           prosecuted
           the
           said
           Commission
           for
           severall
           moneths
           together
           ,
           they
           procured
           the
           Commissioners
           to
           make
           an
           Assignment
           ,
           and
           repartition
           of
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Estate
           ,
           that
           was
           discovered
           ,
           and
           to
           divide
           the
           same
           amongst
           the
           Creditors
           ,
           conformable
           to
           the
           Statutes
           made
           against
           Banckrupts
           .
           And
           notwithstanding
           all
           possible
           inquiries
           ,
           and
           examinations
           were
           made
           at
           the
           great
           costs
           ,
           and
           charges
           of
           the
           Creditors
           ;
           yet
           there
           could
           not
           be
           found
           ,
           any
           more
           Estare
           ,
           in
           England
           ,
           then
           13.
           
           
           in
           the
           Pound
           ,
           which
           was
           divided
           towards
           the
           principall
           debt
           of
           112300
           £
           that
           still
           remained
           due
           ,
           unto
           the
           Creditors
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           his
           Sonne
           ,
           (
           besides
           the
           debt
           of
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           )
           although
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           the
           
             Earle
             of
             Bridgwater
          
           ,
           and
           
             David
             Goubard
          
           became
           bound
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           .
           Who
           also
           absented
           themselves
           ,
           and
           died
           without
           giving
           satisfaction
           ,
           as
           hereafter
           is
           mencioned
           .
        
         
           These
           transactions
           made
           all
           men
           stand
           amazed
           ,
           in
           regard
           they
           could
           not
           discover
           any
           losses
           ,
           that
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           had
           sustained
           in
           his
           life
           time
           ;
           and
           they
           were
           the
           more
           astonished
           ,
           in
           respect
           that
           those
           very
           individuall
           summes
           of
           Money
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           sought
           relief
           upon
           the
           Obligations
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           his
           Son
           ,
           were
           contracted
           by
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           14
           ▪
           or
           15.
           yeares
           before
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           continued
           at
           Intrest
           ,
           which
           was
           constantly
           payd
           out
           of
           designe
           to
           get
           what
           other
           Monies
           he
           could
           into
           his
           hands
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           sadd
           consequences
           thereof
           appeares
           .
        
         
           Upon
           severall
           other
           meetings
           ,
           and
           examinations
           ,
           the
           Commissioners
           were
           informed
           ,
           that
           
             David
             Goubard
          
           ,
           who
           was
           Book-keeper
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           had
           made
           his
           Escape
           into
           Holland
           ,
           (
           where
           the
           States
           Generall
           gave
           him
           a
           Protection
           )
           could
           discover
           much
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Estate
           ,
           and
           that
           also
           
             Iacob
             Pergens
          
           of
           Amsterdam
           and
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           of
           Middelburgh
           ,
           could
           likewise
           contribute
           very
           much
           thereunto
           .
           The
           said
           Commissioners
           sent
           severall
           Letters
           subscribed
           by
           themselves
           and
           many
           of
           the
           Principall
           Creditors
           ,
           unto
           
             Pergens
             ,
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           and
           Goubard
           respectively
           ,
           earnestly
           intreating
           them
           to
           give
           their
           best
           assistance
           therein
           towards
           the
           reliefe
           of
           many
           Orphants
           and
           Widdows
           ;
           but
           neither
           of
           them
           would
           send
           any
           answers
           to
           the
           purpose
           ,
           only
           Pergens
           writ
           unto
           Mr.
           
             Richard
             Norton
          
           one
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           that
           as
           for
           the
           Monies
           which
           they
           had
           desired
           him
           to
           pay
           ,
           which
           the
           East-India
           Company
           had
           paid
           concerning
           the
           Ships
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
          
           and
           
             Henry
             Bona
             Adventura
             ,
             Ionas
             Abels
          
           of
           Amsterdam
           by
           Procuration
           from
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           had
           claymed
           and
           arrested
           the
           same
           in
           the
           yeare
           1648
           ,
           therefore
           he
           could
           not
           doe
           them
           any
           service
           therein
           .
        
         
           The
           Controversie
           concerning
           those
           Ships
           is
           formerly
           set
           forth
           at
           large
           ,
           called
           a
           Continuation
           
           of
           the
           Ca●e
           between
           the
           Heires
           and
           assignes
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           the
           East
           India
           Company
           of
           the
           Netherlands
           ,
           unto
           wich
           I
           refer
           you
           ;
           Yet
           for
           a
           further
           aggrevation
           of
           that
           Cause
           ,
           I
           shall
           make
           these
           following
           remarkes
           thereupon
           .
        
         
           That
           it
           was
           a
           most
           abominable
           practise
           ,
           and
           Combination
           ,
           betweene
           
             Iacob
             Pergens
             ,
             Peter
             Boudaen
             ,
             David
             Goubard
             ,
          
           and
           severall
           Directors
           of
           the
           East-India
           Company
           ,
           who
           had
           speciall
           notice
           ,
           of
           the
           severall
           grants
           ,
           and
           Bills
           of
           Sale
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           and
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           which
           were
           also
           insinuated
           unto
           them
           by
           
             Ionas
             Abeels
          
           ,
           on
           the
           25.
           of
           May
           1648.
           who
           likewise
           arrested
           the
           Money
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           which
           the
           Scheepens
           of
           Amsterdam
           had
           declared
           valid
           ,
           on
           the
           first
           of
           October
           1648.
           yet
           after
           all
           insinuations
           ,
           prohibitions
           ,
           protests
           ,
           and
           arrests
           ,
           this
           pretended
           Agreement
           following
           was
           made
           .
        
      
       
         
           Het
           Accoort
           tusschen
           de
           Oost-Indische
           Compagnie
           en
           M
           
           r.
           Pergens
           .
           
             Den
             18.
             
             Septembris
             1649.
             
          
        
         
           
             ALsoo
             differenten
             ontstaen
             zijn
             tusschen
             de
             E.
             Bewinthebberen
             van
             de
             Nederlants●he
             Geoctroyeerde
             Oost-Indische
             Compagnie
             ter
             eenre
             /
             mitsgaders
             d'
             E.
             
               Jacob
               Pergens
            
             ende
             
               David
               Goubart
            
             ,
             soo
             voor
             hem
             selven
             /
             ende
             al
             's
             Procuratie
             hebbende
             van
             d'
             E.
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             ende
             andere
             Ge-interesseerdens
             in
             de
             gemelte
             differenten
             tot
             Londen
             ter
             andere
             zijden
             :
             ter
             saecke
             van
             seecker
             Schip
             genaemt
             l'Esperance
             ,
             in
             den
             Iare
             1643.
             voorleden
             ontrent
             de
             Stadt
             Malacca
             van
             de
             Ministers
             van
             de
             gemelte
             Compagnie
             
               om
               redenen
               daer
               toe
               dienende
               ,
               met
               sijn
               ingeladen
               Goederen
               aengehouden
               ,
               midtsgaders
            
             eenige
             ge●erghde
             Goederen
             uyt
             het
             Schip
             
               Henry
               Bon
               Adventura
            
             op
             't
             Eylandt
             Mauritius
             verongeluckt
             /
             ende
             van
             daer
             op
             Batavia
             gebracht
             :
             Soo
             i
             st
             /
             dat
             de
             voornoemde
             
               Jacob
               Pergens
            
             ende
             Goubart
             ter
             Vergaderinge
             van
             de
             Seventhiene
             /
             de
             gemelte
             hare
             pretensien
             (
             om
             eenmael
             van
             de
             selve
             af
             te
             zijn
             )
             
               eyndelijck
               begroot
               hebbende
               op
               een
               Somme
               van
               hondert
               duysent
               Guldens
               ,
            
             ende
             daer
             op
             gehoort
             zijnde
             de
             presentatie
             van
             de
             gemelte
             Vergaderinge
             van
             
               tseventigh
               duysent
               Guldens
            
             ,
             na
             dat
             hare
             Ed.
             de
             resterende
             differerende
             dertigh
             duysent
             Guldens
             al
             ende
             geheel
             
               aen
               de
               uytspake
               van
               dese
               Vergaderinge
               gesubmitteert
               
               hadden
               ,
            
             a●n
             de
             voornoemde
             Pergens
             ende
             Goubart
             voor
             alle
             de
             gemelte
             hare
             pretensien
             ende
             aenkleven
             van
             dien
             /
             egeene
             uytgesondert
             of
             gereserveert
             /
             by
             desen
             toegeleyt
             hebben
             de
             Somme
             van
             
               tachtigh
               duysent
               Guldens
            
             ,
             mits
             voor
             den
             ontfangh
             van
             de
             gemelte
             Penningen
             
               stellende
               suffisante
               Cautie
               voor
               alle
               namaninge
               .
            
             Alle
             't
             welcke
             by
             de
             gemelte
             E.
             Pergens
             ende
             Goubart
             gehoort
             zijnde
             daer
             mede
             contentement
             genomen
             hebben
             /
             alles
             ter
             goeder
             trouwen
             sonder
             argh
             of
             list
             /
             zijn
             daer
             van
             gedaen
             maken
             twee
             al-eens-luydende
             Acten
             /
             ende
             wederzijts
             tusschen
             gemelte
             Parthyen
             geteyckent
             binnen
             Middelburg
             in
             Zeelandt
             ,
             den
             18.
             
             Septembris
             1649.
             
             Was
             met
             verscheyden
             handen
             ouderteeckent
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Iacob
                 Pergens
                 .
              
               
                 I.
                 C.
                 Hayman
                 1649.
                 
              
               
                 David
                 Goubard
                 .
              
               
                 Iacob
                 Roch.
                 
              
               
                 P.
                 Boudaen
                 Courten
                 .
              
               
                 P.
                 Carpentier
                 .
              
               
                 Pieter
                 van
                 Santen
                 .
              
               
                 Adriaen
                 Besemer
                 .
              
               
                 Ian
                 Vaericksz
                 Abbekerck
              
               
                 Hercke
                 Iansz
                 Noortlant
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Na
             gedane
             Collatie
             is
             dese
             Copye
             jegens
             den
             principale
             van
             woorde
             tot
             woorde
             bevonden
             te
             accorderen
             /
             sulcx
             betuyge
             ick
             ●eyserlijcken
             /
             en
             by
             den
             Ed.
             Hove
             van
             Hollandt
             /
             mitsgaders
             den
             Groot
             Achtbaren
             Magistraet
             der
             Stadt
             Amsterdam
             ,
             geadmiteerden
             openbaer
             Notaris
             binnen
             de
             selve
             Stadt
             residederende
             /
             ende
             hebbe
             in
             oirkonde
             van
             dien
             mijnen
             Notariale
             Signature
             hier
             onder
             gestelt
             /
          
           
             
               
                 desen
                 27.
                 
                 Ianuary
                 1651.
                 
              
            
             
               J.
               vande
               VEN
               ,
               
                 Notaris
                 Publ.
              
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           It
           was
           a
           double
           iniquity
           and
           robbery
           in
           
             Pergens
             ,
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           and
           Goubard
           ,
           that
           knew
           
             William
             Courten
          
           became
           insolvent
           in
           the
           yeare
           1643.
           and
           that
           he
           had
           no
           property
           left
           in
           him
           after
           the
           grants
           and
           Bills
           of
           Sale
           to
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           and
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           .
        
         
           Such
           Fraudes
           in
           France
           ,
           are
           punished
           with
           death
           ,
           and
           the
           persons
           absent
           are
           hanged
           in
           Effigies
           .
        
         
           The
           very
           fraight
           ,
           that
           the
           Portugals
           ,
           by
           contract
           were
           to
           give
           for
           the
           Passengers
           ,
           and
           goods
           taken
           aboard
           the
           Ship
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
          
           for
           Maccao
           ,
           and
           for
           90.
           
           Lasts
           ,
           of
           the
           Ships
           Lading
           ,
           back
           againe
           for
           Goa
           ,
           amounted
           unto
           much
           more
           Money
           ,
           then
           what
           Pergens
           ,
           and
           Goubard
           ,
           had
           by
           their
           pretended
           agreement
           ,
           gotten
           of
           the
           Company
           upon
           Caution
           .
        
         
           SOLOMON
           says
           ,
           that
           opression
           makes
           the
           wise
           man
           mad
           ,
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           that
           had
           served
           
             King
             Iames
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Turkey
           Company
           in
           the
           quallity
           of
           an
           Embassador
           ,
           for
           the
           space
           of
           Eleaven
           yeares
           ,
           and
           had
           advanced
           the
           greatst
           part
           of
           his
           Estate
           unto
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           all
           his
           Meanes
           unto
           the
           late
           
             King
             Charles
          
           ,
           towards
           the
           ordinary
           charge
           of
           the
           Crowne
           .
           This
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           upon
           the
           news
           that
           the
           East-India
           Company
           of
           the
           Netherlands
           had
           dealt
           so
           unkindly
           by
           him
           ,
           he
           retired
           himself
           to
           his
           Chamber
           ,
           and
           died
           of
           grief
           in
           the
           yeare
           1650.
           
        
         
           Then
           
             William
             Toomes
          
           his
           Executor
           ,
           made
           some
           further
           inspection
           into
           the
           said
           Cause
           ,
           and
           found
           upon
           Examinations
           ,
           that
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           East-India
           Company
           had
           not
           only
           surprised
           the
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
          
           ,
           and
           spoyled
           the
           Voyage
           in
           her
           passage
           by
           Malacca
           ,
           but
           had
           also
           taken
           away
           the
           Charterparties
           ,
           Bills
           of
           Lading
           ,
           Books
           of
           Account
           ,
           Journals
           and
           all
           other
           writings
           whatsoeve●
           ,
           in
           the
           Ship
           ,
           and
           sent
           them
           to
           Batavia
           ,
           with
           the
           Ships
           and
           goods
           ,
           which
           were
           there
           kept
           without
           any
           proceedings
           at
           Law
           ,
           or
           colour
           of
           right
           .
           At
           the
           very
           apprehension
           of
           this
           spoyle
           and
           loss
           sustained
           by
           
             William
             Toomes
          
           ,
           in
           such
           an
           age
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           expect
           any
           Justice
           ,
           where
           frauds
           and
           oppression
           ,
           were
           added
           unto
           force
           and
           violence
           ;
           he
           therefore
           laid
           violent
           hands
           upon
           himself
           and
           died
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           very
           remarkable
           ,
           that
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Son
           and
           Heire
           died
           a
           fugetive
           in
           Italy
           ,
           and
           insolvent
           ,
           his
           Lady
           the
           Earle
           of
           Bridgwaters
           Daughter
           died
           miserable
           ,
           his
           Daughter
           
             Katharine
             Courten
          
           maried
           a
           Millers
           Son
           that
           was
           her
           owne
           Foot-boy
           ,
           and
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           Grand-child
           lives
           in
           Exile
           ,
           while
           a
           Comission
           
           upon
           the
           Statutes
           concerning
           Banckrupts
           remaines
           in
           force
           against
           his
           Fathers
           Estate
           .
           Yet
           the
           Sons
           and
           Heires
           of
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           and
           their
           Advocates
           say
           ,
           that
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           the
           Grand-child
           ought
           to
           administer
           the
           Estate
           as
           Heire
           at
           Law
           ,
           
             additione
             Hereditatis
          
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           Father
           and
           Grand-father
           ,
           after
           he
           hath
           renounced
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           cannot
           appropriate
           any
           thing
           unto
           himself
           ,
           the
           Father
           and
           Grandfather
           being
           indebted
           more
           then
           ten
           times
           the
           value
           of
           their
           goods
           .
        
         
           Although
           
             Dionisius
             Rextoot
          
           ,
           is
           a
           School-masters
           Son
           ,
           he
           hath
           as
           little
           manners
           as
           wit
           ,
           and
           less
           Law
           then
           both
           ;
           otherwise
           such
           rude
           Expressions
           ,
           had
           not
           come
           out
           of
           his
           black
           mouth
           ,
           in
           pleadings
           ,
           when
           he
           wanted
           matter
           of
           defence
           ,
           in
           his
           Cases
           ,
           to
           fall
           upon
           the
           persons
           of
           his
           Adversaries
           ,
           with
           railing
           ,
           and
           base
           language
           ,
           as
           hereafter
           is
           mencioned
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           convenient
           first
           to
           shew
           his
           ignorance
           ,
           in
           the
           Laws
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           Secondly
           ,
           that
           the
           force
           and
           strength
           of
           reason
           and
           argument
           is
           against
           him
           here
           ,
           if
           the
           cause
           were
           to
           be
           judged
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           this
           Country
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           Statutes
           made
           concerning
           Banckrupts
           in
           the
           13.
           yeare
           of
           
             Queene
             Elizabeth
          
           ,
           and
           the
           19.
           of
           
             King
             James
          
           ,
           the
           Commissioners
           or
           the
           major
           part
           of
           them
           ,
           have
           power
           to
           grant
           ,
           bargaine
           and
           sell
           the
           goods
           ,
           debts
           ,
           Lands
           ,
           Tenements
           ,
           and
           Hereditaments
           of
           Banckrupts
           ,
           and
           to
           bar
           the
           issue
           in
           taile
           ,
           of
           all
           such
           Estates
           ,
           in
           reversion
           or
           remainder
           ,
           that
           the
           said
           Banckrupts
           were
           any
           wayes
           possessed
           of
           ,
           or
           seized
           at
           the
           time
           ,
           when
           they
           become
           Banckrupts
           .
           Whereupon
           a
           question
           did
           arise
           betweene
           the
           Commissiners
           ,
           and
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           the
           Grandchild
           ,
           concerning
           Lands
           ,
           that
           was
           setled
           upon
           his
           Mother
           ,
           at
           her
           mariage
           ,
           as
           a
           Ioynture
           ,
           and
           after
           her
           death
           ,
           upon
           the
           Heirs
           male
           of
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           by
           her
           for
           ever
           ,
           in
           consideration
           of
           the
           Mariage
           portion
           ,
           that
           shee
           brought
           ,
           being
           a
           Person
           of
           Honor
           ,
           and
           the
           Daughter
           of
           an
           Earle
           .
        
         
           The
           Case
           was
           in
           short
           thus
           .
        
         
           
             WIlliam
             Courten
          
           ,
           Tenant
           in
           Taile
           ,
           bargaines
           and
           sells
           his
           Mannors
           and
           Lands
           of
           
             Pirton
             Annton
          
           ,
           and
           Evesham
           ,
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Worcester
             ,
             Anno
          
           1642.
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           and
           his
           Heires
           ,
           for
           payment
           of
           debts
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           yeare
           1643.
           becomes
           Banckrupt
           ,
           the
           Question
           was
           ,
           whether
           the
           Estate
           Taile
           ,
           which
           passed
           not
           by
           the
           bargaine
           and
           sale
           ,
           should
           not
           be
           preserved
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           for
           the
           Heires
           of
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           the
           Banckrupt
           ,
           or
           not
           .
        
         
         
           It
           was
           resolved
           ,
           by
           all
           the
           Iudges
           ,
           that
           during
           the
           life
           of
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           father
           ,
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           had
           a
           good
           Estate
           in
           the
           Lands
           ,
           but
           was
           determinable
           upon
           the
           death
           of
           Courten
           ,
           And
           that
           after
           his
           death
           ,
           the
           Commissioners
           grant
           ,
           would
           opperate
           upon
           the
           Lands
           ,
           for
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           Creditors
           ,
           and
           bar
           the
           Heires
           in
           taile
           ;
           but
           the
           Wife
           should
           have
           had
           ,
           and
           injoyed
           the
           Lands
           ,
           only
           during
           her
           life
           (
           if
           she
           had
           survived
           her
           Husband
           )
           in
           recompence
           of
           her
           Dower
           .
        
         
           If
           there
           were
           any
           separation
           of
           goods
           ,
           admitted
           in
           England
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           in
           these
           Netherlands
           ,
           between
           man
           and
           wife
           ,
           frauds
           would
           abound
           there
           ,
           as
           they
           doe
           in
           Holland
           and
           Zeeland
           ,
           where
           ,
           upon
           Contracts
           of
           Mariages
           ,
           men
           that
           are
           indebted
           ,
           and
           have
           gotten
           other
           mens
           Estates
           into
           their
           hands
           ▪
           they
           doe
           usually
           secure
           their
           goods
           ,
           and
           monies
           ,
           to
           their
           Wives
           and
           Children
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           other
           men
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           most
           ungodly
           practise
           ,
           and
           distructive
           to
           credit
           and
           Commerce
           .
        
         
           The
           Statutes
           are
           very
           severe
           in
           England
           ,
           to
           prevent
           all
           such
           kind
           of
           fraudulent
           practices
           .
           And
           I
           doe
           presume
           Banckrupts
           in
           the
           United
           Netherlands
           ,
           that
           have
           forfited
           their
           Estates
           to
           Creditors
           ,
           can
           have
           no
           Heires
           at
           Law
           ,
           to
           enjoy
           their
           goods
           .
           And
           that
           the
           Courts
           of
           Iudicature
           in
           the
           Netherlands
           ,
           cannot
           set
           up
           an
           Heire
           of
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           an
           Executor
           of
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           a
           most
           horrid
           abuse
           ,
           for
           Advocates
           here
           ,
           to
           controvert
           the
           Laws
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           their
           owne
           constructions
           of
           such
           things
           ,
           that
           they
           doe
           not
           understand
           .
           Contracts
           in
           England
           ,
           by
           Subjects
           of
           the
           Crowne
           of
           England
           ,
           touching
           their
           owne
           Interest
           ▪
           are
           not
           to
           be
           interpreted
           by
           the
           people
           of
           another
           Nation
           .
           Although
           Pergens
           and
           Boudaen
           ,
           with
           their
           Confederates
           ,
           have
           indeavoured
           to
           defraud
           the
           Kings
           Subjects
           ,
           of
           their
           goods
           ,
           yet
           they
           cannot
           defend
           themselves
           from
           the
           reach
           of
           the
           Kings
           Laws
           and
           Statutes
           of
           his
           Kingdoms
           .
           It
           is
           not
           very
           materiall
           whether
           the
           Sons
           and
           Heires
           of
           
             Peter
             Boudten
          
           ,
           doe
           account
           with
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           as
           Administrator
           ,
           appointed
           by
           the
           Prerogative
           Court
           of
           England
           ,
           or
           as
           he
           is
           impowred
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           upon
           the
           Statutes
           aforesaid
           .
           They
           must
           make
           a
           discovery
           by
           one
           meanes
           or
           another
           what
           is
           become
           of
           
           the
           122139
           £
           sterling
           ,
           that
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           is
           charged
           with
           by
           the
           Bookes
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           the
           account
           thereof
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           Books
           that
           were
           kept
           by
           Mr.
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           ,
           wherein
           it
           is
           most
           evident
           ,
           that
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           died
           much
           indebted
           to
           the
           Stock
           in
           Partnership
           ,
           which
           came
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           deceased
           .
        
         
           Now
           follows
           the
           Vindication
           of
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           in
           his
           Quality
           ,
           and
           Caracter
           ,
           and
           the
           severall
           proceedings
           ,
           upon
           his
           Administratons
           and
           Assignments
           on
           the
           Estates
           of
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           .
        
         
           Altho●gh
           it
           be
           not
           very
           materiall
           to
           the
           Cause
           ,
           to
           say
           any
           thing
           in
           the
           vindication
           of
           my self
           and
           Family
           ,
           or
           to
           answer
           those
           false
           allegations
           that
           Rextoot
           and
           Schotte
           used
           in
           their
           pleadings
           ,
           by
           instructions
           of
           the
           Boudaens
           ,
           viz.
           
        
         
           That
           my
           Obligations
           were
           false
           ,
           and
           informations
           upon
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           I
           had
           no
           just
           pretence
           against
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           or
           Company
           .
        
         
           That
           all
           the
           Actions
           brought
           against
           the
           Boudaens
           were
           vexations
           .
        
         
           That
           I
           had
           no
           quallity
           as
           Administrator
           of
           Sr.
           
             Will.
             Courten
          
           .
        
         
           That
           I
           was
           an
           Enemy
           to
           the
           States
           Generall
           ,
           and
           particularly
           to
           Zeeland
           .
        
         
           That
           I
           was
           a
           Person
           of
           noe
           consideration
           or
           Family
           of
           worth
           .
        
         
           And
           finally
           that
           the
           Oaths
           of
           English
           Men
           ,
           and
           Scotch
           Men
           could
           be
           gotten
           for
           four
           stivers
           a
           peice
           .
        
         
           All
           which
           being
           more
           of
           malice
           then
           matter
           ,
           nevertheless
           ,
           I
           shall
           truly
           demonstrate
           my
           condition
           and
           quallity
           as
           follow
           ,
           viz.
           
        
         
           THat
           I
           am
           lineally
           de●ended
           from
           the
           Carews
           of
           Anthony
           ,
           a
           Family
           from
           whence
           severall
           branches
           have
           continued
           Knights
           in
           Devonshire
           and
           Cornwal
           ever
           since
           the
           Conquest
           .
        
         
           That
           my
           great
           Grandfather
           setled
           himself
           at
           
             Wickham
             Brooke
          
           ,
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Suffolke
           ,
           at
           the
           desire
           of
           his
           Wife
           ,
           where
           he
           purchased
           800.
           pound
           
             per
             annum
          
           to
           be
           neare
           her
           Relations
           .
        
         
           That
           my
           Father
           was
           educated
           at
           Oxford
           ,
           and
           had
           his
           own
           Election
           after
           he
           
           was
           Master
           of
           Art
           ,
           to
           follow
           what
           study
           he
           pleased
           ,
           who
           chose
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           then
           maried
           with
           Mrs.
           
             Frances
             Gosnold
          
           my
           Mother
           ,
           who
           was
           the
           Daughter
           of
           
             Robert
             Gosnold
          
           of
           
             Otley
             Hall
          
           ,
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Suffolke
             Esqr.
          
           that
           maried
           with
           the
           Daughter
           of
           
             Robert
             Forth
          
           ,
           of
           
             Butley
             Abby
          
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           County
           Esqr.
           where
           those
           two
           Families
           had
           continued
           in
           honor
           and
           reputation
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           their
           King
           and
           Country
           500.
           yeares
           and
           upward
           .
        
         
           That
           at
           the
           earnest
           request
           of
           the
           Aldermen
           and
           Common
           Councel
           of
           London
           ,
           (
           who
           were
           upon
           the
           view
           and
           sale
           of
           severall
           Lands
           in
           Suffolke
           ,
           which
           King
           James
           had
           granted
           for
           satisfaction
           of
           Money
           ,
           lent
           by
           the
           City
           )
           my
           Father
           was
           invited
           to
           accept
           the
           Benefice
           of
           St.
           Michaell
           in
           Cornhill
           ,
           over
           against
           the
           
             Royall
             Exchange
          
           ,
           where
           he
           died
           ,
           whose
           memory
           is
           very
           much
           esteemed
           throughout
           the
           City
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           That
           I
           was
           the
           second
           Son
           of
           my
           Father
           ,
           after
           whose
           death
           my
           Mother
           left
           me
           to
           my
           owne
           choyce
           ,
           either
           to
           go
           to
           the
           University
           ,
           or
           to
           follow
           any
           other
           imployment
           :
           Whereupon
           I
           made
           severall
           Essays
           in
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           spent
           divers
           Sums
           of
           Money
           to
           noe
           purpose
           ,
           being
           averse
           to
           Trade
           .
           Then
           I
           admitted
           my self
           a
           studient
           of
           
             Graeys
             Inn
          
           ,
           where
           I
           spent
           my
           time
           during
           the
           space
           of
           nine
           yeares
           in
           the
           exercise
           of
           the
           Common
           Law.
           
        
         
           That
           my
           first
           Wife
           was
           the
           only
           Daughter
           of
           
             William
             Walton
          
           ,
           a
           Turkey-Merchant
           ,
           who
           had
           lent
           at
           severall
           times
           to
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           and
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           the
           Sum
           of
           7000.
           pound
           Sterling
           .
           And
           she
           was
           
             (
             Bona
             fide
          
           )
           worth
           5000.
           
           Pound
           ,
           besides
           all
           the
           Obligations
           due
           unto
           her
           Father
           ,
           which
           were
           assigned
           to
           me
           by
           
             William
             Walton
             Esqr.
          
           her
           only
           Brother
           ,
           in
           satisfaction
           of
           her
           right
           .
        
         
           That
           my
           second
           Wife
           was
           the
           Daughter
           of
           
             John
             Cole
          
           of
           
             Whichampton
             ,
             Esqr.
          
           Principall
           Register
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Julius
             Caesar
          
           ,
           that
           was
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           .
           Her
           Portion
           was
           900.
           
           Pound
           Sterling
           ,
           and
           80.
           
           Pound
           
             per
             Annum
          
           in
           Lands
           ,
           and
           Tenements
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           That
           upon
           the
           Kings
           Restauration
           Anno
           1660.
           
           I
           was
           admitted
           and
           sworn
           one
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           of
           his
           Majesties
           most
           Honorable
           Privy
           Chamber
           ,
           being
           actually
           seized
           and
           possessed
           of
           an
           Estate
           of
           Inheritance
           to
           the
           valve
           of
           500.
           pound
           
             per
             Annum
          
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Certificates
           following
           all
           these
           particulars
           more
           plainly
           appeares
           .
        
         
           That
           all
           the
           Obligations
           under
           which
           I
           claime
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           prosecutions
           thereupon
           ,
           are
           matters
           of
           Record
           ,
           and
           such
           Iudiciall
           ●cts
           ,
           that
           vindicates
           my
           Person
           and
           Quality
           to
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           hereafter
           is
           also
           further
           declared
           by
           the
           very
           Records
           extant
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           the
           said
           Advocates
           ,
           and
           their
           Clyants
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           condemned
           in
           good
           Dammages
           ,
           for
           those
           Nationall
           affronts
           ,
           and
           personall
           Injuries
           ,
           that
           in
           other
           Countries
           ,
           are
           not
           committed
           without
           most
           severe
           Chastisements
           .
        
      
       
         
           
           
             OP
             huyden
             den
             xxiv
             .
             Iuly
             1675.
             
             Compareerde
             voor
             my
             
               Arnoldus
               Rijcx
            
             openbare
             Notaris
             by
             den
             Hoogen
             Raade
             in
             Hollandt
             geadmiteert
             /
             ter
             Vere
             in
             Zeelandt
             residerende
             /
             de
             Heer
             
               George
               Carew
            
             Schilt-knaap
             van
             Richmond
             in
             het
             Graafschap
             van
             Surrey
             ,
             in
             het
             Koninckrijck
             van
             Engeland
             ,
             ●e
             kennen
             gevende
             /
             dat
             Mr.
             
               John
               Moncy
            
             Koopman
             in
             Londen
             /
             by
             sijn
             Testament
             ende
             uytterste
             Wille
             gedateert
             binnen
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelant
             den
             17.
             
