A VINDICATION Of the several Actions at Law, brought against the Heirs 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.  Veritas non quaerit angulos. 
Printed at Middelburgh, by Thomas Berry. 1675.   

To His Highness THE Prince of Orange.  
Sir,  
IT was given for a Maxim (amongst other Policies of Government) to the States of the United Provinces, by Prince William of Nassaw, your great Grandfather, that they should do 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 evil doers.  
Before the Law of Property, there was no theft, all things remained in common to every man; but after the Laws of Nations were established, all men's rights, became distinguished and preserved, by certain Rules and order of good Government.  
May it please your Highness, I am obleiged as an Englishman, a Gentleman, and a Subject, of the King of Great BRITTAIGNE, publicly to vindicate myself, my Country, and the Judicature of England, since several Advocates and their Client's in Middelburgh, have taken the boldness, and liberty, publicly to scandalise and reproach all three, by belching out their calumnies and aspersions, against us, in the ordinary Courts of Justice there.  
And since your Highness by a wonderful Providence, is not only restored, to the ancient Offices, and Dignities, of your most Noble and Princely Ancestors, but that the chief Office of Statholder, in Holland and Zeeland is entailed upon your Highness and your Heirs for ever, as a remarkable testimony of your personal 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 Highness to recommend my Causes, that I may at last find common Justice, in these Netherlands, without respect of Persons: And that in the mean time, your Highness would give yourself the trouble of reading this short Narative of them; wherein I have not offered any thing, impertinent to the business in hand. So leaving the scope of the whole matter, unto your Highness' most serious considerations; submitting the same to your great wisdom and judgement, as the chief Precedent of all Judicature, in these Provinces.  
Great Sr. I remain your Highness' 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 practices render them, unworthy and base. It is not business here to recriminate the vices, of these Provinces, or to make a retrospect into the Pedigrees of those particular Inhabitants, that have lived upon the spoils 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 myself, and several others of his Majesty's 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 State's Printer, in Middelburgh: and the Books given under hand to the Magistrates, to get good opinions of their bad Causes, to the prejudice of myself, and other Englishmen.  
Miracles are now ceased, and men cannot have moneys drop into their laps out of the clouds. All things mentioned 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 Father's 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 steps of their Father (not restoring what was injustly gotten,) yet I cannot without regret speak evil 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 several transactions of their Heirs, Executors, and Assigns; adding some Observations and Remarks thereupon, I come to the vindication of myself and Family; justifying my Administrations in England, and my proceedings in the several Cases depending in Holland and Zeeland, ever since the year 1650. which I leave also to your candid apprehensions, and the whole World to be competent judges thereof.  
Vale. Middelburgh Septemb. 3. 1675.   

It Was the Saying of an ancient Philosopher, that lived in a very serene Air, Quôd, gaudiant qui bene nati; The words being spoken as to the temperature of those men's bodies, from whence followed the generous disposition of their minds.  
IN the year 1567. Philip the Second, King of Spain, having sent Olivaris Duke of Alva, to be Governor of the Seventeen Provinces, the Spanish Inquisition, was then put in execution. Where amongst others, William Courten a Tailor's Son at Menen in Flanders, was imprisoned, from whence he made his escape, and remained sometime privately about Courtrick, having married Margriet Casier from thence a Linnen-weavers daughter, by whom he had one daughter named Margiret, that married with Mathias Boudaen, a Macklaers' Son of Antwerp: These People having very tender consciences, they transported themselves, some for Holland, and others for England, with all the moneys and credit they could make.  
William Courten and Margeret his wife being arrived at London, in the year 1568. they took 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 work to the shops, that retailed the same out again. After some time expired, they took a house in Pudding-laine, in the Parish of St. Marry Hill, where they had two Sons, the eldest named William, who was borne in the year 1572. (yet within the memory of the living) and the other named Peter, that was born in the year 1581. who were both brought up to School, to leanne to read, write, and cast Accounts.  
William Courtens the Son after his Father's death, was sent unto Mr. Peter Cromelincx, a Linen Merchant at Harlem, (that had also fled out of Courtrick for Religion) to be instructed in Traffic and Linen Manufactures, where the said William Courten became intimate with one of the deaf and dumb Daughters of Mr. Cromelincx, and afterwards married 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 settled at London, he married the Daughter of one Mr. Moses Tryan, by whom he had several 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 Widow of Mr. Fromenois, who was the Daughter of Monsieur Del Prato, and married 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 Katherine Fromenois, to his care and education.  
Mathias Boudaen had planted himself and his family at Rotterdam, where he became insolvent, but was set up again, by the assistance of his friends, and not long after died, leaving his Widow Margaret Courten with two children a Son and a Daughter, named Peter and Anna Boudaen. The widow then transported herself and her children for England, to seek better preferment.  
jacob Pergens a Cologner borne, that was made a Free Denizon of England, at the instance of William Courten, he married the said Anna Boudaen, who died without Issue.  
Peter Boudaen the only Son of Mathias was bred in England, and made also a Free Denizon, and afterwards married Katherine Fromenois, the Daughter in Law of Peter Courten, that was settled in Middelburgh in Zeeland; but Walter Fromenois the Son married a Seamstress, and died without Issue, leaving a great part of his Estate to his Widow.  
On the 24. of April 1606. john Moncy of London Merchant, a Brabander borne, and a Schoolmasters Son, being made likewise a Free Denizon of England, he contracted a marriage with the said Margaret Boudaen, the Widow of Mathias, whereupon William Courten, Peter Courten, and john Moncy entered into a Trade of Partnership with a joint Stock, whereof the half-part belonged to William Courten, and a quarter-part to each of the other two, which Trade continued for 15. years 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 john Moncy, Sr. William Courten dealing as a Bankere in London, besides upon his own particular account, where he took up what moneys he pleased; purchased several 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 foreign parts, against the Law of the Land, as by the Records in the Crowne-Office appears.  
Sr. Peter Courten having married a second wife named Elizabeth Hennich, he died without Issue in the year 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 years before his death, and made Peter Boudaen his Heir and sole Executor, giving only 100 Pound sterling to Sr. William Courten his Brother, and other small Legacies to his children, (that were his Heirs at Law,) to exclude them from the Estate, which raised the first dissensions in those Families.  
john Moncy died without Issue in the year 1631. when he was at Peter Boudaens House in Middelburgh, upon the view of all the Accounts, in the general 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 own and only Sister's children, Hester and Su●●nna de Wyer, that he brought up as his own, and made Margaret his wife, his Heir, by whom he had no child.  
Sr. Willim Courten died in the year 1636, in the 64. year 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 john Moncy, Wherein they esteemed the greatest part of their Father's 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 moneys, and the Portions of many Orphans, and Widows, upon the credit of Sr. William Courten, and his Son and Heir, 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 principal Sterling Money, borrowed at interest, upon the Obligations of himself and his Son, as by a Schedule of the debts appears. And that for 112500. Pound thereof, there remains 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 john Boudaen, Peter Boudaen, Walter Boudaen, Henry Boudaen, Constance and Katherine Boudaen, that call themselves the Heirs of Sr. Pieter Courten and john Moncy, or in the hands of Sr. jacob Cats, jacob Pergens, or the East-India Company of the Netherlands, as by the 36. Articles annexed to a Petition in the Parliament of England, hereafter mentioned more plainly appears.  
It is now necessary to give some account of the Administration of Sr. William Courtens Estate by his Son and Heir and Sole Executor, that administered upon his Father's Lands and goods, from the year 1636, unto the year 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 year before his death, borrowed the Sum of 36000. Pound Sterling of Sr. Paul Pyndar upon his own and his Sons Obligations, and set out several Ships (in Company with other men) to the East-Indies, China, and Japan; And Sr. Paul Pyndar being the greatest Creditor, he earnestly called for his money, in the year after Sr. William Cour●en died, but was persuaded to wait in expectation of Returns from the East-Indies, to get his satisfaction from thence (if possible) where his money was employed.  
Divers other Creditors for several great Sums of Money, daily Solicited William Courten, the Son and Heir 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 satisfy some persons that were very importunate for their moneys. Soon after the said William Courten was necessitated to mortgage all his other Lands and Lordships unto Mr. Daniel Harvy, Mr. john Rushout, and Mr. Thomas Coppin, which went but a little way towards satisfaction of the great debts and Interest Money grown 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 Father's reputation, prevailed with Sr. Edward Littleton, his Brother in Law, and the Earl of Bridgwater with David Goubard to become bound unto divers Creditors, that renewed their Bonds, and also unto several other persons, that lent moneys, towards payment of old debts.  
Thus William Courten the Son and Heir of Sr. William Courten continued in paying some Creditors with borrowing of others, until the year 1642. then he granted and assigned all his Ships, and Stock in the East-Indies, and the reversions of his Mortgaged Lands in England, by several Deeds and Conveyances unto Sr. Edward Littleton, dated the 26. of April 1642, to save him harmless and indemnified 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 Sum of 24800. Pound Sterling, did by their Deed and Assignment bearing date the 19 of September 1642. grant and assign several 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 several Deeds enrolled in Chancery, and the Admiralty of England appears.  
In the year 1646. the Lady Katherine Courten the Son's 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 Authentic Copies to be made thereof, and sent the Original Books unto Peter Boudaen of Middelburgh, to the end and purpose, that the Accounts might be stated and settled, 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 Bankrupts, as by the Attestations of john Moon, james Boeué, and several others appears.   

John Moons Deposition before the Commissioners upon the Statutes against Bankrupts, on the 25. of Febr. 1656.  

COPIA, Extracted out of the Register of Commissioners of Bankrupt.  
IOhn Moon of London Merchant, 


Commissioners.  
ja. Winstanley.  
Tho. bail.  
Richard Nortan.  
Antho. Boys.    sworn and re-examined the 25. day of February 1656. upon his Oath saith, That in or about the Years 1646, or 1647. this Deponent was desired by the Lady Katherine Courten, Wife of William Courten, the party 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 Discovery and planting of the Island of Barbados; And accordingly this Deponent did draw out an Account of his said Disbursments, which did amount unto the Sum of twelve or thirteen thousand pounds or thereabouts, which said Account this Deponent delivered unto the said Lady.  john Moon.  

And the said john Moon 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, several Books of Accounts, as Journals, Ledgers, and Cash-bookes; but what is now become of the said Books, this Deponent knoweth not.  
john Moon.  
Concordat Original. verbatim. Copia vera,  
Quod attesttor rogatus & requisitus. I. DANIEL. Notaris Publ.    

ATTESTATIEN Van Mr. james Boeve, rakende de Boecken die gehouden wierden by Sir William Courten, Koopman tot Londen. Den 16. july 1675.  
OPEN huyden den 16. july 1675. compareerde voor my Abraham Huyssens, openbaer Notaris by den Hove van Hollandt geadmitteert, binnen Vlissinge residerende, end den Getuygen naergenoemt, Sr. Jaques Boeué, Koopman van Engelandt in Londen, gewoont hebbende binnen Middelburgh, my Notaris seer well bekent, de welcke op sijn Man waerheyt, in plaets van Eede, ten versoecke van d' Heer George Carew Schiltknaep, by den Prerogativen Hove van Engelandt gestelt tot Administrateur van alle de ongeadministreer de Goederen end Effecten van wijlen Willem Courten Ridder, in sijn leven woonachtigh tot Londen, end verklaer de waerachtigh te zijn dat high Deponent in den jare 1628. is komen woonen als Comptoirknecht by Jan de Moncy Koopman tot Londen voorsz. in Huywelijck hebbende juffrouw Margrieta Courten, de welcke in company handelde met de voornoemde Heer Willem Courten, end Pieter Courten Ridder, woonende tot Middelburgh, end dat hy in dien dienst is gebleven tot den jare 1638. in welcke tijdt high ettelijcke jaren de Boecken wegens de Negotie van de gemelde company binnen Engelandt heeft gehouden, end voor sijn afscheyt (naer dat de self volkomentlijck waren overgedragen door last van juffrouw Margrieta Courten, Weduwe van den voornoemden Jan de Moncy, gelevert in handen van Willem Courten, Sun van den voornoemden Willem Courten Ridder, welcke Boecken sedert door last end ordre van Willem Courten end sijn Huysurouwe, in oft ontrent den jare 1646. gesonden zijn geweest aen Pieter Boudaen Courten, als Erfgenaem van Pieter Courten, door John Moon, gelijck him Deponent gebleken is vyt e'en be-eedighde verklaringe door gemelte Moon gedaen in handen van Commissarisen van desolate Boedels' binnen Londen, op den 25. February 1656. item that David Goubard gewesen Boeck-houder eerst van Pieter Courten, end nader●andt van Willem Courten, aen hem Deponent verklaert heeft in den Hage dat de self company Boecken die tot Londen waren gehouden, gekomen waren in handen van Pieter Boudaen Courten, end 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, end desselfs Erfgenaem Pieter Boudaen Courten, end dat de Rekeningen van gemelte company by sijnen tijdt noyt en zijn vereffent, end noch openstaen voor so veel him bekent is, 't self gevende voor redenen van wetenschappe, presenterende alle 't self des noodt end daer toe versocht zijnde met solemnelen Eede te bevestigen. Aldus gedaen end gepasseert binnen Vlissingen voorn. present Joannis end Engel Huyssens, als Getuygen higher toe versocht.  
Quod Attestor Rogatus. A. HUYSSENS, Notaris Publ.   

