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The Schout and Commissaries order defendant to pay plaintiff the just half of the amount sued for.
Pieter Couwen-oven, plaintiff, vs. Cornelis Barense Slecht, de- fendant. Plaintiff demands payment of four hundred and thirty- seven gldrs., in corn, for wages earned, as per obligation made out to Albert Jansen. Defendant answers that he paid the obligation, but that it was not cancelled, and requests plaintiff to show his as- signment and power of attorney for the same. Cornelis Barense is ordered to furnish written proof.
Symen Jansen, plaintiff, demands payment of twenty-seven gldrs., in zeewant, thirty-one gldrs, ten stivers, in beavers, and thir- teen schepels of wheat. Pieter van Halen, the defendant, admits the debt.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff the amount sued for.
Albert Heymanse, plaintiff, demands proof of Pieter van Alen who has accused him of using false weights. Defendant admits [the accusation], and says that he did not receive full weight.
The Court orders defendant under arrest until the accusation shall have been proved.
Symen Jansen Romeyn, plaintiff, vs. Willem Jansen Stol, de- fendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of seventy gldrs., Dutch money. The debt was due to his
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forefather, Claes Hendricksen, deceased, for money borrowed in Holland by Marcus Vogelsaugh on bottomry bond. Defendant offers to pay the principal.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff the principal of the bottomry bond, without interest.
Hendrick Cornelissen, plaintiff, vs. Marten Harmense, defend- ant. Plaintiff demands of defendant three thousand bricks bought by him but not received. Defendant says he did not deliver any bricks to plaintiff, and admits he owes him eight gldrs., ten stivers.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff the amount of eight gldrs., ten stivers.
Jan Pietersen, plaintiff, demands payment for six schepels, as per assignment by M. [Dr.] Jan. Albert Gysbertsen, defendant, ad- mits the debt.
The Court orders him to pay.
Doctor Jan demands from defendant, Poulus Poulussen, pay- ment of two and one-half schepels of wheat.
Defendant admits having hired Doctor Jan to barber him and give him medical treatment.
The Court orders defendant to pay the amount claimed.
Poulus Martense, plaintiff, demands payment of eighteen sche- pels of wheat for wages earned. Albert Gysbertsen, defendant, admits the debt.
The Court orders defendant to pay the amount claimed.
Merten Hermensen, plaintiff, demands payment according to judgment which should have been paid within twenty-four [hours]. Defendant, Pieter Hillebrantsen, answers he can make no other pay- ment than what he earns by working for Aert Jacobsen.
Pieter Hillebrantsen, plaintiff, demands from Aert Jacobsen payment of the amount of one hundred and seventy gldrs., in wheat or other grain, for wages earned. Aert Jacobsen, the defendant, admits the debt.
The Court orders defendant to pay the amount claimed.
Barent Gerritsen, plaintiff, vs. Juriaen Westvael, defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of three hundred and fifteen gldrs., thirteen stivers, as per an earlier judg- ment rendered by the Court, here, October 19, 1662.
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The Schout and Commissaries order defendant to pay as per former judgment.
Martha Symense, plaintiff, vs. Pieter Jacobsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of twenty-eight and one-half gldrs., in heavy money, and seventeen gldrs., in zeewant, besides a shirt, due for wages earned. Defend- .ant admits the debt.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff the amount claimed.
Barent Gerretsen, plaintiff, vs. Albert Gysbertsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of ten schepels of oats, nine and one-half schepels of wheat, and forty-six gldrs., zeewant. Defendant admits the debt.
The Schout and Commissaries order defendant to pay.
Gerrit Herregrens, plaintiff, vs. Tjirick Classen de Wit, de- fendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of two sche- pels of wheat.