             October
             1631.
             heeft
             gegeven
             ende
             naergelaten
             (
             gelijck
             breeder
             daer
             in
             is
             te
             sien
             )
             eene
             somme
             van
             duysent
             Ponden
             Sterlinex
             /
             aen
             
               Willem
               Courten
            
             Schilt-knaap
             /
             Soon
             ende
             Erfgenaem
             van
             den
             overleden
             Sr.
             
               William
               Courten
            
             Ridder
             /
             welcke
             tot
             noch
             toe
             niet
             en
             is
             beta●lt
             by
             de
             gepretendeerde
             Executeuren
             van
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               John
               Moncy
            
             ofte
             yemant
             van
             de
             selve
             /
             ter
             oorsake
             van
             diversche
             differenten
             die
             ontstonden
             wegens
             het
             Capitael
             en
             Rekeninge
             van
             de
             vernootschap
             in
             den
             handel
             ongeliquideert
             tusschen
             
               Sir
               William
               Courten
               ,
               Sir
               Peter
               Courten
               ,
            
             ende
             
               John
               Moncy
            
             ,
             ten
             tijde
             van
             haer
             overlijden
             respectivelijck
             /
             waer
             in
             de
             voorsz
             .
             
               Sir
               Peter
               Courten
            
             schuldigh
             was
             op
             Rekeninge
             aen
             her
             Capitael
             /
             eene
             somme
             van
             een
             hondert
             twintigh
             duysent
             Ponden
             Sterlinex
             en
             daer
             boven
             /
             zijnde
             Penningen
             gelicht
             op
             Intrest
             /
             op
             het
             Credit
             van
             
               Sir
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             en
             sijn
             Soon
             /
             mitsgaders
             
               Mr.
               John
               Moncy
            
             ,
             't
             welck
             by
             Wissel
             was
             geremitteert
             aen
             de
             voorsz
             .
             
               Sir
               Peter
               Courten
            
             ,
             gelijck
             by
             de
             Copyen
             authentijck
             van
             de
             selve
             Rekeninge
             blijckt
             /
             blijvende
             de
             selve
             Penningen
             al
             's
             noch
             onvoldaen
             aen
             vele
             Weduwen
             en
             Weesen
             in
             Groot
             Brittange
             /
             en
             in
             andere
             plaetsen
             van
             Sijn
             Majesteyts
             Koninckrijcken
             .
             En
             nademacl
             
               Peter
               Boudaen
            
             Zal
             
             r.
             Koopman
             binnen
             Middelburgh
             ,
             noemende
             hem
             selven
             Erfgenaem
             van
             den
             Staet
             ofte
             Boedel
             van
             meergemelten
             
               Sir
               Peter
               Courten
            
             ende
             
               John
               Moncy
            
             ,
             hem
             selven
             verbonden
             heeft
             (
             ac
             h●ervolgens
             eene
             Sententie
             ges●reckt
             ende
             gepronuncieert
             voor
             den
             Hoogen
             Raade
             in
             Hollant
             in
             den
             Iare
             1657.
             )
             aensprekelijck
             te
             zijn
             voor
             het
             voorsz
             .
             Legaet
             en
             Intrest
             /
             mitsgaders
             alle
             andere
             pretentien
             van
             wat
             nature
             die
             soude
             mogen
             wesen
             /
             ●
             en
             gemaeck●
             werden
             op
             de
             nalatenschappen
             van
             gedachten
             
               John
               Moncy
            
             ,
             en
             werdende
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               William
               Courten
               de
               Jonge
            
             in
             het
             Jaer
             1643.
             insolvent
             /
             ende
             do
             ot
             in
             Rechte
             /
             soo
             hebben
             de
             Commissarisen
             /
             genomineert
             
             ende
             gestelt
             zijnde
             tot
             uytvoeringe
             van
             een
             Commissie
             onder
             het
             groot
             Zegel
             van
             Engeland
             /
             gegrontvest
             op
             de
             Wetten
             en
             Statuten
             gemaeckt
             aengaende
             Banckeroetiers
             /
             by
             hare
             Acte
             in
             geschrift
             van
             dato
             den
             30.
             
             April
             1662.
             het
             voorsz
             .
             Legaet
             van
             duysent
             Ponden
             en
             alle
             andere
             sommen
             van
             Penningen
             /
             Schulden
             /
             Rechten
             /
             en
             Pretentien
             /
             hoe
             die
             soude
             mogen
             wesen
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               William
               Courten
            
             aenkomende
             /
             geassigneert
             en
             getransporteert
             aen
             
               Sir
               John
               Ayton
            
             ,
             voornaemste
             Edelman
             en
             Kamer-bewaerder
             van
             Sijn
             Majesteyt
             van
             Groot
             Brittanje
             /
             en
             Meester
             van
             de
             swarte
             Roede
             /
             
               Charles
               Whitaker
            
             ,
             en
             aen
             den
             Heer
             Comperant
             
               George
               Carew
            
             Schilt-knaap
             /
             gelijck
             de
             selve
             Acten
             klaerlijck
             ende
             in
             't
             breede
             uytwijsen
             /
             zijnde
             die
             geregistreert
             ten
             Comptoire
             van
             
               Major
               Wright
            
             ende
             
               John
               Daniel
            
             ,
             openbare
             Notarisen
             tot
             Londen
             .
          
           
             Wijders
             /
             dat
             aengesien
             de
             Heeren
             
               Johan
               Boudaen
               ,
               Pieter
               Boudaen
               ,
               Walter
               Boudaen
               ,
               Hendrick
               Boudaen
               ,
               Abraham
               Biscop
            
             in
             Huwelijck
             hebbende
             Vrouw
             
               Catharina
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             ende
             
               Constantia
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             Sonen
             ende
             Dochters
             van
             meergemelten
             Heer
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             aensprekelijck
             zijn
             al
             's
             Erfgenamen
             van
             haren
             Heer
             Vader
             Zaliger
             /
             voor
             het
             gedachte
             Legaet
             metten
             Intrest
             van
             dien
             /
             soo
             heeft
             den
             Heer
             Comparant
             my
             Notario
             versocht
             /
             dat
             ick
             my
             soude
             willen
             vervougen
             aen
             welgemelte
             Heeren
             ofte
             yemandt
             van
             den
             selve
             /
             ende
             haer
             Ed.
             uyt
             sijn
             Heer
             Comparants
             naem
             ende
             van
             sijnent
             wege
             /
             mitsgaders
             al
             's
             gemachtigde
             ende
             geauthoriseert
             by
             welgemelten
             
               Sir
               John
               Ayton
            
             ende
             
               Charles
               Whitaker
            
             ,
             afvorderen
             betalinge
             van
             de
             voorsz
             .
             een
             duysent
             Ponden
             Sterlinex
             metten
             Intrest
             van
             dien
             jegens
             vijf
             per
             Ct
             
             o.
             in
             't
             Iaer
             sedert
             den
             Iare
             1632.
             bedragende
             te
             samen
             ter
             somme
             van
             drie
             duysent
             een
             hondert
             en
             vijftigh
             Ponden
             Sterlinex
             /
             ofte
             in
             cas
             van
             refuys
             /
             suffisante
             redenen
             waeromme
             de
             voorsz
             .
             somme
             in
             maniere
             al
             's
             voorsz
             .
             niet
             en
             behoorde
             betaelt
             te
             werden
             /
             ende
             by
             weygeringe
             van
             dien
             /
             dat
             ick
             Notaris
             jegens
             de
             selve
             soude
             protesteren
             /
             gelijck
             den
             Heer
             Comparant
             in
             sijne
             qualiteyt
             wel
             expresselijck
             is
             protesterende
             by
             desen
             /
             van
             alle
             Kosten
             /
             Schaden
             ende
             Intresten
             daer
             door
             geleden
             ende
             noch
             te
             lijden
             /
             omme
             alle
             de
             selve
             te
             verhalen
             daer
             ende
             soo
             hy
             Heer
             Comparant
             te
             rade
             werden
             sal
             .
          
           
             Verder
             heeft
             den
             Heer
             Comparant
             my
             Notario
             versocht
             dat
             ick
             de
             opgemelte
             Heeren
             soude
             insinueren
             ende
             bekent
             maken
             /
             al
             's
             dat
             by
             Comparant
             begeerigh
             en
             genegen
             is
             /
             om
             een
             eynde
             te
             hebben
             van
             alle
             
             verschillen
             /
             rakende
             de
             Boedels
             van
             
               Sir
               William
               Courten
               ,
               Sir
               Edward
               Littleton
               ,
            
             ende
             
               Sir
               Paul
               Pyndar
            
             ,
             en
             te
             vermijden
             alle
             verdere
             onheylen
             ende
             moeyelijckheden
             /
             die
             daer
             uyt
             noch
             soude
             mogen
             spruyten
             /
             en
             daer
             toe
             bereyt
             en
             gewilligh
             is
             om
             alle
             de
             differenten
             en
             dispuyten
             de
             selve
             Boedels
             rakende
             /
             te
             refereren
             aen
             twee
             neutrale
             /
             bequame
             ende
             eerelijcke
             Luyden
             /
             uyt
             yder
             Natie
             om
             de
             selve
             te
             arbitreren
             /
             composeren
             ende
             finalijck
             te
             determineren
             /
             geduerende
             dese
             jegenwoordige
             Vacantie
             /
             ende
             in
             cas
             van
             verwerpinge
             van
             dese
             billicke
             presentatie
             /
             dat
             ick
             Notaris
             in
             maniere
             al
             's
             vooren
             jegens
             de
             selve
             soude
             protesteren
             van
             alle
             Kosten
             /
             Schaden
             ende
             Intressen
             /
             die
             daer
             door
             soude
             mogen
             werden
             veroirsaeckt
             /
             versouckende
             hier
             af
             te
             hebben
             Acte
             in
             forma
             om
             sijne
             bereytwilligheyt
             ten
             go●de
             /
             en
             onwilligheyt
             tot
             verdere
             Proceduyren
             /
             te
             toonen
             daer
             en
             soo
             hy
             te
             rade
             werden
             sal
             /
             benevens
             het
             relaes
             van
             mijn
             wedervaren
             /
             in
             kennisse
             der
             waerheyt
             dese
             geteyckent
          
           
             
               binnen
               Middelburgh
               ,
               date
               al
               's
               boven
               .
            
             
               En
               was
               geteyckent
               ,
               GEORGE
               CAREW
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             OP
             den
             voorsz
             .
             24.
             
             July
             1675.
             hebbe
             ick
             
               Arnoldus
               Rijcx
            
             my
             getransporteert
             (
             geassisteert
             met
             de
             ondergeschreven
             Getuygen
             )
             ten
             Huyse
             ende
             aen
             den
             Per●oon
             van
             de
             Heer
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             .
             en
             sijn
             Edelheyt
             de
             voorenstaende
             Insinuatie
             by
             lecture
             gedaen
             ,
             die
             my
             Notaris
             tot
             antwoorde
             gaf
             ,
             
               ick
               hoore
               en
               sie
            
             ,
             en
             ick
             versoecke
             Copye
             vande
             selve
             Insinuatien
             ende
             protesteren
             ,
             die
             ick
             sijn
             Edelh
             
             t.
             oock
             hebbe
             behandight
             ,
             en
             jegens
             den
             selven
             Heer
             Boudaen
             geprotesteert
             ,
             conform
             de
             voorenstaende
             last
             ,
             zijnde
             dit
             alsoo
             mijn
             relaes
             ende
             wedervaren
             .
             Aldus
             gepasseert
             binnen
             Middelburgh
             ,
             present
             
               Iohannes
               Vinckaert
            
             ,
             en
             
               Aaron
               Wright
            
             al
             's
             Getuygen
             ,
             die
             de
             menute
             behoorlijck
             hebben
             onderteyckent
             ,
             date
             al
             's
             boven
             .
          
           
             
               Quod
               Attestor
            
             Arnoldus
             Rijcx
             ,
             Notaris
             Publ.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           en
           den
           Hoogen
           Rade
           in
           's
           Gravenhage
           .
        
         
           VErtoont
           met
           alle
           behoorlijck
           respect
           ende
           eerbiedigheyt
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Schilt-knaep
           van
           Richmond
           in
           het
           Graafschap
           van
           Surrey
           ,
           in
           het
           Koninckrijck
           van
           Engeland
           ,
           Administrateur
           van
           alle
           de
           Goederen
           ,
           Effecten
           ,
           Haven
           ,
           Vee
           ,
           Rechten
           ,
           Schulden
           ,
           ende
           Crediten
           ,
           van
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           Zaliger
           Ridder
           ,
           (
           gelijck
           by
           sijne
           uytterste
           Wille
           hier
           annex
           blijckt
           .
           )
        
         
           Hoe
           dat
           hy
           Suppliant
           in
           sijne
           voorsz
           .
           qualiteyt
           al
           's
           Administrateur
           ,
           (
           tot
           sijn
           groote
           schade
           ende
           verlies
           )
           vele
           Jaren
           achter
           den
           anderen
           Proces
           heeft
           gevoert
           voor
           de
           ordinare
           Vierschare
           voor
           
             B
             B
          
           ,
           en
           
             S
             S.
          
           der
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           ,
           (
           in
           der
           tijdt
           zijnde
           )
           op
           ende
           jegens
           de
           Heer
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           zaliger
           ,
           gewesen
           Koopman
           ende
           Bewinthebber
           van
           de
           Geoctroyeerde
           Oost-Indische
           Compagnie
           tot
           Middelburgh
           ,
           en
           des
           selfs
           Erfgenamen
           ,
           omme
           sekere
           Rekeningen
           gestatueert
           ende
           geliquideert
           te
           hebben
           ,
           die
           al
           's
           noch
           zijn
           openstaende
           ende
           ongesloten
           tusschen
           den
           Suppliant
           ende
           de
           Erfgenamen
           van
           den
           voorsz
           .
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           wegens
           de
           Societeyt
           in
           den
           Handel
           ende
           Commercie
           die
           geweest
           is
           tusschen
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           Sir
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           ,
           alle
           Koopluyden
           ,
           gelijck
           by
           het
           vertoogh
           hier
           annex
           op
           den
           8.
           
           February
           1675.
           aen
           Burgemeesters
           ende
           Schepenen
           der
           selver
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           gepresenteert
           ,
           naerder
           te
           sien
           is
           .
           Wijders
           ,
           dat
           niet
           jegenstaende
           den
           Suppliant
           hadde
           geexhibeert
           sijne
           Brieven
           van
           
           administratie
           onder
           't
           Zegel
           van
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           van
           Engeland
           (
           zijnde
           een
           soo
           wettigen
           Acte
           ende
           bewijs
           de
           welcke
           by
           alle
           andere
           Recht-bancken
           van
           de
           gansche
           weereld
           wert
           geapprobeert
           )
           soo
           hebben
           de
           gemelte
           Heeren
           Burgemeesters
           ende
           Schepenen
           op
           den
           20.
           
           February
           laestleden
           ,
           geordonneert
           dat
           den
           Suppliant
           moeste
           verzorgen
           andere
           Acten
           authentijcke
           uyt
           het
           Register
           van
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           van
           Engeland
           voornoemt
           ,
           behelsende
           dat
           
             William
             Courten
          
           Soons-soon
           van
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           hadde
           geconsenteert
           in
           de
           gemelte
           Brieven
           van
           administratie
           ,
           ende
           die
           in
           Rechte
           van
           waerden
           verklaert
           ,
           al
           's
           mede
           dat
           de
           Rechters
           van
           de
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           de
           selve
           hadden
           geratificeert
           ,
           en
           insgelijks
           ,
           dat
           den
           Suppliant
           daer
           by
           was
           gemachtight
           ende
           geauthoriseert
           omme
           de
           goederen
           ende
           effecten
           van
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           op
           te
           lichten
           ende
           te
           ontfangen
           ,
           welcke
           Acten
           den
           Suppliant
           met
           de
           explicatie
           daer
           over
           van
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           vervolgens
           heeft
           geprocureert
           ende
           versorght
           ,
           ende
           op
           den
           19.
           
           Juny
           daer
           aen
           volgende
           versocht
           dat
           Sententie
           daer
           op
           soude
           werden
           gedecerneert
           ,
           waer
           op
           
             Abraham
             Smith
          
           Procureur
           van
           de
           Verweerders
           heeft
           versocht
           prolongatie
           voor
           den
           tijt
           van
           veerthien
           dagen
           ,
           dat
           by
           de
           Heeren
           Commissarisen
           is
           gegeven
           ,
           op
           dat
           al
           's
           dan
           sonder
           eenigh
           verder
           dilay
           by
           de
           Heeren
           van
           Wette
           mochte
           werden
           Recht
           gedaen
           ende
           Sententie
           gevelt
           .
        
         
           Niet
           jegenstaende
           alle
           't
           selve
           ende
           naer
           expiratie
           vanden
           gelimiteerden
           tijt
           ,
           soo
           i
           st
           ,
           dat
           (
           
             Ian
             van
             Rijmsdijck
          
           des
           Suppliants
           Procureur
           versoeckende
           Recht
           )
           den
           meergemelten
           
             Abraham
             Smith
          
           op
           den
           vijfden
           laestleden
           ,
           een
           andere
           frivoleuse
           
           ende
           impertinente
           exceptie
           heeft
           geproponeert
           ,
           seggende
           ,
           dat
           alhoewel
           het
           by
           de
           selve
           Acten
           van
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           van
           Engeland
           konde
           blijcken
           dat
           des
           Eygenaers
           qualiteyt
           suffisant
           was
           ,
           niet
           te
           min
           soo
           en
           konde
           hy
           egeene
           Actie
           instituëren
           omme
           de
           goederen
           van
           den
           voornoemden
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           d'oude
           te
           recouvreren
           ,
           vermits
           des
           selfs
           Soon
           ,
           die
           in
           sijn
           leven
           vele
           Jaren
           achter
           den
           anderen
           al
           's
           Executeur
           had
           geadministreert
           ,
           mitsgaders
           dat
           den
           selven
           Sir
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Staat
           is
           gedescendeert
           op
           sijn
           Soons-soon
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           den
           welcken
           daer
           over
           sijn
           Recht
           behoorde
           te
           vervolgen
           ,
           willende
           alsoo
           de
           Wetten
           ende
           Rechten
           van
           Engeland
           dooden
           ende
           te
           niete
           doen
           ,
           ende
           de
           Administrateuren
           benemen
           het
           Recht
           tot
           het
           recouvreren
           van
           de
           goederen
           ende
           middelen
           uyt
           de
           handen
           van
           hunne
           Debiteuren
           ,
           strijdigh
           jegens
           de
           eygenschappen
           van
           de
           Wetten
           ende
           gemeene
           Recht
           ,
           en
           dienende
           tot
           verdervinge
           van
           alle
           onderlinge
           gemeynschap
           ,
           ende
           in
           't
           particulier
           tot
           ruïne
           van
           vele
           Engelsche
           ,
           die
           diversche
           groote
           sommen
           van
           Penningen
           hebben
           geleent
           aen
           meergemelten
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           die
           in
           het
           Capitael
           van
           den
           handel
           in
           societeyt
           ofte
           vermintschap
           generalijck
           zijn
           geemployeert
           ,
           waer
           vooren
           oock
           de
           Boedels
           van
           Sir
           
             VVilliam
             Courten
          
           ,
           Sir
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           en
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           (
           berustende
           in
           de
           handen
           van
           de
           Erfgenamen
           van
           opgemelte
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           )
           aensprekelijck
           zijn
           ,
           met
           welcke
           ende
           diergelijcke
           andere
           impertinente
           voorgevingen
           den
           Suppliant
           van
           tijt
           tot
           tijt
           is
           afgestelt
           ,
           sonder
           Sententie
           te
           konnen
           bekomen
           ,
           die
           wel
           hadde
           behoort
           over
           vele
           Jaren
           by
           den
           voornoemden
           Gerechte
           
           uytgesproken
           te
           zijn
           geweest
           ,
           echter
           blijven
           sy
           van
           sulcx
           te
           doen
           in
           gebreke
           ,
           niet
           jegenstaende
           alle
           des
           Suppliants
           sollicitatien
           en
           vruntlijke
           aenmaningen
           ten
           dien
           eynde
           gedaen
           .
        
         
           Derhalven
           keert
           hy
           Suppliant
           sich
           tot
           
             U
             Ed
             :
             Mog
          
           :
           versoeckende
           
             U
             Ed
             :
             Mog
          
           :
           mandament
           van
           evocatie
           in
           
             communi
             Forma
          
           ,
           ende
           Burgemeesters
           ende
           Schepenen
           der
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           ,
           om
           de
           saack
           sonder
           uytstel
           ten
           eynde
           te
           brengen
           ,
           ofte
           in
           cas
           van
           geen
           terminatie
           van
           de
           voorsz
           .
           saack
           van
           gemelte
           Gerechte
           sekere
           dagh
           binnen
           een
           korten
           gelimenteerde
           tijt
           te
           prefigeren
           ,
           dat
           dage
           gedaen
           zijnde
           Parthyen
           mogen
           werden
           gehoort
           voor
           
             U
             Ed
             :
             Mog
             :
          
           ,
           en
           alsoo
           by
           
             U
             Ed
             :
             Mog
          
           :
           mach
           werde
           Recht
           gedaen
           ,
           naer
           bewint
           van
           saaken
           .
        
         
           
             
               Den
               2
               September
               1675.
               
            
             't
             Welck
             doende
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
      
       
         
           Aen
           de
           Ed.
           Achtbare
           Heeren
           Regerende
           Burgemeesters
           ende
           Schepenen
           der
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           in
           Zeelandt
           .
        
         
           Vertoont
           met
           aller
           ootmoet
           George
           Carew
           Schilt-knaap
           by
           den
           Prerogative
           Hove
           van
           Engeland
           ,
           gestelt
           tot
           Administrateur
           van
           alle
           de
           ongeadministeerde
           Goederen
           ende
           Effecten
           van
           William
           Courten
           ,
           Ridder
           ,
           in
           sijn
           leven
           woonende
           tot
           Londen
           ,
           al
           's
           by
           de
           Brieven
           daer
           van
           zijnde
           ,
           met
           sijn
           Testament
           daer
           annex
           .
        
         
           1
           DAt
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           Ridder
           /
           in
           sijn
           leven
           gewoont
           hebbende
           binnen
           deser
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           ,
           mitsgaders
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           in
           sijn
           leven
           Koopman
           tot
           Londen
           voorsz
           /
           over
           de
           dartigh
           Iaren
           t'samen
           genegotieert
           hebben
           in
           Compagnie
           /
           op
           verscheyde
           gewesten
           des
           Weerelts
        
         
           2.
           
           Dat
           de
           Reeckeningen
           van
           de
           voorsz
           .
           Negotie
           /
           in
           geen
           veerthien
           Iaren
           voor
           het
           overlijden
           van
           de
           geseyde
           Compagnons
           en
           zijn
           geliquideert
           /
           noch
           eenigh
           sloth
           daer
           van
           gemaeckt
           t'sedert
           het
           overlijden
           van
           gemelte
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           die
           daer
           inne
           de
           helft
           was
           heriderende
           /
           ende
           op
           sijn
           uytterste
           verklaerde
           /
           dat
           een
           groot
           gedeelte
           van
           sijn
           Middelen
           wa●en
           berustende
           onder
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           Koopman
           al
           's
           Erfgenaem
           van
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           die
           de
           generale
           Boecken
           van
           de
           selve
           Negotie
           heeft
           gehouden
           /
           ende
           waer
           van
           den
           voornoemden
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           hem
           heeft
           gepossedeert
           /
           mitsgaders
           van
           alle
           de
           Middelen
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Dat
           den
           Suppliant
           
             George
             Carew
          
           in
           sijn
           voorsz
           .
           qualiteyt
           in
           den
           Iare
           1662.
           by
           procuratie
           machtigh
           gemaeckt
           heeft
           
             Jaques
             Boevé
          
           Koopman
           al
           's
           doen
           woonachtigh
           hier
           ter
           Stede
           /
           omme
           de
           geseyde
           Yekeningen
           te
           liquideren
           /
           ende
           te
           ontfangen
           soodanige
           somme
           van
           Penningen
           al
           's
           bevonden
           mochten
           werden
           aen
           de
           voornoemde
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           toebehoorende
           /
           tot
           wel●ken
           ey●de
           hem
           geaddresseert
           hebbende
           aen
           de
           voornoemde
           
             Pietet
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           met
           versoeck
           van
           sulcks
           te
           willen
           laten
           doen
           tot
           gemeyne
           Kosten
           /
           maer
           't
           selve
           weygerende
           /
           soo
           was
           hy
           genootdruckt
           op
           den
           6.
           
           September
           1662.
           hem
           voor
           desen
           Achtb.
           Gerechte
           al
           's
           doen
           te
           betrecken
           /
           ende
           te
           concluderen
           /
           dat
           den
           voornoemden
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           soude
           werden
           gecondemneert
           alle
           de
           Boecken
           /
           Reeckeningen
           
           ende
           andere
           Bescheyden
           rakende
           de
           voorsz
           .
           Compagnie
           /
           te
           consigneren
           ter
           Secretarie
           /
           ofte
           andere
           neutrale
           plaetse
           /
           omme
           inspectie
           daer
           van
           genomen
           /
           ende
           Reeckeninge
           te
           formeren
           tot
           gemeene
           Kosten
           /
           waer
           op
           alvooren
           t'Antwoorden
           /
           Cautie
           ge-eyscht
           zijnde
           /
           soo
           hadde
           gemelte
           Boevé
           Notariale
           Acte
           daer
           van
           gemaeckt
           /
           ende
           niet
           jegenstaende
           hy
           al
           's
           doen
           Burger
           ende
           ●nwoonder
           tot
           Middelburgh
           was
           /
           soo
           hebben
           Burgemeesters
           ende
           Schepenen
           gelieven
           te
           ordouneren
           dat
           naerder
           Cautie
           soude
           werden
           gestelt
           /
           't
           welck
           niet
           gedaen
           zijnde
           /
           ende
           den
           ●or●logh
           nagevolght
           /
           is
           d'Heer
           Boudaen
           korts
           daer
           aen
           komen
           t'overlijden
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Dat
           naer
           't
           overlijden
           vanden
           voornoemden
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           de●
           Suppliant
           verscheydemalen
           metter
           minne
           hem
           geaddresseert
           heeft
           /
           aen
           Johan
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           Sonen
           /
           ende
           Erfgenamen
           /
           van
           den
           voor●s
           .
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           haren
           Vader
           /
           ten
           eynde
           de
           voorsz
           .
           Rekeningen
           gestateert
           en
           geliquideert
           mochten
           worden
           tot
           gemeene
           Kosten
           /
           die
           't
           selve
           mede
           geweygert
           hebben
           te
           doen
           /
           waer
           door
           den
           Suppliant
           genootdruckt
           is
           geworden
           in
           de
           maent
           van
           Mey
           laestleden
           sich
           erpresselijck
           te
           transsporteren
           alhier
           binnen
           Middelburgh
           ,
           omme
           de
           voorsz
           .
           saecke
           voor
           V
           E.
           Achtbaerheden
           hangende
           te
           vervolgen
           /
           ende
           dien
           volgende
           /
           op
           den
           18
           Iuny
           1674.
           hun
           (
           te
           weten
           /
           de
           Kinderen
           ende
           Erfgenamen
           van
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           voornoemt
           )
           't
           gunt
           voorsz
           .
           doen
           insinueren
           door
           den
           Notaris
           
             Johan
             Duyvelaer
          
           ,
           nochmaels
           versoeckende
           dat
           de
           geseyde
           Reeckeningen
           mochten
           werden
           vereffent
           /
           't
           zy
           metter
           minne
           /
           ofte
           gerechtelijck
           /
           dewijle
           hy
           Suppliant
           expresselijck
           daerom
           alhier
           was
           gekomen
           /
           protesterende
           (
           in
           cas
           van
           obstinaetheyt
           )
           van
           alle
           Kosten
           /
           Schaden
           /
           ende
           Interessen
           alreede
           geleden
           /
           noch
           te
           hebben
           /
           ende
           te
           lijden
           /
           op
           alle
           de
           welcke
           den
           voornoemden
           Johan
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           alleen
           voor
           antwoort
           gaven
           dat
           zy
           hoorden
           eude
           sagen
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Dat
           den
           Suppliant
           al
           's
           doen
           de
           voorsz
           saecke
           door
           sij●
           Procureur
           
             Jan
             van
             Rijmsdi●ck
          
           wettel●ck
           heeft
           doen
           vervolgen
           /
           tegens
           Johan
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           mitsgaders
           de
           vordere
           Erfgenamen
           /
           ende
           voorts
           Cautie
           gestelt
           /
           ende
           by
           V
           E.
           Achtbaerheden
           aengenomen
           /
           voor
           de
           ●osten
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           Dat
           den
           voornoemden
           Johan
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             ,
             cum
             suis
          
           naer
           Citatie
           ge●ompareert
           he●bende
           /
           soo
           heeft
           den
           Suppliant
           (
           naer
           exhibtie
           van
           Brieven
           van
           Administratie
           onder
           't
           ●egel
           van
           den
           Prerogative
           Hove
           van
           Engelandt
           /
           met
           het
           Testament
           van
           
             Willen
             Courten
          
           ,
           Ridder
           /
           daer
           annex
           /
           omme
           te
           doen
           blijcken
           van
           sijn
           Qualiteyt
           )
           dagelijcx
           gesolisiteert
           dat
           Sy-luyhen
           so●den
           Antwoorden
           ten
           principalen
           .
        
         
           7
           Dat
           naer
           veel
           aenhouden
           den
           voornoemdedn
           Johan
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             ,
             cum
             suis
          
           ,
           door
           haer
           Procureur
           
             Abraham
             de
             Smit
          
           op
           den
           16
           September
           1674.
           omme
           de
           saecke
           slepende
           te
           houden
           /
           seer
           inpertinent
           
             in
             scriptis
          
           ontkent
           hebben
           dat
           den
           Suppliant
           al
           's
           Eysscher
           is
           hebbende
           de
           Qualiteyt
           soo
           hy
           ●●ch
           ten
           Processe
           adscribeert
           /
           ende
           mit●dien
           geproponeert
           exceptie
           van
           non
           Qualiteyt
           /
           strijdende
           ●egens
           d'Ordonnantie
           op
           het
           procederen
           voor
           de
           Weth
           dseer
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           Art.
           47.
           
        
         
           8.
           