After the Creditors had prosecuted the said Commission for several months 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 Bankrupts. 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, than 13. in the Pound, which was divided towards the principal debt of 112300 £ that still remained due, unto the Creditors of Sr. William Courten and his Son, (besides the debt of Sr. Paul Pyndar) although Sr. Edward Littleton, the Earl of Bridgwater, and David Goubard became bound, as aforesaid. Who also absented themselves, and died without giving satisfaction, as hereafter is mentioned.  
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 individual sums 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. years before his death, and continued at Interest, which was constantly paid out of design to get what other moneys he could into his hands, as by the sad consequences thereof appears.  
Upon several 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 State's General gave him a Protection) could discover much of Sr. William Courtens Estate, and that also jacob Pergens of Amsterdam and Peter Boudaen of Middelburgh, could likewise contribute very much thereunto. The said Commissioners sent several Letters subscribed by themselves and many of the Principal Creditors, unto Pergens, Boudaen, and Goubard respectively, earnestly entreating them to give their best assistance therein towards the relief of many Orphans and Widows; 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 moneys which they had desired him to pay, which the East-India Company had paid concerning the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henry Bona Adventura, jonas Abel's of Amsterdam by Procuration from Sr. Paul Pyndar had claimed and arrested the same in the year 1648, therefore he could not do them any service therein.  
The Controversy concerning those Ships is formerly set forth at large, called a Continuation of the Ca●e between the Heirs and assigns of Sr. William Courten and the East India Company of the Netherlands, unto which I refer you; Yet for a further aggrevation of that Cause, I shall make these following remarkes thereupon.  
That it was a most abominable practice, and Combination, between jacob Pergens, Peter Boudaen, David Goubard, and several Directors of the East-India Company, who had special notice, of the several grants, and Bills of Sale unto Sr. Edward Littleton, and Sr. Paul Pyndar, which were also insinuated unto them by jonas 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.   

Haet Accoort tusschen de Oost-Indische company en Mr. Pergens. Den 18. Septembris 1649.  

ALsoo differenten ontstaen zijn tusschen de E. Bewinthebberen van de Nederlants●he Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische company ter eenre/ mitsgaders d' E. Jacob Pergens end David Goubart, so voor him selven/ end als procuraty hebbende van d' E. William Courten, end andere Geinteresseerdens in de gemelte differenten tot Londen ter andere zijden: ter saecke van seecker Schip genaemt l'Esperance, in den jare 1643. voorleden ontrent de Stadt Malacca van de Ministers van de gemelte company am redenen daer toe dienende, met sijn ingeladen Goederen aengehouden, midtsgaders eenige ge●erghde Goederens vyt het Schip Henry Bon Adventura op it Eylandt Mauritius verongeluckt/ end van daer op Batavia gebracht: So ist/ dat de voornoemde Jacob Pergens end Goubart ter Vergaderinge van de Seventhiene/ de gemelte hare pretensien (am eenmael van de self of te zijn) eyndelijck begroot hebbende op een Some van hondert duysent gulden's, end daer op gehoort zijnde de presentatie van de gemelte Vergaderinge van tseventigh duysent Guldens, na dat hare Ed. de resterende differerende dertigh duysent Guldens all end geheel aen de vytspake van dese Vergaderinge gesubmitteert hadden, a●n de voornoemde Pergens end Goubart voor alle de gemelte hare pretensien end aenkleven van dien/ egeene vytgesondert of gereserveert/ by desen toegeleyt hebben de Some van tachtigh duysent Guldens, mits voor den ontfangh van de gemelte Penningen stellende suffisante Cautie voor alle namaninge. Awl 't welcke by de gemelte E. Pergens end Goubart gehoort zijnde daer meed contentement genomen hebben/ alles ter goeder trouwen sunder argh of list/ zijn daer van gedaen maken twee al-eens-luydende Acten/ end wederzijts' tusschen gemelte Parthyen geteyckent binnen Middelburg in Zeelandt, den 18. Septembris 1649. Was met verscheyden handen ouderteeckent.  

jacob Pergens.  
I. C. Hayman 1649.  
David Goubard.  
jacob Roch.  
P. Boudaen Courten.  
P. Carpentier.  
Pieter van Santen.  
Adriaen Besemer.  
jan Vaericksz Abbekerck  
Hercke jansz Noortlant.    

Na gedane Collatie is dese Copy jegens den principale van word tot word 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 self Stadt residederende/ end hebbe in oirkonde van dien mijnen Notariale Signature hire onder gestelt/  
desen 27. january 1651. J. vande VENUS, Notaris Publ.    

It was a double iniquity and robbery in Pergens, Boudaen, and Goubard, that knew William Courten became insolvent in the year 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 Frauds in France, are punished with death, and the persons absent are hanged in Effigies.  
The very freight, 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 again for Goa, amounted unto much more Money, than 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 james, and the Turkey Company in the quality of an Ambassador, for the space of Eleven years, and had advanced the greatest part of his Estate unto Sr. William Courten, as aforesaid, and the rest of all his Means unto the late King Charles, towards the ordinary charge of the Crown. 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 year 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 spoilt 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 whatsoever, 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 spoil 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 Heir died a fugetive in Italy, and insolvent, his Lady the Earl of Bridgwaters Daughter died miserable, his Daughter Katherine Courten married a Miller's Son that was her own Footboy, and William Courten the Grandchild lives in Exile, while a Commission upon the Statutes concerning Bankrupts remains in force against his Father's Estate. Yet the Sons and Heirs of Peter Boudaen and their Advocates say, that William Courten, the Grandchild ought to administer the Estate as Heir at Law, additione Hereditatis, both of the Father and Grandfather, after he hath renounced the same, and cannot appropriate any thing unto himself, the Father and Grandfather being indebted more than ten times the value of their goods.  
Although Dionysius Rextoot, is a Schoolmasters 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 plead, 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 mentioned; but it is convenient first to show 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 Bankrupts in the 13. year of Queen Elizabeth, and the 19 of King James, the Commissioners or the major part of them, have power to grant, bargain and sell the goods, debts, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments of Bankrupts, and to bar the issue in tail, of all such Estates, in reversion or remainder, that the said Bankrupts were any ways possessed of, or seized at the time, when they become Bankrupts. Whereupon a question did arise between the Commissioners, and William Courten, the Grandchild, concerning Lands, that was settled upon his Mother, at her marriage, as a jointure, and after her death, upon the Heirs male of William Courten, by her for ever, in consideration of the Marriage portion, that she brought, being a Person of Honour, and the Daughter of an Earl.  
The Case was in short thus.  
WIlliam Courten, Tenant in Tail, bargains and sells his Manors and Lands of Pirton Annton, and Evesham, in the County of Worcester, Anno 1642. unto Sr. Edward Littleton, and his Heirs, for payment of debts, and in the year 1643. becomes Bankrupt, the Question was, whether the Estate Taile, which passed not by the bargain and sale, should not be preserved by the Law, for the Heirs of William Courten, the Bankrupt, or not.  
It was resolved, by all the judges, 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 Heirs in tail; but the Wife should have had, and enjoyed the Lands, only during her life (if she had survived her Husband) in recompense 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 do in Holland and Zeeland, where, upon Contracts of Marriages, men that are indebted, and have gotten other men's Estates into their hands▪ they do usually secure their goods, and moneys, to their Wives and Children, to the prejudice of other men, which is a most ungodly practice, and destructive to credit and Commerce.  
The Statutes are very severe in England, to prevent all such kind of fraudulent practices. And I do presume Bankrupts in the United Netherlands, that have forfeited their Estates to Creditors, can have no Heirs at Law, to enjoy their goods. And that the Courts of judicature in the Netherlands, cannot set up an Heir 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 own constructions of such things, that they do not understand. Contracts in England, by Subjects of the Crown of England, touching their own Interest▪ are not to be interpreted by the people of another Nation. Although Pergens and Boudaen, with their Confederates, have endeavoured to defraud the King's Subjects, of their goods, yet they cannot defend themselves from the reach of the King's Laws and Statutes of his Kingdoms. It is not very material whether the Sons and Heirs of Peter Boudten, do account with George Carew, as Administrator, appointed by the Prerogative Court of England, or as he is empowered by the Commissioners upon the Statutes aforesaid. They must make a discovery by one means or another what is become of the 122139 £ sterling, that Sr. Peter Courten is charged with by the Books 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 Character, and the several proceedings, upon his Administratons and Assignments on the Estates of Sr. Edward Littleton, Sr. William Courten, and Sr. Paul Pyndar.  
Although it be not very material to the Cause, to say any thing in the vindication of myself and Family, or to answer those false allegations that Rextoot and Schotte used in their plead, 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 quality as Administrator of Sr. Will. Courten.  
That I was an Enemy to the State's General, and particularly to Zeeland.  
That I was a Person of no consideration or Family of worth.  
And finally that the Oaths of English Men, and Scotch Men could be gotten for four stivers a piece.  
All which being more of malice then matter, nevertheless, I shall truly demonstrate my condition and quality as follow, viz.  
THat I am lineally de●ended from the carew's of Anthony, a Family from whence several branches have continued Knights in Devonshire and Cornwall ever since the Conquest.  
That my great Grandfather settled himself at Wickham Brooke, in the County of Suffolk, at the desire of his Wife, where he purchased 800. pound per annum to be near 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 married with Mrs. Frances Gosnold my Mother, who was the Daughter of Robert Gosnold of Oteley Hall, in the County of Suffolk Esqr. that married with the Daughter of Robert Forth, of Butley Abby, in the same County Esqr. where those two Families had continued in honour and reputation in the Service of their King and Country 500 years and upward.  
That at the earnest request of the Aldermen and Common Council of London, (who were upon the view and sale of several Lands in Suffolk, which King James had granted for satisfaction of Money, lent by the City) my Father was invited to accept the Benefice of St. Michael in Cornhill, over against the Royal 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 own choice, either to go to the University, or to follow any other employment: Whereupon I made several Essays in the City of London, and spent divers Sums of Money to no purpose, being averse to Trade. Then I admitted myself a student of Graeys' Inn, where I spent my time during the space of nine years 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 several 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. Principal 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 King's Restauration Anno 1660. I was admitted and sworn one of the Gentlemen of his Majesty's most Honourable 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 appears.  
That all the Obligations under which I claim, and all the prosecutions thereupon, are matters of Record, and such judicial acts, 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 Client's, ought to be condemned in good Damages, for those national affronts, and personal Injuries, that in other Countries, are not committed without most severe Chastisements.   