Gerrit Heergrins, plaintiff, vs. Aert Pieterse Tack, defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of four schepels of wheat which his son earned while with defednant. De- fendant says he hired plaintiff's son for two years, the first year for ten schepels of wheat and a pair of leather breeches, the second year for fifteen schepels of wheat; that plaintiff took his son away from him, and for fear of arrest sent said son to the Mathans [Man- hattan]. This having been made known to the Schout and an order of arrest having been asked for, defendant refuses to pay, or wants plaintiff's son to serve out his time; says the mudde of wheat which plaintiff claims for his son is ready. This is affirmed by Pou- lus Poulussen who is busy winnowing.
The Commissaries, having heard both parties, order plaintiff to send his son back to serve out his time, as he admits he hired him out under a written agreement with defendant, prepared by him- self, and according to which defendant is to pay plaintiff a mudde of wheat. For which reason plaintiff is ordered to pay the fine on arrest. He says he himself represents his son.
EVERT PELS,
The mark (x) of ALBERT GYSBERTSEN, TIERCK CLASZEN DE WITT.
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Christiaen Nissen romp, plaintiff, vs. Albert Gysbertsen, de- fendant.
Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of twenty schepels of oats, as per assignment, by which defendant en- gaged to pay for Mathys Roeloofsen the money due for an anker of brandy delivered to the latter.
Defendant admits the debt, requests time or to be allowed to pay at the garrison.
The Court orders defendant to pay within six weeks.
Willem Vredenburgh, plaintiff, vs. Jan Janse van Amersfoort,. defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of nine schepels of wheat. Defendant admits the debt.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff.
Pieter van Halen, plaintiff, vs. Aert Mertense Dorn, defend- ant. Plaintiff demands payment of twelve schepels of wheat due for shoes made and brandy furnished. Defendant admits he bought the shoes and owes for them, but says he received no more than: two cans of brandy.
The Schout and Commissaries order him to pay eight schepels of wheat and the plaintiff to prove the balance of the account or to. confirm his book under oath.
[The following entry is in the handwriting of Mattheus Capito, Secretary.]
"This note was neglected to be entered by the ex-Schout and Secretary, Roelof Swartwout, and I have entered the same here at the request of Gysbert van Imbrock. This is a literal copy of the original which reads :
"On the underwritten date, the worthy Aert Pietersen Tack, resident of the village of Wildwyck, appeared before Roelof Swartwout, Schout of Wildwyck, and two Commissaries , and ack- nowledged and said he appeared before us and admitted and declar- ed that he this day settled and closed his account with Mr. Gysbert van Imbrock, and is truly and justly indebted to him for the sum of five hundred and fifty-eight gldrs., in beavers, with interest on two hundred and sixty four gldrs., as per obligation in favor of Mr. Gysbert, which sum the said Aert Pietersen Tack acknowledges he owes. And, owing to his inability now to pay, he absolutely mort-
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gages his present crop of grain which, by God's grace, is to be har- vested in the year 1663, and hereby confers upon him full right, power and authority to do with the same as if personally present, until Mr. Gysbert shall have received his claim out of the same, and in general to properly account for the same. Both appearers hereby admit having made this agreement with each other, and, in pursuance thereof, submitting themselves to the jurisdiction of all courts and judges. The appearer [Tack] shall not be at liberty to alienate, seize or cause to be seized any of the said crops or harvests until Mr. Gysbert van Imbrock shall have been satisfied for what has been above mentioned. In testimony whereof, we have affixed our signatures to these presents at Wildwyck this 21st of December, Anno 1662.
(Signed) This is the mark (x) of Aert Pietersen Tack, This is the mark (x) of Albert Gysbertsen, Tjerck Claesen de Wit.
(Below stood) In my presence. Roelof Swartwout.
After comparison with the original the above has been found to be an exact copy, to which I certify.
MATTHEUS CAPITO, Secretary, October 25, 1664."
Pieter van Alen, plaintiff, vs. Jonas Ransou, defendant. De- fault.