           Dat
           den
           Suppliant
           daer
           op
           een
           expres
           naer
           Engelant
           heeft
           gesonden
           /
           ende
           aen
           den
           Rechter
           van
           den
           Prerogative
           Hove
           verthoont
           Copye
           van
           de
           voorsz
           Exceptie
           /
           die
           gehouden
           wiert
           ●seer
           irregulier
           te
           zijn
           /
           ende
           omme
           V
           E.
           Achtbaerheden
           buyten
           twij●●el
           te
           stellen
           van
           de
           Wettige
           Qualiteyt
           van
           den
           Suppliant
           /
           omme
           te
           administreren
           alle
           de
           Effecten
           van
           den
           Boedel
           van
           den
           voornoemden
           
             Willen
             Courten
          
           ,
           Ridder
           /
           soo
           is
           dien
           aengaende
           superabundanti
           geproduceert
           een
           Certificatie
           geteyckent
           door
           verscheyde
           Practiznus
           ende
           Notarisen
           vanden
           voorsz
           .
           Hove
           in
           date
           den
           9.
           
           O●ober
           1674.
           
        
         
           9
           Dat
           in
           gevolge
           den
           Suppliant
           dagelijex
           gesoli●iteert
           heeft
           ten
           eynde
           V
           E
           Achtbaerheden
           gelieve
           de
           geproponeerde
           Exceptie
           al
           's
           frivool
           te
           reje●teren
           ende
           de
           Gedaeghdens
           te
           condem●eren
           omme
           alle
           de
           voorsz
           .
           Boecken
           /
           Reeckeningen
           ende
           andere
           Bescheyden
           rakende
           de
           voorsz
           .
           Compagnie
           wae●inne
           hy
           soo
           merekelijck
           in
           sijn
           Qualiteyt
           is
           ge●n●ereffeert
           /
           alhier
           ter
           Greffie
           ofte
           op
           een
           neutrale
           plaets
           te
           consigneren
           /
           ende
           des
           te
           meer
           /
           nademael
           den
           Supplant
           twee
           ervaren
           Boeck-houders
           expresselijck
           alhier
           heeft
           doen
           komen
           /
           omme
           de
           selve
           te
           inspecteren
           ende
           een
           Reeckeninge
           daer
           uyt
           te
           formeren
        
         
           Ende
           alsoo
           verscheyde
           onderdanen
           van
           Sijne
           Majesteyt
           van
           Groot
           Brittannien
           ,
           merckelijck
           hier
           in
           Ge-intresseert
           zijn
           ,
           ende
           particulierlijck
           de
           Crediteuren
           van
           Sr
           Paul
           Pindar
           ,
           die
           aen
           Sr.
           Willem
           Courten
           Ridder
           ,
           korts
           voor
           sijn
           overlijden
           verstreckt
           hadde
           dartigh
           duysent
           Ponden
           Sterlinx
           Capitael
           omme
           sijn
           Equipagie
           op
           Oost-Indien
           voort
           te
           setten
           ,
           doch
           dese
           dillayen
           beswaert
           ,
           met
           noch
           andere
           onwaerdigheden
           de
           Judicature
           van
           Engelandt
           aengedaen
           (
           gelijck
           sy
           berecht
           zijn
           door
           Rechts-geleerden
           )
           in
           de
           saecke
           van
           Hester
           White
           ,
           die
           Wettelijck
           gestelt
           is
           tot
           Adminstratice
           over
           den
           Boedel
           by
           Jan
           Moncy
           naergelaten
           .
        
         
           Dieshalven
           versoockt
           den
           Suppliant
           seer
           ootmoedelijck
           dat
           U
           E.
           Achtbaerheden
           gelieve
           op
           't
           gunt
           voorsz
           .
           Expiditie
           ende
           Recht
           te
           willen
           administreren
           ,
           naer
           merite
           van
           de
           Saecke
           ,
           tot
           satisfactie
           van
           alle
           ge-interesseerde
           Persoonen
           ,
           't
           welck
           doende
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Actum
             binnen
             Middelburgh
             
               den
               8.
               
               February
               1675.
               
            
          
           
             Door
             my
             GEORGE
             CAREW
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Earle
           of
           Arlingtons
           Certificate
           .
        
         
           THese
           are
           to
           certifie
           ,
           that
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Esqr.
           is
           sworne
           and
           admitted
           His
           Majesties
           Servant
           ,
           in
           the
           Place
           and
           Qualitie
           of
           one
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           of
           His
           Majesties
           most
           honourable
           Privy
           Chamber
           ,
           to
           enjoy
           all
           Rights
           ,
           Priviledges
           ,
           advantages
           ,
           and
           Preheminences
           thereunto
           belonging
           :
        
         
           
             Given
             under
             my
             hand
             and
             Seale
             
               this
               25
               th
               day
               of
               February
               1974
               /
               5.
               in
               the
               27
               th
               yeare
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Reigne
               .
            
          
           
             ARLINGTON
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           Translaet
           .
        
         
           
             DEsen
             dient
             om
             te
             certificeren
             ,
             dat
             
               George
               Carew
            
             Schilt-knaep
             ,
             is
             beëdight
             ,
             ende
             geadmitteert
             tot
             sijn
             Majesteyts
             dienaer
             in
             de
             plaets
             en
             qualiteyt
             van
             een
             vande
             Edel-luyden
             van
             sijn
             Majesteyts
             alder
             eerwaerdighste
             Secreete
             Kamer
             ,
             omme
             te
             genieten
             alle
             Rechten
             ,
             Privilegien
             ,
             Voordeelen
             en
             Uytnementheden
             daer
             toe
             dienende
             en
             behoorende
             .
          
           
             
               Gegeven
               onder
               mijn
               Handt
               en
               Zegel
               
                 desen
                 25.
                 dagh
                 van
                 February
                 1674
                 /
                 5.
                 in
                 het
                 27
                 ste
                 jaer
                 van
                 Sijn
                 Majesteyts
                 Regeringe
                 .
              
            
             
               Was
               geteyckent
               ARLINGTON
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             In
             margine
             stont
             een
             Signet
             gedruckt
             in
             Rooden
             Lack.
             
          
           
             Getranslateert
             uyt
             het
             Engelsch
             inde
             Nederduytsche
             Taal
             ,
             en
             bevonden
             mette
             Originele
             in
             Substantie
             te
             accorderen
             ,
          
           
             
               Binnen
               VERE
               ,
               
                 den
                 27.
                 
                 Iuny
                 1675.
                 
              
            
             
               Per
               me
               
                 Arnold
                 Rijcxs
              
               Not.
               Pub.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           Certificate
           concerning
           M
           
           r.
           Carews
           Estate
           ,
           From
           his
           Steward
           ,
           and
           Servant
           .
        
         
           THese
           are
           to
           testifie
           unto
           all
           People
           ,
           unto
           whom
           this
           writing
           shall
           come
           ,
           that
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           of
           Richmond
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Surry
           ,
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           England
           ,
           Esqr.
           at
           present
           residing
           in
           Middelburgh
           in
           Zeeland
           ,
           upon
           severall
           Suits
           and
           Process
           at
           Law
           there
           depending
           ,
           hath
           severall
           Lands
           ,
           Houses
           ,
           Tenements
           ,
           and
           Hereditaments
           ,
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Suffolke
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             London
             ,
             Dorsetshire
             ,
          
           and
           Surry
           ,
           whereof
           he
           is
           seized
           ,
           and
           possessed
           to
           the
           value
           of
           530.
           pound
           per
           Annum
           ,
           besides
           the
           improvments
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           made
           thereuppon
           .
        
         
           
             In
             witness
             whereof
             we
             have
             hereunto
             set
             our
             hands
             ,
             at
             London
             
               this
               26
               th
               of
               March
               1675.
               in
               the
               27
               th
               yeare
               of
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               King
               CHARLES
               the
               Second
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Exall
                 .
              
               
                 Aaron
                 Wright
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           A
           Certificate
           from
           the
           Reader
           and
           Benchers
           of
           Grays
           Inn.
           
        
         
           THese
           are
           to
           certifie
           unto
           all
           Persons
           whom
           it
           may
           any
           ways
           concerne
           ,
           that
           
             George
             Carew
          
           of
           Richmond
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Surry
           ,
           Esquire
           ,
           oue
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           of
           his
           Majesties
           most
           Honourable
           Privy
           Chamber
           ;
           was
           admitted
           into
           this
           Society
           of
           
             Grayes
             Inn
          
           ,
           on
           the
           23.
           of
           June
           1653.
           
        
         
           
             in
             testimony
             whereof
             we
             have
             hereunto
             set
             our
             hands
             
               this
               26.
               of
               February
               1674
               /
               5.
               and
               in
               the
               27
               th
               .
               yeare
               of
               King
               CHARLES
               the
               Second
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Holt
                 Lect●r
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Raworth
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Otway
                 .
              
               
                 Fr.
                 Luttrell
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           IT
           is
           expedient
           ,
           to
           give
           a
           more
           particular
           Narrative
           of
           my
           Proceedings
           ,
           with
           Sr.
           
             Edwad
             Littleton
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Commissioners
           upon
           the
           Statutes
           against
           Mr.
           Courten
           ,
           from
           the
           yeare
           1650.
           unto
           the
           yeare
           1660.
           
           And
           after
           the
           Kings
           Restauraton
           ,
           to
           give
           an
           account
           of
           my
           Administration
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           since
           Mr.
           Rextoot
           (
           as
           he
           says
           )
           was
           instructed
           to
           declare
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           noe
           pretence
           against
           the
           Estate
           of
           Courten
           ,
           or
           the
           Executors
           of
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           but
           upon
           false
           actions
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1651.
           
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           being
           retired
           ,
           and
           resolved
           to
           end
           his
           days
           ,
           silently
           amongst
           the
           Mountaines
           in
           Wales
           ,
           I
           found
           him
           out
           at
           Phinant
           in
           Montgomeryshire
           ,
           by
           the
           directions
           of
           Dr.
           Littleton
           his
           Brother
           .
           And
           after
           some
           time
           spent
           with
           him
           ,
           where
           he
           was
           lamenting
           his
           Misfortune
           ,
           how
           he
           became
           ingaged
           with
           his
           Brother
           in
           Law
           ,
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           for
           60000
           Pound
           Sterling
           and
           upwards
           ,
           Principall
           Debts
           .
           And
           that
           he
           was
           sequestred
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           serving
           the
           King.
           That
           his
           owne
           unsetled
           Estate
           ,
           was
           ordained
           to
           be
           sold
           ,
           by
           a
           Committee
           at
           
             Worcester
             House
          
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           Friends
           ,
           to
           Compound
           ,
           or
           to
           redeeme
           it
           .
        
         
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           then
           offered
           to
           assigne
           over
           unto
           me
           all
           his
           right
           and
           intrest
           in
           the
           Lands
           ,
           Ships
           ,
           and
           Stock
           in
           India
           ,
           that
           
             William
             Courten
          
           had
           granted
           him
           for
           his
           indempnity
           ;
           provided
           I
           would
           covenant
           to
           pay
           proportionably
           ,
           with
           my
           owne
           debt
           ,
           such
           other
           particular
           Friends
           of
           his
           ,
           that
           had
           continued
           their
           Monies
           at
           Intrest
           ,
           in
           the
           Family
           of
           Courten
           ,
           or
           lent
           other
           Monies
           upon
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littletons
          
           Credit
           ,
           and
           Obligations
           ,
           which
           amounted
           unto
           30000.
           
           Pound
           or
           thereabouts
           ,
           which
           I
           promised
           to
           doe
           ,
           after
           I
           should
           be
           well
           informed
           of
           the
           value
           of
           the
           Ships
           ,
           and
           Lands
           ;
           and
           the
           incumbrances
           thereupon
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1652.
           
           I
           spent
           three
           moneths
           time
           amongst
           the
           Tenants
           and
           others
           ,
           in
           the
           Counties
           of
           Worcester
           ,
           and
           Gloucester
           ,
           where
           the
           Lands
           and
           Tenements
           were
           situate
           ,
           and
           found
           upon
           inquiry
           ,
           that
           every
           Acre
           was
           preingaged
           and
           mortgaged
           ,
           before
           that
           Mr.
           Courten
           ,
           had
           granted
           them
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           and
           by
           computation
           ,
           also
           found
           ,
           that
           most
           of
           the
           Persons
           ,
           unto
           whom
           the
           Lands
           were
           mortgaged
           (
           exceping
           the
           Joynture-Land
           )
           demanded
           more
           Principall
           Money
           ,
           Interest
           ,
           and
           Damages
           ,
           than
           the
           Lands
           were
           really
           worth
           .
           And
           that
           the
           Ships
           and
           Stock
           in
           India
           ,
           was
           ingaged
           to
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           as
           a
           further
           security
           for
           payment
           of
           24800.
           
           £
           .
           part
           of
           the
           Money
           lent
           unto
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           1635.
           when
           he
           first
           entred
           upon
           the
           East-India
           Trade
           .
        
         
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1653.
           at
           the
           request
           of
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           I
           made
           another
           Journey
           into
           Wales
           ,
           where
           I
           made
           a
           Contract
           ,
           and
           Agreement
           with
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           concerning
           the
           said
           Lands
           ,
           Ships
           ,
           and
           Stock
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           be
           granted
           unto
           me
           ,
           or
           such
           Persons
           as
           I
           should
           appoynt
           ,
           towards
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           debts
           ,
           unto
           my self
           and
           the
           Persons
           following
           ,
           provisionally
           ,
           that
           such
           grants
           ,
           should
           not
           prejudice
           me
           ,
           nor
           the
           other
           Creditors
           in
           our
           further
           right
           ,
           against
           any
           other
           Person
           ,
           or
           Persons
           whatsoever
           ,
           that
           were
           any
           wayes
           obliged
           ,
           or
           lyable
           to
           satisfie
           the
           said
           Debts
           ,
           or
           any
           part
           thereof
           :
           (
           excepting
           only
           the
           Heyres
           of
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           )
           Whereupon
           severall
           grants
           and
           coveyances
           of
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littletons
          
           Right
           ,
           and
           Equity
           of
           Redemption
           ,
           were
           made
           ,
           on
           the
           23.
           of
           April
           1653.
           unto
           me
           the
           said
           
             Goerge
             Carew
          
           ,
           and
           my
           Trustees
           ,
           of
           and
           in
           the
           Manors
           ,
           Lands
           ,
           and
           Tenements
           of
           
             Severne
             Stoke
             ,
             Pyrton
             ,
             Annton
             ,
             Eversham
             ,
             Upper
             Swell
          
           and
           
             Lower
             Swell
          
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Lands
           ,
           in
           the
           Counties
           of
           Worcester
           ,
           and
           Gloucester
           ,
           to
           them
           belonging
           ,
           that
           were
           granted
           to
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           by
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           severall
           other
           Deeds
           declaring
           the
           Trust
           ,
           Covenants
           ,
           and
           Agreements
           ,
           were
           also
           then
           Executed
           accordingly
           ,
           with
           a
           Schedule
           of
           the
           principall
           Debts
           annexed
           the●eunto
           ,
           as
           follows
           ,
           
             
               A
               Cattalogue
               (
               of
               some
               part
               )
               of
               S
               
               r.
               Edward
               Littletons
               Creditors
               .
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 £
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Sr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Thorold
                
                 for
                 the
                 principall
                 Debt
                 of
              
               
                 2000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Sr.
                 
                   Peter
                   Richaut
                
                 for
                 the
                 principall
                 debt
                 of
              
               
                 1000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   Sr.
                
                 David
                 Watkins
                 ,
              
               
                 1500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Eusebius
                 Mathews
                 ,
              
               
                 2000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                
                 Earle
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
              
               
                 2500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Iosina
                 Calf
                 .
              
               
                 1500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   Sr.
                
                 Anthony
                 van
                 Dijke
                 ,
              
               
                 1500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   Sr.
                
                 George
                 Whitemore
                 ,
              
               
                 1000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   Sr.
                
                 William
                 Whitmore
                 ,
              
               
                 0500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Thomas
                 Abberly
                 ,
              
               
                 1500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Robert
                 Davies
                 ,
              
               
                 0600.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Edmond
                 Hamond
                 ,
              
               
                 1600.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 William
                 ,
                 and
                 Susanna
                 Walton
                 ,
              
               
                 3000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Thomas
                 More
                 ,
              
               
                 2400.
                 
              
            
             
             
               
                 To
                 Iohn
                 Gifford
                 ,
              
               
                 1000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 William
                 Bagott
                 ,
              
               
                 0600.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Alice
                 Walcott
                 ,
              
               
                 1000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Ieremy
                 Elwes
                 ,
              
               
                 1250.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   Sr.
                
                 Robert
                 Ayton
                 ,
              
               
                 2500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                   To
                   Sr.
                
                 Peter
                 van
                 Lore
                 ,
              
               
                 1500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 30450.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           Memorandum
           ,
           that
           severall
           of
           these
           Summes
           of
           Money
           were
           the
           proper
           Debts
           of
           the
           Company
           ,
           for
           which
           the
           Stock
           is
           lyable
           ,
           that
           rests
           in
           the
           hands
           ,
           of
           the
           Heiret
           of
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           deceased
           .
        
         
           Then
           Mr.
           Carew
           entred
           his
           Claime
           before
           the
           Commitee
           at
           
             Worcester
             House
          
           ,
           on
           the
           behalfe
           ,
           of
           himself
           and
           the
           Creditors
           ,
           to
           have
           an
           allowance
           thereof
           ,
           for
           that
           it
           was
           not
           an
           Estate
           subject
           to
           any
           forfeiture
           ,
           for
           any
           delinquency
           of
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           which
           ,
           with
           much
           difficulty
           ,
           and
           expences
           ,
           was
           exempted
           by
           speciall
           order
           of
           the
           said
           Committee
           .
        
         
           Then
           
             Iames
             Winstanley
             ,
             George
             Cotton
             ,
             Richard
             Norton
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           appoynted
           to
           execute
           the
           Commission
           against
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           entred
           upon
           the
           Lands
           ,
           and
           brought
           their
           Writts
           of
           Ejectment
           ,
           on
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           Generall
           Creditors
           ;
           pretending
           that
           
             William
             Courten
          
           was
           within
           the
           compass
           ,
           true
           meaning
           ,
           or
           intent
           of
           the
           Statutes
           against
           Banckrupts
           ,
           before
           he
           had
           granted
           the
           said
           Lands
           ,
           or
           any
           right
           or
           interest
           therein
           ,
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           and
           therefore
           ,
           that
           the
           right
           and
           equity
           of
           Redemption
           belonged
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1654.
           
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           to
           avoyde
           all
           disputes
           and
           controversies
           ,
           contracted
           with
           the
           said
           Commissioners
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           2000.
           
           Pound
           Serling
           ,
           for
           their
           pretended
           Title
           and
           Interest
           ,
           which
           they
           claimed
           ,
           on
           the
           bebalfe
           of
           the
           Generall
           Creditors
           ,
           that
           sought
           relief
           by
           the
           said
           Commission
           ,
           whose
           debts
           amounted
           unto
           128000.
           pound
           Sterling
           ,
           which
           was
           granted
           and
           conveyed
           by
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           major
           part
           of
           them
           ,
           unto
           the
           said
           
             George
             Carew
          
           accordingly
           ,
           but
           withall
           they
           ingaged
           the
           said
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           in
           Articles
           and
           Covenants
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           at
           his
           owne
           proper
           costs
           and
           charges
           ,
           bring
           the
           Heires
           ,
           and
           Executors
           of
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           
             Iohn
             Moncy
          
           ,
           (
           Partners
           with
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           )
           to
           account
           for
           the
           Stock
           that
           was
           in
           the
           Trade
           of
           Partnership
           ,
           that
           belonged
           to
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           to
           recover
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           should
           be
           divided
           ,
           in
           equall
           shares
           and
           proportions
           ,
           between
           the
           Generall
           Creditors
           ,
           and
           those
           particular
           Creditors
           
           that
           Mr.
           Carew
           was
           intrusted
           for
           ,
           by
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           as
           aforesaid
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           same
           yeare
           1654.
           
           Mr.
           Carew
           contracted
           with
           the
           Lord
           Coventry
           ,
           and
           others
           for
           the
           Purchase
           of
           the
           said
           Lands
           ,
           and
           to
           procure
           ,
           a
           Fine
           from
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           the
           Son
           and
           Heyre
           that
           was
           in
           Italy
           ,
           for
           which
           4000.
           £
           was
           to
           be
           given
           out
           of
           the
           Purchase
           Money
           ;
           but
           before
           the
           Commission
           was
           re●urned
           out
           of
           Italy
           ,
           and
           the
           Fine
           executed
           ,
           
             William
             Courten
          
           died
           in
           Florence
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           1655.
           
           Then
           all
           things
           by
           agreement
           rested
           in
           
             Statu
             quo
          
           ,
           untill
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           the
           Grand-child
           came
           to
           age
           ,
           who
           afterwards
           ,
           joyned
           in
           Fines
           to
           the
           Lord
           Coventry
           ,
           to
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           which
           payd
           Courten
           considerable
           Summes
           of
           Money
           ,
           to
           end
           all
           debates
           ,
           although
           he
           had
           no
           right
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           Soone
           after
           ,
           severall
           of
           his
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           Grandfathers
           Creditors
           (
           comeing
           to
           the
           knowledge
           thereof
           )
           brought
           Actions
           against
           him
           ,
           as
           Heire
           at
           Law
           ,
           and
           arrested
           him
           ;
           others
           exhibited
           Bills
           in
           Chancery
           against
           him
           ,
           unto
           all
           which
           he
           pleaded
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           neither
           Heire
           ,
           Executor
           ,
           or
           Administrator
           ,
           or
           claimed
           any
           thing
           from
           their
           Estates
           ;
           What
           was
           paid
           to
           him
           ,
           was
           
             ex
             dono
             &
             g●atia
          
           ,
           and
           not
           
             ex
             Iure
          
           .
           Yet
           to
           avoyd
           all
           further
           Cavills
           ,
           he
           absented
           himself
           ,
           out
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           is
           resolved
           to
           live
           upon
           that
           money
           ,
           in
           a
           strange
           Land
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           demand
           any
           thing
           ,
           
             Additione
             Haereditatis
          
           ,
           as
           Heire
           to
           his
           Father
           ,
           or
           Grandfather
           .
        
         
           
             
               An
               Account
               of
               the
               Monies
               raised
               by
               Sale
               of
               the
               Lands
               .
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 £
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Equity
                 of
                 Redemption
                 of
                 
                   Severne
                   Stoke
                
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 mortgaged
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   Daniel
                   Harvey
                
                 )
                 sold
                 unto
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 for
              
               
                 1200.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Equity
                 of
                 Redemption
                 of
                 
                   Upper
                   Swell
                
                 and
                 other
                 Lands
                 (
                 that
                 were
                 mortgaged
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   John
                   Rushout
                
                 )
                 sold
                 to
                 Sr.
                 
                   James
                   Rushout
                
                 his
                 Son
                 ,
                 for
              
               
                 0300.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Equity
                 of
                 Redemption
                 of
                 
                   Lower
                   Swell
                
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 mortgaged
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   Giles
                   Carter
                
                 )
                 sold
                 to
                 Sr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Atkins
                
                 ,
                 for
              
               
                 1600.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Pyrton
                 ,
                 in
                 possession
                 sold
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lord
                   Coventry
                
                 ,
                 for
              
               
                 7500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Evesham
                 in
                 possession
                 sold
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Rudge
                 ,
                 for
              
               
                 7500.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Annton
                 in
                 po●●ession
                 sold
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Foly
                
                 ,
                 for
              
               
                 3600.
                 
              
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 21700.
                 
              
            
          
           
           
             
               
                  
              
               
                 £
              
               
                 Whereof
                 Mr.
                 Carew
                 deducted
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 payd
                 to
                 the
                 Commissioners
              
               
                 2000.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 7400
                 £
                 payd
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Courten
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 other
                 incident
                 Charges
              
               
                 7400.
                 
              
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 9400.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           addressed
           himselfe
           againe
           in
           the
           yeare
           1656.
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           with
           a
           report
           of
           all
           his
           Proceedings
           ,
           who
           then
           delivered
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           the
           Originall
           Bill
           of
           Sale
           (
           dated
           26
           th
           .
           of
           Aprill
           1642.
           )
           of
           the
           Ships
           ,
           Goods
           ,
           and
           Fraights
           ,
           transferred
           unto
           him
           by
           Mr.
           Courten
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           .
           And
           assigned
           ,
           all
           his
           Right
           ,
           and
           Equity
           ,
           therein
           unto
           the
           said
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           for
           further
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           Persons
           aforesaid
           ,
           after
           the
           severall
           Assignations
           ,
           should
           be
           discharged
           unto
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Deed
           ,
           dated
           the
           19.
           of
           December
           1642.
           before
           mencioned
           .
        
         
           After
           these
           Transactions
           ,
           all
           things
           continnued
           without
           further
           prosecution
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           severall
           Changes
           of
           Government
           ,
           untill
           the
           Kings
           most
           happy
           Restauration
           .
           Then
           the
           Creditors
           renewed
           the
           Commission
           (
           against
           the
           Estate
           of
           
             William
             Courten
          
           )
           under
           the
           great
           Seale
           of
           England
           ;
           Whereupon
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           and
           the
           Commissioners
           had
           several
           meetings
           ,
           and
           Consultations
           together
           ,
           who
           tooke
           new
           measures
           from
           all
           the
           former
           inquiries
           ,
           and
           examinations
           ,
           made
           after
           the
           Estate
           of
           Mr.
           Courten
           .
        
         
           Then
           divers
           debates
           did
           arise
           concerning
           such
           a
           vast
           Corporation
           of
           Credi●ors
           ,
           who
           valued
           their
           De●ts
           .
           Interests
           ,
           and
           Damages
           (
           of
           sevrrall
           natures
           )
           to
           amount
           unto
           400000.
           
           Pound
           ,
           and
           upwards
           ,
           many
           of
           them
           being
           Executors
           ,
           that
           could
           not
           abate
           any
           thing
           of
           their
           Principall
           and
           Interest
           .
        
         
           And
           some
           Persons
           having
           lent
           their
           Monies
           upon
           the
           Credit
           of
           Sr.
           
             Will.
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           Company
           (
           long
           before
           the
           death
           of
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           ,
           and
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           )
           insisted
           to
           have
           satisfaction
           out
           of
           the
           Estates
           of
           the
           Company
           .
           Others
           that
           had
           the
           Colaterall
           security
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           Bridgwater
           ,
           and
           
             David
             Goubard
          
           ,
           would
           not
           contribute
           to
           the
           Commission
           against
           Courten
           ,
           but
           expected
           satisfaction
           ,
           from
           the
           Earle
           of
           Bridgwater
           ,
           which
           proved
           otherwise
           :
           for
           that
           upon
           their
           addresses
           unto
           him
           ,
           for
           their
           Money
           ,
           he
           excused
           himselfe
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           none
           of
           his
           Debt
           .
           That
           he
           was
           deceived
           in
           the
           Estate
           of
           Mr.
           Courten
           ,
           and
           expressed
           himselfe
           in
           these
           very
           words
           ,
           at
           his
           house
           in
           Barbican
           .
           That
           he
           would
           not
           fry
           in
           Hell
           for
           his
           owne
           Debts
           ,
           wherefore
           he
           had
           taken
           care
           ,
           and
           setled
           some
           Lands
           for
           the
           payment
           of
           them
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           Mr.
           Courtens
           debts
           ,
           
           
             he
             would
             not
             concerne
             himselfe
             therewith
             :
             Yet
             his
             Son
             ,
             the
             Earle
             of
          
           Bridgwater
           ,
           
             that
             now
             is
             ,
             hath
             had
             much
             trouble
             ,
             concerning
             the
             same
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           the
           King
           of
           Great
           Brittaigne
           being
           Crowned
           at
           Westminster
           ,
           all
           his
           Subjects
           made
           no
           doubt
           of
           procuring
           satisfaction
           for
           civil
           Actions
           at
           Law
           ,
           against
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           Holland
           and
           Zeeland
           ,
           upon
           private
           differences
           ;
           as
           also
           for
           Damages
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           suffered
           by
           Spoyles
           and
           Depredations
           .
           Whereupon
           they
           made
           their
           applications
           ,
           expecting
           respective
           Protections
           ,
           and
           reliefe
           ,
           from
           his
           Majesty
           accordingly
           .
        
         
           
             Briefe
             Relations
             whereof
             are
             mencioned
          
           /
           in
           the
           Continuation
           of
           the
           Case
           betweene
           Sr.
           
             W.
             Courten
          
           ,
           his
           Heires
           and
           Assignes
           ,
           and
           the
           East-India
           Company
           of
           the
           Netherlands
           .
           And
           the
           Peticion
           of
           
             George
             Carew
             ,
             James
             Boeve
          
           ,
           and
           
             John
             White
          
           ,
           to
           the
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           the
           36.
           
           Articles
           annexed
           .
           Which
           are
           placed
           in
           order
           at
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           this
           Booke
           ,
           unto
           which
           I
           refer
           you
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           I
           will
           give
           you
           some
           positions
           of
           Law
           ,
           with
           the
           particular
           proceedings
           ,
           in
           the
           Case
           depending
           upon
           the
           Accounts
           ,
           and
           also
           severall
           Copies
           of
           Letters
           ,
           and
           Answers
           relating
           thereunto
           :
           And
           likewise
           some
           speciall
           Remarkes
           ,
           of
           fraud
           and
           malice
           ,
           in
           the
           practises
           of
           Boudaens
           ,
           and
           Pergens
           ,
           and
           then
           conclude
           .
        
         
           Many
           Debates
           still
           arising
           between
           the
           Creditors
           ,
           concerning
           the
           different
           natures
           of
           their
           Debts
           .
           It
           was
           agreed
           ,
           that
           Administration
           ,
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Estate
           not
           Administred
           ,
           should
           bee
           taken
           out
           by
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           to
           prosecute
           those
           Persons
           that
           injoyed
           the
           Effects
           thereof
           ,
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           :
           Whereupon
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           Grandchild
           was
           cited
           to
           appeare
           ,
           who
           refused
           .
           So
           Administration
           was
           granted
           ,
           on
           the
           fourth
           of
           July
           1660.
           to
           the
           said
           
             George
             Carew
          
           ,
           with
           the
           Will
           annexed
           .
        
         
           Then
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Madden
          
           of
           Westminster
           ,
           addressed
           himselfe
           ,
           to
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           to
           be
           satisfied
           a
           Debt
           of
           1000.
           
