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Jacob de Lima was questioned about whether he dared to deny that he had not given the witness the aforementioned diamond stone. After many words back and forth, De Lima finally said that it could well be that he had given the witness a small heart-shaped diamond, but that he did not know whether it was a large or small one, and more similar words to that effect. Furthermore, the petitioner and Jacob de Lima appeared on the Friday after that, being the 11th of this month, before the Parnassis of their nation. There, Jacob de Lima was convicted by the witness that he had received the aforementioned diamond of 10 grams from him. He then confessed this before the Parnassis, but added that he had given or delivered the mentioned diamond back to the petitioner. This was done honestly in Amsterdam in the presence of Jacobus van der Coogen and Abraham Fredricxsz, who were called as witnesses. The document was signed by Joras Serfalin Aomma, J. Baslen Frederick, and notary public A. Lock.
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Date not specified - An inventory was made of the estate left behind by Marritie Claes, which she had owned jointly with her husband Gijsbert Corssen, who was still alive. The inventory was given by Gijsbert Corssen in the presence of Dirck Jacobsz Bruijn, who acted as the closest blood guardian of Jan Claesz, the heir and brother of the deceased Marritie Claes.

The estate included:

Inside the cabinet, in the right upper compartment, were:

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Jacob d'Oliveira (also known as Ant d'Oliveira) owned various goods together with Juffr. Hester d'Oliveira. The notary Dirck van der Groe made an inventory of these possessions at the request of Juffr. Hester d'Oliveira in Amsterdam on 9 June 1601.

The inventory included:

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The text lists silver items, gold rings, and jewelry from 1666.

Anthonij Oosterbaen, Lysbet Oosterbaens, Joris Oosterbaen, and Ingetgen Oosterbaen had their names marked on various items.

The silver items included:

Silver items from the children's grandmother included:

Silver items that were gifts for the children included:

Gold rings and other jewelry for a lady included:

Gold rings and jewelry from the children's grandmother included:

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4 December 1653 in Huijden

Dirck van der Groe, notary, stated that he went to the house of Jacob Poppen at his request. There, Poppen showed him a sealed box that had been given to him by Michies Netto de Pawvi as a pledge for 12,600 guilders in capital, bank money, and interest.

After checking that the seals were intact and undamaged, the notary opened the box at Poppen's request and found the following items inside:

Everything was properly recorded in Amsterdam in the presence of witnesses Martinus Alewijn and Jacob de Clercq.

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The jewels belonging to Sir Jaques Pars that were going to Athens were as follows:

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The text describes several pieces of jewelry and decorative items:
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Aaron Pereira, a merchant in this city (identity not specified), appeared before notary Dirck van der Groe on 20 April 1676. He was of legal age and known to the notary. At the request of Diego Gomes da Costa, also known as David Brancx da Costa, also a merchant in the same city, Pereira testified under oath about the following:

He stated that he had been at the requester's house in the back room upstairs, where the requester had opened a large iron chest and shown him a good quantity of various kinds of made silverware that was lying inside it. Among other items, the chest contained:

These three items were the same ones that the requester had bought some time ago and paid for at the mentioned amounts.

Furthermore, the requester had shown the witness some jewels that were also lying in the aforementioned chest, which he had bought from the witness and also paid for, in the following amounts:

The text ends incomplete regarding these four items.

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Jan de Koning and Jan Pit, who were citizen jewelers, valued diamonds that had been given as gifts by the king of Bantam. Some of the diamonds were polished and set in gold rings, while others were unpolished. The total value was 813 rijksdaalders. The valuation was done in front of appointed commissioners.

The gifts were distributed as follows:

Cornelis Hasselaar, First Council member and Director General of Netherlands India, was also mentioned in connection with this matter.

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Aafje was married to Annie Louise. Other people mentioned were Anthonius Petrus Jacobus, Antoinette Catharina Johanna Tiemetje, Cornelia, Cornelia Hendrika Franciioa, Cornelis, Cornelis Adrianus, Cornelis Johannes, Daniël, Dirk, Regbert, Elisabeth, Gerrit, Hermina, Johan Lourens, Johannes, Johannes Bernardus, Leendert, Louis, Nicolaas, Pietertje Sophia Wilhelmina, Willem, Maria Johanna Hendrica, Aukje, Eengeltje, and Maria Johanna. The names Leeuwendaal and Leeuwerink appeared in the text.