OPEN huyden den xxiv. july 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 haet Graafschap van Surrey, in haet Koninckrijck van Engeland, ●e kennen gevende/ dat Mr. John Moncy Koopman in Londen/ by sijn Testament end vytterste Will gedateert binnen Middelburgh in Zeelant den 17. October 1631. heeft gegeven end naergelaten (gelijck breeder daer in is te sien) e'en some van duysent Ponden Sterlinex/ aen Willem Courten Schilt-knaap/ Soon end 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 oft yemant van de self/ ter oorsake van diversche differenten die ontstonden wegens het Capitael en reckoning van de vernootschap in den handle ongeliquideert tusschen Sir William Courten, Sir Peter Courten, end John Moncy, ten tijde van haer overlijden respectivelijck/ waer in de voorsz. Sir Peter Courten schuldigh was open reckoning aen her Capitael/ e'en somme van een hondert twintigh duysent Ponden Sterlinex en daer boven/ zijnde Penningen gelicht op Interest/ 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 self reckoning blijckt/ blijvende de self Penningen als noch onvoldaen aen vele Weduwen en Weesen in Groot Brittange/ en in andere plaetsen van Sijn Majesteyts Koninckrijcken. En nademacls Peter Boudaen Zalr. Koopman binnen Middelburgh, noemende hem selven Erfgenaem van den Staet oft Boedel van meergemelten Sir Peter Courten end John Moncy, hem selven verbonden heeft (ac h●ervolgens e'en sententy ges●reckt end gepronuncieert voor den Hoogen Raade in Hollant in den jare 1657.) aensprekelijck te zijn voor het voorsz. Legaet en Interest/ 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/ end do't in Rechte/ so hebben de Commissarisen/ genomineert end gestelt zijnde tot vytvoeringe van e'en Commissie onder het groot Zegel van Engeland/ gegrontvest op de Wetten en Statuten gemaeckt aengaende Banckeroetiers/ by hare Act in geschrift van dato den 30. April 1662. het voorsz. Legaet van duysent Ponden en alle andere sommen van Penningen/ Schulden/ Rechten/ en Pretentien/ ho 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 swart Roede/ Charles Whitaker, en aen den Here Comperant George Carew Schilt-knaap/ gelijck de self Acten klaerlijck end in 't breed vytwijsen/ zijnde die geregistreert ten Comptoire van Major Wright end 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, end Constantia Boudaen, Sonen end Dochters van meergemelten Heer Pieter Boudaen aensprekelijck zijn als Erfgenamen van haren Here Vader Zaliger/ voor het gedachte Legaet metten Interest van dien/ so heeft den Heer Comparant my Notario versocht/ dat ick my soude willen vervougen aen welgemelte Heeren oft yemandt van den self/ end haer Ed. vyt sijn Heer Comparants naem end van sijnent wege/ mitsgaders als gemachtigde end geauthoriseert by welgemelten Sir John Ayton end Charles Whitaker, afvorderens betalinge van de voorsz. een duysent Ponden Sterlinex metten Interest van dien jegens vijf per Ctᵒ. in 't jaer sedert den jare 1632. bedragende te samen ter some van dry duysent e'en hondert en vijftigh Ponden Sterlinex/ oft in cas van refuys/ suffisante redenen waeromme de voorsz. somme in manner als voorsz. niet en behoorde betaelt te werden/ end by weygeringe van dien/ dat ick Notaris jegens de self soude protesteren/ gelijck den Heer Comparant in sijne qualiteyt well expresselijck is protesterende by desen/ van alle Kosten/ Schaden end Intresten daer door geleden end noch te lijden/ omme alle de self te verhalen daer end so hy Heer Comparant te rade werden sal.  
Verder heeft den Heer Comparant my Notario versocht dat ick de opgemelte Heeren soude insinueren end bekent maken/ als dat by Comparant begeerigh en genegen is/ om e'en eind te hebben van alle verschillen/ rakende de Boedels' van Sir William Courten, Sir Edward Littleton, end Sir Paul Pyndar, en te vermijden alle verdere onheylen end moeyelijckheden/ die daer vyt noch soude mogen spruyten/ en daer toe bereyt en gewilligh is am alle de differenten en dispuyten de self Boedels' rakende/ te refereren aen twee neutrale/ bequame end eerelijcke Luyden/ vyt yder Natie am de self te arbitreren/ composeren end finalijck te determineren/ geduerende dese jegenwoordige Vacantie/ end in cas van verwerpinge van dese billicke presentatie/ dat ick Notaris in manner als vooren jegens de self soude protesteren van alle Kosten/ Schaden end Intressen/ die daer door soude mogen werden veroirsaeckt/ versouckende higher of te hebben Act in forma am sijne bereytwilligheyt ten go●de/ en onwilligheyt tot verdere Proceduyren/ te toonen daer en so hy te rade werden sal/ benevens het relaes van mijn wedervaren/ in kennisse der waerheyt dese geteyckent  
binnen Middelburgh, date als boven. En was geteyckent, GEORGE CAREW.   

OPEN den voorsz. 24. July 1675. hebbe ick Arnoldus Rijcx my getransporteert (geassisteert met de ondergeschreven Getuygen) ten Huyse end aen den Per●oon van de Heer Pieter Boudaen. en sijn Edelheyt de voorenstaende Insinuatie by lecture gedaen, die my Notaris tot antwoorde gave, ick hoore en sie, en ick versoecke Copy vande self Insinuatien end protesterens, die ick sijn Edelht. oock hebbe behandight, en jegens den selven Heer Boudaen geprotesteert, conform de voorenstaende last, zijnde dit alsoo mijn relaes end wedervaren. Aldus gepasseert binnen Middelburgh, present johannes Vinckaert, en Aaron Wright als Getuygen, die de menute behoorlijck hebben onderteyckent, date als boven.  Quod Attestor Arnoldus Rijcx, Notaris Publ.   

A en den Hoogen Rade in is Gravenhage.  
VErtoont met alle behoorlijck respect end eerbiedigheyt George Carew Schiltknaep van Richmond in haet Graafschap van Surrey, in haet Koninckrijck van Engeland, Administrateur van alle de Goederen, Effecten, Haven, Ye, Rechten, Schulden, end Crediten, van Sir William Courten Zaliger Ridder, (gelijck by sijne vytterste Will hire annex blijckt.)  
Ho that hy Suppliant in sijne voorsz. qualiteyt als Administrateur, (tot sijn groote schade end verlies) vele Jaren achter den anderen Process heeft gevoert voor de ordinare Vierschare voor B B, en S S. der Stadt Middelburgh, (in der tijdt zijnde) open end jegens de Heer Pieter Boudaen zaliger, gewesen Koopman end Bewinthebber van de Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische company tot Middelburgh, en des selves Erfgenamen, omme sekere Rekeningen gestatueert end geliquideert te hebben, die als noch zijn openstaende end ongesloten tusschen den Suppliant end de Erfgenamen van den voorsz. Pieter Boudaen, wegens de Societeyt in den Handel end Commercie die geweest is tusschen Sir William Courten, Sir Pieter Courten, end john Moncy, alle Koopluyden, gelijck by het vertoogh hire annex op den 8. February 1675. aen Burgemeesters end Schepenen der selver Stadt Middelburgh gepresenteert, naerder te sien is. Wijders, dat niet jegenstaende den Suppliant had geexhibeert sijne Brieven van administraty onder 't Zegel van den Prerogativen Hove van Engeland (zijnde e'en so wettigen Act end bewijs de welcke by alle andere Recht-bancken van de gansche weereld wert geapprobeert) so hebben de gemelte Heeren Burgemeesters' end Schepenen op den 20. February laestleden, geordonneert dat den Suppliant moeste verzorgen andere Acten authentijcke vyt het Register van den Prerogativen Hove van Engeland voornoemt, behelsende that William Courten Soons-soon van Sir William Courten had geconsenteert in de gemelte Brieven van administraty, end die in Rechte van waerden verklaert, als meed that de Rechters van de Prerogativen Hove de self hadden geratificeert, en insgelijks, dat den Suppliant daer by was gemachtight end geauthoriseert omme de goederen end effecten van Sir William Courten op te lichten end te ontfangen, welcke Acten den Suppliant met de explicatie daer over van den Prerogativen Hove vervolgens heeft geprocureert end versorght, end op den 19 Juny daer aen volgende versocht dat sententy daer op soude werden gedecerneert, waer op Abraham Smith Procurer van de Verweerders heeft versocht prolongatie voor den tijt van veerthien dagen, dat by de Heeren Commissarisen is gegeven, op dat als dan sunder eenigh verder dilay by de Heeren van Wet mochte werden Recht gedaen end sententy gevelt.  
Niet jegenstaende alle 't self end naer expiratie vanden gelimiteerden tijt, so ist, that (jan van Rijmsdijck des Suppliants Procurer versoeckende Recht) den meergemelten Abraham Smith op den vijfden laestleden, een andere frivoleuse end impertinente exceptie heeft geproponeert, seggende, dat alhoewel het by de self Acten van den Prerogativen Hove van Engeland konde blijcken dat des Eygenaers qualiteyt suffisant was, niet te min so en konde hy egeene Actie instituëren omme de goederen van den voornoemden Sir William Courten d'oude te recovureren, vermits des selves Soon, die in sijn leven vele Jaren achter den anderen als 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 end Rechten van Engeland dooden end te niete done, end de Administrateuren benemen het Recht tot het recovureren van de goederen end middelen vyt de handen van hun Debiteuren, strijdigh jegens de eygenschappen van de Wetten end gemeene Recht, en dienende tot verdervinge van alle onderlinge gemeynschap, end 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 handle in societeyt oft vermintschap generalijck zijn geemployeert, waer vooren oock de Boedels' van Sir William Courten, Sir Pieter Courten, en john Moncy (berustende in de handen van de Erfgenamen van opgemelte Pieter Boudaen) aensprekelijck zijn, met welcke end diergelijcke andere impertinente voorgevingen den Suppliant van tijt tot tijt is afgestelt, sunder sententy te konnen bekomen, die well had behoort over vele Jaren by den voornoemden Gerechte vytgesproken te zijn geweest, echter blijven sy van sulcx te done in gebreke, niet jegenstaende alle des Suppliants sollicitatien en uruntlijke aenmaningen ten dien eind gedaen.  
Derhalven keert hy Suppliant sich tot U Ed: Mog: versoeckende U Ed: Mog: mandament van evocatie in communi Forma, end Burgemeesters' end Schepenen der Stadt Middelburgh, am de saack sunder vytstel ten eind te brengen, oft in cas van geen terminatie van de voorsz. saack van gemelte Gerechte sekere dagh binnen e'en 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, etc.   