           Pound
           ,
           due
           from
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           upon
           a
           Judgment
           obtained
           in
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           Court
           ,
           in
           the
           name
           of
           
             Henery
             Bringhurst
          
           ,
           (
           Mr.
           Maddens
           Father
           in
           Law
           )
           in
           the
           yeare
           1625.
           which
           very
           much
           surprised
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           in
           regard
           he
           had
           some
           Land
           lyable
           thereunto
           :
           Wherefore
           he
           agreed
           with
           the
           said
           Madden
           ,
           to
           have
           the
           Debt
           assigned
           unto
           him
           ,
           that
           others
           might
           pay
           their
           proportions
           ,
           who
           had
           any
           of
           Courtens
           Lands
           .
           Whereupon
           
             Richard
             Dowdeswell
          
           an
           Atturny
           ,
           and
           Steward
           to
           the
           
           Lord
           Coventry
           ,
           maliciously
           combined
           with
           some
           other
           Persons
           to
           question
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           concerning
           the
           said
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           joyne
           with
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           Grandchild
           ,
           to
           question
           Mr.
           Carews
           administration
           of
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Estate
           .
           And
           in
           order
           thereunto
           brought
           an
           Information
           against
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           in
           the
           Crown
           Office
           ,
           pretending
           that
           he
           fyled
           the
           Declaration
           ,
           and
           Bayle
           Irregularly
           ,
           that
           was
           to
           warrant
           the
           said
           Judgment
           :
           which
           upon
           a
           full
           hearing
           ,
           in
           Court
           ,
           and
           the
           verdict
           of
           twelve
           able
           sufficient
           men
           ,
           Mr.
           Carew
           was
           acquitted
           ,
           and
           found
           not
           guilty
           .
        
         
           Soone
           after
           Mr.
           Carew
           brought
           his
           Actions
           against
           the
           said
           Dowdeswell
           ,
           for
           Conspiracy
           and
           Slander
           ,
           who
           insisted
           upon
           his
           Priviledge
           ,
           as
           a
           Member
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           avoyde
           any
           appearance
           ;
           whereupon
           Mr.
           Carew
           posted
           him
           (
           upon
           the
           Pillory
           ,
           in
           Worcester
           ,
           and
           severall
           other
           market-towns
           ,
           in
           the
           said
           County
           ,
           where
           he
           lived
           )
           for
           
             a
             false
             Accuser
             ,
             a
             Lyer
             ,
             and
             a
             most
             malicious
             person
             ,
          
           that
           durst
           not
           appeare
           ,
           to
           justifie
           himselfe
           ,
           or
           his
           Actions
           .
           And
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           Grandchild
           ,
           upon
           Mr.
           Carews
           Appeale
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           in
           the
           Case
           of
           his
           Administration
           ,
           (
           whereupon
           a
           Commission
           under
           the
           Great
           Seale
           of
           England
           was
           awarded
           ,
           to
           Deligates
           )
           The
           said
           Courten
           personally
           appeared
           ,
           before
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           Prerogative
           Court
           ,
           and
           there
           openly
           agreed
           ,
           and
           consented
           unto
           Mr.
           Carews
           Administration
           ,
           and
           was
           also
           present
           in
           Court
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           same
           ratified
           ,
           and
           Judicially
           confirmed
           accordingly
           :
           All
           which
           proceedings
           ,
           remaines
           upon
           Record
           .
           and
           were
           very
           well
           known
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           Boudaens
           ,
           and
           Rextoot
           ,
           who
           notwithstanding
           were
           so
           audacious
           ,
           most
           falsely
           ,
           maliciously
           ,
           and
           impertinently
           ,
           to
           alledge
           the
           contrary
           ,
           in
           open
           Court
           ,
           before
           the
           Magistrates
           of
           Middelburgh
           ,
           on
           the
           20
           th
           of
           February
           1675.
           where
           exemplifications
           of
           the
           said
           Records
           ,
           were
           extant
           ,
           to
           manifest
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           Sr.
           
             William
             Powell
          
           Baronet
           ,
           having
           administration
           of
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndars
          
           Estate
           ,
           as
           a
           Principall
           Creditor
           ,
           he
           applyed
           himself
           to
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           1662.
           for
           satisfaction
           ,
           of
           the
           Money
           ,
           that
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           was
           indebted
           to
           Pyndar
           ,
           but
           he
           refused
           to
           prosecute
           joyntly
           with
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           against
           Pergens
           ,
           or
           the
           East-India
           Company
           of
           the
           Netherlands
           ,
           for
           the
           Damages
           concerning
           the
           Ships
           ,
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
          
           ,
           and
           
             Henry
             Bona
             Adventura
          
           ,
           although
           Mr.
           Carew
           was
           a
           Creditor
           to
           the
           Estate
           of
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           and
           also
           had
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Littletons
          
           Equitable
           Interest
           in
           the
           said
           Ships
           .
           Wherefore
           Mr.
           Carew
           was
           necessitated
           to
           comply
           with
           Sr.
           
             William
             Powell
          
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Whitfield
          
           ,
           either
           to
           pay
           them
           ,
           2500.
           pound
           Sterling
           ,
           in
           ready
           Money
           ,
           to
           assigne
           the
           Administration
           ,
           or
           to
           acquit
           his
           Prosecution
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           begun
           at
           the
           Hague
           ,
           for
           those
           Ships
           ,
           upon
           the
           Kings
           recommendation
           .
           
           Then
           upon
           Sr.
           
             William
             Powells
          
           resignation
           ,
           Letters
           of
           Administration
           ,
           were
           
             de
             novo
          
           ,
           granted
           on
           the
           21
           th
           of
           March
           1661
           /
           3.
           to
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           and
           afterwasds
           confirmed
           by
           decree
           in
           Chancery
           .
           Whereby
           Mr.
           Carew
           became
           Legally
           intituled
           in
           right
           of
           himself
           and
           other
           Creditors
           ,
           unto
           all
           the
           Goods
           ,
           and
           Chattells
           ,
           Debts
           ,
           and
           Credits
           of
           Sr.
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           unto
           whom
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           died
           indebted
           Thirty
           thousand
           Pound
           Sterling
           ,
           and
           upwards
           :
           Yet
           the
           Sons
           of
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           and
           Rextoot
           ,
           had
           the
           impudence
           to
           pleade
           ,
           and
           publish
           in
           Print
           ,
           that
           Mr.
           Carew
           hath
           no
           just
           pretence
           to
           any
           part
           of
           S.
           
             William
             Conrtens
          
           Estate
           ,
           or
           any
           quality
           to
           administer
           the
           Effects
           thereof
           ,
           and
           also
           ,
           that
           all
           his
           Estate
           was
           gotten
           by
           false
           Actions
           .
        
      
       
         
           ADVERTISEMENT
           .
        
         
           IF
           it
           may
           be
           freely
           spoaken
           ,
           what
           judicious
           and
           impartiall
           men
           do
           apprehend
           ,
           concerning
           the
           proceedings
           in
           this
           case
           .
           (
           
             It
             is
             thus
          
           .
           )
           They
           do
           no
           less
           admire
           Mr.
           Carews
           patience
           ,
           then
           they
           doe
           commend
           his
           constancy
           ,
           in
           prosecution
           of
           his
           right
           .
           And
           at
           the
           same
           time
           they
           cannot
           approve
           ,
           the
           righteousnes
           of
           the
           
           Boudaens
           ●●use
           ,
           that
           have
           not
           in
           so
           many
           yeares
           ,
           triumphed
           in
           their
           Iustification
           against
           Carews
           Process
           .
           Yet
           they
           doe
           blame
           some
           persons
           ,
           in
           appearing
           to
           vindicate
           such
           frivolous
           Exceptions
           of
           the
           Boudaens
           ,
           only
           to
           delay
           common
           justice
           .
           Nay
           it
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           Mr.
           Carew
           does
           all
           things
           publiquely
           ,
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           while
           the
           Lords
           Boudaens
           workes
           underhand
           in
           darknes
           ,
           by
           Printing
           such
           Lybels
           ,
           that
           dare
           not
           appeare
           in
           the
           light
           ;
           Although
           they
           are
           given
           to
           some
           Magistrates
           ,
           conjuring
           them
           not
           to
           part
           with
           the
           same
           ,
           nor
           even
           to
           let
           them
           be
           seen
           ,
           but
           by
           such
           persons
           ,
           that
           are
           of
           their
           owne
           confederacy
           .
           These
           carriages
           ,
           have
           taken
           such
           an
           Impression
           in
           M●ddelburgh
           ,
           amongst
           the
           Burgers
           there
           ,
           that
           all
           good
           Men
           ,
           who
           have
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           thereof
           ,
           do
           looke
           upon
           Mr.
           Carew
           ,
           with
           as
           much
           passion
           for
           his
           sufferings
           ,
           as
           they
           looke
           ●pon
           the
           Boudaens
           with
           regret
           for
           their
           ungodly
           dealings
           .
           Saying
           ,
           that
           Iniquity
           would
           come
           to
           the
           height
           ,
           if
           he
           that
           doth
           wrong
           ,
           should
           sit
           upon
           the
           Cushon
           ,
           to
           do
           right
           ;
           or
           an
           offender
           become
           a
           Burgermeester
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           City
           of
           Middelburgh
           ,
           a
           Priviledged
           place
           ,
           as
           Viana
           ,
           and
           Ceulenburgh
           ,
           to
           harbour
           Evill
           doers
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           POSITIEN
           ,
           Ofte
           Stellingen
           in
           de
           Wett
           ,
           inde
           Saeck
           van
           Carew
           ,
           contra
           Boudaens
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
          
           
             
               
                 WIlliam
                 Courten
                 de
                 Jonge
              
               ,
               en
               kan
               niet
               /
               noch
               en
               magh
               sigh
               niet
               bemoeyen
               /
               met
               de
               Middelen
               van
               zijne
               Groot-Vader
               de
               Ridder
               
                 Willem
                 Courten
                 ,
                 
                   Additione
                   Haereditatis
                
              
               ,
               om
               redenen
               /
               dat
               hy
               Ridder
               /
               is
               gestorven
               veel
               meer
               schuldigh
               aen
               diversche
               Persoonen
               dan
               al
               zijne
               Middelen
               importeerden
               ;
               en
               schoon
               den
               Prerogativen
               Hove
               van
               Engelant
               ,
               hem
               Courten
               de
               jonge
               /
               al
               's
               Administrateur
               hadde
               geadmitteert
               gehadt
               ;
               soo
               most
               het
               nootsaeckelijck
               wesen
               in
               
                 Autre
                 Droit
              
               ,
               ten
               behoeve
               vande
               Ridder
               
                 Paul
                 Pynder
              
               ,
               en
               andere
               Crediteuren
               /
               aen
               wien
               het
               ongeadministreerde
               deel
               vande
               Middelen
               vande
               Ridder
               Courten
               ,
               eygentlijck
               zijn
               toebehoorende
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Noch
               en
               mach
               
                 Willem
                 Courten
              
               de
               Ionge
               /
               zigh
               bemoeyen
               met
               de
               Middelen
               van
               sijn
               Vader
               van
               dien
               naem
               die
               insolvent
               gestorven
               is
               /
               naelatende
               hondert
               en
               acht-en-●wintigh
               duysent
               Pondt
               Starlinx
               Schult
               :
               vermidts
               een
               Resolutie
               of
               Commissie
               volgens
               de
               Wetten
               of
               Statuten
               /
               jegens
               Banckroeten
               (
               even
               eens
               gelijck
               de
               Kamer
               der
               Desolate
               Boedels
               hier
               to
               Lande
               )
               in
               volle
               kracht
               en
               vigeur
               is
               blijvende
               /
               tegens
               alle
               de
               Middelen
               van
               zijn
               Vader
               Zal
               
               r.
               in
               conformireyt
               vande
               Wetten
               van
               Engelant
               ,
               derhalven
               en
               kan
               
                 Willem
                 Courten
              
               de
               Ionge
               /
               sigh
               selfs
               niet
               intituleren
               
                 Additione
                 Haereditatis
              
               ,
               daer
               waerlijck
               in
               
                 Rerum
                 Natura
              
               ,
               geen
               erfelijcke
               overblij●●els
               en
               zijn
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
          
           
             
               d'Achtbare
               Magistraet
               der
               Stadt
               Middelburgh
               ,
               konnen
               onder
               correctie
               haer
               selven
               niet
               aensien
               of
               stellen
               /
               al
               's
               competente
               Rechters
               
               van
               de
               Wetten
               en
               Decreten
               van
               den
               Prerogativen
               Hove
               van
               Engelant
               ;
               Sy
               en
               konnen
               oock
               (
               behoudens
               respect
               )
               g●en
               andere
               Constructien
               maken
               van
               de
               Ordonnantien
               en
               Costuymen
               van
               een
               Souverayn●
               Prins
               /
               anders
               /
               dan
               bekent
               zijn
               /
               en
               aldaer
               onder
               zijn●●ygen
               Onderdanen
               gepractiseert
               werden
               :
               en
               alsoo
               daer
               thien
               Duysent
               Exempelen
               zijn
               /
               van
               Brieven
               van
               Administratte
               die
               in
               diergelijcke
               voorvallen
               /
               zijn
               gegunt
               en
               geprefereert
               :
               soo
               behoorden
               de
               Verweerders
               Erfgenamen
               drymaels
               over
               te
               be●alen
               de
               Costen
               van
               't
               Proces
               /
               en
               dat
               voor
               de
               taedieuse
               ende
               niet
               min
               moeyelijicke
               delayen
               /
               wegens
               de
               flechte
               en
               frivole
               exceptien
               door
               hun
               ingebracht
               .
            
             
               Salmen
               hun
               niet
               culperen
               ,
               die
               sinisterlijck
               aen
               het
               goet
               van
               een
               ander
               soeckt
               te
               komen
               ?
               Jae
               salmen
               hun
               voor
               onreedelijcke
               en
               oneerlijcke
               niet
               achten
               ,
               die
               andere
               luyden
               hare
               goederen
               zijn
               houdende
               en
               gebruyckende
               ,
               sonder
               d'Eygenaers
               van
               de
               profijten
               te
               geven
               ,
               of
               ten
               minsten
               Rekeninge
               daer
               van
               gedaen
               te
               hebben
               ?
               En
               salmen
               met
               infamie
               niet
               teeckenen
               en
               brandmerken
               ,
               al
               sulcke
               persoonen
               ,
               die
               naer
               datse
               de
               Middelen
               van
               andere
               onrechtveerdigh
               hebben
               gepossedeert
               ,
               en
               tegen
               wil
               en
               danck
               Dertigh
               Jaeren
               langh
               gebruyckt
               gehadt
               ,
               hebben
               noch
               al
               d'impudentie
               om
               niet
               alleenlijck
               sulx
               te
               loochenen
               en
               t'ontkennen
               ,
               maer
               dat
               meer
               is
               ,
               durven
               de
               Justitie
               met
               getaende
               troonien
               in
               't
               aengesicht
               kijcken
               ,
               ende
               by
               haer
               boose
               Resolutien
               persisteren
               ,
               tegens
               positive
               bewijsen
               ,
               en
               ware
               getuygenissen
               :
               soeckende
               met
               frivoole
               exceptien
               en
               gecontinueerde
               delaeyen
               tijt
               te
               winnen
               ,
               daer
               't
               nochtans
               onmogelijck
               is
               ,
               de
               waerheyt
               ,
               het
               Recht
               en
               Justitie
               te
               konnen
               overtuygen
               en
               wederstaen
               .
            
             
               De
               Ridder
               
                 Willem
                 Courten
              
               ,
               de
               Ridder
               
                 Pieter
                 Courten
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Moncy
              
               ,
               en
               
                 Pieter
                 Boudan
              
               Saliger
               ,
               waeren
               allegaer
               Ingesetenen
               en
               vrye
               Denizons
               van
               Engelant
               :
               ende
               gelijck
               bewesen
               kan
               werden
               ,
               soo
               hebbenze
               uyt
               Engelant
               getrocken
               en
               geremitteert
               £
               125000.
               
               Starlincx
               ,
               het
               welcke
               noch
               aen
               de
               Onderdanen
               van
               Engelant
               schuldigh
               is
               blijvende
               ;
               welcke
               Crediteuren
               sonder
               hulp
               en
               remedie
               zijn
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 ordinary
                 way
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
              
               soo
               by
               aldien
               de
               Wetten
               van
               Engelant
               alhier
               tot
               Middelburgh
               niet
               en
               sullen
               erkent
               en
               toegestaen
               werden
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Sr.
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           and
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           ,
           raised
           their
           Credit
           by
           trading
           in
           Company
           ,
           and
           what
           moneys
           were
           lent
           to
           the
           Company
           ,
           the
           whole
           Stock
           in
           Trade
           is
           liable
           to
           discharge
           the
           debts
           ,
           before
           any
           repartition
           can
           be
           made
           of
           the
           Stock
           ;
           and
           Sr.
           
             Peter
             Courten
          
           dying
           indebted
           £
           122139-10-6
           .
           Sterling
           to
           the
           Account
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           found
           and
           made
           good
           by
           those
           that
           are
           Heires
           to
           his
           Estate
           .
        
         
           If
           C.
           a
           Stranger
           institutes
           his
           Action
           at
           Law
           against
           B.
           in
           Amsterdam
           ,
           before
           the
           Magistrates
           in
           the
           ordinary
           Court
           of
           Iustice
           ,
           and
           requires
           by
           his
           Process
           ,
           to
           have
           an
           account
           of
           £
           100000.
           that
           rests
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           B.
           a
           Burger
           in
           Amsterdam
           ,
           where
           Iustice
           was
           denied
           ,
           or
           delayed
           ,
           so
           long
           that
           B.
           and
           his
           Heires
           became
           insolvent
           .
        
         
           Quaere
           ,
           Whether
           the
           Magistrates
           of
           Amsterdam
           ,
           are
           not
           lyable
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           Nations
           ,
           to
           make
           restitution
           to
           C.
           for
           the
           said
           £
           100000.
           deb●and
           dammages
           or
           not
           ?
        
         
           
             Fiat
             Justitia
             ,
             periat
             mundus
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           Eysch
           gedaen
           by
           M
           
           r.
           George
           Carew
           ter
           ordinaris
           Rolle
           ,
           contra
           d'Heeren
           Boudaens
           ,
           den
           17.
           
           Iuny
           1675.
           
        
         
           
             Extract
             uyt
             d'ordinaire
             Vroug-rolle
             deser
             Stadt
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelandt
             .
          
           
             
               DEn
               Procureur
               
                 Abraham
                 de
                 Smit
              
               ,
               over
               d'Heeren
               
                 Ian
                 ,
                 Pieter
                 ,
                 Henricus
                 Boudaen
                 ,
              
               en
               
                 Abraham
                 Bisschop
              
               ,
               versoeckt
               dagh
               ,
               behoudens
               de
               exceptie
               in
               defentie
               .
            
             
               Commissarisen
               fiat
               op
               versteecken
               ,
               en
               voorts
               authorisatie
               
               om
               de
               vordere
               Gedaeghdens
               te
               daghvaerden
               by
               Missive
               te
               bestellen
               door
               Coopmans
               Boode
               ,
               op
               aght
               dagen
               na
               de
               receptie
               .
            
             
               
                 Actum
                 
                   den
                   27.
                   
                   Juny
                   1674.
                   
                
              
               
                 Iacobus
                 Peckius
                 junior
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 GEorge
                 Carew
              
               ,
               by
               den
               Praerogativen
               Hove
               van
               Engelandt
               gestelt
               tot
               Administrateur
               van
               alle
               de
               ongeadministreerde
               Goederen
               ,
               van
               wijlen
               d'Heer
               
                 Willem
                 Courten
              
               ,
               in
               sijn
               leven
               woonachtigh
               in
               de
               Parochie
               van
               St.
               
                 Gabriel
                 Fanchurch
              
               tot
               Londen
               ,
               en
               in
               dier
               qualiteyt
               advojeerende
               de
               Proceduren
               by
               
                 Jaques
                 Boeve
              
               ,
               al
               's
               gemaghtight
               by
               Procuratie
               van
               hem
               
                 George
                 Carew
              
               ,
               in
               dese
               sake
               gehouden
               ,
               ende
               sulcx
               Eyscher
               contra
               
               d'Heeren
               
                 Johan
                 ,
                 Pieter
              
               en
               Mr.
               
                 Henricus
                 Boudaen
              
               ,
               ende
               Mr.
               
                 Abraham
                 Buscop
              
               ,
               in
               Huywelijck
               hebbende
               
                 Catarina
                 Boudaen
              
               ,
               alle
               woonende
               binnen
               deser
               Stadt
               .
               Item
               d'Heer
               Mr.
               
                 Walterus
                 Boudaen
              
               ,
               Bedienaer
               des
               Goddelijcken
               Woorts
               tot
               Amsterdam
               ,
               en
               Vrouw
               
                 Constantia
                 Boudaen
              
               ,
               mede
               woonende
               tot
               Amsterdam
               ,
               te
               samen
               Kinderen
               ende
               Erfgenamen
               van
               wijlen
               d'Heer
               
                 Pieter
                 Boudaen
                 Courten
              
               hun
               Vader
               Zaliger
               ,
               die
               Erfgenaem
               is
               gebleven
               ,
               van
               wijlen
               d'Heer
               
                 Pieter
                 Courten
              
               Ridder
               ,
               in
               dier
               qualiteyt
               Gedaegdens
               ,
               omme
               gecondemneert
               te
               werden
               de
               arnementen
               van
               den
               voorschreven
               Processe
               te
               moeten
               aenvaerden
               ,
               en
               tot
               dien
               eynde
               te
               moeten
               stellen
               Procureur
               Acceptant
               ,
               en
               dien
               volgende
               met
               den
               Eyscher
               in
               sijn
               voorsz
               .
               qualiteyt
               te
               moeten
               voort
               procederen
               ,
               volgens
               de
               laeste
               retroacten
               ,
               
                 cum
                 expensis
              
               ,
               in
               cas
               van
               debat
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Extract
             uyt
             de
             ordinare
             Rolle
             der
             Stadt
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelandt
             .
          
           
             George
             Carew
             qualitate
             qua
             Eyscher
             ,
             contra
             d'Heer
             Iohan
             Boudaen
             cum
             suis
             ,
             Fol.
             136.
             
          
           
             DEn
             Procureur
             
               Abraham
               de
               Smit
            
             proponeert
             exceptie
             
               in
               scriptis
            
             .
          
           
             Den
             Procureur
             
               Abraham
               de
               Smit
            
             ontkent
             dat
             den
             Eyscher
             is
             hebbende
             de
             qualiteyt
             ,
             soo
             hy
             sich
             ten
             Processe
             adscribeert
             ,
             
             proponeert
             mitsdien
             de
             exceptie
             van
             non
             qualiteyt
             ,
             concludeert
             tot
             admissie
             van
             de
             selve
             ,
             ende
             absolutie
             van
             de
             instantie
             
               cum
               expensis
            
             .
          
           
             Den
             Procureur
             Rijmsdijck
             dagh
             26.
             
             September
             .
             1674.
             
          
        
         
           
             Extract
             uyt
             de
             ordinaris
             Pleyt-rolle
             der
             Stadt
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelandt
             .
          
           
             George
             Carew
             qualitate
             qua
             Eyscher
             ,
             contra
             d'Heer
             Iohan
             Boudaen
             Courten
             ,
             cum
             suis.
             
          
           
             BUrgemeesters
             en
             Schepenen
             alvorens
             te
             disponeren
             op
             de
             geproponeerde
             exceptie
             ,
             ordonneren
             den
             Eyscher
             te
             exhiberen
             en
             overleggen
             een
             Extract
             authentijcq
             uyt
             het
             Register
             van
             het
             Prerogatijf
             Hof
             tot
             Cantelberch
             ,
             daer
             by
             blijcke
             dat
             
               Willem
               Courten
            
             Soons-Soon
             van
             de
             Heer
             Ridder
             
               Willem
               Courten
            
             op
             de●
             15.
             
             Juny
             1664.
             voor
             het
             Hof
             is
             gecompareert
             ende
             vrywilligh
             erkent
             ende
             bekent
             heeft
             ,
             dat
             de
             Brieven
             van
             administratie
             van
             de
             Goederen
             ,
             Actien
             ende
             Crediten
             van
             den
             voorsz
             .
             Ridder
             
               Willem
               Courten
            
             ongereddet
             naergelaten
             ,
             aen
             
               George
               Carew
            
             Eyscher
             in
             desen
             ,
             wettelijck
             ende
             met
             volkomen
             kennisse
             van
             de
             saecke
             zijn
             overgegeven
             en
             toegekomen
             ,
             ende
             dat
             daer
             op
             den
             Rechter
             van
             het
             voorsz
             .
             Prerogative
             Hof
             de
             voorsz
             .
             Brieven
             van
             Administratie
             heeft
             geratificeert
             en
             geconformeert
             ,
             ende
             dat
             de
             voorsz
             .
             
               George
               Carew
            
             de
             macht
             ende
             authoriteyt
             daer
             
             by
             is
             gegeven
             om
             te
             eyschen
             ,
             afvorderen
             ende
             ontfangen
             alle
             en
             yegelijcke
             goederen
             van
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               Willem
               Courten
            
             ,
             mitsgaders
             om
             alle
             Processen
             over
             alle
             en
             yegelijck
             der
             selver
             goederen
             te
             mogen
             institueren
             ,
             ende
             om
             het
             selve
             gedaen
             naeder
             ten
             principalen
             te
             werden
             gedisponeert
             soo
             al
             's
             men
             sal
             bevinden
             te
             behooren
             .
          
           
             
               Actum
               
                 den
                 twintighsten
                 February
                 sesthien
                 hondert
                 vijf-en-tseventigh
                 .
              
            
             
               Absente
               Secretario
               ,
               Iohan
               Pieter
               vanden
               Brande
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Extract
             uyt
             de
             ordinare
             Vroug-rolle
             der
             Stadt
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelandt
             .
          
           
             George
             Carew
             qualitate
             qua
             Eyscher
             ,
             contra
             d'
             Heeren
             Iohan
             ende
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
             ,
             cum
             suis.
             
          
           
             DEn
             Procureur
             Smitt
             versoeckt
             noch
             dagh
             van
             veerthien
             dagen
             .
          
           
             Den
             Procureur
             Rijmsdijck
             ,
             dat
             het
             versoeck
             sal
             werden
             ontseght
             .
          
           
             Commissarisen
             fiat
             veerthien
             dagen
             voor
             alle
             dilay
             .
          
           
             
               Actum
               
                 den
                 19.
                 
                 Juny
                 1675.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Absente
                 Secretario
              
               ,
               Iohan
               Pieter
               vanden
               Brande
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Extract
             uyt
             de
             ordinaris
             Vroug-rolle
             der
             Stadt
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelandt
             .
          
           
             George
             Carew
             qualitate
             qua
             Eyscher
             ,
             contra
             d'Heeren
             Iohan
             ende
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
             cum
             suis
             ,
             F.
             136.
             
          
           
             DEn
             Procureur
             
               Abraham
               de
               Smitt
            
             over
             d'Heeren
             Verweerders
             en
             Excipitien
             ,
             gesien
             hebbende
             de
             naeder
             bescheyden
             in
             voldoeninge
             van
             het
             appointement
             van
             desen
             Ed
             :
             Achtbaren
             Gerechte
             in
             dato
             den
             20.
             
             February
             laestleden
             by
             den
             Eyscher
             ge-exhibeert
             ,
             seght
             dat
             schoon
             genomen
             by
             de
             selve
             eenighsints
             mochte
             consteren
             ,
             dat
             de
             selve
             waren
             suffisant
             tot
             adstructie
             van
             de
             qualiteyt
             ,
             die
             den
             Eyscher
             sich
             al
             's
             Executeur
             van
             de
             pretense
             ongeadministreerde
             goederen
             Wijlen
             
               Willem
               Courten
               den
               ouden
            
             bestaet
             te
             adscriberen
             ,
             dat
             echter
             den
             Eyscher
             uyt
             den
             hoofde
             van
             den
             selven
             
               Willem
               Courten
               den
               ouden
            
             geen
             judicium
             interderen
             kan
             ,
             alsoo
             
               Willem
               Courten
               de
               jonge
            
             ,
             desselfs
             gewesen
             Soon
             ,
             Erfgenaem
             en
             Executeur
             van
             den
             Boedel
             van
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               VVillem
               Courten
               den
               ouden
            
             is
             gebleven
             ,
             en
             den
             voorsz
             .
             Boedel
             vele
             Jaren
             heeft
             beseten
             ,
             en
             geadministeert
             ,
             ende
             den
             selven
             Boedel
             van
             
               VVillem
               Courten
               den
               ouden
               ,
               additione
               haereditatis
            
             alsoo
             gevallen
             in
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               VVillem
               Courten
               de
               jonge
            
             sijnen
             Sone
             ,
             uyt
             wiens
             hoofde
             alleenigh
             souw
             konnen
             ende
             moeten
             werden
             geageert
             ,
             concludeert
             midtsdien
             onder
             benefitie
             van
             de
             voorsz
             .
             middelen
             ,
             en
             andere
             
             in
             tijden
             en
             wijlen
             nader
             ,
             ist
             noodt
             ,
             ten
             Processe
             te
             deduceren
             ,
             tot
             absolutie
             van
             de
             instantie
             
               cum
               expensis
            
             .
          
           
             Den
             Procureur
             Rijmsdijck
             debatteert
             de
             middelen
             by
             die
             exceptie
             geallegeert
             frivool
             en
             impertinent
             ,
             concludeert
             tot
             rejectie
             van
             de
             geproponeerde
             exceptie
             ,
             en
             dat
             de
             excipitien
             sullen
             werden
             geordonneert
             illico
             nader
             en
             ten
             principalen
             te
             moeten
             antwoorden
             
               cum
               expensis
            
             .
          
           
             Den
             Procureur
             de
             Smit
             persisteert
             voor
             replijcque
             .
          
           
             Rijmsdijck
             voor
             duplijcque
             .
          
           
             
               Actum
               
                 den
                 5.
                 
                 July
                 1675.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Ende
                 was
                 geteyckent
              
               ,
               Iacobus
               P●ckius
               Iunior
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           If
           Advocates
           or
           Procureurs
           in
           England
           or
           France
           ,
           should
           pleade
           any
           thing
           maliciously
           or
           impertinently
           (
           in
           a
           Process
           )
           reflecting
           upon
           the
           persons
           of
           their
           Parties
           or
           their
           Nations
           ,
           which
           did
           not
           concerne
           the
           matter
           in
           Issue
           ;
           They
           would
           have
           their
           Ears
           cutt
           of
           their
           Empty
           heads
           ,
           or
           their
           Tongues
           cutt
           out
           of
           their
           black
           mouths
           ,
           when
           they
           come
           forth
           of
           the
           Court.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           Copye
           van
           Sententie
           van
           den
           Hoogen
           Rade
           ,
           in
           date
           19.
           
           Mey
           1657.
           
        
         
           Hester
           White
           alias
           de
           Weyer
           ,
           contra
           Pieter
           Boudaen
           Courten
           .
        