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The ship sailed from Batavia to Coromandel on 6 August 1692. The soldiers' payment booklets had not been sent and were no longer considered useful, so the soldiers were sent to Coromandel to find employment there. The following people traveled on this ship: The undermerchant Hendrik Kerkrick van der wiel sailed along as bookkeeper and could be put ashore there to do his work. The cargo of this ship consisted of: The total value was 181,646 guilders and 3 stuivers. Of this amount, 124,288 guilders, 14 stuivers and 8 pennies in gold was shipped with the hope it could be used there for desired return goods. If that did not work out, it could certainly be used for the trade of Madurai. All crew from the yacht Jambij who had been ordered to this ship were kept on board to sail to Coromandel to receive their pay there. This was because the payment booklets had not arrived and they wanted to get rid of the annoying demands. If the booklets were with the authorities in Coromandel, the crew should be sent back without anyone being allowed to go ashore or be sent elsewhere. A list of their names was included. The Jambij's ship booklets should be sent with the first opportunity or with this ship itself if it had not already been done. The letter was signed by: The letter was dated 6 August 1692 from the castle in Batavia. A register of papers went with the ship Silversteijn to Coromandel, addressed to Governor Laurens Lit and the Council at Nagapatnam. Number 1 was an original letter from the high government at Batavia dated the same day, addressed to the governor and council mentioned above.
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The document contains two petitions to the city council of Gouda: 14 April 1807 - A group of residents submitted a request regarding gate fees. The petitioners asked the council to allow them to bring goods into the city before 11 o'clock either by paying reduced gate fees or under other arrangements that the council would consider fair and reasonable. The petitioners included: The second petition came from representatives of bakers and grain millers in Gouda. They explained that at the beginning of the year, a new city tax of 8 additional stuivers per pound had been introduced on certain national goods, including milled grain. At the same time, all old city taxes had been abolished. This created a mistaken belief among many residents that bread and flour could now be brought into the city from outside without paying city taxes. As a result, bread baked by bakers from the countryside was being openly imported into Gouda in large quantities. This bread was of lower quality and not subject to city taxes, so it could be sold more cheaply. This was devastating the bakeries inside Gouda, and without effective action they would soon have to close completely. The petitioners provided evidence of the financial damage to the city. In January and February 1806, when there was no garrison in the city, 2,500 Amsterdam sacks of grain were registered and milled at the office of tax collector Hendrik Smaasen. In January and February 1807, despite a large garrison being present in the city, only 1,574 sacks were registered and milled. This difference of more than 920 sacks represented a loss to city finances of 1,110 guilders in just 2 months. The import of bread from outside was increasing daily, so the damage was growing. The petitioners had initially considere
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Herman Block from Naarden joined on 26 May 1849.

Dirk Verwey from Ter Aar joined on 6 June 1849, brought in by H. van Schelle.

Anna Elisabeth de Raadt from Amsterdam joined on 26 July 1849, brought in by Meyes.

Grietje Boelen from Ter Aar joined on 6 June 1849, brought in by H. van Schelle. She died.

Jacob Adriaan Hardenberg from Tiel joined on 10 April 1848, brought in by Willem.

Ernst van Reenen joined.

Gysberta van Reenen, born van Kooten, from Ter Aar joined on 17 February 1849.

Eva Maria Bovekerk from Amsterdam joined on 26 July 1849, brought in by Meyes Hoola van Nooten.

Catharina van der Jagt from Amsterdam joined on 21 March 1850, brought in by Wilischut.

On 29 March 1850, the following people were accepted by minister Rodenburgh Mentz in the presence of church elder van Gruting:

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On 2 April 1686, a polite spy reported in the evening that His Majesty was busy with certain jewels. These jewels had been examined by the jeweler of Eurang Zeeph and were now being altered by that ruler instead of sending back the large stone that had been returned. The most valuable stones were being removed and replaced with other ones. The ruler trusted that the jeweler, who was on his way back to inspect and identify them, could be deceived with a small gift. A notable gift was also being prepared for Eurang Zeeph, consisting of:
  • A robe
  • A chair
  • A sword
  • A shield
All of these items were decorated with gems and pearls. Near Dillij and Agra, some Nagias were beginning to rebel. To prevent this quickly and stop the uprising at its start, Eurang Zeeph had decided to send Duke Badrugchan there. However, Badrugchan had barely traveled a day's journey when he received orders to stop where he was. This was because some colonels had convinced His Majesty that Badunchan, who had not been in good standing at court for some time, might choose the opposing side and cause much trouble. Meanwhile, Princes Chial and Tanna had been summoned by Eurang Zeeph. The intention was to have one of them conclude peace with Visiapoer and Sumbagie on the borders, while he himself would march to Dillij. Chialem had also promoted the idea that the artillery master Mirsa Monienchan, who was present at court, should be ordered to bring the cash and whatever else the king might have ready for his father. Through the well-known Sidimachta, who stayed in the fort Zira, 70,000 pagodas would be sent to court. From the regions of Millijhenda, under the secretary of state Eijtemarauw, another 30,000 pagodas would be sent, making a total of 100,000 pagodas. On 3 April in the early morning, it was reported that the brother of the king's son-in-law, named Mirsahib, who had also been engaged to another daughter of His Majesty, had died. However, later, around 9 o'clock, an old man named Sjegramosen, who usually served at His Majesty's table when he organized large feasts, came to request the Ambassador to come to court. Around 10 o'clock, His Excellency went there with the merchants Van den Boogaart and Janszoo, as well as the junior merchant and secretary Lant.
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Jan Blomhoff and Jacoba de Vries, a married couple, made a will together. They agreed that whichever one of them lived longer would inherit all of each other's property, including movable and immovable goods, legal claims, and rights. The survivor would be able to manage and dispose of these properties as they saw fit, without having to provide an inventory or accounting to anyone.