Aen de Ed. Achtbare Heeren Regerende Burgemeesters' end 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 end Effecten van William Courten, Ridder, in sijn leven woonende tot Londen, als by de Brieven daer van zijnde, met sijn Testament daer annex.  
1 That Willem Courten, end 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 jaren t'samen genegotieert hebben in company/ op verscheyde gewesten des Weerelts  
2. Dat de Reeckeningen van de voorsz. Negotie/ in geen veerthien jaren 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 inn de helft was heriderende/ end op sijn vytterste verklaerde/ dat een groot gedeelte van sijn Middelen wa●en berustende onder Pieter Boudaen Koopman als Erfgenaem van Pieter Courten, die de generale Boecken van de self Negotie heeft gehouden/ end 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 jare 1662. by procuraty machtigh gemaeckt heeft Jaques Boeué Koopman als done woonachtigh hire ter Stead/ omme de geseyde Yekeningen te liquideren/ end te ontfangen soodanige somme van Penningen als bevonden mochten werden aen de voornoemde Willem Courten toebehoorende/ tot wel●ken eyed him geaddresseert hebbende aen de voornoemde Pietet Boudaen, met versoeck van sulcks te willen latin done tot gemeyne Kosten/ maer 't self weygerende/ so was hy genootdruckt op den 6. September 1662. hem voor desen Achtb. Gerechte als done te betrecken/ end te concluderen/ dat den voornoemden Pieter Boudaen soude werden gecondemneert alle de Boecken/ Reeckeningen end andere Bescheyden rakende de voorsz. company/ te consigneren ter Secretary/ oft andere neutrale plaetse/ omme inspectie daer van genomen/ end Reeckeninge te formeren tot gemeene Kosten/ waer op alvooren t'Antwoorden/ Cautie ge-eyscht zijnde/ so had gemelte Boeué Notariale Act daer van gemaeckt/ end niet jegenstaende high als done Burger end ●nwoonder tot Middelburgh was/ so hebben Burgemeesters end Schepenen gelieven te ordouneren dat naerder Cautie soude werden gestelt/ 't welck niet gedaen zijnde/ end 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 metre minne him geaddresseert heeft/ aen Johan end Pieter Boudaen, Sonen/ end Erfgenamen/ van den voor●s. Pieter Boudaen haren Vader/ ten eind de voorsz. Rekeningen gestateert en geliquideert mochten word tot gemeene Kosten/ die 't self meed geweygert hebben te done/ 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/ end dien volgende/ op den 18 juny 1674. hun (te weten/ de Kinderen end Erfgenamen van Pieter Boudaen voornoemt) 't gunt voorsz. done insinueren door den Notaris Johan Duyvelaer, nochmaels versoeckende dat de geseyde Reeckeningen mochten werden vereffent/ it zy metre minne/ oft gerechtelijck/ dewijle high Suppliant expresselijck daerom alhier was gekomen/ protesterende (in cas van obstinaetheyt) van alle Kosten/ Schaden/ end Interessen alreede geleden/ noch te hebben/ end te lijden/ op alle de welcke den voornoemden Johan end Pieter Boudaen alleen voor antwoort gaven that zy hoorden eude sagen.  
5. Dat den Suppliant als done de voorsz saecke door sij● Procurer Jan van Rijmsdi●ck wettel●ck heeft done vervolgen/ tegens Johan end Pieter Boudaen, mitsgaders de vordere Erfgenamen/ end voorts Cautie gestelt/ end by V E. Achtbaerheden aengenomen/ voor de ●osten.  
6. Dat den voornoemden Johan end Pieter Boudaen, cum suis naer Citatie ge●ompareert he●bende/ so heeft den Suppliant (naer exhibtie van Brieven van administraty onder 't ●egel van den Prerogative Hove van Engelandt/ met haet Testament van Willen Courten, Ridder/ daer annex/ omme te done blijcken van sijn Qualiteyt) dagelijcx gesolisiteert dat Sy-luyhen so●den Antwoorden ten principalen.  
7 Dat naer veel aenhouden den voornoemdedn Johan end Pieter Boudaen, cum suis, door haer Procurer Abraham de Smit op den 16 September 1674. omme de saecke slepende te houden/ seer inpertinent in scriptis ontkent hebben dat den Suppliant als Eysscher is hebbende de Qualiteyt so hy ●●ch ten Process adscribeert/ end 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 express naer Engelant heeft gesonden/ end aen den Rechter van den Prerogative Hove verthoont Copy van de voorsz Exceptie/ die gehouden wiert ●seer irregulier te zijn/ end 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/ so is dien aengaende superabundanti geproduceert een Certificatie geteyckent door verscheyde Practiznus end Notarisen vanden voorsz. Hove in date den 9 O●ober 1674.  
9 Dat in gevolge den Suppliant dagelijex gesoli●iteert heeft ten eind V E Achtbaerheden gelieve de geproponeerde Exceptie als frivool te reje●teren end de Gedaeghdens te condem●eren omme alle de voorsz. Boecken/ Reeckeningen end andere Bescheyden rakende de voorsz. company wae●inne hy so merekelijck in sijn Qualiteyt is ge●n●ereffeert/ alhier ter Greffie oft op een neutrale plaets te consigneren/ end des te mere/ nademael den Supplant twee ervaren Boeck-houders expresselijck alhier heeft done komen/ omme de self te inspecteren end e'en Reeckeninge daer vyt te formeren  
End alsoo verscheyde onderdanen van Sijne Majesteyt van Groot Brittannien, merckelijck hire in Geintresseert zijn, end particulierlijck de Crediteuren van Sir Paul Pindar, die aen Sr. Willem Courten Ridder, korts voor sijn overlijden verstreckt had dartigh duysent Ponden Sterlinx Capitael omme sijn Equipagie op Oost-Indien voort te setten, doch deses 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 end Recht te willen administreren, naer merit van de Saecke, tot satisfactie van alle geinteresseerde Persoonen, 't welck doende, etc.  
Actum binnen Middelburgh den 8. February 1675. Door my GEORGE CAREW.   

The Earl of arlington's Certificate.  
THese are to certify, that George Carew Esqr. is sworn and admitted His Majesty's Servant, in the Place and Quality of one of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Chamber, to enjoy all Rights, Privileges, advantages, and Preeminences thereunto belonging:  
Given under my hand and Seal this 25th day of February 1974/5. in the 27th year of his Majesty's Reign. ARLINGTON.   

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DEsen dient om te certificeren, dat George Carew Schiltknaep, is beëdight, end geadmitteert tot sijn Majesteyts dienaer in de plaets en qualiteyt van een vande Edelluyden van sijn Majesteyts alder eerwaerdighste secret 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 haet 27 ste jaer van Sijn Majesteyts Regeringe. Was geteyckent ARLINGTON.   

In margin stont een Signet gedruckt in Rooden Lack.  
Getranslateert vyt het Engelsch inde Nederduytsche Taal, en bevonden met Originele in Substantie te accorderen,  
Binnen VERE, den 27. juny 1675. Per me Arnold Rijcxs Not. Pub.    

A Certificate concerning Mr. carew's Estate, From his Steward, and Servant.  
THese are to testify unto all People, unto whom this writing shall come, that George Carew, of Richmond in the County of Surry, in the Kingdom of England, Esqr. at present residing in Middelburgh in Zeeland, upon several Suits and Process at Law there depending, hath several Lands, Houses, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in the County of Suffolk, Essex, London, Dorsetshire, and Surry, whereof he is seized, and possessed to the value of 530. pound per Annum, besides the improuments, that may be made thereupon.  
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, at London this 26th of March 1675. in the 27th year of our Sovereign Lord King CHARLES' the Second. 

john Exall.  
Aaron Wright.     

A Certificate from the Reader and Benchers of Grays Inn.  
THese are to certify unto all Persons whom it may any ways concern, that George Carew of Richmond in the County of Surry, Esquire, oue of the Gentlemen of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Chamber; was admitted into this Society of Gray's 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 27th. year of King CHARLES' the Second. 

Thomas Holt Lect●r.  
Robert Raworth.  
john 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 year 1650. unto the year 1660. And after the King's Restauraton, to give an account of my Administration to this day, since Mr. Rextoot (as he says) was instructed to declare, that I had no pretence against the Estate of Courten, or the Executors of Peter Boudaen, but upon false actions.  
In the year 1651. Sr. Edward Littleton being retired, and resolved to end his days, silently amongst the Mountains 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 engaged with his Brother in Law, William Courten, for 60000 Pound Sterling and upwards, Principal Debts. And that he was sequestered by the Parliament, for serving the King. That his own unsettled Estate, was ordained to be sold, by a Committee at Worcester House, for want of Friends, to Compound, or to redeem it.  
Sr. Edward Littleton then offered to assign over unto me all his right and interest in the Lands, Ships, and Stock in India, that William Courten had granted him for his indemnity; provided I would covenant to pay proportionably, with my own debt, such other particular Friends of his, that had continued their moneys at Interest, in the Family of Courten, or lent other moneys upon Sr. Edward Littleton's Credit, and Obligations, which amounted unto 30000. Pound or thereabouts, which I promised to do, after I should be well informed of the value of the Ships, and Lands; and the encumbrances thereupon.  
In the year 1652. I spent three month's 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 Principal Money, Interest, and Damages, than the Lands were really worth. And that the Ships and Stock in India, was engaged to Sr. Paul Pyndar, as a further security for payment of 24800. £. part of the Money lent unto Sr. William Courten, in the year 1635. when he first entered upon the East-India Trade.  
In the year 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 appoint, towards satisfaction of the debts, unto myself 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 ways obliged, or liable to satisfy the said Debts, or any part thereof: (excepting only the Heirs of Sr. Edward Littleton) Whereupon several grants and coveyances of Sr. Edward Littleton's Right, and Equity of Redemption, were made, on the 23. of April 1653. unto me the said Goerge Carew, and my trusties, 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 several other Deeds declaring the Trust, Covenants, and Agreements, were also then Executed accordingly, with a Schedule of the principal Debts annexed thereunto, as follows, 
A Cattalogue (of some part) of Sr. Edward Littleton's Creditors.   £ To Sr. Robert Thorold for the principal Debt of 2000 To Sr. Peter Richaut for the principal debt of 1000 To Sr. David Watkins, 1500. To Eusebius Mathews, 2000 To the Earl of Shrewsbury 2500. To josina 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 john Gifford, 1000 To William Bagott, 0600. To Alice Walcott, 1000 To jeremy Elwes, 1250. To Sr. Robert Ayton, 2500. To Sr. Peter van Lore, 1500.  30450.  
Memorandum, that several of these Sums of Money were the proper Debts of the Company, for which the Stock is liable, that rests in the hands, of the Heiret of Peter Boudaen deceased.  
Then Mr. Carew entered his Claim before the Committee at Worcester House, on the behalf, 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 expenses, was exempted by special order of the said Committee.  
Then james Winstanley, George Cotton, Richard Norton, and the rest of the Commissioners, apppointed to execute the Commission against William Courten, entered upon the Lands, and brought their Writts of Ejectment, on the behalf of the General Creditors; pretending that William Courten was within the compass, true meaning, or intent of the Statutes against Bankrupts, 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 year 1654. George Carew, to avoid 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 General 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 withal they engaged the said George Carew, in Articles and Covenants, that he should at his own proper costs and charges, bring the Heirs, and Executors of Sr. Peter Courten, and john 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 equal shares and proportions, between the General Creditors, and those particular Creditors that Mr. Carew was entrusted for, by Sr. Edward Littleton as aforesaid.  
In the same year 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 Heir that was in Italy, for which 4000 £ was to be given out of the Purchase Money; but before the Commission was returned out of Italy, and the Fine executed, William Courten died in Florence, in the year 1655. Then all things by agreement rested in Statu quo, until William Courten, the Grandchild came to age, who afterwards, joined in Fines to the Lord Coventry, to Mr. Carew, and others, which paid Courten considerable Sums of Money, to end all debates, although he had no right thereunto.  
Soon after, several of his Fathers, and Grandfathers Creditors (coming to the knowledge thereof) brought Actions against him, as Heir at Law, and arrested him; others exhibited Bills in Chancery against him, unto all which he pleaded, that he was neither Heir, Executor, or Administrator, or claimed any thing from their Estates; What was paid to him, was ex dono & g●atia, and not ex jure. Yet to avoid all further Cavils, 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 Heir to his Father, or Grandfather.  