         
           OP
           de
           differenten
           geresen
           voor
           den
           Hoogen
           Rade
           in
           Hollant
           ,
           tusschen
           
             Hester
             Wythe
          
           alias
           
             de
             Weyer
          
           ,
           al
           's
           by
           de
           Bewaerders
           vande
           Vryheyt
           van
           Engelant
           ,
           by
           authoriteyt
           van
           't
           Parliament
           aldaer
           /
           al
           's
           Administratrice
           gestelt
           zijnde
           /
           over
           den
           Boedel
           ende
           naergelaten
           Goederen
           /
           Actien
           /
           ende
           Crediten
           /
           van
           wijlen
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           ,
           in
           sijn
           leven
           Koopman
           inde
           Parochie
           van
           
             Maria
             Hil
          
           tot
           Londen
           ,
           inde
           selve
           qualiteyt
           /
           ende
           voor
           soo
           veel
           des
           noots
           /
           Gemaghtichde
           van
           
             Johan
             Wythe
          
           ,
           impetrante
           van
           mandament
           in
           cas
           van
           reformatie
           /
           ende
           Verweerderesse
           ter
           eenre
           /
           Ende
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           woonende
           tot
           Middelburgh
           in
           Zeelant
           ,
           Gederghde
           in
           't
           voorsz
           .
           cas
           /
           ende
           Requirant
           van
           twee
           Requesten
           Civile
           /
           beyde
           by
           voorgaende
           appointementen
           van
           desen
           Rade
           geinterineert
           ter
           andere
           zijden
           .
           't
           Hof
           gehoort
           't
           Raport
           van
           Commissarisen
           /
           daer
           vooren
           Parthyen
           gecompareet
           zijn
           geweest
           /
           gesien
           Proces
           verbael
           /
           Stucken
           ende
           Munimenten
           onder
           hen
           geexhibeert
           /
           ende
           op
           alles
           rijpclijck
           geleth
           /
           doende
           recht
           uyt
           den
           naem
           /
           ende
           van
           wegen
           de
           Hooge
           Overigheyt
           ende
           Graeffelijckheyt
           /
           van
           
             Hollant
             ,
             Zeelant
          
           ,
           ende
           Vrieslant
           ,
           mits
           by
           den
           Gedaeghde
           binnen
           den
           tijt
           van
           ses
           Weecken
           /
           voor
           een
           Commissaris
           van
           desen
           Rade
           catagorice
           verklaert
           werdende
           /
           dat
           hy
           bereyts
           is
           in
           qualiteyt
           al
           's
           uytten
           Hoofde
           van
           sijne
           Moeder
           Erfgenamen
           van
           wijlen
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           sijnen
           S●ief-vader
           te
           rechte
           te
           staen
           /
           aen
           allen
           den
           genen
           die
           tot
           laste
           vanden
           S●erf-huyse
           ofte
           Boedel
           vanden
           selven
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           ,
           al
           's
           Crediteuren
           /
           Legatarisen
           /
           ofte
           anders
           yets
           soude
           mogen
           hebben
           t'eysschen
           ofte
           te
           pretenderen
           /
           behoudens
           hem
           Gedaeghde
           soodanige
           exceptien
           /
           ende
           befensien
           /
           al
           's
           hem
           daer
           jegens
           soude
           mogen
           competeren
           ;
           welverstaende
           hy
           den
           selven
           Eysscher
           ofte
           pretendenten
           niet
           en
           sal
           vermogen
           af
           te
           wijsen
           /
           onder
           pretext
           van
           de
           Wetten
           ende
           
           Coustuymen
           van
           Engelant
           ,
           ofte
           anders
           op
           eenige
           Executeurs
           ofte
           Administrateurs
           /
           die
           over
           de
           naergelaten
           Boedel
           vande
           voornoemde
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           soude
           moghen
           zijn
           gestelt
           /
           ofte
           op
           der
           selver
           Erfgenamen
           /
           ende
           dat
           hy
           oock
           bereyt
           is
           aende
           voorschreven
           Pretendenten
           ende
           Eyschers
           te
           voldoen
           't
           gene
           henlieden
           ter
           saecke
           voorschreven
           soude
           mogen
           werden
           geadjudiceert
           /
           Verklaert
           in
           sulcken
           gevalle
           d'Impetrante
           by
           't
           Vonnisse
           in
           questie
           te
           wesen
           niet
           bezwaert
           /
           ende
           in
           cas
           van
           weygeringhe
           ofte
           gebreecke
           vanden
           Gedaeghde
           de
           voorschreve
           verklaringe
           in
           voeghen
           als-boven
           te
           doen
           ende
           te
           presteren
           /
           do
           et
           te
           niete
           het
           Vonnisse
           in
           questie
           /
           ende
           doende
           in
           dien
           gevalle
           wijders
           Recht
           /
           Condemneert
           den
           Gedaeghde
           ter
           Griffie
           der
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           te
           consigneren
           de
           Boecken
           /
           Reeckeningen
           ende
           Bescheyden
           /
           onder
           hem
           Gedaeghde
           berustende
           /
           aengaende
           de
           Compagnie
           die
           geweest
           is
           tusschen
           de
           voornoemde
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           ende
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           mitsgaders
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           omme
           daer
           van
           by
           de
           Impetranten
           ende
           die
           van
           haren
           Rade
           inspectie
           genomen
           /
           ende
           cen
           R●ecke
           geformeert
           te
           werden
           /
           in
           sulcken
           gevalle
           onvermindert
           ende
           ongeprejudicieert
           blijvende
           soodanigh
           Recht
           al
           's
           de
           Gedaghde
           ofte
           yemant
           a●ders
           soude
           moghen
           hebben
           uyt
           krachte
           van
           alsulcke
           Testamentaire
           dispositie
           al
           's
           by
           de
           voorsz
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
          
           We●●eliijck
           souden
           moghn
           wesen
           gemaeckt
           /
           alsmede
           het
           Recht
           vanden
           genen
           dewelcke
           ter
           contrarie
           soude
           willen
           sustineren
           den
           selven
           
             Jan
             de
             Moncy
             
               ab
               intestato
            
          
           ende
           sonder
           We●●ige
           Testamentaire
           dispositie
           Ovrrleden
           te
           zijn
           /
           Ende
           compenseert
           de
           kosten
           vanden
           Processe
           om
           redenen
           .
        
         
           
             Gepronuncieert
             
               den
               XIX
               den
               .
               Mey
               XVI
               
               C.
               seven-en-vijftigh
               .
            
          
           
             In
             Kennisse
             van
             My
             ,
             J.
             COENEN
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           DEn
           President
           ende
           Rade
           ,
           vanden
           Hoogen-Rade
           ,
           over
           
             Hollandt
             ,
             Zeelandt
          
           ,
           ende
           West-Vrieslandt
           ,
           Allen
           den
           genen
           die
           desen
           sullen
           sien
           ,
           ofte
           hooren
           lesen
           Saluyt
           ,
           Doen
           te
           weten
           ,
           dat
           de
           voorenstaende
           Sententie
           by
           den
           voorschreven
           Hoogen-Rade
           ,
           tusschen
           de
           Parthyen
           inde
           selve
           genomineert
           ,
           op
           den
           xix
           .
           Mey
           1657.
           is
           gewesen
           .
           Des
           ten
           oirconde
           hebben
           Wy
           desen
           mettet
           Cachet
           vanden
           Op-gemelten
           Hoogen-Rade
           bekrachtight
           ,
           ende
           onsen
           voorsz
           Griffier
           geodonneert
           desen
           te
           Onderteyckenen
           op
           den
           xxvj
           .
           Augustij
           in
           't
           Jaer
           ons
           Heeren
           duysent
           ses-hondert
           tseventigh
           .
        
         
           
             J.
             COENEN
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           Copy
           of
           a
           Letter
           writ
           by
           Mr.
           George
           Carew
           ,
           in
           LONDON
           ,
           the
           15
           th
           of
           September
           1670.
           unto
           Mr.
           Mark●
           Fletcher
           Merchant
           of
           Middelburgh
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Sir
                 ,
              
            
             
               I
               Received
               yours
               of
               the
               29.
               of
               August
               last
               ,
               wherein
               I
               understand
               that
               my
               Procuration
               and
               Papers
               are
               come
               to
               your
               hands
               .
               Vnder
               your
               good
               favor
               ,
               I
               did
               not
               send
               for
               your
               advice
               ,
               nor
               for
               the
               opinions
               of
               any
               of
               your
               Advocates
               in
               Middelburgh
               .
               I
               am
               better
               able
               to
               informe
               my self
               in
               those
               poynts
               of
               Law
               ,
               then
               either
               you
               ,
               or
               your
               Advocates
               can
               resolve
               me
               .
               Sir
               ,
               I
               desired
               you
               ,
               upon
               the
               recommendation
               of
               your
               good
               Friends
               ,
               Alderman
               Backwell
               and
               others
               ,
               to
               make
               a
               demand
               of
               3000.
               pound
               Sterling
               ,
               assigned
               upon
               the
               Ship
               
                 Bona
                 Esperanza
              
               ,
               and
               2500.
               upon
               the
               Ship
               
                 Henry
                 Bona
                 Adventura
              
               ,
               with
               Interest
               for
               the
               same
               at
               5.
               £
               per
               Cent
               ,
               since
               the
               yeare
               1649.
               in
               persuance
               of
               those
               Assignations
               made
               unto
               Sr.
               
                 Paul
                 Pyndar
              
               ,
               by
               Sr.
               
                 Edward
                 Littleton
              
               and
               Mr.
               Courten
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1642.
               
               Which
               money
               is
               come
               to
               the
               hands
               of
               
                 Jacob
                 Pergens
              
               of
               Amsterdam
               ,
               who
               is
               responsible
               to
               me
               for
               the
               same
               by
               his
               own
               Acts
               ;
               and
               if
               he
               should
               deny
               payment
               ,
               then
               to
               commence
               a
               Suite
               against
               him
               for
               the
               Debt
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               What
               you
               discourse
               concerning
               the
               Treaty
               relates
               to
               matter
               of
               State
               ,
               and
               not
               of
               Law
               ,
               or
               unto
               any
               mans
               particular
               rights
               in
               civill
               Causes
               .
               No
               Prince
               in
               the
               World
               can
               hinder
               his
               Subjects
               from
               the
               ordinary
               course
               of
               Iustice.
               In
               the
               extraordinary
               way
               ,
               I
               shall
               take
               other
               measures
               ,
               before
               other
               Courts
               ,
               as
               time
               shall
               serve
               .
            
             
               As
               to
               the
               Accounts
               unliquidated
               ,
               concerning
               Sr.
               
                 William
                 Courtens
              
               Trade
               in
               Company
               with
               Sr.
               
                 Peter
                 Courten
              
               and
               Mr.
               Moncy
               ,
               It
               is
               the
               Interest
               of
               the
               Boudaens
               to
               produce
               Sr.
               Peters
               Bookes
               of
               the
               Generall
               Trade
               ,
               to
               discharge
               what
               they
               may
               ;
               for
               I
               can
               give
               them
               a
               sufficient
               charge
               to
               the
               value
               of
               122000.
               pound
               ,
               that
               Sr.
               
                 Peter
                 Courten
              
               stands
               indebted
               by
               the
               Accompt
               .
               The
               plaine
               truth
               is
               ,
               the
               greatest
               part
               of
               the
               Stock
               in
               that
               Trade
               ,
               was
               with
               Momes
               taken
               up
               at
               Interest
               in
               England
               ,
               and
               remitted
               from
               time
               to
               time
               unto
               Sr.
               
                 Peter
                 Courten
              
               ,
               for
               which
               the
               Company
               had
               Credit
               .
               And
               there
               cannot
               be
               any
               repartition
               of
               the
               Stock
               ,
               untill
               the
               Debts
               of
               the
               Company
               are
               payd
               ,
               which
               are
               yet
               standing
               out
               to
               vast
               Summes
               :
               Neither
               can
               Sr.
               
                 Peter
                 Courtens
              
               Heires
               ,
               take
               the
               benefit
               of
               other
               mens
               Capitalls
               ,
               without
               accounting
               for
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               It
               seems
               very
               strange
               to
               a
               Corporation
               of
               Creditors
               in
               England
               ,
               that
               the
               Boudaens
               should
               have
               their
               great
               Houses
               ,
               Castles
               ,
               and
               Estates
               ,
               when
               the
               Courtens
               are
               Banckrupts
               ,
               leaving
               the
               Debts
               of
               the
               Company
               unpaid
               .
               What
               ill
               consequences
               they
               brought
               upon
               others
               by
               their
               fraudulent
               practices
               ,
               about
               the
               Ships
               ,
               are
               obvious
               unto
               all
               wise
               
               men
               .
               And
               I
               feare
               these
               Accounts
               will
               prove
               fatall
               to
               the
               Boudaens
               and
               their
               Family
               in
               the
               event
               ,
               if
               they
               be
               brought
               into
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               where
               there
               are
               many
               Creditors
               of
               Courten
               and
               Company
               ,
               who
               will
               not
               acquiesse
               to
               see
               so
               many
               thousand
               Pounds
               Sterling
               fraudulently
               drawne
               out
               of
               England
               by
               such
               People
               ,
               to
               make
               up
               their
               fortunes
               ,
               to
               kick
               against
               the
               Kingdome
               .
            
             
               What
               concernes
               Mr.
               Boeve
               and
               Mr.
               White
               ,
               I
               leave
               to
               their
               owne
               care
               and
               conduct
               ;
               but
               what
               concernes
               the
               Generall
               Creditors
               of
               Courten
               and
               Company
               ,
               and
               the
               particular
               Creditors
               of
               Sr.
               
                 William
                 Courten
              
               and
               his
               Son
               ,
               I
               have
               double
               obligations
               upon
               me
               ,
               to
               use
               my
               utmost
               dilligence
               therein
               ,
               as
               Administrator
               for
               the
               one
               part
               ,
               and
               assignee
               of
               the
               Commissioners
               against
               Banckrupts
               for
               the
               other
               :
               and
               I
               shall
               be
               true
               to
               my
               owne
               resolution
               in
               both
               quallities
               ,
               to
               drive
               on
               the
               business
               as
               far
               as
               it
               will
               go
               .
            
             
               Sir
               ,
               I
               perceive
               you
               apprehend
               ,
               it
               may
               be
               prejudiciall
               unto
               your
               owne
               affaires
               ,
               or
               inconvenient
               ,
               to
               appeare
               against
               the
               Boudaens
               (
               in
               so
               just
               a
               Cause
               )
               that
               are
               of
               so
               base
               and
               dirty
               dispositions
               .
               But
               though
               I
               find
               so
               many
               arguments
               from
               you
               ,
               to
               disswade
               me
               from
               prosecuting
               them
               .
               Iustice
               must
               be
               done
               ,
               although
               they
               perish
               .
               
                 Melior
                 unus
                 quâm
                 unitas
              
               .
               The
               Cause
               concerning
               the
               Accounts
               ,
               is
               aggrevated
               with
               so
               many
               circumstances
               of
               shifts
               ,
               and
               delays
               ,
               for
               25.
               yeares
               together
               ,
               that
               cannot
               be
               parralleld
               in
               the
               World.
               
            
             
               There
               wants
               now
               only
               a
               good
               Advocaet
               ,
               and
               Procureur
               ,
               to
               proceed
               in
               the
               Process
               Mr.
               Boevé
               begun
               for
               me
               in
               the
               yeare
               1662.
               which
               must
               be
               revived
               ,
               against
               the
               Sons
               ,
               and
               Daughters
               of
               
                 Peter
                 Boudaen
              
               ,
               as
               Heires
               of
               Sr.
               
                 Peter
                 Courten
              
               .
               Pray
               let
               me
               know
               your
               good
               inclinations
               therein
               .
               You
               will
               not
               only
               oblige
               the
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               his
               Friends
               ,
               with
               divers
               Members
               in
               Parliament
               ;
               but
               you
               will
               merit
               the
               Prayers
               of
               many
               Orphans
               and
               Widdows
               ▪
               whose
               bread
               have
               been
               eaten
               so
               long
               by
               strangers
               of
               another
               Land.
               What
               Books
               and
               abstracts
               of
               Accounts
               are
               needfull
               ,
               shall
               be
               sent
               when
               occasion
               requires
               .
               Pray
               consider
               of
               it
               ,
               and
               let
               me
               heare
               from
               you
               by
               the
               next
               opportunity
               ,
               wherein
               you
               will
               infinitely
               oblige
               him
               that
               is
               ,
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 ,
              
               
                 Your
                 most
                 affectionate
                 Friend
                 and
                 humble
                 Servant
                 
                   GEORGE
                   CAREW
                
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Copye
           van
           een
           Brief
           te
           LONDEN
           geschreven
           ,
           door
           George
           Carew
           ,
           den
           15.
           
           September
           1670.
           aen
           Marke
           Fletcher
           Coopman
           tot
           MIDDELBURGH
           .
        
         
           Getranslateert
           uyt
           het
           Engelsch
           in
           't
           Nederduytsch
           .
        
         
           U
           E.
           
        
         
           MIssive
           van
           den
           29.
           
           Augusty
           lest-leden
           is
           my
           wel
           geworden
           /
           waer
           ●yt
           verstaen
           /
           al
           's
           dat
           mijn
           Procuratie
           en
           Papieren
           U
           E.
           wel
           ter
           hand
           gekomen
           zijn
           .
           U
           E.
           gelieve
           te
           weten
           /
           hoe
           dat
           ick
           niet
           en
           hebbe
           gesonden
           gehad
           om
           u
           advijs
           /
           noch
           om
           de
           opmien
           van
           eenige
           van
           uwe
           Middelburgsche
           Advocaten
           /
           alsoo
           ick
           mijn
           selven
           beter
           wete
           te
           onderrichten
           in
           die
           Poincten
           van
           de
           Rechten
           /
           al
           's
           U
           E.
           en
           U
           E.
           Advocaten
           my
           l●●●nen
           raden
           .
           Ick
           hebbe
           (
           ter
           instantit
           /
           en
           op
           recommandatie
           /
           vanden
           Alderman
           Backwell
           ,
           ende
           andere
           van
           U
           E.
           goede
           Vrienden
           )
           versocht
           /
           dat
           U
           E.
           gelief
           de
           een
           Eysch
           te
           doen
           /
           van
           £
           3000.
           
           Starlinex
           /
           geassigneert
           op
           het
           Schip
           genaemt
           de
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
          
           ,
           al
           's
           mede
           van
           £
           2500.
           
           Starlin●x
           /
           op
           het
           Schip
           de
           
             Henry
             Bona
             Adventura
          
           ,
           nevens
           den
           Interest
           van
           dese
           Somme
           /
           t'sedert
           Anno
           1649.
           jegens
           5.
           per
           Cento's
           Iaers
           :
           in
           gevolge
           vande
           Assignatien
           ende
           Transporten
           /
           aen
           de
           Ridder
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           gepasseert
           /
           door
           de
           Ridder
           
             Edward
             Littleton
          
           ,
           ende
           Monsr
           .
           Courten
           ,
           in
           Anno
           1642.
           welcke
           Penningen
           in
           handen
           zijn
           van
           Mo●sr
           .
           
             Jacob
             Pergens
          
           ,
           tot
           Amsterdam
           ,
           die
           de
           selve
           aen
           my
           moet
           responderen
           (
           gelijck
           door
           sijn
           eygen
           doen
           is
           blijckende
           )
           en
           in
           cas
           van
           refuis
           /
           gelieft
           tegens
           hem
           Pergens
           te
           procederen
           /
           ende
           die
           schult
           van
           hem
           af
           te
           vorderen
           .
        
         
           Het
           geen
           U
           E.
           gelieft
           te
           zeggen
           wegens
           het
           Tractaet
           van
           Vrede
           /
           dat
           siet
           immers
           meer
           op
           Stae●se
           Handelingen
           /
           al
           's
           op
           particuliere
           Wetten
           /
           en
           yemants
           Recht
           in
           Civile
           Saecken
           :
           En
           konnen
           geen
           Princen
           inde
           Werelt
           haer
           eygen
           Onderda●en
           /
           depriveren
           van
           de
           gemeene
           Procedupren
           in
           de
           Rechten
           :
           moet
           ick
           dan
           extraordinaire
           middelen
           gebruycken
           ?
           Soo
           sal
           ick
           ter
           zijner
           tijd
           thoonen
           /
           wat
           ick
           voor
           andere
           Hoven
           sal
           te
           doen
           hebben
           .
        
         
           Wat
           de
           ongeliquideerde
           Rekeningen
           belanght
           /
           raeckende
           de
           Negotie
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           in
           Companie
           met
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           Mo●sr
           .
           
             Jan
             Moncy
          
           :
           't
           is
           waerlijck
           de
           Heeren
           Boudaens
           haer
           Interest
           /
           om
           de
           Boecken
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           (
           de
           gemeenen
           Handel
           concernerende
           )
           voor
           den
           dagh
           te
           brengen
           /
           en
           haer
           selven
           t'ontschuldigen
           ;
           want
           ick
           kan
           met
           suffisante
           bewijsen
           thoonen
           /
           dat
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           voor
           £
           122000.
           
           Starlinex
           by
           Rekeninge
           debet
           staet
           .
           De
           rechte
           waerhe●t
           is
           /
           dat
           het
           grootsie
           gedeelte
           van
           't
           Capitael
           (
           waer
           mede
           die
           Negotie
           is
           gedreven
           geweest
           /
           )
           was
           met
           Gelt
           in
           Engelant
           op
           Interest
           genomen
           /
           en
           van
           tijt
           tot
           tijt
           aen
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           geremitteert
           /
           en
           dat
           op
           't
           Credit
           vande
           Compagnie
           :
           derhalven
           en
           kan
           geen
           repartitie
           van
           't
           Capitael
           volgen
           /
           voor
           en
           al
           eer
           dat
           de
           Schulden
           van
           de
           Compagnie
           betaelt
           zijn
           /
           die
           noch
           al
           blijven
           uytstaen
           voor
           excessive
           Sommen
           Gelts
           :
           Soo
           dat
           de
           Erfgenamen
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           niet
           vermogen
           te
           gebruycken
           het
           voordeel
           van
           de
           Penningen
           en
           Cappitalen
           van
           andere
           /
           ten
           zp
           (
           dat
           zy
           Erfgenamen
           )
           daer
           voren
           comptabel
           willen
           wesen
           .
        
         
           Het
           geeft
           oorsaeck
           van
           wonderlijcke
           bedencken
           /
           aen
           de
           veele
           Crediteuren
           in
           
           Engelant
           ,
           (
           die
           al
           's
           cenlichaem
           zijn
           )
           dat
           de
           Heeren
           Boudaens
           souden
           hebben
           sulcke
           groote
           Huysen
           /
           Casteelen
           /
           en
           Middelen
           /
           daer
           en
           tegen
           /
           dat
           de
           Courtens
           Banckroct
           souden
           zijn
           /
           latende
           de
           schulden
           vande
           Compagnie
           onbetaelt
           .
           De
           quade
           consequentien
           die
           door
           haer
           bedriegelijcke
           practijcken
           (
           ontrent
           haer
           Schepen
           )
           op
           andere
           zijn
           gevallen
           /
           is
           genoeghsaem
           bekent
           /
           aen
           die
           de
           minste
           wetenschap
           hebben
           :
           ●n
           ick
           beduchte
           /
           dat
           dese
           Rekeninge
           eyndelijck
           fataal
           voor
           de
           Boudaens
           en
           hare
           Familie
           fullen
           wesen
           /
           voornamentlijck
           /
           soo
           de
           Saecken
           voor
           't
           Parlament
           alhier
           gebracht
           werden
           ;
           alwaer
           diversche
           vande
           Crediteuren
           van
           de
           Courtens
           zijn
           sittende
           :
           die
           niet
           en
           sullen
           toe
           laten
           /
           dat
           soo
           veel
           duysende
           van
           Ponden
           Starlinex
           /
           soo
           Fieltachtigh
           uyt
           Engelant
           sullen
           getrocken
           zijn
           /
           door
           een
           Volck
           /
           die
           door
           dat
           middel
           soecken
           haer
           selve
           te
           verrijcken
           /
           om
           des
           te
           beter
           tegens
           het
           Rijck
           te
           konnen
           schoppen
           .
        
         
           Wat
           de
           Saecken
           van
           Monsr
           .
           Boeve
           en
           Monsr
           .
           White
           belaught
           /
           ick
           laete
           sul●x
           aende
           sorge
           en
           directie
           van
           dito
           Messieurs
           .
           Maer
           wat
           aengaet
           de
           Generaele
           Crediteuren
           van
           de
           Courtens
           en
           Compagnie
           /
           en
           de
           particuliere
           Crediteuren
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           en
           Zoon
           /
           ick
           ben
           in
           een
           sonderlinge
           manier
           verplicht
           mijn
           uytters●e
           devoir
           en
           diligentie
           daer
           ontrent
           in
           't
           werck
           te
           stellen
           ;
           zijnde
           Adminis●rateur
           aen
           d'eene
           zijde
           /
           en
           geauthoriseert
           van
           de
           Kamer
           der
           Desolate
           Boedels
           aen
           d'andere
           zijde
           :
           en
           ben
           geresolveert
           mijn
           selven
           in
           beyde
           die
           qualiteyten
           oprechtelijck
           te
           dragen
           /
           en
           de
           saecke
           soo
           verre
           te
           brengen
           /
           al
           's
           wel
           doenlijck
           sal
           zijn
           .
        
         
           Ick
           bespeure
           /
           datter
           by
           U
           E.
           weynigh
           lust
           is
           /
           in
           dese
           Saecke
           te
           treden
           /
           vermits
           U
           E.
           Affaires
           sulex
           niet
           toe
           laten
           wil
           :
           oock
           dat
           U
           E.
           met
           gaerene
           sich
           in
           oppositie
           wilde
           stellen
           tegens
           de
           Boudaens
           :
           daer
           nochtans
           U
           E
           een
           gereghtige
           Sake
           voor
           hebt
           /
           en
           ten
           ander
           /
           met
           Luyden
           te
           doen
           /
           die
           geen
           respect
           en
           meriteren
           /
           (
           al
           's
           zijnde
           persoonen
           van
           verfoeyelijke
           humeuren
           en
           slechte
           comportementen
           hebbende
           )
           en
           alhoewel
           U
           E.
           gelieft
           eenige
           Argumenten
           te
           gebruyken
           /
           om
           my
           mijn
           voornemens
           te
           divertren
           :
           nochtans
           moet
           Recht
           gefchieden
           /
           jae
           al
           fouden
           zy
           vergaen
           /
           
             (
             Melior
             unus
             quâm
             unitas
          
           )
           het
           gene
           de
           Rekeningen
           concerneert
           /
           dat
           is
           door
           de
           menichvuldige
           circumstantien
           /
           uytvluchten
           en
           dwerse
           delaeyen
           /
           voor
           25.
           jaeren
           la●gh
           gepractiseert
           /
           foodanigh
           door
           hem
           gedraeyt
           en
           verergert
           ;
           dat
           noyt
           soo
           langh
           al
           's
           de
           Werelt
           gestaen
           heeft
           isser
           dierdelijcke
           exempel
           geweest
           .
        
         
           Daer
           manqueert
           alleenlijck
           een
           ervaren
           Advocaet
           ende
           Procureur
           /
           om
           met
           het
           Proces
           /
           dat
           in
           't
           Iaer
           1662.
           door
           Mr.
           Boeve
           begonnen
           is
           geweest
           /
           voort
           te
           gaen
           :
           het
           welcke
           jegens
           de
           Soons
           en
           Dochters
           van
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           Salr
           .
           gerenoveert
           moet
           wesen
           .
           Gelieft
           my
           dan
           U
           E.
           genegentheyt
           te
           laten
           weten
           /
           het
           welcke
           niet
           alleenlijck
           een
           Obligatie
           sal
           zijn
           gedaen
           aen
           den
           Alderman
           /
           en
           veele
           van
           zijn
           Vrienden
           /
           en
           diversche
           Leden
           van
           't
           Parlament
           ;
           nemaer
           U
           E.
           sult
           meriteren
           de
           Gebeden
           van
           veele
           Weduwen
           en
           Weesen
           ;
           wiens
           Brood
           (
           soo
           veel
           Iaren
           na
           malkander
           )
           door
           Vremdelingen
           van
           een
           ander
           Land
           is
           gegeten
           .
           Al
           sulcke
           Boecken
           en
           Extracten
           van
           Rekeningen
           al
           's
           noodigh
           geoordeelt
           sullen
           werden
           /
           sal
           ick
           niet
           nalaten
           te
           senden
           /
           wanneer
           de
           selve
           gerequireert
           werden
           .
           Gelieft
           dan
           hierop
           te
           considereren
           /
           ende
           my
           met
           d'cerste
           gelegenthept
           te
           schrijven
           .
           Waer
           door
           U
           E.
           sult
           ten
           hooghsten
           verplichten
           die
           gene
           die
           is
           /
        
         
           
             MONSIEUR
             ,
          
           
             U
             E.
             geaffectioneerden
             Vriendten
             ootmoedigen
             Dienaer
             ,
             GEORGE
             CAREW
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Copye
           van
           seecker
           Missive
           ,
           geschreven
           door
           Pieter
           Boudaen
           Courten
           ,
           aen
           sijn
           Moeder
           Iuffrouw
           Margrieta
           Courten
           ,
           Weduwe
           van
           Sr.
           Jan
           de
           Moncy
           Zal
           
           r.
           In
           date
           den
           4
           den
           April
           xvj
           
           C.
           Seven-en-dartigh
           ,
           waer
           onder
           anderen
           ,
           staet
           al
           's
           volght
           .
        
         
           WEgens
           ,
           
             I.
             White
          
           ,
           Verstae
           zijne
           Middelen
           niet
           veel
           te
           bedieden
           zijn
           ,
           ende
           zijn
           doen
           streckt
           niet
           gelijck
           het
           behoort
           ;
           in
           een
           Versouck
           ;
           soo
           dat
           my
           dunckt
           ,
           een
           ongeraden
           Huwelijck
           is
           ,
           gelijck
           aen
           Cousin
           Courten
           schrijve
           :
           Derhalven
           indien
           Hester
           konde
           gedisswadeert
           worden
           ,
           seer
           geraden
           ware
           ;
           Nichte
           Beck
           soude
           daer
           in
           veel
           konnen
           doen
           ;
           door
           U
           L.
           geinformeert
           zijnde
           :
           oock
           Nichts
           Margrietje
           neffens
           U
           L.
           Is
           't
           mogelijck
           dient
           ontranen
           ,
           ende
           achter-gehouden
           ,
           Ende
           alzoon
           mijn
           Huys-Vrouw
           nu
           heel
           swanger
           wort
           ,
           t'eynde
           dese
           maent
           rekent
           ,
           ende
           zy
           beneffens
           my
           ,
           wel
           wenschte
           U
           L.
           presentie
           :
           ende
           alsoo
           daer
           goede
           Compagnie
           is
           ,
           al
           's
           Cousin
           Casteele
           ,
           ende
           Nichte
           
             de
             Wael
          
           ,
           soo
           konde
           U
           L.
           sonder
           achterdencken
           ,
           beyde
           de
           Dochters
           mede
           brengen
           ,
           dat
           Godt
           gave
           dat
           ick
           sien
           moghte
           .
        