The Schout, plaintiff, vs. Jan Barense Amershoff, defendant. Plaintiff demands for the second time one-half an anker of brandy, the fine for smuggling. Defendant answers that he will prove he was at Bestevaer's house, and says that his witnesses are sick.
The Commissaries order defendant to furnish either oral or written proof at the next session of the court.
The Schout, plaintiff, vs. Barent Gerretsen, defendant. Plain- tiff demands from defendant a fine of twelve gldrs., because defend- ant made two exit openings in the fortress or long palisades.
Commissaries order defendant to pay the fine.
EVERT PELS, TIERCE CLASZEN DE WITT,
The mark (x) of ALBERT GYSBERTSEN.
Willem Jansen Stol, plaintiff, vs. Jan Aersen, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of the amount of one hundred and fifty gldrs., in beavers, to be paid with wheat at three schepels per bea-
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ver, as per obligation therefor shown to the Court. Defendant ad- mits the debt and says he paid twenty beavers on it.
The Court, having heard the parties, orders defendant to pay plaintiff, as per obligation, unless defendant can prove he so paid plaintiff, which shall then be deducted from the amount claimed.
Evert Prys, plaintiff, vs. Hendrick Jochemsen, defendant .. Plaintiff demands from defendant the amount of sixty-six gldrs., zeewant. Defendant admits the debt, but shows a bill for sixty gldrs., fourteen stivers, zeewant, which plaintiff accepts in payment ..
The Court orders defendant to pay the balance of the account.
Symen Jansen Romeyn asks for an attachment of fifty-four gldrs., Dutch money, in the possession of Jan Aersen Smit, due- him from Willem Jansen Stol.
Willem Vredenburgh attaches in the possession of the Noble Lord Director General Pieter Stuyvesant, money due to Evert Parys.
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Ordinary Session, held Tuesday, December 12, [1662].
Present: The Schout; Evert Pels, Aldert Heymanse Roose,. Albert Gysbertse, Tjirick Classen de Wit.
Barent Hermensen, plaintiff, vs. Albert Gysbertsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant a receipt for eight schepels of wheat which he says he paid defendant in accordance with a power of attorney and an obligation.
Defendant admits he received the power of attorney, and that he was paid by plaintiff.
The Court orders defendant to return to plaintiff his obliga- tion, together with a receipt.
Barent Gerritsen, plaintiff, vs. Hendrick Cornelissen, defen- dant. Default.
The Schout, plaintiff, vs. Barent Gerritsen and his wife, defend- ants. Default.
Plaintiff demands judgment on account of a former complaint, lodged before this Court, that defendants spoke irreverently of the Court in saying that the Commissaries did not give them justice. The Schout having communicated with the Commissaries they know all about the matter.
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Whereas, the defendants do not appear before the Court, but have several times poked fun at the Court, the Schout is ordered to put the defendants under arrest until they shall prove they have been unjustly treated by said Court.
EVERT PELS, ALAERDT HEYMANSZ ROOSE, :
This is the mark (x) of ALBERT GYSBERTSEN,
TIERCK CLASZEN DE WITT.
Poulus Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Aert Pietersen Tack, defend- ant. Plaintiff demands the amount of thirty schepels of wheat, payment of three months' wages earned.
Defendant answers that plaintiff broke the terms of his con- tract by leaving him. The Court questions Gommert Gerritsen and Dirck Adriaensen, witnesses who had been summoned, and finds that Poulus Poulussen left Aert Pietersen Tack's service, without the latter's consent.
The Court rejects plaintiff's claim, because he hired himself out for a year and left his place within the stipulated period; and decides that defendant owes plaintiff nothing.
Poulus Poulussen, after the above sentence was read to him, declares that the witnesses testified falsely, and, that if he is not paid he will not be receiving justice.
The Commissaries order the Schout to arrest Poulus Poulussen, and to keep him under arrest until he shall prove he has not received justice, and further proved that the witnesses have testi- fied falsely.