If the first spouse to die left children behind, the surviving spouse would have to:

  • Raise the children properly
  • Provide them with all necessities
  • Give them a marriage gift or settlement when they married or came of age, in an amount the survivor deemed appropriate

If the surviving spouse remarried, they would have to prove what property belonged to the children from their first marriage and give it to trustees appointed by the survivor. The survivor would also serve as guardian of any children and administrator of their property, excluding the city orphan masters of Amsterdam or any other place from this role. The children were named as heirs to their upbringing, maintenance, marriage gifts, and at least their legal share of the first parent's estate.

If Jan Blomhoff died first without children, Jacoba would have to pay his father, Christiaan Blomhoff, his legal inheritance share, if Christiaan was still alive. Jan named his father as co-heir to this legal share.

If Jacoba de Vries died first without children, Jan would have to give her full sister Margareta de Vries all of Jacoba's clothing made of linen, wool, silk, and other fabrics, plus her gold necklace set with diamonds.

If the surviving spouse died unmarried after the first spouse's death, leaving property, the inheritance would be divided as follows:

  • From Jan's side: to his father Christiaan Blomhoff, or if he was deceased, to Jan's brother and sister or their descendants, for one half
  • From Jacoba's side: to her sister Margarita and her half-brother De Vries, or if Margarita died first, to her brothers and sisters or their descendants, for the other half

The surviving spouse would not have to provide an inventory, accounting, or security under any circumstances. If any of the named relatives opposed or challenged any part of this will, they would lose their inheritance, which would then go to the surviving spouse and their relatives named in the will.

The couple stated that all legal rights or laws contradicting this will were hereby overruled. They wanted this testament to be upheld as their last will, or as a codicil or gift in case of death, even if not all legal formalities were observed.

The document was made in Amsterdam at the notary's house located on the Kloveniersburgwal at the corner of the Nieuwe Hoogstraat, in the presence of witnesses Johannes Bellonius and Willem Bellonius. It was signed by Jan Blomhoff, Jacoba de Vries, J. Bellonius, W. Bellonius, and the notary Loots.

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Jan Blomhoff, a jeweler, and his wife Jacoba de Vries appeared before notary Johannes Boots in Amsterdam on 26 March 1708 around 8 o'clock in the evening. They lived on the Reguliers canal between the Heere canal and Keizers canal in the city. The notary confirmed they were healthy in body and sound of mind, memory, and speech.

The couple stated that, thinking about human frailty, the certainty of death, and the uncertain hour when it would come, they decided to make their will. They declared they were doing this of their own free will, without anyone persuading or misleading them.

They made the following provisions:

  • First, they commended their souls to Almighty God and their dead bodies to Christian burial, in hope and expectation of a blessed resurrection on Judgment Day
  • Second, they revoked and canceled all previous wills, codicils, donations, and other dispositions of last wishes they had made together or separately, and specifically also the marriage conditions they had established before entering their marriage, declaring all of these null, powerless, and invalid
  • Making new arrangements, they declared they mutually made each other heirs, meaning the first to die would make the survivor heir
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On 26 March 1676 in Huijden, a notary appeared at the request of Abraham Heldewier, a merchant living in this city. The notary found and went to Joseph Mansvelt, also a merchant there, and asked him for immediate payment of a certain original bill of exchange addressed to Joseph Mansvelt. The bill had been accepted by him and was copied word for word. However, Joseph Mansvelt replied that he had already paid off the bill of exchange. Therefore, the notary formally protested against Joseph Mansvelt on behalf of Abraham Heldewier for non-payment, as well as for exchange and re-exchange costs, and for all expenses, damages, and interest already incurred and still to come. The notary stated that all these costs would be recovered from the drawer, acceptor, and all others bound by the bill of exchange, wherever the petitioner would decide. This was done in Amsterdam in the presence of witnesses Dirck Jouw and Jacobus Holfman. The bill of exchange stated: on 14 January 1675 in London, for 100 pounds at 36 Flemish guilders, John Merttius ordered payment through this bill to Abraham Heldewier of 100 pounds sterling at 36 Flemish guilders. The bill was addressed to Joseph Mansvelt, jeweler in Amsterdam, and was accepted by Joseph Mansvelt. The document was witnessed by J. Hoffman and Touw, and certified by notary A. Lock.
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On 23 September 1748, the following people appeared before notary Hermanus van Heel in Amsterdam: Pieter van Cokie, a merchant living in Amsterdam, acted as the harmed guarantor of his late brother Paulus van Coxie, who had been a merchant in Leiden. In this role, Pieter van Cokie had received a transfer of rights through a document dated 8 February 1748 before notary Fredrik Kliijk. This transfer came from Pieter Kerkhooven and Jan Kuijper Mattheusz, who were acting on behalf of Mattheus Lestevenom, lord of Berkenrode and Strijen and former alderman of Amsterdam. The other party was Barbara van der Kleij, widow and heir of Godfried Vlek, who had been a jeweler in Amsterdam. Barbara van der Kleij and Godfried Vlek had been the parents and only heirs of Sophia Vlek, who had been married to Johannes van Corne, a medical doctor in Amsterdam. Sophia Vlek had been the only heir of her son Micheel van Corve, whom her husband had fathered with her. This child had also been an heir entitled to a legal portion from his late father, doctor Johannes van Coxie. Doctor Johannes van Corie, together with Pieter van Cocie and their late father Michuel van Corie (councillor and former presiding alderman of Gouda), had stood as guarantor for the payment of a bond dated 23 March 1735 by Paulus van Cocie for the guardians of Mattheus Lestevendin (or for Mattheus Lestevenen himself). This concerned a bond dated November 1737 by Michiel van Corie for Sophie Vlek, widow of Johannes van Corie. The original amount had been 6,000 guilders, but only 4,200 guilders remained outstanding. They had made themselves guarantor and co-principal with proper legal renunciations for the guardians of Mattheus Lestevenom, who was then still a minor, and thus for Mattheus Lestevenon himself regarding Paulus van Corid. The parties declared they had settled all claims between them arising from a judgment by the aldermen of Amsterdam dated 10, 12, and 13 September 1748. Pieter van Cokie acknowledged receiving 1,400 guilders from Barbara van der Kleij as mentioned in the judgment, minus 130 guilders (being 20 percent of 650 guilders), which Barbara van der Kleij could claim from the father of Pieter van Cokie or from his estate. Pieter van Cokie, acting for his father's estate, allowed this deduction of 130 guilders from the 1,400 guilders, for which Barbara van der Kleij gave a receipt. Pieter van Cokie not only gave Barbara van der Kleij a receipt for this payment, but also transferred to her the right to claim from the widow, estate, or heirs of Paulus van Core the repayment of the 1,400 guilders she had paid.
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Between 1729 and the execution, the common property shared between the now executed mr Petrus Vuijst and his wife Barbara Wilhelma Gerlings was investigated and handed over for sequestration and division. The property consisted of:
  • Goods valued at 38,506 guilders that Vuijst brought from Ceylon and stored in the company's warehouses, which were inventoried, assessed, and given to Barbara Wilhelma Gerlings under proper security
  • Jewels valued at 12,703 guilders and 1 stiver, which were also given to mrs. Vuijst
  • Slaves valued at 3,357 guilders and 2 stivers, which were given to her following her request and a court sentence
The total value came to 54,566 guilders and 3 stivers, which remained with the authorized representatives. During her husband's detention, mrs. Vuijst paid out various amounts according to receipts shown, totaling 28,056 guilders and 20 stivers. In November 1729, the authorized representatives lent 3,000 guilders to citizen Ian Geudeke according to ship's records. This meant 31,056 guilders and 20 stivers in total were paid out, leaving 23,509 guilders and 31 stivers paid to the petitioner by the authorized representatives. The transport amounted to 75,343 guilders and 41 stivers, plus 625 guilders.
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The merchants requested that money could be handed over to them, but they had to promise that when the council ordered them to do so, they would be ready to return the amount again. One person noted that if the money truly belonged to the merchants, it would not have been necessary for them to commit to paying it back at all times. This showed that there was enough proof that fraud had been involved and that they only tried to get the money in their hands. Despite this, the council agreed to the merchants' request, without first asking Tenolatie whether the money was included among the seized funds.