         
           Is
           het
           niet
           mogelijck
           ,
           ende
           moet
           het
           voort-gaen
           ,
           soo
           bidde
           Ick
           U
           L.
           met
           Cousin
           Courten
           ende
           Sr.
           Ru●●out
           te
           beraden
           ,
           ende
           yets
           laten
           maken
           ,
           daer
           inne
           zy
           verbonden
           zijn
           ,
           in
           sulcke
           vougen
           ,
           dat
           in
           geen
           moeyte
           mogen
           komen
           ,
           waer
           op
           vertrouw
           Cousin
           Courten
           wel
           letten
           sal
           ;
           alsoo
           hem
           ende
           sijne
           Susters
           aengaet
           ;
           de
           moeyte
           ende
           schande
           is
           het
           meest
           ;
           anders
           wete
           niet
           of
           zy
           veele
           voordeel
           souden
           doen
           ,
           al
           's
           U
           L.
           Contract
           magh
           stant
           grijpen
           ;
           maer
           het
           is
           beter
           niet
           gedisputeert
           .
        
         
           Mijnent
           halven
           ,
           ick
           ben
           wel
           te
           vreden
           ,
           dat
           geen
           Burge
           gestelt
           en
           worde
           ,
           daer
           U
           L.
           vry
           in
           consentere
           :
           ende
           wat
           de
           Penningen
           aengaet
           ,
           
             Ick
             hope
             dat
             desen
             Somer
             alles
             sal
             konnen
             tot
             effeninge
             brengen
             :
          
           en
           dan
           blijcken
           ,
           gelijk
           vastelijk
           vertrouwe
           ende
           U
           L.
           gheschreven
           hebbe
           ,
           alles
           onder
           Cousin
           sal
           gevonden
           werden
           :
           derhalven
           onnoodigh
           sich
           te
           belasten
           ,
           ende
           vertrouwe
           ,
           Cousin
           Courten
           wel
           sal
           konnen
           aen
           
             I.
             White
          
           Contentement
           geven
           ,
           dat
           soo
           lange
           wachte
           ,
           daer
           op
           zy
           billeken
           oock
           niet
           en
           behoorden
           te
           excipieren
           .
           U
           L.
           gelieve
           doch
           niet
           verder
           te
           enlargeren
           al
           's
           simpelijck
           het
           Capitaell
           sonder
           eenigh
           Interest
           ,
           haer
           onderhoudinge
           ,
           tegen
           den
           Interest
           stellende
           ,
           dies
           noch
           swaer
           genoegh
           valt
           ,
           &c.
           
           Onder
           stont
           ,
           U
           E.
           onderdanigen
           Zoon
           ,
           was
           geteyckent
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           .
           Het
           Op-schrif
           was
           Eerbaere
           ,
           Voorsienige
           Joff
           
           r.
           
             Margrieta
             Courten
          
           ,
           Weduwe
           van
           Sr.
           
             Ian
             de
             Moncy
          
           tot
           Londen
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           Copye
           uyt
           seecker
           andere
           Missive
           ,
           geschreven
           door
           den
           voorsz
           .
           Pieter
           Boudaen
           Courten
           ,
           aen
           sijn
           Moeder
           Ioffr
           .
           Margrieta
           Courten
           ,
           Weduwe
           wijlen
           Sr.
           Jean
           de
           Moncy
           ,
           in
           date
           Seven-en-twintigh
           April
           xvj
           
           c.
           seven-en-dertigh
           ,
           wt
           Middelburg
           ,
           waer
           in
           onder
           anderen
           staet
           al
           's
           volght
           .
        
         
           CApiteyn
           Tiessen
           '
           k
           sie
           van
           Susan
           bescheet
           heeft
           ;
           aengaende
           
             Iohn
             White
          
           ,
           Eerw
           .
           Moeder
           ,
           souder
           geen
           middel
           wesen
           om
           Hester
           te
           disswaderen
           ?
           voorwaer
           die
           maniere
           van
           proceduren
           en
           staet
           my
           niet
           aen
           ;
           ick
           vreese
           dat
           schade
           ende
           schande
           daer
           uyt
           o●tstaen
           sal
           ;
           ende
           sal
           Mon
           Pere
           Moncys
           Capitael
           niet
           gevonden
           worden
           datmen
           meynt
           :
           de
           quade
           schulden
           ende
           verliesen
           ,
           zijn
           in
           menighte
           Jaren
           niet
           af-geschreven
           ;
           soo
           dat
           mijn
           herte
           clempt
           al
           's
           daer
           aen
           duncke
           ,
           dat
           die
           gene
           door
           wiens
           Vader
           de
           Compagnie
           sulcken
           Crock
           gecregen
           heeft
           ,
           en
           voor
           de
           welcke
           U
           E.
           soo
           veel
           gedaen
           heeft
           al
           's
           voor
           U
           L.
           eygen
           in
           het
           op-brengen
           ,
           dat
           zy
           soo
           ondanckbaer
           souden
           zijn
           .
           in
           U
           L.
           ouden
           dagh
           quellinge
           aen
           te
           doen
           :
           soude
           Hester
           door
           d'een
           oft
           d'ander
           Predikant
           niet
           koneen
           ontraden
           worden
           ?
           of
           door
           Nichte
           Beck
           ;
           want
           ick
           verstae
           behalven
           't
           voorsz
           .
           dat
           noch
           al
           een
           slecht
           Houwelijck
           is
           ,
           hy
           weyeigh
           of
           niet
           hebbende
           in
           geen
           Beroep
           gestilleert
           ,
           wat
           kanse
           slechter
           ,
           ende
           t'principale
           achte
           die
           maniere
           van
           proceduren
           het
           querelleren
           van
           de
           Wille
           :
           daerom
           hadde
           gewenscht
           dat
           hier
           met
           U
           L.
           ware
           gekomen
           .
           Dit
           Moeder
           al
           's
           coutenantie
           ,
           dat
           by
           U
           L.
           ende
           die
           vertrouwt
           niet
           verder
           seggen
           sal
           .
           Is
           't
           nu
           soo
           ,
           die
           preuve
           van
           ontradinge
           gedaen
           zijnde
           ,
           niet
           belet
           en
           kan
           worden
           ;
           soo
           bidde
           dat
           uytstel
           mochte
           lijden
           tot
           dat
           Monsr
           .
           Pergens
           en
           ick
           over-kome
           .
           Ick
           meyne
           dat
           wel
           eenigen
           wegh
           souden
           vinden
           ,
           dat
           gerustheyt
           en
           contentement
           soude
           konnen
           geven
           .
           Mijn
           Huys-vrouwens
           gelegentheyt
           ,
           de
           vexatie
           met
           Monsr
           .
           Fourmenois
           ,
           ende
           dat
           voorgenomen
           hebbe
           de
           Boecken
           te
           oversien
           ,
           soo
           wel
           mijn
           particuliers
           al
           's
           de
           Compagnie
           aengaende
           ,
           ende
           soo
           tot
           een
           hooft
           te
           brengen
           ,
           belet
           my
           dat
           niet
           komen
           kan
           ;
           maer
           hope
           dat
           Monsr
           .
           Pergens
           niet
           lange
           wachten
           sal
           ;
           de
           Heere
           geve
           goede
           uytkomste
           .
        
         
           Die
           saecke
           geen
           uytstel
           willende
           lijden
           ,
           soo
           hope
           Cousin
           Courten
           U
           L.
           assisteren
           ,
           en
           den
           besten
           raet
           geven
           sal
           ,
           gelijck
           ick
           op
           den
           vierden
           deses
           aen
           hem
           versochte
           ,
           daer
           by
           Sr.
           Rushout
           ,
           and
           Sr.
           Godschalck
           die
           sullen
           U
           L.
           assisteren
           .
           Aengaende
           Interest
           ,
           meyne
           niet
           gehouden
           zijt
           ,
           ende
           magh
           gecompenseert
           blijven
           tegen
           d'onkosten
           door
           U
           L.
           voor
           hun
           gedaen
           in
           't
           onderhouden
           ,
           &c.
           
           Onder
           stont
           ,
           U
           E.
           onderdanigen
           Zoone
           ,
           was
           geteyckent
           
             Pr.
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           .
           Het
           Op-schrift
           was
           ,
           E.
           Voorsienige
           discrete
           Joffr
           .
           
             Mrgrieta
             Courten
          
           Weduwe
           van
           Sr.
           
             Ian
             de
             Moncy
          
           ,
           in
           eygen
           handen
           tot
           Londen
           .
        
         
           
             Naer
             collatie
             is
             bevonden
             met
             d'Originele
             Missiven
             van
             woorde
             tot
             woorde
             t'accorderen
             ,
             Middelburg
             
               den
               25.
               
               April
               1650.
               
            
          
           
             Quod
             attestor
             ,
             was
             geteyckent
             L.
             Doutreleau
             Not.
             Pub.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Translated
           out
           of
           Dutch.
           
        
         
           The
           Copie
           of
           a
           certaine
           Letter
           writ
           by
           Mr.
           Peter
           Boudaen
           Courten
           ,
           unto
           his
           Mother
           M
           rs
           Margiret
           Courten
           ,
           Widdow
           of
           M
           
           r.
           Iohn
           Moncy
           ,
           dated
           the
           fouth
           of
           April
           1637.
           wherein
           standeth
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           TOuching
           
             J.
             White
          
           ,
           I
           understand
           his
           meanes
           are
           small
           ,
           and
           his
           doings
           tend
           not
           as
           they
           ought
           ,
           in
           a
           Suite
           ;
           So
           that
           I
           thinke
           it
           an
           unadvised
           Match
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           writ
           unto
           Cousin
           Courten
           ;
           wherefore
           if
           Hester
           could
           be
           disswaded
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           good
           .
           Cousin
           Beck
           could
           do
           much
           therein
           ,
           being
           instructed
           by
           you
           :
           as
           also
           Cousen
           Margiret
           ,
           a●d
           you
           :
           if
           possible
           ,
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           dsswaded
           ,
           and
           broake
           off
           .
           And
           whereas
           my
           Wife
           is
           very
           bigg
           ,
           and
           reckons
           the
           end
           of
           this
           moneth
           ,
           shee
           and
           I
           wishing
           your
           presence
           .
           And
           Whereas
           there
           is
           good
           Companie
           ,
           viz.
           Cousin
           Casteele
           ,
           and
           Cousin
           
             de
             Wael
          
           ,
           you
           might
           without
           suspition
           ,
           bring
           both
           the
           Maydens
           with
           you
           ;
           which
           God
           grant
           I
           may
           see
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           ●●possible
           ,
           and
           must
           go
           forward
           ,
           then
           I
           pray
           you
           to
           advise
           with
           Cousin
           Courten
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           Rushout
           ,
           and
           let
           something
           be
           made
           ,
           whereby
           they
           may
           be
           bound
           in
           such
           sort
           ,
           that
           we
           come
           to
           no
           trouble
           ;
           whereon
           I
           trust
           Cousin
           Courten
           will
           have
           regard
           ,
           
           for
           that
           it
           concerneth
           him
           and
           his
           Sisters
           .
           The
           tronble
           and
           shame
           is
           the
           most
           ,
           otherwise
           I
           know
           not
           if
           they
           would
           proffit
           thereby
           ,
           if
           your
           Contract
           tooke
           place
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           better
           not
           disputed
           .
        
         
           For
           my
           part
           I
           am
           content
           ,
           that
           no
           security
           be
           given
           ,
           wherein
           you
           have
           my
           consent
           ,
           and
           touching
           the
           Monies
           ,
           
             I
             hope
             I
             shall
             be
             able
             to
             even
             all
             things
             this
             Summer
             ,
          
           and
           will
           appeare
           as
           I
           have
           writ
           ,
           and
           do
           firmly
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           all
           will
           be
           found
           under
           Cousin
           Courten
           .
           And
           therefore
           unneedfull
           to
           charge
           my selfe
           ,
           beleeving
           that
           Consin
           Courten
           can
           satisfie
           
             J.
             White
          
           ,
           who
           may
           stay
           so
           long
           ,
           against
           which
           ,
           they
           ought
           not
           in
           reason
           to
           except
           .
           You
           may
           please
           not
           to
           inlarge
           further
           then
           the
           bare
           Capitall
           ,
           without
           any
           Interest
           ,
           accounting
           their
           allimentation
           against
           the
           Interest
           ,
           which
           falleth
           heauy
           enough
           .
           Lower
           stood
           ,
           Your
           obedient
           Son
           ,
           and
           was
           Signed
           
             Peter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           .
           The
           Superscription
           was
           ,
           Honoured
           and
           discreete
           Mrs.
           
             Margaret
             Courten
          
           ,
           Widdow
           of
           Mr.
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           in
           London
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Copie
           of
           another
           Letter
           ,
           writ
           by
           the
           aforesaid
           Peter
           Boudaen
           Conrten
           ,
           unto
           his
           Mother
           M
           Margiret
           Courten
           ,
           Widdow
           of
           Mr.
           Iohn
           Moncy
           ,
           dated
           the
           27
           th
           .
           of
           Aprill
           1637.
           in
           Middelburg
           ,
           wherein
           standeth
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           CAptain
           Tiessen
           I
           see
           hath
           his
           Answer
           from
           Susan
           ;
           touching
           
             John
             White
          
           ,
           Honoured
           Mother
           ;
           is
           there
           no
           meanes
           to
           disswade
           Hester
           ,
           in
           truth
           that
           manner
           of
           proceeding
           doth
           not
           please
           me
           ;
           
           I
           feare
           that
           loss
           and
           shame
           will
           ensue
           ,
           and
           my
           Father
           Moncys
           Estate
           will
           not
           be
           found
           as
           is
           though
           :
           the
           bad
           Debts
           and
           losses
           have
           not
           been
           writ
           off
           these
           many
           Yeares
           ;
           so
           that
           my
           heart
           aketh
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           they
           whose
           Father
           hath
           caused
           so
           great
           a
           loss
           to
           the
           Company
           ,
           and
           for
           whom
           you
           have
           done
           as
           much
           as
           for
           your
           owne
           in
           their
           Education
           ;
           that
           they
           should
           be
           so
           ungratefull
           to
           vex
           you
           in
           your
           old
           age
           .
           Could
           Hester
           not
           be
           disswaded
           by
           some
           Minister
           or
           other
           ,
           or
           by
           Cousin
           Beck
           ;
           for
           (
           setting
           aside
           what
           is
           aforesaid
           )
           I
           understand
           its
           a
           meane
           Match
           ,
           he
           having
           little
           or
           nothing
           ,
           and
           setled
           in
           no
           calling
           ,
           how
           can
           she
           do
           wors
           ?
           and
           principally
           am
           sensible
           of
           the
           manner
           of
           proceeding
           ,
           questioning
           the
           Will
           :
           wherefore
           I
           wished
           she
           were
           come
           hither
           with
           you
           ;
           
           this
           also
           Mother
           by
           way
           of
           discourse
           ,
           in
           confidence
           that
           you
           will
           not
           report
           it
           to
           any
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           so
           (
           the
           tryall
           of
           perswasion
           being
           done
           )
           that
           it
           cannot
           be
           hindred
           ,
           I
           pray
           that
           it
           may
           be
           deferred
           untill
           my
           Brother
           Pergens
           and
           I
           come
           over
           :
           I
           think
           we
           may
           find
           a
           way
           which
           may
           give
           satitfaction
           and
           quiet
           .
           My
           Wifes
           condition
           ,
           the
           vexation
           with
           my
           Brother
           Fourmenois
           ,
           and
           the
           resolvtion
           of
           
             Examining
             the
             Bookes
             ,
             as
             well
             my
             particular
             as
             touching
             the
             Company
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             them
             to
             a
             head
             ,
          
           hindreth
           me
           that
           I
           cannot
           come
           ;
           but
           I
           hope
           my
           Brother
           Pergens
           will
           not
           stay
           long
           ,
           God
           grant
           a
           good
           issue
           .
        
         
           That
           matter
           admitting
           no
           delay
           ,
           I
           hope
           Cousin
           Courten
           will
           assist
           and
           give
           you
           the
           best
           councell
           ,
           even
           as
           I
           desired
           him
           the
           fourth
           present
           ,
           as
           also
           Mr.
           Rushout
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           Godskalk
           will
           assist
           you
           :
           touching
           Interest
           ,
           I
           think
           you
           are
           not
           obliged
           ,
           and
           may
           remaine
           compensed
           against
           the
           charge
           of
           Maintenance
           by
           you
           ,
           &c.
           
           Lower
           stood
           ,
           Your
           obedient
           Son
           ▪
           and
           was
           signed
           ,
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
             Courten
          
           .
           The
           Superscription
           was
           ,
           Honoured
           and
           discreet
           Mrs.
           
             Margiret
             Courten
          
           ,
           Widdow
           of
           Mr.
           
             John
             Moncy
          
           ,
           in
           her
           own
           hands
           in
           London
           .
        
         
         
           
             That
             these
             Translations
             agree
             in
             Substance
             with
             the
             Originall
             Letters
             writ
             by
             Mr.
             
               Peter
               Boudaen
               Courten
            
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             I
             do
             Attest
             .
          
           
             
               J.
               BOEVE
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Coppie
           of
           a
           Letter
           sent
           from
           the
           Court
           of
           Aldermen
           and
           Common-Councell
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           to
           the
           Magistrates
           of
           Middelburgh
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Superscription
             was
             thus
             ,
          
           
             These
             ,
          
           
             To
             the
             ever
             Honoured
             ,
             and
             our
             worthy
             good
             Friends
             ,
             the
             Magistrates
             ,
             and
             Judges
             of
             the
             City
             of
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeeland
             ,
          
           
             Present
             ,
          
        
         
           
             
               ●ight
               Worthy
               and
               our
               Honoured
               good
               Friends
               ,
            
          
           
             HAving
             received
             a
             Petition
             from
             
               George
               Carew
            
             of
             Richmond
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Surrey
             Esquire
             ,
             wherein
             he
             declares
             ,
             that
             he
             is
             duely
             and
             legally
             constituted
             Administrator
             ,
             of
             all
             and
             singular
             the
             Goods
             ,
             Chattels
             ,
             Rights
             and
             Credits
             ,
             both
             of
             
             Sr.
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             late
             of
             this
             City
             of
             LONDON
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             with
             his
             Will
             annexed
             ;
             as
             also
             of
             Sr.
             
               Paul
               Pyndar
            
             Knight
             deceased
             ,
             yet
             unadministred
             by
             their
             respective
             Executors
             ,
             on
             behalfe
             of
             himself
             ,
             and
             very
             many
             others
             ,
             Widdows
             ,
             and
             Orphants
             ,
             of
             this
             City
             ,
             who
             were
             Creditors
             to
             the
             said
             Sr.
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             and
             Sr.
             
               Paul
               Pyndar
            
             ;
             and
             that
             Hee
             was
             constrained
             very
             many
             Yeares
             since
             ,
             to
             commence
             a
             Suite
             in
             that
             Capacity
             against
             
               Peter
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             the
             Heire
             and
             Executor
             of
             Sr.
             
               Peter
               Courten
            
             ,
             late
             of
             your
             City
             Knight
             deceased
             ,
             who
             in
             his
             life
             time
             did
             Trade
             in
             Partnership
             (
             with
             the
             before-named
             Sr.
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             
               John
               Moncy
            
             ,
             late
             of
             this
             City
             Marchant
             deceased
             ,
             )
             and
             kept
             the
             Generall
             Bookes
             ,
             and
             Accompts
             of
             all
             their
             said
             Trade
             ;
             which
             Bookes
             remained
             in
             the
             Hands
             of
             his
             Children
             ,
             and
             Heires
             ,
             and
             have
             never
             yet
             been
             liquidated
             ;
             to
             the
             end
             that
             hee
             might
             have
             free
             Accesse
             thereunto
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             Accompts
             thereof
             might
             be
             stated
             at
             their
             common
             charge
             .
             And
             that
             haveing
             lately
             revived
             
             his
             said
             Suite
             ,
             against
             the
             Children
             and
             Heires
             of
             the
             said
             
               Peter
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             they
             have
             excepted
             against
             his
             Quality
             ,
             as
             Administrator
             to
             the
             Persons
             above
             mentioned
             ,
             with
             Designe
             onely
             to
             vex
             and
             tire
             him
             out
             ,
             with
             a
             long
             and
             chargeable
             Suite
             ;
             and
             therefore
             He
             besought
             us
             to
             recommend
             Him
             and
             His
             cause
             to
             your
             Favour
             .
             Wee
             were
             easily
             prevailed
             upon
             ,
             by
             the
             Iustice
             and
             Meritts
             of
             his
             cause
             to
             answer
             His
             Request
             :
             And
             doe
             therefore
             hereby
             certifie
             unto
             You
             ,
             that
             the
             said
             
               George
               Carew
            
             ,
             having
             Letters
             of
             Administration
             to
             him
             granted
             ,
             under
             the
             Seale
             of
             the
             
               Prerogative
               Court
            
             of
             CANTERBURY
             ,
             in
             this
             Kingdome
             of
             ENGLAND
             ,
             is
             Legally
             invested
             in
             ,
             and
             intiteled
             to
             all
             the
             
               Goods
               ,
               Chattells
               ,
               Rights
               ,
               and
               Credits
               ,
            
             belonging
             to
             the
             said
             
               Sr.
               William
               Couren
            
             ,
             which
             had
             not
             been
             before
             administred
             by
             the
             said
             
               Sr.
               Williams
            
             Executors
             ;
             and
             therefore
             doe
             desire
             on
             His
             behalfe
             ,
             that
             you
             will
             be
             pleased
             not
             to
             listen
             to
             any
             such
             frivolous
             and
             dilatory
             Exceptions
             ,
             made
             by
             His
             Adversaries
             ;
             but
             cause
             them
             to
             answer
             to
             
             the
             Matter
             of
             Fact
             ,
             and
             administer
             Iustice
             with
             all
             possible
             expedition
             ,
             according
             as
             the
             Meritts
             of
             His
             cause
             shall
             require
             ,
             which
             will
             be
             a
             meanes
             to
             incourag●
             ,
             and
             promote
             Trade
             ,
             and
             Commerce
             ,
             between
             you
             and
             us
             ;
             promising
             the
             like
             Assistance
             ,
             and
             dispatch
             ,
             to
             all
             your
             Citizens
             ,
             who
             shall
             at
             any
             time
             have
             occasion
             to
             prosecute
             Suite
             before
             us
             in
             any
             of
             our
             Courts
             of
             Iustice.
             
          
           
             And
             so
             we
             remaine
             ,
             
               Your
               assured
               Friends
               to
               serve
               you
               ,
               The
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               City
               of
               LONDON
               .
               By
               their
               Command
               ,
               WAGSTAFFE
               .
            
             
               London
               
                 13.
                 
                 Sept.
                 1675.
                 
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           TRANSLAET
           ,
           Uyt
           d'Engelsche
           Taele
           .
        
         
           Recht
           Waerdigh
           ,
           ende
           Onse
           Ge-eerde
           Goede
           Vrunden
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           ONtfangen
           hebbende
           de
           Supplicatie
           van
           
             George
             Carew
          
           van
           Richmond
           in
           't
           Graefschap
           van
           Surrey
           Schilt-knaep
           ,
           Waer
           inne
           hy
           verklaert
           Wettelijck
           geconstitueert
           te
           zijn
           tot
           Administrateur
           van
           alle
           ende
           yegelijcke
           de
           Goederen
           ,
           Chatteilen
           ,
           Actien
           ende
           Crediten
           van
           S
           
           r.
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           Ridder
           ,
           in
           sijn
           Leven
           woonende
           binnen
           dese
           Stadt
           Londen
           met
           sijn
           Testament
           annex
           ,
           Alsmede
           van
           S
           
           r.
           
             Paul
             Pindar
          
           Ridder
           Over-leden
           ,
           noch
           ongeadministreert
           by
           hun
           respective
           Executeurs
           ,
           voor
           sijn
           selven
           ,
           ende
           seer
           veele
           Weduwen
           ende
           Weesen
           van
           dese
           Stadt
           ,
           Crediteuren
           vande
           voornoemde
           S
           
           r.
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ende
           
             Paul
             Pindar
          
           ,
           ende
           dat
           hy
           genootdruckt
           is
           geweest
           over
           veele
           Jaeren
           in
           die
           qualiteyt
           Proces
           t'Institueren
           jegens
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           al
           's
           Erfgenaem
           ende
           Executeur
           van
           S
           
           r.
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           Ridder
           ,
           in
           sijn
           Leven
           woonachtigh
           binnen
           Uwe
           Stadt
           (
           die
           by
           sijn
           Leven
           in
           Compagnie
           Genegotieert
           heeft
           met
           de
           voornoemde
           S
           
           r.
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ende
           
             Ian
             de
             Moncy
          
           ,
           in
           sijn
           Leven
           Koopman
           woonende
           binnen
           
           dese
           Stadt
           )
           ende
           de
           generale
           Boecken
           ende
           Reeckeningen
           van
           hun
           voorschreve
           Negotie
           gehouden
           heeft
           ,
           welcke
           Boecken
           gebleven
           sijn
           in
           handen
           vande
           voornoemde
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           tot
           sijn
           Over-lijden
           ,
           ende
           naderhandt
           gekomen
           in
           handen
           van
           sijne
           Kinderen
           ende
           Erfgenamen
           ,
           ende
           tot
           noch
           toe
           ongeliquideert
           sijn
           ,
           ten
           eynde
           hy
           daer
           toe
           mocht
           hebben
           vry
           Acces
           ,
           ende
           dat
           Reeckeningen
           daer
           uyt
           mochte
           werden
           gestateert
           tot
           gemeene
           kosten
           ;
           Ende
           dat
           onlancx
           't
           voorschreve
           Proces
           weder
           levendigh
           gemaeckt
           hebbende
           jegens
           de
           Kinderen
           ende
           Erfgenamen
           vande
           voornoemde
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           hebben
           sy
           jegens
           sijn
           qualiteyt
           al
           's
           Administrateur
           vande
           voornoemde
           persoonen
           geëxcipieert
           ,
           met
           voornemen
           alleen
           omme
           hem
           te
           quellen
           ende
           moede
           te
           maeken
           door
           een
           langh
           ende
           kostelijck
           vervolgh
           ,
           ende
           daerom
           on
           s
           ver●oght
           heeft
           hem
           ende
           sijne
           saecken
           te
           recommanderen
           in
           U
           Ed.
           faveur
           .
           Soo
           zijn
           wy
           beweeght
           geweest
           ,
           door
           de
           Justitie
           ende
           merite
           van
           sake
           sijn
           versoeck
           toe
           te
           staen
           ,
           ende
           derhalven
           verseeckeren
           wy
           U
           Ed.
           mitsdesen
           ,
           dat
           de
           voornoemde
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Brieven
           van
           Administratie
           hebbende
           ,
           aen
           hem
           verleent
           onder
           't
           Zegel
           van
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           van
           Cantelburgh
           in
           dese
           Koninckrijcke
           van
           Engelandt
           ,
           hy
           Wettelijck
           gestelt
           ende
           geintituleert
           is
           tot
           alle
           de
           Goederen
           ,
           Chatteilen
           ,
           Actien
           ende
           Crediten
           aende
           voornoemde
           S
           
           r.
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           toebehoorende
           ,
           die
           te
           vooren
           niet
           en
           zijn
           geadministreert
           by
           d'Executeurs
           van
           de
           voornoemde
           S
           
           r.
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           daerom
           versoecken
           Wy
           sijnent
           halven
           dat
           ,
           dat
           U
           Ed.
           
           gelieve
           niet
           te
           willen
           luysteren
           na
           sulcke
           frivole
           ende
           dillatoire
           exceptien
           by
           sijne
           parthyen
           geproponeert
           ,
           maer
           hun
           ordonneren
           ten
           principalen
           te
           Antwoorden
           ,
           ende
           Justitie
           t'Administreren
           met
           alle
           mogelijcke
           Expeditie
           na
           merite
           vande
           saecke
           ,
           't
           welck
           een
           middel
           we●en
           sal
           omme
           de
           Negotie
           ende
           commercie
           tusschen
           U
           Ed.
           ende
           On
           s
           te
           incourageren
           ende
           verbreyden
           ,
           belovende
           gelijcke
           Assistentie
           ,
           ende
           Expeditie
           ,
           aen
           alle
           Uwe
           Ingesetenen
           die
           t'eenigen
           tijde
           occasie
           sullen
           hebben
           omme
           Proces
           voor
           On
           s
           te
           vervolgen
           in
           eenige
           van
           Onse
           Hoven
           van
           Justitie
           .
           Onder
           staet
           ,
           waer
           mede
           verblijven
           ,
           noch
           lager
           ,
           U
           Ed.
           versekerde
           Vrunden
           om
           U
           te
           dienen
           den
           Major
           ende
           Aldermannen
           vande
           Stadt
           Londen
           ,
           Ter
           Ordonnantie
           van
           deselve
           ende
           Onderteyckent
           Wagstaffe
           ,
           Ter
           zijdenstaet
           Londen
           13.
           
           September
           1675.
           
           Ende
           onder
           op
           't
           spacium
           gedruckt
           den
           Stadts-Zegel
           in
           Rooden
           Wassche
           onder
           een
           Papiere
           Ruyte
           .
           d'Op-schrift
           was
           ,
           Aende
           altijt
           Ge-eerde
           ,
           ende
           Onse
           waerde
           goede
           Vrunden
           de
           Magistraten
           ende
           Rechters
           vande
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           in
           Zeelandt
           .
        
         
         
           
             Concordat
             substancialiter
             cum
             suo
             Originali
          
           
             
               quod
               Attestator
               rogatus
               &
               requisitus
               
                 JO.
                 MARIUS
                 ,
                 Not.
                 Pub.
              
               
            
             
               Lond.
               
                 15.
                 
                 Sept.
                 1675.
                 
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Memorandum
           .
        