An Account of the moneys 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 Manor of Pyrton, in possession sold to Thomas Lord Coventry, for 7500. The Manor of Evesham in possession sold to Mr. Rudge, for 7500. The Manor of Annton in possession sold to Mr. Thomas Foly, for 3600.  21700.  £ Whereof Mr. Carew deducted, that he paid to the Commissioners 2000 And 7400 £ paid to Mr. Courten, with all other incident Charges 7400.  9400.  
Mr. Carew, addressed himself again in the year 1656. unto Sr. Edward Littleton, with a report of all his Proceedings, who then delivered Mr. Carew, the Original Bill of Sale (dated 26th. of April 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 several Assignations, should be discharged unto Sr. Paul Pyndar, according to the Deed, dated the 19 of December 1642. before mentioned.  
After these Transactions, all things continnued without further prosecution, in regard of the several Changes of Government, until the Kings most happy Restauration. Then the Creditors renewed the Commission (against the Estate of William Courten) under the great Seal of England; Whereupon Mr. Carew, and the Commissioners had several meetings, and Consultations together, who took 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 Creditor's, who valued their De●ts. Interests, and Damages (of seurrall natures) to amount unto 400000. Pound, and upwards, many of them being Executors, that could not abate any thing of their Principal and Interest.  
And some Persons having lent their moneys 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 Earl of Bridgwater, and David Goubard, would not contribute to the Commission against Courten, but expected satisfaction, from the Earl of Bridgwater, which proved otherwise: for that upon their addresses unto him, for their Money, he excused himself, that it was none of his Debt. That he was deceived in the Estate of Mr. Courten, and expressed himself in these very words, at his house in Barbican. That he would not fry in Hell for his own Debts, wherefore he had taken care, and settled some Lands for the payment of them; but as for Mr. Courtens debts, he would not concern himself therewith: Yet his Son, the Earl 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 Spoils and Depredations. Whereupon they made their applications, expecting respective Protections, and relief, from his Majesty accordingly.  
Brief Relations whereof are mentioned/ in the Continuation of the Case between Sr. W. Courten, his Heirs and Assigns, and the East-India Company of the Netherlands. And the Petition 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 Book, unto which I refer you.  
In the mean time I will give you some positions of Law, with the particular proceedings, in the Case depending upon the Accounts, and also several Copies of Letters, and Answers relating thereunto: And likewise some special Remarkes, of fraud and malice, in the practices 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 Administered, should be taken out by Mr. Carew, to prosecute those Persons that enjoyed the Effects thereof, beyond the Seas: Whereupon William Courten the Grandchild was cited to appear, who refused. So Administration was granted, on the fourth of July 1660. to the said George Carew, with the Will annexed.  
Then Mr. john Madden of Westminster, addressed himself, to Mr. Carew, to be satisfied a Debt of 1000 Pound, due from Sr. William Courten, upon a Judgement obtained in the King's Bench Court, in the name of Henery Bringhurst, (Mr. Maddens Father in Law) in the year 1625. which very much surprised Mr. Carew, in regard he had some Land liable 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 Attorney, and Steward to the Lord Coventry, maliciously combined with some other Persons to question Mr. Carew, concerning the said Judgement, and also to join with William Courten the Grandchild, to question Mr. carew's administration of Sr. William Courtens Estate. And in order thereunto brought an Information against Mr. Carew, in the Crown Office, pretending that he filed the Declaration, and Bail Irregularly, that was to warrant the said Judgement: which upon a full hearing, in Court, and the verdict of twelve able sufficient men, Mr. Carew was acquitted, and found not guilty.  
Soon after Mr. Carew brought his Actions against the said Dowdeswell, for Conspiracy and Slander, who insisted upon his Privilege, as a Member in Parliament, to avoid any appearance; whereupon Mr. Carew posted him (upon the Pillory, in Worcester, and several other market-towns, in the said County, where he lived) for a false Accuser, a Liar, and a most malicious person, that durst not appear, to justify himself, or his Actions. And William Courten the Grandchild, upon Mr. carew's Appeal to the King, in the Case of his Administration, (whereupon a Commission under the Great Seal 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. carew's Administration, and was also present in Court, to see the same ratified, and Judicially confirmed accordingly: All which proceedings, remains upon Record. and were very well known, both to the Boudaens, and Rextoot, who notwithstanding were so audacious, most falsely, maliciously, and impertinently, to allege the contrary, in open Court, before the Magistrates of Middelburgh, on the 20th of February 1675. where exemplifications of the said Records, were extant, to manifest the same.  
Sr. William powel Baronet, having administration of Sr. Paul Pyndars' Estate, as a Principal Creditor, he applied himself to Mr. Carew, in the year 1662. for satisfaction, of the Money, that Sr. William Courten was indebted to Pyndar, but he refused to prosecute jointly 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 Littleton's Equitable Interest in the said Ships. Wherefore Mr. Carew was necessitated to comply with Sr. William powel, and Mr. john Whitfield, either to pay them, 2500. pound Sterling, in ready Money, to assign the Administration, or to acquit his Prosecution, that he had begun at the Hague, for those Ships, upon the King's recommendation. Then upon Sr. William powel's resignation, Letters of Administration, were de novo, granted on the 21th of March 1661/3. to Mr. Carew, and afterwasds confirmed by decree in Chancery. Whereby Mr. Carew became Legally entitled in right of himself and other Creditors, unto all the Goods, and Chattels, 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 plead, 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 spoken, what judicious and impartial men do apprehend, concerning the proceedings in this case. (It is thus.) They do no less admire Mr. carew's patience, than they do commend his constancy, in prosecution of his right. And at the same time they cannot approve, the righteousness of the Boudaens ●●use, that have not in so many years, triumphed in their justification against carew's Process. Yet they do 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 publicly, in the face of the Sun, while the Lords Boudaens works underhand in darkness, by Printing such Lybels, that dare not appear 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 own confederacy. These carriages, have taken such an Impression in M●ddelburgh, amongst the Burghers there, that all good Men, who have come to the knowledge thereof, do look upon Mr. Carew, with as much passion for his sufferings, as they look ●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 Privileged place, as Viana, and Ceulenburgh, to harbour Evil doers.   

POSITIEN, Oft Stellingen in de Wet, inde Saeck van Carew, contra Boudaens.  
1. 

WIlliam Courten de Jonge, en can niet/ noch en magh sigh niet bemoeyen/ met de Middelen van zijne Groot-Vader de Ridder Willem Courten, Additione Haereditatis, am redenen/ dat high Ridder/ is gestorven veel mere schuldigh aen diversche Persoonen dan all zijne Middelen importeerden; en schoon den Prerogativen Hove van Engelant, him Courten de jonge/ als Administrateur had geadmitteert gehadt; so 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 jonge/ 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 e'en Resolutie of Commissie volgens de Wetten of Statuten/ jegens Banckroeten (even eens gelijck de Kamer der Desolate Boedels' hire to Land) in volley kracht en vigeur is blijvende/ tegens alle de Middelen van zijn Vader Zalr. in conformireyt vande Wetten van Engelant, derhalven en can Willem Courten de jonge/ sigh selves 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/ als competent 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: so behoorden de Verweerders Erfgenamen drymaels over te be●alen de Costen van 't Process/ en dat voor de taedieuse end 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, sunder d'Eygenaers van de profijten te given, of ten minsten reckoning daer van gedaen te hebben? En salmen met infamy niet teeckenen en brandmerken, all sulcke persoonen, die naer datses de Middelen van andere onrechtveerdigh hebben gepossedeert, en tegen will en danck Dertigh Jaeren langh gebruyckt gehadt, hebben noch all d'impudentie om niet alleenlijck sulx te loochenen en t'ontkennen, maer dat mere is, durven de justity met getaende troonien in 't aengesicht kijcken, end by haer boose Resolutien persisterens, 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 justity te konnen overtuygen en wederstaen.  
De Ridder Willem Courten, de Ridder Pieter Courten, john Moncy, en Pieter Boudan Saliger, waeren allegaer Ingesetenen en urye Denizens van Engelant: end gelijck bewesen kan werden, so hebbenze vyt Engelant getrocken en geremitteert £ 125000. Starlincx, het welcke noch aen de Onderdanen van Engelant schuldigh is blijvende; welcke Crediteuren sunder hulp en remedy zijn, in the ordinary way of justice, so 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 Heirs to his Estate.  
If C. a Stranger institutes his Action at Law against B. in Amsterdam, before the Magistrates in the ordinary Court of justice, and requires by his Process, to have an account of £ 100000. that rests in the hands of B. a Burger in Amsterdam, where justice was denied, or delayed, so long that B. and his Heirs became insolvent.  
Quaere, Whether the Magistrates of Amsterdam, are not liable by the Law of Nations, to make restitution to C. for the said £ 100000. deb●and damages or not?  Fiat Justitia, periat mundus.  

Eysch gedaen by Mr. George Carew ter ordinaris roll, contra d'Heeren Boudaens, den 17. juny 1675.  

Extract vyt d'ordinaire Vroug-rolle deser Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt.  

DEn Procurer Abraham de Smit, over d'Heeren jan, Pieter, Henricus Boudaen, en Abraham Bisschop, versoeckt dagh, behoudens de exceptie in defentie.  
Commissarisen fiat op versteecken, en voorts authorisatie am de vordere Gedaeghdens te daghvaerden by Missive te bestellen door Coopmans' Boode, open aght dagen na de receptie.  
Actum den 27. Juny 1674. jacobus Peckius junior.   

GEorge Carew, by den Praerogativen Hove van Engelandt gestelt tot Administrateur van alle de ongeadministreerde Goederens, 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, als gemaghtight by procuraty van hem George Carew, in dese sake gehouden, end sulcx Eyscher contra d'Heeren Johan, Pieter en Mr. Henricus Boudaen, end 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, meed woonende tot Amsterdam, te samen Kinderen end 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 Process te moeten aenvaerden, en tot dien eind te moeten stellen Procurer Acceptant, en dien volgende met den Eyscher in sijn voorsz. qualiteyt te moeten voort procederens, volgens de laeste retroacten, cum expensis, in cas van debat.    

Extract vyt de ordinare roll der Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt.  
George Carew qualitate qua Eyscher, contra d'Heer johan Boudaen cum suis, Fol. 136.  
DEn Procurer Abraham de Smit proponeert exceptie in scriptis.  
Den Procurer Abraham de Smit ontkent dat den Eyscher is hebbende de qualiteyt, so hy sich ten Process adscribeert, proponeert mitsdien de exceptie van non qualiteyt, concludeert tot admissie van de self, end absolutie van de instantie cum expensis.  
Den Procurer Rijmsdijck dagh 26. September. 1674.   

Extract vyt de ordinaris Pleyt-rolle der Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt.  
George Carew qualitate qua Eyscher, contra d'Heer johan Boudaen Courten, cum suis.  
Burgemeesters' en Schepenen alvorens te disponeren op de geproponeerde exceptie, ordonneren den Eyscher te exhiberen en overleggen een Extract authentijcq vyt haet 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 end urywilligh erkent end bekent heeft, that de Brieven van administraty van de Goederen, Actien end Crediten van den voorsz. Ridder Willem Courten ongereddet naergelaten, aen George Carew Eyscher in desen, wettelijck end met volkomen kennisse van de saecke zijn overgegeven en toegekomen, end dat daer op den Rechter van het voorsz. Prerogative Hof de voorsz. Brieven van administraty heeft geratificeert en geconformeert, end dat de voorsz. George Carew de matched end authoriteyt daer by is gegeven am te eyschen, afvorderen end ontfangen alle en yegelijcke goederen van den voorsz. Willem Courten, mitsgaders am alle Processen over alle en yegelijck der selver goederen te mogen institueren, end am haet self gedaen naeder ten principalen te werden gedisponeert so als men sal bevinden te behoorens.  
Actum den twintighsten February sesthien hondert vijf-en-tseventigh. absent Secretario, johan Pieter vanden Brande.   

Extract vyt de ordinare Vroug-rolle der Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt.  
George Carew qualitate qua Eyscher, contra d' Heeren johan end Pieter Boudaen Courten, cum suis.  
DEn Procurer Smitt versoeckt noch dagh van veerthien dagen.  
Den Procurer Rijmsdijck, dat het versoeck sal werden ontseght.  
Commissarisen fiat veerthien dagen voor alle dilay.  
Actum den 19 Juny 1675. absent Secretario, johan Pieter vanden Brande.   

Extract vyt de ordinaris Vroug-rolle der Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt.  
George Carew qualitate qua Eyscher, contra d'Heeren johan end Pieter Boudaen Courten cum suis, F. 136.  
DEn Procurer 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 geexhibeert, seght dat schoon genomen by de self eenighsints mochte consterens, dat de self waren suffisant tot adstructie van de qualiteyt, die den Eyscher sich als Executeur van de pretence ongeadministreerde goederens Wijlen Willem Courten den ouden bestaet te adscriberen, dat echter den Eyscher vyt den hoofde van den selven Willem Courten den ouden geen judicium interderen can, alsoo Willem Courten de jonge, desselves gewesen Soon, Erfgenaem en Executeur van den Boedel van den voorsz. Willem Courten den ouden is gebleven, en den voorsz. Boedel vele Jaren heeft beseten, en geadministeert, end den selven Boedel van Willem Courten den ouden, additione haereditatis alsoo gevallen in den voorsz. Willem Courten de jonge sijnen Sun, vyt wiens hoofde alleenigh souw konnen end moeten werden geageert, concludeert midtsdien onder benefitie van de voorsz. middelen, en andere in tijden en wijlen nader, ist noodt, ten Process te deduceren, tot absolutie van de instantie cum expensis.  
Den Procurer 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 Procurer de Smit persisteert voor replijcque.  
Rijmsdijck voor duplijcque.  
Actum den 5. July 1675. Ende was geteyckent, jacobus P●ckius junior.    

If Advocates or Procureurs in England or France, should plead any thing maliciously or impertinently (in a Process) reflecting upon the persons of their Parties or their Nations, which did not concern the matter in Issue; They would have their Ears cut of their Empty heads, or their Tongues cut out of their black mouths, when they come forth of the Court.   