EVERT PELS, ALAERDT HEYMANSZ ROOSE, ALBERT (x) GYSBERTSEN, TIERCK CLASZEN DE WITT.
Jan Broersen, plaintiff, vs. Hendrick Martense, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of six months' house rent, at four gldrs. per month. Defendant answers that plaintiff did not ask any rent, and he therefore refuses to pay.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff twenty-four gldrs. Hendrick Jochemse, plaintiff, vs. Evert Parys, defendant. Plaintiff demands of defendant five schepels of wheat and three
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and one-half gldrs., in zeewant, for which plaintiff has attached defendant.
Defendant answers he knows of no attachment and that he has paid. The Court, having heard the parties, orders defendant to pay plaintiff.
Willem Jansen Stol, plaintiff, vs. Evert Prys, defendant. Plain- tiff demands payment of five schepels of wheat. Defendant answers he earned this amount from plaintiff for four days' labor. Plain- tiff says defendant only worked three days.
The Commissaries order plaintiff to pay defendant three sche- pels of wheat for labor done, and defendant to satisfy plaintiff for the balance of the account.
The Schout, plaintiff, vs. Jan Barense Amershof, defendant. Plaintiff demands a fine for the half anker of brandy which de- fendant smuggled, about which Jacob Boerhans, being also ques- tioned by the Court Messenger, says he saw the brandy taken from the wagon. Defendant says he called at the Collector's house and the Collector not being home, the brandy was carried to his house. The Court, Commissaries, order the brandy to be con- fiscated and that defendant pay six gldrs. for the poor.
EVERT PELS, ALAERDT HEYMANSZ ROOSE.
Thomas Chambers, plaintiff, vs. Aert Pietersen Tack, defend-
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ant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of the amount of two hundred and ninety-four gldrs. beaver's value, as per obliga- tion. Defendant admits the debt.
The Court, having heard the parties, orders defendant to satisfy plaintiff.
Barent Gerritsen, plaintiff, vs. The Schout, defendant. Default.
Hendrick Jochemsen, plaintiff, vs. Willem Vredenburgh, de- fendant. Default.
Hester Dowens gives notice of an attachment of three schepels of buckwheat in the hands of Jan Jansen, belonging to Merten Hermensen.
Session of January 9, 1663.
Present: The Schout; Evert Pels, Aldert Heymansz Roose, Albert Gysbertse.
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Poulus Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Jannetje Volckertsen, defend- ant. Default.
Jan Jansen de Brabander, plaintiff, vs. Evert Pels, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of seventeen and one-half schepels of wheat and also eighteen and one-half lbs. of butter. Defendant answers he has a bill against this, which plaintiff declines to accept.
The Court orders defendant to pay the amount claimed, and, if defendant has any claim against plaintiff, he may go to Court with it.
Jan Broersen, plaintiff, vs. Thomas Chambers, Elsjen Jans, and Pieter Cornelissen, defendants. Default.
Barent Gerretsen, plaintiff, demands payment of ten schepcls of wheat, as per obligation payable Ao. 1663. Defendant, Jan Broersen, admits the debt and requests time.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff the amount claim- ed, as per obligation of Ao. 1663.
Mr. Gysbert van Imbrogh, vs. Matys Roeloofsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands the six new sacks which he found at the house of defendant, who kept them four weeks. Through the Schout, he ordered the defendant to give the sacks back, and upon his re- turn home Mr. Gysbert took the sacks to the Schout for inspection. There is was found that some of them were rotten and decayed, and one was missing, for which he demands payment. Defendant says he knew nothing about the sacks until the Schout sent for them.
Thereupon the Court was informed by Jan Peerssen that he had directed Louwerens the soldier to take the six sacks to Mr. Gysbert van Imbrogh's.
And whereas, both parties refer to Jan Perssen, it is ordered that the witnesses shall be present or testify in writing.