         
           CE
           seroit
           certainement
           une
           dangereuse
           concequence
           a
           tous
           les
           Anglois
           de
           Nation
           ,
           si
           en
           cas
           les
           Loyx
           peculiëres
           d'
           Angliterre
           ,
           les
           Statutes
           &
           Loyx
           dudit
           Royaume
           ,
           comme
           auss●
           les
           Coustumes
           dudit
           lieu
           ,
           nestant
           en
           aucune
           estime
           ,
           &
           n'avoient
           aucune
           Vertu
           ni
           force
           ,
           touchant
           leurs
           propres
           Interestz
           pour
           les
           deffendre
           .
           Et
           quant
           a
           la
           Iudicature
           de
           hors
           la
           Cour
           ,
           le
           Droit
           est
           la
           Vie
           de
           la
           Loy
           ,
           &
           Expedition
           la
           Vie
           du
           Droit
           ;
           Mais
           ou
           le
           Droit
           &
           la
           Iustice
           est
           refus●
           ,
           &
           dilaié
           ,
           lá
           ily
           a
           proprement
           un
           Appel
           au
           Prince
           de
           tels
           Sujects
           injurieux
           pour
           y
           chercher
           le
           Remede
           .
        
         
           Lors
           qu'on
           ne
           peut
           obtenir
           l'
           advantage
           de
           Loy
           ,
           il
           faut
           de
           failler
           de
           tout
           ,
           &
           demeure
           toute
           en
           la
           puissance
           de
           ceux
           seulement
           qui
           la
           scavent
           avoir
           en
           possession
           —
           S'il
           y
           a
           quelqun
           qui
           vieut
           a
           souffrier
           injustice
           ,
           &
           en
           demeure
           la
           acquiescant
           .
           Il
           est
           hors
           de
           Droit
           de
           ses
           propres
           Raisons
           ,
           trahit
           son
           propre
           Droit
           &
           abandonné
           son
           propre
           Interest
           .
           A
           Rejetter
           les
           Lettres
           d'Administration
           ,
           qui
           sont
           passées
           par
           la
           Cour
           Prerogative
           d'
           Anglaterre
           .
           Tout
           ainsi
           comme
           si
           on
           nioit
           le
           Droit
           &
           puissance
           de
           la
           Souverainté
           du
           Roy
           ,
           pour
           proteger
           ses
           Sujects
           ,
           le
           Ravisant
           &
           frustrant
           de
           ses
           Ordonnances
           &
           Loys
           ,
           aussibien
           que
           ses
           Sujects
           de
           leur
           biens
           .
           Et
           ce●uy
           ne
           merité
           en
           quelque
           façon
           qui
           ce
           soit
           le
           nom
           d'
           Anglois
           ,
           qui
           veut
           souffrier
           tant
           de
           mécontement
           ,
           quand
           il
           a
           un
           Prince
           qui
           a
           le
           pouvoir
           de
           maintenier
           les
           Loyx
           de
           sa
           propre
           Couronne
           ,
           &
           maintenir
           les
           Propriëtez
           de
           ses
           Sujects
           .
        
         
           God
           save
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           prosper
           the
           City
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           REQUEST
           AEN
           d'Edele
           Achtbare
           Heeren
           Bailliu
           ,
           Burgemeesters
           ende
           Schepenen
           Der
           Stadt
           MIDDELBURGH
           in
           ZEELANDT
           .
        
         
           VErtoont
           reverentelijck
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Schilt-Knaep
           ,
           Administrateur
           van
           alle
           de
           Goederen
           en
           nalatenschappen
           ,
           soo
           roerende
           al
           's
           onroerende
           ,
           Actien
           ,
           Schulden
           en
           Crediten
           ,
           van
           wijlen
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           en
           Sir
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           in
           hun
           leven
           Ridders
           ,
           ongeadministreert
           gelaten
           by
           
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           en
           
             William
             Tomes
          
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Hoe
           dat
           hy
           Suppliant
           in
           den
           Iare
           1662.
           voor
           V
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           Proces
           heeft
           gemoveert
           op
           ende
           jegens
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           Zaliger
           gewesen
           Koopman
           ,
           ende
           na
           sijn
           overlijden
           ,
           't
           selve
           wederom
           op
           nieuws
           geinstitueert
           jegens
           sijne
           Kinderen
           en
           Erfgenamen
           ;
           omme
           te
           hebben
           rekeninge
           ende
           bewijs
           van
           diversche
           notable
           sommen
           van
           Penningen
           (
           berustende
           in
           hun
           handen
           )
           aenkomende
           den
           Boedel
           van
           
             Sir
             William
             Courten
          
           ,
           en
           vervolgens
           oock
           aen
           
             Sir
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           en
           den
           Suppliant
           die
           geduerigh
           is
           opgehouden
           ,
           met
           vele
           frivoleuse
           en
           inpertinente
           exceptien
           ,
           ende
           andere
           dilayerende
           practijcquen
           tot
           sijn
           Suppliants
           groote
           schade
           en
           vexatie
           ,
           strijdigh
           jegens
           de
           regulen
           van
           Iustitie
           ,
           ende
           rechtmatigheydt
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Dat
           alhoewel
           het
           seer
           wel
           kennelijk
           is
           ,
           dat
           den
           Suppliant
           was
           geadmitteert
           in
           de
           Eerweerde
           Societeyt
           van
           
             Grays
             Inn
          
           ,
           alwaer
           hy
           vele
           Iaren
           achter
           den
           anderen
           in
           
           de
           Rechten
           van
           Engelant
           heeft
           gestudeert
           ,
           en
           in
           den
           Iare
           1660.
           was
           beëdight
           en
           gesworen
           tot
           een
           van
           de
           Edelluyden
           van
           Sijn
           Majesteyts
           Eerwaerdighste
           Secreet-kamer
           ,
           tot
           welcke
           Digniteyt
           niemandt
           wert
           geadmitteert
           ,
           al
           's
           die
           gene
           ,
           die
           af-komstigh
           zijn
           van
           honorable
           Familien
           ,
           levende
           in
           seer
           goede
           reputatie
           ;
           effectivelijck
           besittende
           ende
           possiderende
           een
           Staat
           ofte
           inkomen
           waerdigh
           £
           500
           Sterling
           
             per
             annum
          
           ,
           gelijck
           blijckt
           by
           de
           Attestatien
           daer
           van
           zijnde
           ,
           hier
           geannexeert
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Evenwel
           soo
           hebben
           de
           Heeren
           Johan
           en
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           me●
           hare
           consoorten
           ,
           niet
           alleen
           de
           vrymoedigheyt
           en
           onbeschaemtheyt
           gehadt
           ,
           h●●ne
           Advocaten
           seer
           leelijck
           ,
           nijdelijck
           ,
           valschelijck
           ,
           en
           onbehoorlijck
           te
           institueren
           ,
           omme
           in
           hare
           Pleydoyen
           voor
           V
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           Vyerschare
           voor
           te
           brengen
           ,
           sulcke
           infameuse
           en
           snoode
           dingen
           (
           geensints
           ter
           materie
           dienende
           )
           waer
           door
           de
           Omstanders
           schaemroot
           wierden
           ,
           om
           sijnent
           wil
           ,
           die
           sich
           niet
           en
           schaemde
           sulcke
           reflectien
           op
           den
           Koninck
           van
           Groot
           Brittannien
           Sijn
           E.
           Onderdanen
           ,
           ende
           particulierlijck
           op
           den
           Suppliant
           te
           leggen
           :
           Nemaer
           hebben
           oock
           de
           selve
           doen
           drucken
           ,
           en
           heymelijck
           uytgegeven
           aen
           diversche
           Persoonen
           ,
           met
           intentie
           omme
           door
           soodanige
           Libellen
           en
           valsche
           Pampheletten
           (
           die
           behoorde
           door
           den
           Beul
           ofte
           Scherp-Rechter
           verbrandt
           te
           werden
           ,
           ter
           oorsa●ck
           van
           het
           Affront
           die
           Natie
           aengedaen
           ,
           in
           tijde
           van
           Vrede
           ,
           en
           goede
           correspondentie
           ●usschen
           den
           Koninck
           van
           Groot
           Brittannien
           ende
           de
           Heeren
           Staten
           Generael
           )
           hare
           gruwsam●
           Actien
           te
           wreken
           in
           't
           stellen
           van
           hem
           Suppliant
           odieus
           voor
           Ed.
           Achtbare
           en
           misdadigh
           voor
           het
           Volck
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Oversulcx
           kan
           den
           Suppliant
           hem
           selfs
           niet
           langer
           loochenen
           ,
           ofte
           sijn
           rechtma●igh
           gevoelen
           verswijgen
           ,
           wegens
           de
           ongeschickte
           en
           onbeleefde
           practijcquen
           van
           de
           voorsz
           .
           Boudaens
           ende
           hare
           Advocaten
           ;
           nochte
           oock
           vergeten
           V
           Ed.
           Achtbare
           bekent
           te
           maken
           ,
           dat
           de
           fraudeleuse
           handelingen
           van
           den
           ouden
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ende
           
             Jacob
             Pergens
          
           ,
           wegens
           
             Sir
             Edward
             Littletons
          
           Intrest
           in
           de
           twee
           Schepen
           de
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
          
           ende
           
             Henry
             Bona
             Adventura
          
           ,
           en
           
             Sir
             Paul
             Pyndars
          
           Assignatien
           ,
           by
           andere
           Volckeren
           soude
           hebben
           gestraft
           geworden
           ,
           al
           's
           Criminele
           misdaden
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Dat
           alhoewel
           de
           Boudaens
           geen
           meerder
           kennisse
           ,
           nochte
           bel●eftheyt
           hadden
           ,
           soo
           hadden
           nochtans
           hun
           Advocaten
           ,
           meer
           wetenschap
           ende
           geleertheyt
           behooren
           te
           hebben
           ,
           die
           by
           manequement
           van
           andere
           saaken
           ,
           V
           Ed.
           Achtbaerheden
           ,
           en
           andere
           hebben
           moeyelijck
           gevallen
           met
           dese
           ongerijmtheden
           ,
           welcke
           ,
           by
           aldien
           't
           selve
           in
           Engelandt
           hadde
           geschiet
           by
           eenigen
           Advocaet
           aldaer
           jegens
           een
           Vremdelinck
           ,
           (
           gelijck
           al
           's
           
             Mr.
             Dionisius
             Rexstoot
          
           hier
           heeft
           gedaen
           )
           soo
           soude
           die
           schandeleuse
           ende
           onbehoorlijcke
           daedt
           ,
           hem
           ontrent
           sijn
           hersenloos
           Hooft
           gespelt
           geworden
           hebben
           ,
           en
           gesententieert
           daer
           mede
           ontrent
           de
           Zael
           van
           West-munster
           te
           wandelen
           ,
           mitsgaders
           gesuspendeert
           van
           meerder
           voor
           eenige
           Vyerscharen
           te
           Pleyten
           :
           alwaer
           oock
           
           Parthyen
           niet
           is
           geadmitteert
           soo
           vermetigh
           te
           zijn
           om
           te
           blijven
           sitten
           in
           de
           Rechtbanck
           (
           gelijsk
           
             Johan
             Boudaen
          
           op
           den
           7.
           
           October
           deses
           Iaers
           heeft
           gedaen
           ,
           )
           al
           's
           de
           saeck
           jegens
           hem
           bepleyt
           wiert
           .
        
         
           Om
           alle
           welcke
           redenen
           den
           Suppliant
           seer
           ootmoedelijck
           versoeckt
           ,
           dat
           U
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           hem
           gelieven
           te
           admitteren
           ,
           om
           voor
           U
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           Vyerschare
           Proces
           te
           mogen
           instituëren
           op
           ende
           jegens
           
             Iohan
             Bo●daen
             .
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           ende
           
             Abraham
             Biscop
          
           ,
           ten
           eynde
           dat
           hy
           Suppliant
           reparatie
           mach
           verkrijgen
           van
           de
           schandale
           ende
           injurie
           hem
           aengedaen
           :
           mitsgaders
           dat
           U
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           de
           sake
           wegens
           de
           Rekeninge
           (
           dienende
           op
           d'ordinaire
           Roll
           voor
           U
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           )
           geliefden
           te
           expediëren
           ,
           achtervolgens
           den
           Brief
           van
           recommandatie
           door
           den
           Heer
           Major
           ende
           Alder-Mannen
           der
           Stadt
           Londen
           ,
           aen
           U
           Ed.
           Achtb.
           onlangs
           gepresenteert
           ;
           te
           meer
           alsoo
           binnen
           Londen
           de
           Vremdelingen
           in
           sulcken
           cas
           voor
           de
           Borgers
           ende
           Ingesetenen
           werden
           geprefereert
           ,
           't
           welck
           oock
           selfs
           binnen
           Constantinopolen
           en
           al
           andere
           Gewesten
           in
           Turckyen
           wert
           gepractiseert
           ,
           alwaer
           geen
           Proces
           daer
           Vremdelingen
           in
           zijn
           geintresseert
           langer
           is
           hangende
           ,
           al
           's
           den
           tijdt
           van
           achtien
           weecken
           .
        
         
           't
           Welck
           doende
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
       
         
           Translaet
           uyt
           de
           Engelsche
           Taal
           .
        
         
           Cereificatie
           van
           den
           Grave
           Arlington
           .
        
         
           DEsen
           dient
           om
           te
           certificeren
           ,
           dat
           
             George
             Carew
          
           Schilt
           knaep
           ,
           is
           beedight
           ,
           ende
           geadmitteert
           tot
           Sijn
           Majesteyts
           Dienaer
           ,
           in
           de
           plaets
           en
           in
           de
           qualiteyt
           van
           een
           van
           de
           Edelluyden
           van
           Sijn
           Majesteyts
           aldereerweerdighste
           Secreete
           Kamer
           ,
           omme
           te
           genieten
           alle
           Rechten
           ,
           Privilegien
           ,
           Voordeelen
           en
           Uytnementheden
           daer
           toe
           dienende
           en
           behoorende
           .
        
         
           
             Gegeven
             onder
             mijn
             Handt
             en
             Zegel
             
               desen
               25.
               dagh
               van
               February
               1674
               /
               5.
               in
               het
               27
               ste
               Jaer
               van
               Sijn
               Majesteyts
               Regeringe
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Was
             geteyckent
             Arlington
             .
             In
             Margine
             stont
             een
             Signet
             gedruckt
             in
             ●ooden
             Lack.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Certificatie
           wegens
           M
           
           r.
           Carews
           Staet
           van
           sijn
           Rentmeester
           en
           Dienaer
           .
        
         
           KEnnelijck
           zy
           een
           yeder
           by
           desen
           ,
           dat
           
             George
             Carew
          
           van
           Richmond
           ,
           in
           het
           Grafschap
           van
           Surrey
           ,
           in
           het
           Koninckrijck
           van
           Engeland
           ,
           Schilt-Knaep
           ,
           jegenwoordigh
           residerende
           binnen
           de
           Stadt
           Middelburgh
           in
           Zeelandt
           ,
           (
           ter
           oirsake
           van
           diversche
           Processen
           ende
           Rechten
           aldaer
           hangende
           )
           heeft
           verscheyden
           Landen
           ,
           Huysen
           ,
           Hof-Steden
           ,
           en
           Erf-goederen
           gelegen
           in
           het
           Graefschap
           van
           
             Suffolke
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             Londen
             ,
             Dorsetshiere
             ,
          
           ende
           Surrey
           ,
           waer
           van
           hy
           al
           's
           wettige
           Possesseur
           Jaerlijcks
           treckt
           de
           Somme
           £
           530.
           over
           ende
           boven
           de
           opgelden
           ,
           die
           daer
           op
           mogen
           verkregen
           werden
           .
        
         
           
             In
             kennisse
             der
             waerheyt
             dese
             met
             onse
             handen
             geteyckent
             binnen
             Londen
             
               desen
               26.
               
               Marty
               1675.
               in
               het
               27
               ste
               Jaer
               van
               onsen
               Souverainen
               Heer
               Koninck
               
                 Carolus
                 de
                 Tweede
              
               ,
            
          
           
             
               Was
               geteyckent
            
             ,
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Exall
                 ,
              
               
                 Aäron
                 Wright
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           Certificatie
           van
           de
           Leser
           ende
           Benchers
           van
           Grays
           Inn.
           
        
         
           DEsen
           dient
           omme
           een
           yegelijck
           te
           certificeren
           dien
           't
           aengaen
           mach
           ,
           dat
           
             George
             Carew
          
           van
           Richmond
           in
           het
           Graefschap
           van
           Surrey
           ,
           Schilt-knaep
           ,
           een
           van
           de
           Edelluyden
           van
           Sijn
           Majesteyts
           Eerweerdighste
           Secreet-Kamer
           ;
           was
           geadmitteert
           in
           dese
           Societeyt
           van
           
             Grayes
             Inn
          
           op
           den
           23
           Juny
           1653.
           
        
         
           
             In
             kennisse
             der
             waerheyt
             hebben
             wy
             hier
             onder
             gestelt
             on●e
             Handtteyckens
             ,
             
               desen
               26.
               
               February
               1674
               /
               5.
               en
               in
               het
               27
               ste
               Jaer
               van
               Koninck
               
                 Carolus
                 de
                 Tweede
              
               ,
            
          
           
             
               Was
               geteyckent
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Holt
                 Lector
                 ,
              
               
                 Robert
                 Raworth
                 ,
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Otway
                 ,
              
               
                 Fr.
                 Luttrel
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Dese
             dry
             voorsz
             .
             Certificatien
             zijn
             Getranslateert
             door
             den
             Notaris
             
               Marinus
               Smallegangh
            
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           12.
           
           Instantien
           en
           Positien
           in
           de
           Wet
           observabel
           ,
           RAKENDE
           De
           Saecken
           tuss
           chen
           Carew
           ende
           Boudaens
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           ALle
           Erfgenamen
           /
           Executeuren
           en
           Administrateuren
           zijn
           verplicht
           en
           gehouden
           /
           soo
           welte
           betalen
           al
           's
           t'ontfangen
           ;
           gelijck
           ymant
           /
           die
           kennisse
           van
           zaecken
           heeft
           /
           ●oet
           bekennen
           den
           Advocaet
           Rextoot
           in
           sijn
           Ple●doyen
           /
           socckt
           dese
           saecke
           confuselijck
           te
           verwerren
           /
           en
           wilde
           gaern
           de
           selve
           faeck
           anders
           uytleggen
           /
           sustinerende
           /
           dat
           de
           Zoons
           Zoon
           vande
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           in
           soodanigen
           Casu
           blijft
           verobligeert
           /
           daer
           nochtans
           hy
           niet
           alleenelijck
           heeft
           gerefuseert
           gehad
           /
           om
           Brieven
           van
           Administratie
           van's
           Broot-vaders
           zijde
           te
           lichten
           /
           neen
           maer
           het
           Recht
           van
           Engelant
           soude
           niet
           geleden
           hebben
           gehadt
           /
           dat
           hy
           de
           selve
           op
           hem
           soude
           genomenhebben
           vande
           Vaderlijcke
           zijde
           /
           schoon
           hy
           sulex
           hadde
           soccken
           te
           doen.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           de
           Soon
           /
           die
           Erfgenaem
           en
           Executeur
           was
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           sijn
           Vader
           /
           en
           konde
           geen
           van
           sijn
           eygen
           schulden
           betalen
           /
           met
           de
           middelen
           van
           dito
           sijn
           Vader
           Zaliger
           terwijl
           sijn
           Vaders
           Crediteuren
           niet
           waren
           voldaen
           /
           de
           ●amer
           van
           de
           disolate
           Boedels
           en
           kon
           op
           haer
           niet
           nemen
           om
           cenigh
           gedeelte
           van
           de
           Soons
           schulden
           te
           betalen
           u●t
           de
           middelen
           van
           de
           Vader
           de
           ●idder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           hy
           Soon
           hebbende
           de
           selve
           schulden
           gemaeckt
           /
           en
           insolvent
           〈◊〉
           zijnde
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Will●m
             Courten
          
           de
           Soon
           (
           die
           Erfgenaem
           en
           Executeur
           was
           van
           sijn
           Vader
           )
           en
           kan
           niet
           gheseght
           worden
           te
           hebben
           geadministreert
           de
           Middelen
           van
           dito
           sijn
           Vader
           /
           voor
           en
           aleer
           hy
           geliquideert
           hadde
           gehadt
           de
           Rekeningen
           /
           die
           de
           Compagnie
           aengmgen
           /
           en
           de
           schulden
           van
           dien
           betaelt
           /
           maer
           dat
           noch
           meer
           is
           /
           daer
           zijn
           diversche
           particuliere
           schulden
           van
           de
           ●idder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           uptstaende
           /
           die
           hy
           selfs
           moe●
           hebben
           /
           soo
           wel
           al
           's
           betalen
           /
           die
           noyt
           door
           sijn
           Soon
           zijn
           geadministreert
           geweest
           /
           en
           konnen
           die
           schulden
           /
           die
           hy
           hebben
           most
           /
           niet
           wettelijck
           ingemaent
           of
           gevordert
           werden
           /
           al
           's
           door
           kracht
           van
           de
           Brieven
           van
           Administratie
           aen
           Carew
           gegunt
           /
           sonder
           wiens
           eygentlijck
           niet
           betaelt
           of
           ontfangen
           kan
           worden
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           de
           Soon
           na
           de
           do
           ot
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           de
           Vader
           /
           heeft
           verscheyde
           schulden
           van
           sijn
           eygen
           Rekeninge
           gemaeckt
           /
           door
           een
           particuliere
           handel
           op
           Oost-Indien
           /
           (
           en
           daerom
           al
           's
           een
           Koopman
           aengesien
           )
           is
           hy
           de
           ●amer
           van
           de
           disolate
           Boedels
           onderworpen
           geweest
           /
           dat
           anders
           niet
           konde
           wesen
           /
           ten
           zy
           een
           Negotiant
           waer
           geweest
           /
           en
           moet
           verstaen
           werden
           /
           soo
           wanneer
           
           hy
           selfs
           absenteerde
           sonder
           te
           blijven
           in
           de
           administratie
           van
           sijn
           Vaders
           Middelen
           /
           dat
           de
           selve
           al
           's
           dan
           waren
           blijvende
           in
           
             Averance
             de
             la
             Loy
          
           ,
           dat
           is
           ●nder
           protextie
           van
           de
           Wet
           /
           tot
           hoedanigen
           tijdt
           dat
           de
           Brieven
           van
           Administratie
           waren
           verleent
           aen
           Carew
           ,
           om
           volgens
           de
           Wetten
           en
           Usantien
           van
           Engelant
           te
           ageren
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Moet
           oock
           genotificeert
           werden
           /
           dat
           die
           gene
           die
           Executeur
           is
           van
           cen
           ander
           Executeur
           /
           niet
           en
           kan
           betalen
           de
           schulden
           van
           de
           leste
           Testateur
           met
           de
           Middelen
           van
           den
           eersten
           Testateur
           /
           maer
           moeten
           alle
           schulden
           betaelt
           werden
           
             de
             bonis
             propriis
             Testatoris
          
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           Indien
           't
           gebeurt
           dat
           een
           Executeur
           of
           Administrateur
           Pleyt
           tegens
           eenige
           van
           de
           Crediteuren
           /
           al
           's
           dat
           hy
           ten
           vollen
           heeft
           geadministreert
           de
           Goederen
           /
           roerende
           ende
           onroerende
           van
           den
           Intestaet
           /
           en
           soo
           't
           daer
           na
           gevonden
           werdt
           /
           dat
           hy
           een
           gedeelte
           daer
           van
           qualijck
           heeft
           gebruyckt
           /
           of
           ten
           ourechte
           betaelt
           /
           maeckt
           hy
           al
           's
           dan
           sich
           selfs
           schuldigh
           om
           alle
           die
           schulden
           uyt
           sijn
           eygen
           Goederen
           te
           betalen
           ▪
           de
           reden
           daer
           van
           is
           /
           vermits
           het
           in
           sijn
           eygen
           keur
           was
           /
           of
           hy
           wilde
           administreren
           of
           niet
           /
           en
           die
           na
           dat
           hy
           hadde
           geaccepteert
           gehadt
           voor
           soodanigen
           Administratie
           behoorde
           onder
           Eedt
           een
           ware
           en
           perfecte
           Inventaris
           ge-exhibeert
           te
           hebben
           en
           niet
           te
           persisteren
           op
           valsche
           en
           impertinente
           Pleydoyen
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           Vorders
           is
           't
           sulex
           /
           dat
           soo
           by
           aldien
           een
           Erfgenaem
           Plept
           /
           dat
           hy
           geen
           Landeryen
           heeft
           van
           sijn
           Voorsaet
           de●cendente
           /
           die
           voor
           sijne
           schulden
           aensprekelijck
           zijn
           /
           ende
           dat
           de
           Crediteuren
           daer
           na
           vinden
           eenige
           Middelen
           
             En
             fief
          
           ,
           de
           Er●genamen
           aensprekelijck
           zijn
           /
           ende
           die
           schulden
           nyt
           sijn
           Middelen
           betaelt
           werden
           /
           om
           redenen
           /
           dat
           hy
           een
           valsche
           Pleydoy
           heeft
           gemaeckt
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           Yemandt
           /
           die
           sich
           bemoeyt
           met
           de
           Goederen
           van
           overleden
           Vrient
           of
           Bloet-Verwant
           sonder
           Brieven
           van
           Administratie
           te
           hebben
           /
           sal
           aengesien
           wesen
           al
           's
           cen
           Executeur
           in
           sijn
           eygen
           prejuditie
           /
           en
           is
           aensprekelijck
           om
           alle
           de
           schuldeu
           van
           den
           Intestaet
           te
           betalen
           /
           want
           het
           is
           een
           presumptie
           in
           Rechten
           /
           dat
           niemandt
           so●
           willen
           aenvaerden
           de
           Middelen
           van
           een
           ander
           in
           soodanigen
           cas
           /
           ten
           zy
           hy
           versekert
           was
           /
           dat'er
           genoegh
           en
           over
           soude
           wesen
           /
           om
           alle
           de
           schulden
           te
           betalen
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           Voor
           en
           aleer
           de
           Statuten
           van
           
             West-munster
             de
             Tweede
          
           (
           soo
           ghenaemt
           )
           zijn
           gemaeckt
           geweest
           /
           alle
           Landerpen
           /
           van
           wat
           Nature
           de
           selve
           mochten
           wesen
           /
           waren
           aensprekelijck
           voor
           de
           schulden
           /
           en
           konde
           geen
           Entaillementen
           selfs
           gheschieden
           van
           de
           Middelen
           toebehoorende
           Heeren
           die
           van
           haer
           Landt-goederen
           /
           te
           beleteen
           om
           van
           haer
           Crediteuren
           niet
           aengesproken
           en
           gemaent
           te
           werden
           /
           maer
           naderhandt
           zijnde
           ●eer
           schadelijck
           gevonden
           voor
           de
           Negotie
           /
           waren
           nieuwe
           Statuten
           in
           Koninck
           Jacobus
           tijdt
           gemaeckt
           /
           waer
           door
           de
           Landeryen
           van
           ●oop-Luyden
           waren
           aensprekelijck
           voor
           hare
           schulden
           /
           niet
           jegenstaende
           dat
           er
           Entaillementen
           waren
           gepasseert
           op
           hare
           Kinderen
           /
           daer
           ter
           contrarie
           /
           die
           op
           haer
           Inkomsten
           leven
           /
           en
           geen
           Negotie
           en
           doen
           /
           Entaillementen
           konnen
           maken
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           De
           Wetten
           van
           Engelandt
           ,
           ja
           de
           Wetten
           van
           Natien
           /
           zijn
           seer
           teer
           in
           saken
           rakende
           de
           ●ekeningen
           en
           Persoonen
           van
           Koopluyden
           /
           doende
           in
           Compagnie
           /
           
           die
           gewoonelijck
           haer
           Credijt
           extenderen
           en
           verbreeden
           in
           alle
           gedeelten
           des
           Weerelts
           /
           tot
           voortsettinge
           van
           de
           Negotie
           .
           Het
           ware
           dan
           een
           van
           de
           groote
           malheuren
           /
           die
           men
           konde
           bedencken
           /
           indie●
           dry
           Persoonen
           in
           Compagnie
           handelende
           /
           datse
           dan
           allegaer
           〈◊〉
           en
           ●ouden
           verobligeert
           wesen
           /
           en
           haer
           Middelen
           verplicht
           om
           de
           schulden
           van
           de
           Compagnie
           te
           betalen
           .
           't
           Is
           tot
           dien
           eynde
           dat
           ●e
           Statuyten
           van
           Engelandt
           hebben
           specialijck
           gedecriteert
           en
           geprovideert
           /
           om
           alle
           Exceptien
           in
           de
           Rekeniugen
           van
           Kooplu●den
           te
           voorkomen
           /
           dat
           geen
           limitatie
           van
           th●t
           altoos
           kan
           vermind●●en
           of
           echaperen
           Actien
           in
           de
           Rechten
           in
           saken
           van
           Koopluyden
           haer
           ●ekeningen
           /
           of
           Luyden
           uytlandigh
           gestorven
           .
        
         
           11.
           
           Een
           Koopman
           in
           Engelant
           ,
           die
           £
           500
           Sterlinex
           's
           Iaers
           inkomste
           heest
           van
           sijn
           Landeryen
           /
           en
           daer-en-boven
           noch
           £
           5000
           Sterlincx
           in
           Contanten
           /
           die
           verobligeert
           alles
           /
           soo
           wanneer
           hy
           een
           Negotie
           aengaet
           met
           ●mant
           in
           Compagnie
           /
           en
           wat
           den
           eenen
           Compagnion
           komt
           te
           doen
           /
           in
           wat
           sake
           het
           soude
           mogen
           wesen
           /
           de
           Compagnie
           aengaende
           /
           sulcx
           verbint
           d'andere
           Compagnions
           mede
           .
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           Zaliger
           heeft
           het
           mede
           ge-experimenteert
           gegad
           in
           de
           sake
           met
           Iuffrouw
           
             Josina
             Hobell
          
           ,
           ende
           Mr
           ▪
           
             Johan
             East
          
           ,
           die
           twee
           Crediteuren
           waren
           van
           de
           Compagnie
           /
           en
           met
           wien
           hy
           een
           Accoort
           maeckte
           /
           wegens
           de
           schulden
           van
           de
           Compagnie
           /
           wanneer
           dan
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           Zaliger
           sich
           embarqueerde
           in
           't
           Schip
           of
           Bodem
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           soo
           begaf
           hy
           hem
           op
           een
           Voyagie
           niet
           min
           desperaet
           /
           gelijck
           h●
           en
           
             Jacob
             Pergens
          
           deden
           met
           de
           Schepen
           de
           
             Bon
             Esperance
          
           en
           
             Henry
             Bon
             Adventura
          
           ,
           die
           Executeuren
           waren
           in
           de
           sake
           tot
           haer
           eygen
           nadeel
           /
           en
           sullen
           bevinden
           hier
           namaels
           /
           datse
           het
           dier
           moeten
           kosten
           /
           mits
           datse
           haer
           selven
           bemoeyt
           hebben
           met
           
             Nolime
             tangere
          
           ,
           't
           welck
           haer
           /
           en
           hare
           Familien
           sal
           Schip-breuck
           doen
           lijden
           /
           ten
           zy
           het
           Schip
           na
           een
           ander
           streeck
           van
           't
           Compas
           gestiert
           werdt
           .
        