At the same time, a cashier at Tenolatie's office presented a list with its translation at a meeting, requesting that various goods that were missing and still in the possession of the imprisoned Penia Ramen could be handed over by him and stored together with the other goods in the Company's warehouse. The council approved this request, along with anything else that might still be missing or come up. When this decision was communicated to the writer, he ordered his assistant the next day to dictate something to the official record on his behalf, giving him a short note.

Later, Tenolatie requested verbally that since the sealed bag with jewels contained goods belonging to other people, he could have them back under firm and reliable guarantors, so that he could return the goods to their owners. He also asked that under the same conditions he could have the freedom to dispose of his jewels. The council agreed to this request in the following way: he had to provide guarantors for the jewels after an appraisal was made in his presence, along with China Romen and 2 sufficient guarantors for himself, and then he could take the bag with him. However, the writer's advice should be obtained first. The writer asked to be provided with authentic copies so he could act according to what he found to be legally proper.

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When the marriage ended, the bride (if she was the survivor) or, if she died first, her children or other heirs, would receive the goods she currently had, as listed in documents signed by the notary and attached to this agreement and registered in the notary's records, or the value of those goods according to the assessment mentioned in those documents. Additionally, she would receive all goods that might come to her during the marriage through inheritance or other means. All costs and losses (which God forbid) related to the bride's goods would be borne by her and her heirs. The groom or his heirs would keep all other goods found in the estate when the marriage ended, including goods acquired during the marriage and goods he currently had or might receive later through inheritance or other means. If the bride survived her husband, she would receive, in addition to the goods she brought into the marriage or inherited (or their value):
  • the legal rights that women had regarding their dowry goods according to law
  • the clothes and jewels belonging to her personally, including those given to her by the groom
  • a gift from the groom's most readily available goods worth 10,000 Carolus guilders
However, if the bride died first, the jewels given to her by the groom (whether before or during the marriage) would return to the groom. In that case, the bride's children or other heirs would only receive, in addition to the goods she brought into the marriage or inherited:
  • the clothes belonging to her personally
  • jewels she had received before or after the marriage date from someone other than the groom
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A merchant named Govert van Vlierden was sent to Ceylon to buy pearls for the Dutch East India Company. In a report dated 31 July 1694, it was noted that purchasing pearls was not advisable this time because of the high market prices. Throughout the entire fishing season, the pearls were sold at prices that were more than 100 percent higher than in previous years. Van Vlierden had provided a written list stating which types of pearls would be most useful for the homeland and noted the prices that would need to be paid. A soldier named Jan Blommert, who had been ordered by the high gentlemen majors to be involved in the pearl purchase, had made an even lower price estimate. When this was shown to the merchants and they were instructed to make a good purchase and deliver it to the Company, they said this was impossible. The estimate was not sufficient given the market conditions. They could only buy three types of the smallest kind of pearls, but the other types that had been requested would also have to be included, otherwise they would suffer too great a loss. Although Van Vlierden increased his offer by another 10 percent, the merchants declared that the difference was still too large.
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On 9 October 1652, a will was made before the previously mentioned Wtenbogaert and certain witnesses. The woman making the will wanted to expand and change the mentioned will. She expressly requested that Artus, Emerentia, and Elsge Kemp, her son and daughter, together (if they found this acceptable, but otherwise with the help of 2 sworn appraisers) would be allowed to take over her furniture and household goods. This included paintings, unminted gold, silver and gilded objects, and everything else that could be counted as household goods or belongings used to decorate the house. It also included her clothes made of linen, wool, silk and other fabrics, as well as rings, jewels and precious objects belonging to her person and use. Nothing was excluded from this. However, they would have to pay her son Claes Kemp, their brother, the proper fourth part of the value at which the mentioned furniture, clothes and jewels would be appraised. But if at the time of her death her son Claes Kemp was married or had become of age, then he would also have his lawful portion and share in her furniture, clothes and jewels. In that case, the mentioned option for Artus, Emerentia and Elsje Kemp to take over the furniture, clothes and jewels would cease, as if she had never thought of it or included it in this document. Furthermore, she appointed as guardians over her minor heirs and as administrators of their goods, as well as executors of this her last will, her son Artus Kemp mentioned above, as well as her brother-in-law Sir Jan Kemp and her nephew lord Nicolaes Rochusz vande Kappelle, council member and former alderman there. She charged her son and kindly requested her brother-in-law and nephew to please accept this task. She gave them such power and authority as guardians, executors and administrators appointed by last will have according to law.

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