Mathys Roeloofsen, plaintiff, vs. Anthony de Walter, defend- ant. Default.
Mathys Roeloofsen, plaintiff, vs. Poulus Tomassen, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of twenty schepels of wheat due for drinks and goods sold defendant. Defendant admits the debt and requests six weeks' time.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff within six weeks.
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The Court, Commissaries, order that the attachment laid on the goods in the possession of Roelof Swartwout, for the amount of twenty schepels of wheat, shall remain in force until full payment by Poulus Tomassen.
The Schout, plaintiff, demands from Mathys Roeloofsen a fine of five hundred gldrs., because the savages were admitted to his house at night through the palisades, all of which the Sergeant and his roundsman declare.
The Court allows the Schout fifty gldrs., and the defendant is ordered to pay the same to the Schout.
Tjirick Classen de Wit and Sergeant Christiaen Nissen, under power of attorney from the Lord Gencral Pieter Stuyvesant, plaintiffs, vs. Cornelis Barense Slecht, defendant.
Plaintiffs inform the Court that whereas, in consequence of a late sentence against Cornelis Barsen, they have become sureties for him for the amount of nineteen hundred gldrs., in beavers, and finding that no corn is forthcoming, they ask the Court to authorize them to appoint one or two guards at the expense of defendant, so as to relieve them of their anxiety.
The Court, after considering the petition, directs plaintiffs to take turns each week, and every day to carefully watch the quantity of corn threshed and delivered there, and also to receive and note the same, to store or cause the same to be stored, and, if this do not suffice, they are authorized to appoint two watchers to watch the corn, at the expense of defendant.
Tjirick Classen deWit sues out an attachment upon one hun- dred and seven gldrs., beaver's value, in the hands of Juriaen West- vael, belonging to Cornelis Barense Slecht.
Pieter Jacobsen, plaintiff, vs. Grietjen Westercamp. Plain- tiff, by petition, asks to be released from defendant, so as to be a free man again and earn his living. Defendant requests fourteen days' time.
The Court again allows defendant fourteen days' time, and if she can not bring proof, plaintiff shall receive the judgment of the Court which, upon request, will mete out justice.
Evert Pels, plaintiff, vs. Juriaen Westvael, defendant. Plain- tiff demands of defendant what he has to say against his obligation
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held by plaintiff, as defendant is not willing to pay it. Defend- ant demands a bill of particulars.
Plaintiff answers he is not obliged to give one, because, at the signing of the obligation, they settled their accounts in the presence of Thomas Chambers. He therefore demands payment, or proof by defendant that he does not owe it. Defendant answers he is not disposed to bring any other proof before this court.
The Commissaries order plaintiff to show defendant the origin of the indebtedness, and the defendant to send in his account to plaintiff.
Session, held January 13, 1663.
Present: The Schout; Evert Pels, Aldert Heymanse Roose, Albert Gysbertsen, Tjirick Classen deWit.
Aldert Heymanse, plaintiff, vs. Pieter van Alen, defendant. Plaintiff says that by a previous judgment of the Commissaries, rendered at their session of November 28, defendant was ordered to prove to plaintiff that he used false weights. The defendant, af- ter being under arrest for four days in the hands of the Schout, moves him to bring him to Court.
The Court, Commissaries, resolve and decide to give defend- ant time until the next session of the Court, and in the meantime he may give bail, or else be detained until then.
EVERT PELS,
TIERCK CLASZEN DE WITT.
Ordinary Session, held Tuesday, January 23, 1663.
Present: The Schout; Aldert Heymanse Roose, Albert Gys- bertse, Tjirick Classen de Wit.
Thomas Chambers, plaintiff, vs. Evert Pels, defendant. Both default.
Poulus Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Annejte Aerts, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of defendant. Default.
Poulus Poulussen, at the request of Emmetje Volckerts, de- clares and testifies that, after he left Tack's service, Aert Pieter- sen Tack promised to pay her.