         
           12.
           
           De
           schulden
           der
           Koopluyden
           
             sont
             plus
             Sacré
          
           ,
           al
           's
           zijn
           de
           schulden
           van
           andere
           Persoonen
           in
           de
           Weerelt
           /
           de
           reden
           is
           /
           om
           datse
           gefondeert
           zijn
           op
           Gods
           voorsienighept
           /
           en
           een
           Koopmans
           personeel
           Credijt
           en
           weer
           digheyt
           .
           Particuliere
           Heeren
           in
           Engelant
           ,
           die
           van
           haer
           eygen
           Landen
           en
           Inkomsten
           leven
           /
           en
           konnen
           geen
           considerabile
           sommen
           Gelts
           leenen
           /
           sonder
           een
           visibel
           Pant
           of
           Cautie
           van
           Huysen
           of
           Landen
           te
           stellen
           /
           zijnde
           niet
           onderworpen
           de
           Commissien
           van
           die
           Statuyten
           en
           Ordonnantien
           /
           gelijck
           Koopluyden
           zijn
           /
           en
           konnen
           d'Erfgenamen
           van
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           Zaliger
           /
           en
           de
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           niet
           seggen
           dat
           dit
           Huys
           of
           dat
           Landt
           haer
           eygen
           is
           /
           voor
           en
           al
           eer
           de
           schulden
           van
           de
           Compagnie
           betaelt
           zijn
           /
           en
           dat
           de
           ongeadministreerde
           Effecten
           van
           de
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courtens
          
           Middelen
           onder
           haer
           berustende
           /
           zijn
           gerestaureert
           aen
           de
           Administrateur
           /
           die
           wettelijck
           de
           selve
           komt
           eyschen
           /
           met
           ●osten
           /
           Schaden
           /
           Intresten
           /
           geleden
           in
           dit
           Proces
           soo
           veel
           Iaren
           na
           malkander
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           ADVERTISSEMENT
           .
        
         
           DE
           Ridders
           
             Willem
             Courten
             ,
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           ,
           ende
           
             Johan
             Moncy
          
           ,
           Koopman
           waren
           alle
           Engelschen
           /
           en
           handelden
           in
           Compagnie
           .
           Den
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           storf
           in
           't
           Iaar
           1636.
           tot
           Londen
           ,
           schuldigh
           .
           aen
           diversche
           Persoonen
           125000
           Ponden
           Sterline●
           /
           benessens
           36000
           Ponden
           Sterlinex
           aen
           de
           Ridder
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           .
           Welcke
           schulden
           niet
           en
           zijn
           voldaen
           /
           alhoewel
           den
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           op
           sijn
           Doodtbedde
           ernstelijck
           vegeerde
           op
           al
           sijn
           Vrienden
           (
           alwaer
           
             Jacob
             Pergens
          
           present
           was
           )
           te
           adsisteren
           sijn
           Soon
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           wien
           hy
           ordineerde
           tot
           sijn
           Executeur
           in
           't
           stellen
           van
           de
           Rekeningen
           van
           de
           Compagnie
           op
           dat
           de
           schulden
           mochten
           werden
           betaeit
           /
           waer
           op
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           was
           d'Admini●tratie
           vergunt
           by
           den
           Prerogativen
           Hove
           in
           Londen
           ,
           met
           Macht
           omme
           te
           innen
           de
           Effecten
           van
           sijn
           Vaders
           Boedel
           :
           maer
           en
           konde
           in
           sijn
           gansche
           leven
           de
           Erfgenamen
           van
           den
           Ridder
           
             Pieter
             Courten
          
           niet
           brengen
           tot●●enige
           reden
           .
           Welcke
           hielt
           de
           generale
           Boecken
           ende
           Reeckeningen
           van
           al
           de
           Koopmanschappen
           /
           ende
           storf
           schuldigh
           wesende
           ae●
           de●
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           op
           de
           Reeckeninge
           122139
           :
           10
           :
           6.
           al
           's
           blijckt
           by
           de
           Reeckeninge
           .
        
         
           Waerom
           de
           Crediteuren
           van
           de
           Ridders
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           en
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           souden
           wesen
           miserabel
           indien
           de
           Letteren
           van
           Administratie
           van
           den
           Praerogativen
           Hove
           van
           Engelandt
           ,
           binnen
           Middelburgh
           niet
           en
           souden
           krachtigh
           zijn
           .
           We
           sende
           nochtans
           sulcken
           Juditiëlen
           Acte
           van
           get●ygenisse
           ,
           dat
           de
           Authori●eyt
           derselve
           aller
           wegen
           goet
           ensufficient
           is
           ,
           in
           alle
           andere
           Recht-bancken
           van
           de
           Weerelt
           ,
           omme
           te
           recoevereeren
           de
           o●geadministreerde
           Effecten
           van
           den
           Boedel
           ,
           van
           den
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           dewelcke
           ●oo
           lange
           zijn
           onthouden
           van
           soo
           menige
           Weduwe
           ende
           Weese
           die
           Broot
           hebben
           gegeten
           by
           de
           vremde
           .
        
         
           Korts
           na
           de
           Do
           ot
           van
           den
           Ridder
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           zijn
           de
           Inlantsche
           Troubelen
           ende
           Burgerlijcke
           Oorlogen
           in
           Engelandt
           geresen
           :
           Willem
           de
           Soon
           ende
           Executeur
           absentcerde
           hem
           selven
           /
           ende
           wiert
           Insolv●nt
           /
           doen
           interposeerde
           en
           adviseerde
           
             Jacob
             Pergens
          
           sijnen
           Schoon-Broeder
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           ende
           de
           reste
           van
           sijn
           Confraters
           te
           houden
           war
           sy
           in
           hare
           handen
           ghekregen
           hadden
           /
           seggende
           dat
           de
           Possessie
           was
           elf
           deelen
           van
           de
           Wet
           .
        
         
           In
           't
           Iaer
           1648.
           korts
           na
           dat
           Karolus
           de
           Eerste
           Koninck
           van
           Groot
           Brittangien
           was
           gedoot
           /
           zijnder
           in
           Hollandt
           dissentien
           geresen
           .
           In
           't
           Iaer
           1653
           is
           '
           er
           een
           Oorlogh
           gekomen
           tusschen
           het
           Lange
           Parlement
           /
           ende
           de
           Vereenighde
           Provintlen
           .
           Korts
           naer
           dat
           
             Karolus
             de
             Tweede
          
           was
           gerestaureert
           /
           wiert
           een
           ander
           Oorlogh
           gepro●lameert
           tusschen
           Syn
           Ma●esteyt
           ende
           de
           Staten
           Generael
           .
           In't
           Iaer
           1672.
           is'er
           een
           derde
           Oorlogh
           geresen
           tusschen
           den
           Koniuck
           en
           de
           Staten
           .
        
         
           Nochtans
           alle
           dese
           Revolutie
           van
           tijdt
           ,
           ende
           Gouvernement
           ,
           niet
           jegenstaende
           al
           de
           Eysschen
           van
           de
           Crediteuren
           ,
           van
           de
           Last-hebbe●s
           ,
           van
           de
           Executcurs
           ,
           van
           de
           Administrateurs
           ,
           addressen
           van
           Vrinden
           ,
           ende
           Ministers
           van
           Staet
           ,
           en
           Proces
           in
           Rechte
           ,
           niets
           en
           konde
           prevaleren
           om
           met
           
             Pieter
             Boudaen
          
           ,
           ende
           sijn
           Sonen
           ,
           ofte
           ha●e
           Confraters
           te
           liquideren
           de
           Reeck●ninge
           van
           de
           Koopmanschap
           in
           Compagnie
           ,
           o●●e
           te
           maken
           eenige
           restitutie
           van't
           Gelt
           ende
           Goederen
           verkregen
           in
           Possessie
           ,
           behoorende
           tot
           de
           Boedels
           van
           de
           Ridders
           
             Willem
             Courten
          
           ,
           en
           
             Paul
             Pyndar
          
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
       
         
           It
           would
           be
           an
           Example
           ,
           without
           any
           president
           in
           Christendome
           ,
           if
           Mr.
           
             George
             Carew
          
           should
           be
           rejected
           in
           his
           quality
           ,
           to
           Administer
           the
           Effects
           of
           Sir
           
             William
             Courtens
          
           Estate
           ,
           or
           that
           any
           Iudicature
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           should
           give
           Laws
           unto
           England
           ,
           in
           such
           Cases
           ,
           to
           render
           the
           Prerogative
           Court
           insufficient
           ,
           or
           defective
           towards
           obtaining
           the
           Debts
           and
           Credits
           belonging
           to
           the
           Subjects
           of
           the
           Crowne
           of
           England
           ,
           who
           would
           be
           left
           without
           remedy
           ,
           if
           the
           Goods
           of
           Sir
           
             William
             Courten
          
           should
           be
           given
           
             Additione
             Haereditatis
          
           to
           
             William
             Courten
          
           the
           Grandchild
           ,
           that
           hath
           abandonned
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           lives
           in
           obscurity
           ,
           having
           sequestred
           himselfe
           out
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           end
           his
           dayes
           in
           France
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           reach
           of
           his
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           Grandfathers
           Creditors
           ,
           that
           have
           questioned
           him
           ,
           for
           intermedling
           with
           the
           Ioynture
           Lands
           of
           his
           Mother
           ,
           before
           the
           Debts
           are
           paid
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           D
           E
           Insinuatie
           ,
           Interdictie
           en
           Protest
           ,
           Gedaen
           aen
           de
           Oost-Indische
           Compagnie
           ter
           Kamer
           van
           ZEELANT
           ,
           aengaende
           de
           Erfgenamen
           van
           de
           Heer
           Pieter
           Boudaen
           Zaliger
           .
        
         
           
             OP
             huyden
             den
             iv
             .
             November
             1675.
             hebbe
             ick
             
               Henry
               van
               Rijckegem
            
             openbaer
             Notaris
             by
             den
             Hove
             Provintiael
             van
             
               Hollandt
               ,
               Zeelandt
            
             ende
             West-Vrieslandt
             geadmitteert
             ,
             binnen
             Middelburgh
             in
             Zeelant
             residerende
             ,
             my
             ten
             versoecke
             van
             d'Heer
             
               George
               Carew
            
             Schilt-knaep
             van
             Richmond
             in
             het
             Graefschap
             van
             Surrey
             ,
             in
             't
             Koninckrijck
             van
             Engelant
             ,
             (
             
               qualitate
               qua
            
             )
             vervoegt
             ter
             Vergaderinge
             van
             de
             Heeren
             Bewinthebberen
             van
             de
             Oost-Indische
             Compagnie
             ter
             Kamer
             tot
             Middelburgh
             ,
             ende
             de
             Heeren
             aldaer
             vergadert
             ,
             voorgelesen
             de
             navolgende
             Insinuatie
             en
             Protestatie
             .
          
           
           
             KEnnelijck
             zy
             een
             yegelijck
             die
             dit
             sullen
             sien
             ofte
             hooren
             lesen
             ,
             dat
             ick
             
               George
               Carew
            
             Schilt-knaep
             van
             Richmond
             in
             het
             Graefschap
             van
             Surrey
             ,
             in
             het
             Koninckrijck
             van
             Engelant
             ,
             in
             Qualiteyt
             al
             's
             Administrateur
             van
             alle
             Goederen
             ,
             Haven
             ,
             Effecten
             ,
             Actien
             ende
             Crediten
             van
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ende
             Sir
             
               Paul
               Pyndar
            
             Zaligers
             ,
             in
             hun
             leven
             Ridders
             woonachtigh
             tot
             Londen
             ,
             ende
             Assignatie
             hebbende
             van
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Littleton
               Baronet
            
             ,
             mitsgaders
             van
             de
             Commissarisen
             gestelt
             zijnde
             over
             de
             Statuyten
             ,
             gemaeckt
             jegens
             de
             Banckroettiers
             ,
             daer
             onder
             den
             voornoemden
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             Soon
             ende
             Executeur
             van
             sijnen
             Vader
             Zal
             
             r.
             is
             begrepen
             ,
             doen
             kond
             ende
             make
             bekent
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             Dat
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               Pieter
               Courten
            
             ende
             M
             
             r.
             
               Iohn
               de
               Moncy
            
             ,
             gesamentlijck
             vele
             Jaren
             achter
             den
             anderen
             in
             Compagnie
             hebben
             genegotieert
             ,
             soo
             in
             zijde
             al
             's
             linnen
             Manifacturen
             ende
             andere
             Koopmanschappen
             ,
             welcken
             handel
             wel
             voornamentlijck
             is
             gevoert
             geworden
             ,
             met
             Penningen
             op
             Intrest
             gelicht
             binnen
             Londen
             ,
             die
             aen
             Sir
             
               Pieter
               Courten
            
             tot
             Middelburgh
             door
             Wissel
             zijn
             geremitteert
             ,
             of
             over
             Zee
             getransporteert
             ,
             houdende
             hy
             Courten
             de
             generale
             Boecken
             van
             den
             voornoemden
             handel
             en
             Negotie
             ,
             den
             welcken
             schuldigh
             was
             aen
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             ,
             op
             de
             Rekeningen
             ten
             tijde
             van
             sijn
             overlijden
             ,
             de
             Somme
             van
             £
             122139
             :
             10
             :
             6.
             
             Sterlincx
             ,
             gelijck
             by
             't
             slot
             der
             selver
             rekeningen
             blijckt
             ,
             bedragende
             in
             't
             geheel
             met
             den
             verloopen
             Intrest
             tot
             dato
             deses
             ter
             somme
             van
             £
             350000.
             
             Sterlincx
             ,
             en
             meer
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Al
             's
             mede
             dat
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             is
             komen
             te
             overlijden
             
             schuldigh
             zijnde
             aen
             diversch
             van
             Sijn
             Majesteyts
             Onderdanen
             van
             Engelandt
             eene
             somme
             van
             £
             160000
             Sterlincx
             en
             daer
             boven
             aen
             contante
             Penningen
             op
             Intrest
             gelicht
             ,
             waer
             van
             het
             grootste
             deel
             geduyrighlijck
             is
             geimployeert
             in
             de
             voorsz
             .
             Compagnie
             ,
             en
             in
             de
             selve
             Compagnies
             Boecken
             gebracht
             al
             's
             hun
             eygen
             en
             propre
             schulden
             ,
             daer
             van
             den
             Intrest
             betaelt
             wiert
             uyt
             het
             gemeene
             Capitael
             van
             de
             meergemelte
             Compagnie
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Item
             dat
             Sir
             
               Pieter
               Courten
            
             diversche
             groote
             sommen
             van
             de
             voorsz
             .
             Penningen
             (
             aen
             hem
             geremitteert
             ende
             getransporteert
             by
             sijn
             Broeder
             Sir
             VVilliam
             )
             heeft
             verandert
             ende
             verkeert
             in
             Oost
             ende
             West-Indische
             Capitale
             Actien
             op
             de
             respective
             Kamers
             van
             Middelburgh
             ,
             zijnde
             die
             Penningen
             betaelt
             in
             Gout
             ,
             de
             selve
             eygene
             ende
             onverscheydene
             Spetien
             die
             de
             Crediteuren
             binnen
             Londen
             ,
             hebben
             geleent
             ,
             waer
             vooren
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             (
             naer
             gedaen
             ondersoeck
             van
             den
             Procureur
             generael
             )
             in
             gevanckenis
             in
             Engelant
             was
             gestelt
             ,
             ende
             in
             een
             boete
             geslagen
             van
             twintigh
             duysent
             ponden
             Sterlincx
             ,
             voor
             het
             transporteren
             van
             de
             schatten
             van
             het
             Koninckrijck
             naer
             een
             uytheemsche
             Natie
             ,
             strijdigh
             jegens
             de
             Wetten
             van
             de
             Kroon
             ,
             al
             's
             blijckt
             by
             het
             Register
             daer
             van
             gesonden
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Insgelijcx
             dat
             Sir
             
               Pieter
               Courten
            
             is
             komen
             te
             overlijden
             ,
             stellende
             sijn
             Neef
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             Zaliger
             ,
             Koopman
             tot
             Middelburgh
             ,
             tot
             sijnen
             Erfgenaem
             ,
             ende
             
               Iohn
               Moncy
            
             mede
             overlijdende
             ,
             stelde
             ofte
             maeckte
             mentie
             van
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             ende
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             te
             stellen
             tot
             
             sijne
             Executeurs
             ,
             ende
             Sir
             
               William
               Courten
            
             oock
             stervende
             ,
             stelde
             en
             appointeerde
             ,
             sijn
             Soon
             
               William
               Courten
            
             tot
             sijnen
             eenigen
             Executeur
             ,
             die
             insolvent
             gestorven
             is
             ,
             hebbende
             niemant
             van
             hun
             allen
             ter
             deser
             uyre
             de
             minste
             zorge
             gedragen
             ,
             om
             eenige
             van
             de
             Compagnies
             propre
             schulden
             te
             betalen
             ,
             (
             uytgenomen
             de
             schulden
             van
             
               Iohn
               East
            
             ende
             
               Iosina
               Hobell
            
             ,
             daer
             over
             den
             ouden
             Boudaen
             is
             veraccordeert
             ,
             mitsgaders
             de
             schulden
             van
             M
             
             ●s
             .
             
               Iohn
               Casteel
            
             en
             Deremontius
             ,
             dewelke
             met
             de
             Curateuren
             van
             den
             desolaten
             Boedel
             van
             
               VVilliam
               Courten
            
             de
             Jonge
             ,
             zijn
             over-een-gekomen
             voor
             17
             Pence
             per
             Pont
             )
             nochte
             oock
             de
             particuliere
             schulden
             van
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Courten
            
             ,
             ja
             selfs
             niet
             de
             Legaten
             gelegateert
             by
             Sir
             
               Pieter
               Courten
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Courten
            
             ,
             ende
             M
             
             r.
             
               Iohn
               Moncy
            
             ,
             de
             welcke
             al
             's
             noch
             seer
             schandelijck
             onvoldaen
             blijven
             ,
             strijdigh
             niet
             alleen
             jegens
             de
             Goddelijcke
             ende
             Weereltsche
             Wetten
             ,
             maer
             selfs
             tegen
             alle
             billigheyt
             ,
             Recht
             ende
             redenen
             ,
             al
             's
             wanneer
             de
             Sonen
             ende
             Erfgenamen
             van
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             (
             segge
             Verraders
             te
             zijn
             ,
             die
             hun
             met
             recht
             voor
             't
             gunt
             sy
             schuldigh
             zijn
             aenspreken
             )
             de
             selve
             Penningen
             en
             Effecten
             in
             hunne
             handen
             hebben
             gekregen
             die
             met
             de
             voorsz
             .
             schulden
             en
             Legaten
             belast
             zijn
             ,
             zijnde
             de
             voornoemde
             Sonen
             en
             Erfghenamen
             sulcke
             Sprinck-hanen
             voor
             het
             Koninckrijck
             van
             Engelandt
             ,
             dat
             haer's
             gelijck
             niet
             te
             vinden
             is
             ,
             willende
             de
             onrechtveerdigheyt
             door
             de
             Weth
             rechtveerdigen
             ,
             by
             aldien
             niet
             yets
             over
             hare
             quade
             practijcken
             en
             heerschte
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Dat
             ick
             
               George
               Carew
            
             verbonden
             by
             diversche
             Obligatien
             
             en
             Contracten
             aen
             ende
             met
             de
             Crediteuren
             en
             Geassigneerdens
             van
             
               Sir
               William
               Courten
            
             ende
             sijn
             Soon
             ;
             al
             's
             mede
             dat
             ick
             voor
             den
             Prerogativen
             Hove
             van
             Engelant
             ,
             den
             Eedt
             van
             getrouwigheyt
             heb
             gedaen
             voor
             de
             administratie
             van
             de
             respective
             Boedels
             van
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Courten
            
             ,
             ende
             Sir
             
               Paul
               Pyndar
            
             ,
             hebbende
             oock
             vervolgens
             in
             den
             meergemelten
             Hove
             ,
             Borge
             daer
             vooren
             gestelt
             ,
             waer
             door
             ick
             gedwongen
             ben
             Staet
             Inventarisen
             van
             de
             selve
             over
             te
             leveren
             ,
             mitsgaders
             mijn
             uytterste
             diligentie
             en
             neerstigheyt
             aen
             te
             wenden
             om
             die
             te
             recouvreren
             ,
             gelijckerwijs
             oock
             van
             de
             Effecten
             van
             den
             Boedel
             van
             
               VVilliam
               Courten
            
             ,
             Soon
             van
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Courten
            
             ,
             de
             welcke
             insolvent
             was
             al
             's
             voorsz
             .
             is
             :
             tot
             welcken
             eynde
             ick
             mijne
             Qualiteyt
             ,
             Recht
             ,
             Eygendom
             en
             Eysch
             ,
             verscheyden
             reysen
             door
             een
             Publijck
             Notaris
             aen
             de
             Eerweerde
             Heeren
             Bewinthebberen
             der
             Geoctroyeerde
             Oost-Indische
             Compagnie
             ter
             Kamer
             van
             Amsterdam
             ,
             en
             ter
             Kamer
             van
             Middelburgh
             hebbe
             doen
             bekent
             maken
             ende
             insinuëren
             ,
             ja
             selfs
             oock
             aen
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             de
             Oude
             ,
             ende
             sijn
             Sonen
             respectivelijck
             met
             protestatie
             wegens
             alle
             geledene
             Kosten
             ,
             Schaden
             ende
             Intresten
             ,
             alles
             blijckende
             by
             de
             hier
             aen
             geannexeerde
             Insinuatien
             ende
             Protesten
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             En
             voor
             soo
             verre
             al
             's
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             d'oude
             ,
             ende
             sijn
             Erfgenamen
             soo
             langen
             tijdt
             d'Administratie
             ende
             directie
             hebben
             gehadt
             ,
             van
             sulcken
             notabele
             somme
             van
             Penningen
             (
             aenkomende
             de
             Onderdanen
             van
             Engelandt
             ,
             die
             verandert
             ende
             verkeert
             zijn
             in
             Capitale
             Actien
             ende
             Obligatien
             
             op
             de
             Oost
             ende
             West-Indische
             Compagnie
             der
             Vereenighde
             Nederlanden
             ,
             soo
             ben
             ick
             geensints
             vermoedende
             dat
             de
             Eerweerde
             Heeren
             Bewinthebberen
             der
             voorsz
             .
             Compagnien
             ,
             in
             dese
             ongeredderde
             saeck
             ,
             de
             Middelen
             ,
             Staet
             of
             Effecten
             van
             de
             Boudaens
             sullen
             willen
             beschermen
             ofte
             protegeren
             ,
             omme
             alsoo
             een
             bekommernisse
             op
             de
             meergemelte
             Compagnien
             te
             brengen
             ,
             maer
             liever
             daer
             in
             te
             voorsien
             ,
             op
             dat
             hy
             Insinuant
             alsoo
             mochte
             geraken
             aen
             sijne
             gerechtigheyt
             ;
             ende
             te
             meer
             om
             dat
             volgens
             de
             Wetten
             ende
             Costuymen
             van
             Engelant
             ,
             ende
             diversche
             andere
             Natien
             (
             gefondeert
             op
             de
             grootste
             redenen
             )
             wannneer
             Koopluyden
             gebruyck
             maken
             van
             eenige
             frivoleuse
             ofte
             inpertinente
             Pleydoyen
             ,
             of
             exceptien
             ,
             om
             hare
             Crediteuren
             te
             delayeren
             ,
             
               ipso
               facto
            
             ,
             soo
             werden
             de
             selve
             gerekent
             al
             's
             Insolvent
             ,
             ende
             in
             het
             hooghste
             Hof
             van
             Recht
             en
             Equiteyt
             ,
             indien
             eenigh
             Edelman
             ,
             hoedanigh
             hy
             zy
             ,
             sal
             refuseren
             t'Antwoorden
             op
             den
             principalen
             Eysch
             ,
             soo
             wert'er
             een
             Sequestratie
             gegunt
             op
             sijne
             Landen
             ende
             Renten
             ;
             andersints
             souden
             sommige
             menschen
             de
             gemeene
             Justitie
             verkeeren
             ,
             ende
             andere
             vlieden
             de
             kracht
             van
             de
             Wett
             ,
             ende
             daer
             door
             verwerren
             alle
             Burgerlijcke
             Societeyt
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Oversulcx
             zijnde
             vorder
             geimportuneert
             van
             diversche
             considerabelste
             Crediteuren
             ,
             soeckende
             hunne
             achterstallige
             Penningen
             van
             my
             ondergeschreven
             al
             's
             Administrateur
             ,
             te
             weten
             van
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Mears
            
             ,
             ende
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Mauleverer
            
             ,
             Leden
             van
             het
             Lager-Huys
             des
             Parlements
             ,
             en
             
               Gilbert
               Crouch
            
             ,
             al
             's
             mede
             van
             de
             Erfgenamen
             ,
             Executeuren
             
             ende
             Administrateuren
             van
             wijlen
             Francis
             ,
             in
             sijn
             leven
             Graef
             van
             
               Shrewsbury
               ,
               Sir
               George
               VVhitmore
               ,
               Sir
               Robert
               Ayton
               ,
               Sir
               Iames
               Cambell
               ,
               Sir
               David
               Watkins
               ,
               Sir
               William
               Whitmore
               ,
               Edmond
               Hammond
               ,
               Iozina
               Calfe
               ,
               Iohn
               Gifford
               ,
               Sir
               Peter
               van
               Lore
               ,
               Hester
               Styles
               ,
               Charles
               VVhitaker
               ,
               Iohn
               Beadle
               ,
               VVilliam
               Morehead
               ,
               Sir
               Iohn
               Gore
               ,
               Sir
               Hugh
               VVindham
               ,
               Sir
               Peter
               Richaut
               ,
               Elizebeth
               Bartlett
               ,
            
             ende
             verscheyde
             andere
             ,
             omme
             te
             verbieden
             ,
             beletten
             ende
             kennisse
             te
             geven
             aen
             alle
             ende
             een
             yegelijck
             die
             't
             aengaen
             mach
             ,
             ende
             specialijck
             aen
             de
             Heeren
             Bewinthebberen
             der
             Oost
             ende
             West-Indische
             Compagnien
             op
             de
             respective
             Kamers
             binnen
             Middelburgh
             ,
             gelijck
             ick
             doe
             by
             desen
             ,
             dat
             gene
             van
             alle
             de
             Actien
             en
             Obligatien
             in
             de
             Geoctroyeerde
             Oost-Indische
             Compagnie
             ,
             aenkomende
             d'Erfgenamen
             van
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             voornoemt
             ,
             of
             aen
             yemant
             van
             hun
             in
             't
             particulier
             ,
             niet
             en
             mogen
             ofte
             souden
             werden
             verkocht
             ,
             getransporteert
             ,
             betaelt
             of
             veraliëneert
             ,
             aen
             niemant
             wie
             het
             soude
             mogen
             wesen
             ,
             tot
             ter
             tijdt
             ende
             wijlen
             dat
             de
             saecken
             ende
             Proceduyren
             tusschen
             My
             en
             d'Heeren
             
               Iohan
               ,
               Pieter
               ,
               VValterus
            
             ende
             
               Hendrick
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             mitsgaders
             d'Heer
             
               Abraham
               Biscop
            
             ,
             al
             's
             in
             Huywelijck
             hebbende
             Juff
             
             r.
             
               Catharina
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             ende
             Vrouw
             
               Constantia
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             Erfgenamen
             van
             den
             voorsz
             .
             
               Pieter
               Boudaen
            
             ,
             sullen
             zijn
             gedetermineert
             ende
             afgedaen
             ,
             versoeckende
             dat
             d'Eerw
             .
             Heeren
             Bewinthebberen
             der
             voorsz
             .
             Oost-Indische
             Compagnie
             ,
             niet
             en
             sullen
             toelaten
             dat
             eenige
             der
             selver
             Capitale
             Actien
             of
             Obligatien
             op
             yemant
             anders
             naem
             ofte
             namen
             ,
             sullen
             werden
             
             gestelt
             ,
             ofte
             veranderinge
             op
             de
             Boecken
             der
             meergemelte
             Compagnie
             sal
             werden
             gemaeckt
             ,
             met
             protestatie
             in
             sulcken
             cas
             jegens
             de
             opgemelte
             Heeren
             Bewinthebberen
             der
             meergedachte
             Compagnie
             ,
             ende
             allen
             anderen
             ,
             van
             allen
             Kosten
             ,
             Schaden
             ende
             Intresten
             daer
             door
             geleden
             ende
             te
             lijden
             ,
             omme
             alle
             de
             selve
             te
             verhalen
             daer
             mijnen
             goeden
             raedt
             sal
             bevinden
             te
             behooren
             .
          
           
             
               Geteeckent
               binnen
               Middelburgh
               
                 datum
                 ut
                 supra
              
               ,
            
             
               was
               geteykent
               George
               Carew
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             WElcken
             volgende
             ten
             selven
             dage
             heb
             ick
             den
             voorsz
             .
             Notaris
             my
             vervoeght
             ter
             Kamer
             van
             de
             voorsz
             .
             Oost-Indische
             Compagnie
             ,
             alwaer
             vergadert
             waren
             d'Heeren
             Burgemeesters
             
               Gillis
               Mueninx
               ,
               Jacob
               van
               Hoorn
               ,
               M
               
               r.
               Daniel
               Fannius
            
             en
             
               Alexander
               de
               Munck
            
             ,
             ende
             Haer
             Ed.
             in
             de
             voorsz
             .
             Qualiteyt
             de
             voorenstaende
             Insinuatie
             ende
             Protestatie
             by
             Lecture
             gedaen
             ,
             die
             my
             tot
             antwoorde
             gaven
             ,
             dat
             Haer
             E.
             vermits
             t'
             onsterck
             wa●
             en
             niet
             en
             konden
             voor
             al
             's
             noch
             Antwoorden
             ,
             ende
             derhalven
             dat
             ick
             my
             Notaris
             jegens
             naest-komende
             ter
             voorsz
             .
             Ramer
             konde
             laten
             vinden
             ,
             ende
             dat
             Haer
             Ed.
             al
             's
             dan
             souden
             Antwoorden
             .
             't
             Welckick
             relatere
             te
             wesen
             mijn
             wedervaren
             .
          
           
             
               Quod
               Attestor
               ,
               H.
               
                 v.
                 Rijckegem
              
               ,
               Not.
               Pub.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
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                 Commissioners
                 .
              
               
                 Ia.
                 Winstanley
                 .
              
               
                 Tho.
                 Bayles
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Nortan
                 .
              
               
                 Antho.
                 Boys
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
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