Copy van sententy van den Hoogen Rade, in date 19 Mey 1657.  
Hester White alias de Weyer, contra Pieter Boudaen Courten.  
OPEN de differenten geresen voor den Hoogen Rade in Hollant, tusschen Hester Wythe alias de Weyer, als by de Bewaerders vande Vryheyt van Engelant, by authoriteyt van 't Parliament aldaer/ als Administratrice gestelt zijnde/ over den Boedel end naergelaten Goederens/ Actien/ end Crediten/ van wijlen Jan de Moncy, in sijn leven Koopman inde Parochie van Maria Hil tot Londen, inde self qualiteyt/ end voor so veel des noots/ Gemaghtichde van Johan Wythe, impetrante van mandament in cas van reformatie/ end Verweerderesse ter eenre/ End Pieter Boudaen Courten woonende tot Middelburgh in Zeelant, Gederghde in 't voorsz. cas/ end Requirant van twee Requesten civil/ 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 Process verbael/ Stucken end Munimenten onder hen geexhibeert/ end op alles rijpclijck geleth/ doende recht vyt den naem/ end van wegen de Hooge Overigheyt end Graeffelijckheyt/ van Hollant, Zeelant, end 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 als vytten Hoofde van sijne Moeder Erfgenamen van wijlen Jan de Moncy sijnen S●ief-vader te rechte te staen/ aen allen den genen die tot last vanden S●erf-huyse oft Boedel vanden selven Jan de Moncy, als Crediteuren/ Legatarisen/ oft anders yets soude mogen hebben t'eysschen oft te pretenderen/ behoudens hem Gedaeghde soodanige exceptien/ end befensien/ als hem daer jegens soude mogen competeren; welverstaende hy den selven Eysscher oft pretendenten niet en sal vermogen of te wijsen/ onder pretext van de Wetten end Coustuymen van Engelant, oft anders op eenige Executeurs ofte Administrateurs/ die over de naergelaten Boedel vande voornoemde Jan de Moncy soude moghen zijn gestelt/ oft op der selver Erfgenamen/ end that hy oock bereyt is aende voorschreven Pretendenten end 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/ end in cas van weygeringhe oft gebreecke vanden Gedaeghde de voorschreve verklaringe in voeghen als-boven te done end te presteren/ do't te niete het Vonnisse in questie/ end doende in dien gevalle wijders Recht/ Condemneert den Gedaeghde ter Griffie der Stadt Middelburgh te consigneren de Boecken/ Reeckeningen end Bescheyden/ onder hem Gedaeghde berustende/ aengaende de company die geweest is tusschen de voornoemde Jan de Moncy end Pieter Courten mitsgaders Willem Courten, omme daer van by de Impetranten end die van haren Rade inspectie genomen/ end cen R●ecke geformeert te werden/ in sulcken gevalle onvermindert end ongeprejudicieert blijvende soodanigh Recht als de Gedaghde oft yemant a●ders soude moghen hebben vyt krachte van alsulcke Testamentaire dispositie als by de voorsz Jan de Moncy We●●eliijck sudden moghn wesen gemaeckt/ alsmede het Recht vanden genen dewelcke ter contrary soude willen sustineren den selven Jan de Moncy ab intestato end sunder We●●ige Testamentaire dispositie Ourrleden te zijn/ End compenseert de kosten vanden Process am redenen.  
Gepronuncieert den XIX den. Mey XVI C. seven-en-vijftigh. In Kennisse van My, J. COENEN.   

DEn Precedent end Rade, vanden Hoogen-Rade, over Hollandt, Zeelandt, end Westvrieslandt, Allen den genen die desen sullen sien, oft hoorens lesen Saluyt, done te weten, that de voorenstaende sententy by den voorschreven Hoogen-Rade, tusschen de Parthyen inde selve genomineert, op den nineteen. Mey 1657. is gewesen. Des ten oirconde hebben Why desen mettet Cachet vanden Op-gemelten Hoogen-Rade bekrachtight, end onsen voorsz Griffier geodonneert desen te Onderteyckenen op den xxuj. Augustij in 't Jaer on's Heeren duysent ses-hondert tseventigh.  
J. COENEN.   

A Copy of a Letter writ by Mr. George Carew, in LONDON, the 15th 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. Under your good favour, I did not send for your advice, nor for the opinions of any of your Advocates in Middelburgh. I am better able to inform myself in those points 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 year 1649. in persuance of those Assignations made unto Sr. Paul Pyndar, by Sr. Edward Littleton and Mr. Courten, in the year 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 Suit against him for the Debt, etc.  
What you discourse concerning the Treaty relates to matter of State, and not of Law, or unto any man's particular rights in civil Causes. No Prince in the World can hinder his Subjects from the ordinary course of justice.. 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. Peter's Books of the General 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 Account. The plain 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, until the Debts of the Company are paid, which are yet standing out to vast Sums: Neither can Sr. Peter Courtens Heirs, take the benefit of other men's Capitals, 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 Bankrupts, 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 fear these Accounts will prove fatal 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 drawn out of England by such People, to make up their fortunes, to kick against the Kingdom.  
What concerns Mr. Boeve and Mr. White, I leave to their own care and conduct; but what concerns the General 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 diligence therein, as Administrator for the one part, and assignee of the Commissioners against Bankrupts for the other: and I shall be true to my own resolution in both qualities, to drive on the business as far as it will go.  
Sir, I perceive you apprehend, it may be prejudicial unto your own affairs, or inconvenient, to appear 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 dissuade me from prosecuting them. justice's 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. years together, that cannot be parralleld in the World.  
There wants now only a good Advocaet, and Procurer, to proceed in the Process Mr. Boeué begun for me in the year 1662. which must be revived, against the Sons, and Daughters of Peter Boudaen, as Heirs 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 Widows▪ whose bread have been eaten so long by strangers of another Land. What Books and abstracts of Accounts are needful, shall be sent when occasion requires. Pray consider of it, and let me hear from you by the next opportunity, wherein you will infinitely oblige him that is,  
Sir, Your most affectionate Friend and humble Servant GEORGE CAREW.   

Copy van een Brief te LONDEN geschreven, door George Carew, den 15. September 1670. aen Mark Fletcher Coopman tot MIDDELBURGH.  
Getranslateert vyt het Engelsch in 't Nederduytsch.  
U E.  
MIssive van den 29. Augusty lest-leden is my well geworden/ waer ●yt verstaen/ als dat mijn procuraty en Papieren U E. well ter hand gekomen zijn. U E. gelieve te weten/ ho dat ick niet en hebbe gesonden gehad am u advijs/ noch am de opmien van eenige van uwe Middelburgsche Advocaten/ alsoo ick mijn selven better weet te onderrichten in die Poincten van de Rechten/ als U E. en U E. Advocaten my l●●●nen raden. Ick hebbe (ter instantit/ en op recommandatie/ vanden Alderman Backwell, end andere van U E. goede Vrienden) versocht/ dat U E. gelief de een Eysch te done/ van £ 3000. Starlinex/ geassigneert op het Schip genaemt de Bona Esperanza, als meed 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 jaers: in gevolge vande Assignatien end Transporten/ aen de Ridder Paul Pyndar, gepasseert/ door de Ridder Edward Littleton, end Monsr. Courten, in Anno 1642. welcke Penningen in handen zijn van Mo●sr. Jacob Pergens, tot Amsterdam, die de self aen my moet responderen (gelijck door sijn eygen done is blijckende) en in cas van refuis/ gelieft tegens hem Pergens te procederen/ end die schult van him of te vorderen.  
Het geen U E. gelieft te zeggen wegens het Tractaet van Vrede/ dat siet immers mere open Stae●se Handelingen/ als op particuliere Wetten/ en yemants Recht in civil Saecken: En konnen geen Princen inde Werelt haer eygen Onderda●en/ depriveren van de gemeene Proceduprens in de Rechten: moet ick dan extraordinaire middelen gebruycken? So sal ick ter zijner tijd thoonen/ wat ick voor andere Hoven sal te done hebben.  
Wat de ongeliquideerde Rekeningen belanght/ raeckende de Negotie van de Ridder Willem Courten, in Company met de Ridder Pieter Courten, end Mo●sr. Jan Moncy: 'tis waerlijck de Heeren Boudaens haer Interest/ am de Boecken van de Ridder Pieter Courten (de gemeenen Handel concernerende) voor den dagh te brengen/ en haer selven t'ontschuldigen; want ick can met suffisante bewijsen thoonen/ dat de Ridder Pieter Courten, voor £ 122000. Starlinex by reckoning debet staet. De rechte waerhe●t is/ dat het grootsie gedeelte van 't Capitael (waer meed 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 company: derhalven en can geen repartitie van 't Capitael volgen/ voor en all eer that de Schulden van de company betaelt zijn/ die noch all blijven vytstaen voor excessive Sommen Gelts: So that de Erfgenamen van de Ridder Pieter Courten niet vermogen te gebruycken het voordeel van de Penningen en Cappitalen van andere/ ten zp (that zy Erfgenamen) daer voren comptabel willen wesen.  
Het geeft oorsaeck van wonderlijcke bedencken/ aen de veele Crediteuren in Engelant, (die als cenlichaem zijn) that de Heeren Boudaens souden hebben sulcke groote Huysen/ Casteelen/ en Middelen/ daer en tegen/ dat de Courtens Banckroct sudden zijn/ latende de schulden vande company onbetaelt. De quade consequentien die door haer bedriegelijcke practijcken (ontrent haer Schepen) open andere zijn gevallen/ is genoeghsaem bekent/ aen die de minste wetenschap hebben: ●n ick beduchte/ dat dese reckoning eyndelijck fataal voor de Boudaens en hare Family sullen wesen/ voornamentlijck/ so de Saecken voor 't Parliament alhier gebracht werden; alwaer diversche vande Crediteuren van de Courtens zijn sittende: die niet en sullen toe latin/ dat so veel duysende van Ponden Starlinex/ so Fieltachtigh vyt Engelant sullen getrocken zijn/ door een Volck/ die door dat middle soecken haer self te verrijcken/ am des te better 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 company/ 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 so verre te brengen/ als well doenlijck sal zijn.  
Ick bespeure/ datter by U E. weynigh lust is/ in dese Saecke te treden/ vermits U E. Affaires sulex niet toe latin will: oock dat U E. met gaerene sich in oppositie wild stellen tegens de Boudaens: daer nochtans U E een gereghtige Sake voor hebt/ en ten ander/ met Luyden te done/ die geen respect en meriteren/ (als zijnde persoonen van verfoeyelijke humeuren en slechte comportementen hebbende) en alhoewel U E. gelieft eenige Argumenten te gebruyken/ om my mijn voornemens te divertrens: nochtans moet Recht gefchieden/ jae all fouden zy vergaen/ (Melior unus quâm unitas) haet gene de Rekeningen concerneert/ dat is door de menichvuldige circumstantien/ vytuluchten en dwerse delaeyen/ voor 25. jaeren la●gh gepractiseert/ foodanigh door hem gedraeyt en verergert; dat noyt so langh als de Werelt gestaen heeft isser dierdelijcke exempel geweest.  
Daer manqueert alleenlijck een ervaren Advocaet end Procurer/ am met haet Process/ dat in 't jaer 1662. door Mr. Boeve begonnen is geweest/ voort te gaen: haet welcke jegens de Soons en Dochters van Pieter Boudaen Salr. gerenoveert moet wesen. Gelieft my dan U E. genegentheyt te latin weten/ haet welcke niet alleenlijck een Obligatie sal zijn gedaen aen den Alderman/ en veele van zijn Vrienden/ en diversche Leden van 't Parliament; nemaer U E. sult meriteren de Gebeden van veele Weduwen en Weesen; wiens Brood (so veel jaren na malkander) door Vremdelingen van een ander Land is gegeten. All sulcke Boecken en Extracten van Rekeningen als noodigh geoordeelt sullen werden/ sal ick niet nalaten te senden/ wanneer de self gerequireert werden. Gelieft dan hierop te considereren/ end 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.   

Copy van seecker Missive, geschreven door Pieter Boudaen Courten, aen sijn Moeder juffrouw Margrieta Courten, Weduwe van Sr. Jan de Moncy Zalr. In date den 4 den April xuj Seven-en-dartigh, waer onder anderen, staet als volght.  
WEgens, I. White, Verstae zijne Middelen niet veel te bedieden zijn, end zijn done streckt niet gelijck het behoort; in e'en Versouck; so that my dunckt, e'en ongeraden Huwelijck is, gelijck aen Cousin Courten schrijve: Derhalven indien Hester konde gedisswadeert word, seer geraden ware; Nichte Beck soude daer in veel konnen done; door U L. geinformeert zijnde: oock Nichts Margrietje neffens U L. Is't mogelijck dient ontranen, end achter-gehouden, End alzoon mijn Huys-Vrouw nu heel swanger wort, t'eynde deses maent rekent, end zy beneffens my, well wenschte U L. presentie: end alsoo daer goede company is, als Cousin Casteele, end Nichte de Wael, so konde U L. sunder achterdencken, beyde de Dochters' meed brengen, dat Godt gave dat ick sien moghte.  
Is het niet mogelijck, end moet het voort-gaen, so bid Ick U L. met Cousin Courten end Sr. Ru●●out te beraden, end yets latin maken, daer inn zy verbonden zijn, in sulcke vougen, that in geen moeyte mogen komen, waer op vertrouw Cousin Courten well let sal; alsoo hem end sijne Susters aengaet; de moeyte end schande is het meest; anders wete niet of zy veele voordeel souden done, als U L. Contract magh stant grijpen; maer het is better niet gedisputeert.  
Mijnent halven, ick ben well te ureden, dat geen Burge gestelt en word, daer U L. ury in consentere: end wat de Penningen aengaet, Ick hope dat desen Summer alles sal konnen tot effeninge brengen: en dan blijcken, gelijk vastelijk vertrouwe end U L. gheschreven hebbe, alles onder Cousin sal gevonden werden: derhalven onnoodigh sich te belasten, end vertrouwe, Cousin Courten well sal konnen aen I White contentment given, that so lange wachte, daer op zy billeken oock niet en behoorden te excipieren. U L. gelieve doch niet verder te enlargeren als simpelijck haet Capitaell sunder eenigh Interest, haer onderhoudinge, tegen den Interest stellende, dies noch swaer genoegh vault, etc. Onder stont, U E. onderdanigen Zoon, was geteyckent Pieter Boudaen Courten. Haet Op-schrif was Eerbaere, Voorsienige Joffr. Margrieta Courten, Weduwe van Sr. jan de Moncy tot Londen.   