Jan Broersen, plaintiff, demands a declaration of Thomas Chambers, Pieter Cornelissen and Elsjen Jans. Says that the Ser-
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geant called him a thief. Pieter Cornelissen and Elsjen Jans tes- tify and declare that they did not hear it. Thomas Chambers de- clares he heard he was taxed with having stolen turnips, which plaintiff admits in Court. The Sergeant added: "Fresh pork tastes good with turnips."
Walraven deMont, plaintiff, vs. Huybrecht Bruyn, defendant. Default.
Gommert Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Roeloof Swartwout, defend- ant. Plaintiff demands from defendant payment of fifty-three and one half schepels of wheat, due for goods bought from and wages earned by his deceased brother. Defendant admits the debt.
The Court orders defendant to pay plaintiff one-half within one month and the balance within two months.
EVERT PELS, ALAERDT HEYMANSZ.
Gommert Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Aert Mertense Dorn, defend- ant. Plaintiff demands payment of twenty-five and one-half sche- pels of wheat, for cloth sold; and also twenty-four schepels of wheat, and eleven gldrs., zeewant, the latter due on an obligation to Willem Mertense for whom Gommert Poulussen is attorney, as is known to Tjirick Classen and Albert Gysbertsen.
Defendant Aert Mertense Dorn admits the debt and requests time. The Court orders defendant to pay within six weeks, and the obligation six weeks afterwards.
Gommert Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Peter Bruynsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of ten schepels of wheat for goods sold. Defendant admits the debt. The Court orders defendant to pay within six weeks.
Gommert Poulussen, plaintiff, vs. Warrenaer Hoorenbeek, de- fendant. Plaintiff demands payment of seventeen schepels of wheat, and also three schepels of wheat for interest.
Defendant admits the debt. The Court orders defendant to pay within six weeks.
Matheu Blanchan, plaintiff, vs. Mathys Roeloofsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands the expenses he says he incurred for defendant when defendant was under sentence. Defendant answers he offered to pay plaintiff, but his obstinacy caused him to go to Court.
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The Court, after hearing both parties, decides that each pay one-half the expense, so that defendant must pay plaintiff ten gldrs., ten stivers.
Pieter Jacobsen, plaintiff, vs. Grietjen Westercamp, defendant. Default.
The Schout, plaintiff, vs. Barent Gerritse, defendant. Default.
Emmetjen Volckertss, plaintiff, vs. Jacob Barense, defendant. Default.
Jacob Joosten, plaintiff, vs. Jacob Barense, defendant. The plaintiff, as attorney for Jan Verbeeck, demands of defendant pay- ment of the amount of fifteen schepels of wheat. Defendant admits the debt, offers to pay eight schepels of wheat within fourteen days.
The Court, Commissaries, order that the attachment levied by Jacob Joosten on Jacob Barense's corn shall remain in force until the final payment.
Hendrick Jochemsen, plaintiff, vs. Annetje Aerts, defendant .. Plaintiff says that defendant taxed him with keeping false accounts and with selling diluted brandy, and he requests a vindication of his honor.
Defendant admits having said to plaintiff that he sent in a false bill, and also says that plaintiff's wife called her a whore. Plaintiff protests and says, "I shall consider you, defendant, to be a whore until you prove to me that I keep false books."
The Court orders defendant to have proof at its next session, and plaintiff to prove his account.
Mr. Gysbert van Imbrogh, plaintiff, vs. Matthys Roeloofsen, defendant.
Plaintiff demands payment for the six ruined sacks which de- fendant kept four weeks. Defendant once before declared he knew nothing about the sacks, and now shows an attestation by which Jan Persen and Jan Westhoeven declare that his wife took · them filled up, from her own mowers at the Ronduyt.
On this, the Court decides and orders the defendant to pay plaintiff for the sacks, and also to pay as a fine one pound Flemish [six guilders, or $2.40] for the church.
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