Copy vyt seecker andere Missive, geschreven door den voorsz. Pieter Boudaen Courten, aen sijn Moeder joffr. Margrieta Courten, Weduwe wijlen Sr. Jean de Moncy, in date Seven-en-twintigh April xuj seven-en-dertigh, with Middelburg, waer in onder anderen staet als volght.  
CApiteyn Tiessen' k sie van Susan bescheet heeft; aengaende john White, Eerw. Moeder, souder geen middle wesen am Hester te disswaderen? voorwaer die manner van proceduren en staet my niet aen; ick ureese dat schade end schande daer vyt o●tstaen sal; end sal Mon Pere Moncys Capitael niet gevonden word datmen meynt: de quade schulden end verliesen, zijn in menighte Jaren niet af-geschreven; so that mijn heart clempt als daer aen duncke, that die gene door wiens Vader de company sulcken Crock gecregen heeft, en voor de welcke U E. so veel gedaen heeft als voor U L. eygen in het op-brengen, dat zy so ondanckbaer sudden zijn. in U L. ouden dagh quellinge aen te done: soude Hester door d'een oft d'ander Predikant niet koneen ontraden word? of door Nichte Beck; want ick verstae behalven 't voorsz. dat noch all een slecht Houwelijck is, hy weyeigh of niet hebbende in geen Beroep gestilleert, wat kanse slechter, end t'principale achte die manner van proceduren het querelleren van de Will: daerom had gewenscht dat hire met U L. aware gekomen. Dit Moeder als coutenantie, that by U L. end die vertrouwt niet verder seggen sal. Is't nu so, die preuve van ontradinge gedaen zijnde, niet belet en can word; so bid dat vytstel mochte lijden tot dat Monsr. Pergens en ick over-kome. Ick meinie dat well eenigen wegh sudden vinden, dat gerustheyt en contentement soude konnen given. Mijn Huys-urouwens gelegentheyt, de vexatie met Monsr. Fourmenois, end that voorgenomen hebbe de Boecken te oversien, so well mijn particuliers als de company aengaende, end so tot een hoofed te brengen, belet my dat niet komen can; maer hope that Monsr. Pergens niet lange wachten sal; de here give goede vytkomste.  
Die saecke geen vytstel willende lijden, so hope Cousin Courten U L. assisterens, en den besten raet given sal, gelijck ick op den vierden deses aen hem versochte, daer by Sr. Rushout, and Sr. Godschalck die sullen U L. assisterens. Aengaende Interest, meyne niet gehouden zijt, end magh gecompenseert blijven tegen d'onkosten door U L. voor hun gedaen in 't onderhouden, etc. Onder stont, U E. onderdanigen Zoone, was geteyckent Pr. Boudaen Courten. Haet Op-schrift was, E. Voorsienige discrete Joffr. Mrgrieta Courten Weduwe van Sr. jan de Moncy, in eygen handen tot Londen.  
Naer collatie is bevonden met d'Originele Missiven van word tot word t'accorderen, Middelburg den 25. April 1650. Quod attestor, was geteyckent L. Doutreleau Not. Pub.   

Translated out of Dutch.  
The Copy of a certain Letter writ by Mr. Peter Boudaen Courten, unto his Mother M rs Margiret Courten, Widow of Mr. john Moncy, dated the fourth of April 1637. wherein standeth as followeth.  
TOuching J. White, I understand his means are small, and his doings tend not as they ought, in a Suit; So that I think it an unadvised Match, as I have writ unto Cousin Courten; wherefore if Hester could be dissuaded, it would be good. Cousin Beck could do much therein, being instructed by you: as also Cousin Margiret, a●d you: if possible, it ought to be dsswaded, and broke off. And whereas my Wife is very big, and reckons the end of this month, she and I wishing your presence. And Whereas there is good Company, viz. Cousin Casteele, and Cousin de Wael, you might without suspicion, bring both the Maidens with you; which God grant I may see.  
If it be ●●possible, and must go forward, than 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, 
NB.  for that it concerneth him and his Sisters. The tronble and shame is the most, otherwise I know not if they would profit thereby, if your Contract took 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 moneys, I hope I shall be able to even all things this Summer, and will appear as I have writ, and do firmly believe, that all will be found under Cousin Courten. And therefore unneedfull to charge myself, believing that Cousin Courten can satisfy J. White, who may stay so long, against which, they ought not in reason to except. You may please not to enlarge further than the bare Capital, without any Interest, accounting their allimentation against the Interest, which falleth heavy enough. Lower stood, Your obedient Son, and was Signed Peter Boudaen Courten. The Superscription was, Honoured and discreet Mrs. Margaret Courten, Widow of Mr. John Moncy in London.   

The Copy of another Letter, writ by the aforesaid Peter Boudaen Conrten, unto his Mother M Margiret Courten, Widow of Mr. john Moncy, dated the 27th. of April 1637. in Middelburg, wherein standeth as followeth.  
CAptain Tiessen I see hath his Answer from Susan; touching John White, Honoured Mother; is there no means to dissuade Hester, in truth that manner of proceeding doth not please me; 
NB.  I fear 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 Years; so that my heart acheth 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 own in their Education; that they should be so ungrateful to vex you in your old age. Could Hester not be dissuaded by some Minister or other, or by Cousin Beck; for (setting aside what is aforesaid) I understand its a mean Match, he having little or nothing, and settled in no calling, how can she do worse? and principally am sensible of the manner of proceeding, questioning the Will: wherefore I wished she were come hither with you; 
NB.  this also Mother by way of discourse, in confidence that you will not report it to any.  
If it be so (the trial of persuasion being done) that it cannot be hindered, I pray that it may be deferred until my Brother Pergens and I come over: I think we may find a way which may give satitfaction and quiet. My Wife's condition, the vexation with my Brother Fourmenois, and the resolution of Examining the Books, as well my particular as touching the Company, and to bring them to a head, hindereth 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 council, 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 remain compensed against the charge of Maintenance by you, etc. Lower stood, Your obedient Son▪ and was signed, Pieter Boudaen Courten. The Superscription was, Honoured and discreet Mrs. Margiret Courten, Widow of Mr. John Moncy, in her own hands in London.  
 
That these Translations agree in Substance with the Original Letters writ by Mr. Peter Boudaen Courten, as aforesaid I do Attest.  
J. BOEVE.   

The Copy of a Letter sent from the Court of Aldermen and Common-council 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 duly 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 behalf of himself, and very many others, Widows, and Orphans, of this City, who were Creditors to the said Sr. William Courten, and Sr. Paul Pyndar; and that He was constrained very many Years since, to commence a Suit in that Capacity against Peter Boudaen, the Heir and Executor of Sr. Peter Courten, late of your City Knight deceased, who in his life time did Trade in Partnership (with the beforenamed Sr. William Courten, and Mr. John Moncy, late of this City Merchant deceased,) and kept the General Books, and Accounts of all their said Trade; which Books remained in the Hands of his Children, and Heirs, and have never yet been liquidated; to the end that he might have free Access thereunto; and that the Accounts thereof might be stated at their common charge. And that having lately revived his said Suit, against the Children and Heirs of the said Peter Boudaen, they have excepted against his Quality, as Administrator to the Persons above mentioned, with Design only to vex and tyre him out, with a long and chargeable Suit; and therefore He besought us to recommend Him and His cause to your Favour. We were easily prevailed upon, by the justice and Merits of his cause to answer His Request: And do therefore hereby certify unto You, that the said George Carew, having Letters of Administration to him granted, under the Seal of the Prerogative Court of CANTERBURY, in this Kingdom of ENGLAND, is Legally invested in, and entitled to all the Goods, Chattels, Rights, and Credits, belonging to the said Sr. William Couren, which had not been before administered by the said Sr. William's Executors; and therefore do desire on His behalf, 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 justice with all possible expedition, according as the Merits of His cause shall require, which will be a means to encourage, 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 Suit before us in any of our Courts of justice..  
And so we remain, Your assured Friends to serve you, The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of LONDON. By their Command, WAGSTAFFE. London 13. Sept. 1675.    

TRANSLAET, Uyt d'Engelsche Taele.  
Recht Waerdigh, end Onse Ge-eerde Goede Vrunden, etc.  
ONtfangen hebbende de Supplicatie van George Carew van Richmond in 't Graefschap van Surrey Schiltknaep, Waer inn high verklaert Wettelijck geconstitueert te zijn tot Administrateur van alle end yegelijcke de Goederen, Chatteilen, Actien end Crediten van Sr. Willem Courten Ridder, in sijn Leven woonende binnen dese Stadt Londen met sijn Testament annex, Alsmede van Sr. Paul Pindar Ridder Overleden, noch ongeadministreert by hun respective Executeurs, voor sijn selven, end seer veele Weduwen end Weesen van dese Stadt, Crediteuren vande voornoemde Sr. Willem Courten end Paul Pindar, end that hy genootdruckt is geweest over veele Jaeren in die qualiteyt Process t'Institueren jegens Pieter Boudaen als Erfgenaem end Executeur van Sr. Pieter Courten Ridder, in sijn Leven woonachtigh binnen Uwe Stadt (die by sijn Leven in company Genegotieert heeft met de voornoemde Sr. Willem Courten end jan de Moncy, in sijn Leven Koopman woonende binnen dese Stadt) end de generale Boecken end Reeckeningen van hun voorschreve Negotie gehouden heeft, welcke Boecken gebleven sijn in handen vande voornoemde Pieter Boudaen tot sijn Overlijden, end naderhandt gekomen in handen van sijne Kinderen end Erfgenamen, end tot noch toe ongeliquideert sijn, ten eind high daer toe mocht hebben ury Acces, end that Reeckeningen daer vyt mochte werden gestateert tot gemeene kosten; End dat onlancx 't voorschreve Process weder levendigh gemaeckt hebbende jegens de Kinderen end Erfgenamen vande voornoemde Pieter Boudaen, hebben sy jegens sijn qualiteyt als Administrateur vande voornoemde persoonen geëxcipieert, met voornemen alleen omme hem te quellen end moede te maeken door een langh end kostelijck vervolgh, end daerom on's ver●oght heeft him end sijne saecken te recommanderen in U Ed. faveur. So zijn wy beweeght geweest, door de justity end merit van sake sijn versoeck toe te staen, end derhalven verseeckeren wy U Ed. mitsdesen, dat de voornoemde George Carew Brieven van administraty hebbende, aen hem verleent onder 't Zegel van den Prerogativen Hove van Cantelburgh in dese Koninckrijcke van Engelandt, high Wettelijck gestelt end geintituleert is tot alle de Goederen, Chatteilen, Actien end Crediten aende voornoemde Sr. Willem Courten toebehoorende, die te vooren niet en zijn geadministreert by d'Executeurs van de voornoemde Sr. Willem Courten, end daerom versoecken Why sijnent halven dat, dat U Ed. gelieve niet te willen luysteren na sulcke frivole end dillatoire exceptien by sijne parthyen geproponeert, maer hun ordonneren ten principalen te Antwoorden, end justity t'administrerens met alle mogelijcke Expeditie na merit vande saecke, 't welck e'en middle we●en sal omme de Negotie end commercie tusschen U Ed. end On's te incouragerens end verbreyden, belovende gelijcke Assistentie, end Expeditie, aen alle Uwe Ingesetenen die t'eenigen tijde occasie sullen hebben omme Process voor On's te vervolgen in eenige van Onse Hoven van justity. Onder staet, waer meed verblijven, noch lager, U Ed. versekerde Vrunden am U te dienen den Major end Aldermannen vande Stadt Londen, Ter Ordonnantie van deselve end Onderteyckent Wagstaffe, Ter zijdenstaet Londen 13. September 1675. End onder op 't spacium gedruckt den Stadts-Zegel in Rooden Wassche onder e'en Papiere Ruyte. d'Op-schrift was, Aende altijt Ge-eerde, end Onse waerde goede Vrunden de Magistraten end 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 njoyt 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' end Schepenen Der Stadt MIDDELBURGH in ZEELANDT.  
VErtoont reverentelijck George Carew Schiltknaep, Administrateur van alle de Goederen en nalatenschappen, so roerende als 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. Ho that hy Suppliant in den jare 1662. voor V Ed. Achtb. Process heeft gemoveert op end jegens Pieter Boudaen Zaliger gewesen Koopman, end na sijn overlijden, 't self wederom op nieuws geinstitueert jegens sijne Kinderen en Erfgenamen; omme te hebben reckoning end 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, end andere dilayerende practijcquen tot sijn Suppliants groote schade en vexatie, strijdigh jegens de regulen van justitie, end rechtmatigheydt.  
2. Dat alhoewel haet seer well kennelijk is, dat den Suppliant was geadmitteert in de Eerweerde Societeyt van Gray's Inn, alwaer hy vele jaren achter den anderen in de Rechten van Engelant heeft gestudeert, en in den jare 1660. was beëdight en gesworen tot een van de Edelluyden van Sijn Majesteyts Eerwaerdighste Secreet-kamer, tot welcke Digniteyt niemandt wert geadmitteert, als die gene, die af-komstigh zijn van honourable Familien, levende in seer goede reputatie; effectivelijck besittende end possiderende e'en Staat oft inkomen waerdigh £ 500 Sterling per annum, gelijck blijckt by de Attestatien daer van zijnde, hire geannexeert.  
3. Evenwel so 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, am sijnent will, die sich niet en schaemde sulcke reflectien op den Koninck van Groot Brittannien Sijn E. Onderdanen, end particulierlijck op den Suppliant te leggen: Nemaer hebben oock de self done drucken, en heymelijck vytgegeven aen diversche Persoonen, met intentie omme door soodanige Libellen en valsche Pampheletten (die behoorde door den Beul oft 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 end 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 can den Suppliant hem selves niet langer loochenen, oft sijn rechtma●igh gevoelen verswijgen, wegens de ongeschickte en onbeleefde practijcquen van de voorsz. Boudaens end hare Advocaten; nochte oock vergeten V Ed. Achtbare bekent te maken, dat de fraudeleuse handelingen van den ouden Pieter Boudaen end Jacob Pergens, wegens Sir Edward Littleton's Interest in de twee Schepen de Bona Esperanza end Henry Bona Adventura, en Sir Paul Pyndars' Assignatien, by andere Volckeren soude hebben gestraft geworden, als Criminele misdaden.  
5. Dat alhoewel de Boudaens geen meerder kennisse, nochte bel●eftheyt hadden, so hadden nochtans hun Advocaten, mere wetenschap end geleertheyt behoorens te hebben, die by manequement van andere saaken, V Ed. Achtbaerheden, en andere hebben moeyelijck gevallen met dese ongerijmtheden, welcke, by aldien 't self in Engelandt had geschiet by eenigen Advocaet aldaer jegens een Vremdelinck, (gelijck als Mr. Dionysius Rexstoot hire heeft gedaen) so soude die schandeleuse end onbehoorlijcke daedt, him ontrent sijn hersenloos Hoofed gespelt geworden hebben, en gesententieert daer meed ontrent de Zael van West-munster te wandelen, mitsgaders gesuspendeert van meerder voor eenige Vyerscharen te Pleyten: alwaer oock Parthyen niet is geadmitteert so vermetigh te zijn am te blijven sitten in de Rechtbanck (gelijsk Johan Boudaen op den 7. October deses jaers heeft gedaen,) als de saeck jegens hem bepleyt wiert.  
Om alle welcke redenen den Suppliant seer ootmoedelijck versoeckt, dat U Ed. Achtb. hem gelieven te admitteren, am voor U Ed. Achtb. Vyerschare Process te mogen instituëren op end jegens johan Bo●daen. Pieter Boudaen, end Abraham Biscop, ten eind dat hy Suppliant reparatie mach verkrijgen van de schandale end injury hem aengedaen: mitsgaders dat U Ed. Achtb. de sake wegens de reckoning (dienende op d'ordinaire Roll voor U Ed. Achtb.) geliefden te expediërens, achtervolgens den Brief van recommandatie door den Heer Major end Alder-Mannen der Stadt Londen, aen U Ed. Achtb. onlangs gepresenteert; te mere alsoo binnen Londen de Vremdelingen in sulcken cas voor de Borgers end Ingesetenen werden geprefereert, 't welck oock selves binnen Constantinopolen en all andere Gewesten in Turckyen wert gepractiseert, alwaer geen Process daer Vremdelingen in zijn geintresseert langer is hangende, als den tijdt van achtien weecken.  't Welck doende, etc.  

Translaet vyt de Engelsche Taal.  
Cereificatie van den Grave Arlington.  
DEsen dient om te certificeren, dat George Carew Schilt knaep, is beedight, end geadmitteert tot Sijn Majesteyts Dienaer, in de plaets en in de qualiteyt van een van de Edelluyden van Sijn Majesteyts aldereerweerdighste secret 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 haet 27 ste Jaer van Sijn Majesteyts Regeringe.  
Was geteyckent Arlington. In Margin stont een Signet gedruckt in ●ooden Lack.   

Certificatie wegens Mr. carew's Staet van sijn Rentmeester en Dienaer.  
KEnnelijck zy e'en yeder by desen, dat George Carew van Richmond, in haet Grafschap van Surrey, in haet Koninckrijck van Engeland, Schiltknaep, jegenwoordigh residerende binnen de Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt, (ter oirsake van diversche Processen end Rechten aldaer hangende) heeft verscheyden Landen, Huysen, Hof-Steden, en Erf-goederen gelegen in het Graefschap van Suffolk, Essex, Londen, Dorsetshiere, end Surrey, waer van high als wettige Possesseur Jaerlijcks treckt de Somme £ 530. over end 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 haet 27 ste Jaer van onsen Souverainen Heer Koninck Carolus de Tweed, Was geteyckent, 

john Exall,  
Aäron Wright.     

Certificatie van de Leser end Bencher's van Grays Inn.  
DEsen dient omme een yegelijck te certificeren dien 't aengaen mach, that George Carew van Richmond in haet Graefschap van Surrey, Schiltknaep, een van de Edelluyden van Sijn Majesteyts Eerweerdighste Secreet-Kamer; was geadmitteert in dese Societeyt van Gray's Inn open den 23 Juny 1653.  
In kennisse der waerheyt hebben wy hire onder gestelt on●e Handtteyckens, desen 26. February 1674/5. en in het 27 ste Jaer van Koninck Carolus de Tweed, Was geteyckent 

Thomas Holt Lector,  
Robert Raworth,  
john 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 end Boudaens.  
1. ALle Erfgenamen/ Executeuren en Administrateuren zijn verplicht en gehouden/ so welte betalen als 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 wild gaern de self faeck anders vytleggen/ sustinerende/ dat de Zounds Zoon vande Ridder Willem Courten, in soodanigen Casu blijft verobligeert/ daer nochtans hy niet alleenelijck heeft gerefuseert gehad/ am Brieven van administraty van's Broot-vaders zijde te lichten/ neen maer het Recht van Engelant soude niet geleden hebben gehadt/ dat high de self op him soude genomenhebben vande Vaderlijcke zijde/ schoon high sulex had 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 desolate 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, high Soon hebbende de self schulden gemaeckt/ en insolvent 〈◊〉 zijnde.  
3. Will●m Courten de Soon (die Erfgenaem en Executeur was van sijn Vader) en kan niet gheseght word te hebben geadministreert de Middelen van dito sijn Vader/ voor en aleer hy geliquideert had gehadt de Rekeningen/ die de company aengmgen/ en de schulden van dien betaelt/ maer dat noch mere is/ daer zijn diversche particuliere schulden van de ●idder Willem Courten uptstaende/ thy selves moe● hebben/ so well als betalen/ die noyt door sijn Soon zijn geadministreert geweest/ en konnen die schulden/ die high hebben most/ niet wettelijck ingemaent of gevordert werden/ als door kracht van de Brieven van administraty aen Carew gegunt/ sunder wiens eygentlijck niet betaelt of ontfangen kan word.  
4. Willem Courten de Soon na de do't van de Ridder Willem Courten de Vader/ heeft verscheyde schulden van sijn eygen reckoning gemaeckt/ door een particuliere handle op Oost-Indien/ (en daerom als e'en Koopman aengesien) is hy de ●amer van de desolate Boedels' onderworpen geweest/ dat anders niet konde wesen/ ten zy e'en Negotiant waer geweest/ en moet verstaen werden/ so wanneer hy selves absenteerde sunder te blijven in de administraty van sijn Vaders Middelen/ dat de self als dan waren blijvende in Averance de la Loy, that is ●nder protextie van de Wet/ tot hoedanigen tijdt dat de Brieven van administraty waren verleent aen Carew, am 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 can betalen de schulden van de least 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/ als dat hy ten vollen heeft geadministreert de Goederen/ roerende end onroerende van den Intestaet/ en so it daer na gevonden werdt/ dat high een gedeelte daer van qualijck heeft gebruyckt/ of ten ourechte betaelt/ maeckt hy als dan sich selves schuldigh am alle die schulden vyt sijn eygen Goederen te betalen▪ de reden daer van is/ vermits' het in sijn eygen keur was/ of high wild administrerens of niet/ en die na dat hy had geaccepteert gehadt voor soodanigen administraty behoorde onder Eedt een ware en perfect Inventaris geexhibeert te hebben en niet te persisteren op valsche en impertinente Pleydoyen.  
7. Vorders is 't sulex/ dat so by aldien een Erfgenaem Plept/ dat hy geen Landeryens heeft van sijn Voorsaet de●cendente/ die voor sijne schulden aensprekelijck zijn/ end dat de Crediteuren daer na vinden eenige Middelen En fief, de Er●genamen aensprekelijck zijn/ end die schulden nyt sijn Middelen betaelt werden/ am redenen/ dat high een valsche Pleydoy heeft gemaeckt.  
8. Yemandt/ die sich bemoeyt met de Goederen van overleden Vrient of Bloet-Verwant sunder Brieven van administraty te hebben/ sal aengesien wesen als cen Executeur in sijn eygen prejuditie/ en is aensprekelijck am alle de schuldeu van den Intestaet te betalen/ want het is e'en 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/ am alle de schulden te betalen.  
9 Voor en aleer de Statuten van West-munster de Tweed (so ghenaemt) zijn gemaeckt geweest/ alle Landerpen/ van wat Nature de self mochten wesen/ waren aensprekelijck voor de schulden/ en konde geen Entaillementen selves 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 contrary/ die op haer Inkomsten leven/ en geen Negotie en done/ 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 company/ die gewoonelijck haer Credijt extenderen en verbreeden in alle gedeelten des Weerelts/ tot voortsettinge van de Negotie. Haet ware dan een van de groote malheurens/ die men konde bedencken/ indies dry Persoonen in company handelende/ datses dan allegaer 〈◊〉 en ●ouden verobligeert wesen/ en haer Middelen verplicht am de schulden van de company te betalen. 't Is tot dien eind dat ●e Statuyten van Engelandt hebben specialijck gedecriteert en geprovideert/ am 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 vytlandigh gestorven.  
11. E'en Koopman in Engelant, die £ 500 Sterlinex 's jaers inkomste heest van sijn Landeryen/ en daer-en-boven noch £ 5000 Sterlincx in Contanten/ die verobligeert alles/ so wanneer hy e'en Negotie aengaet met ●mant in company/ en wat den eenen Companion komt te done/ in wat sake het soude mogen wesen/ de company aengaende/ sulcx verbint d'andere Compagnions' meed. Pieter Boudaen Zaliger heeft haet meed ge-experimenteert gegad in de sake met juffrouw Josina Hobell, end Mr▪ Johan East, die twee Crediteuren waren van de company/ en met wien hy een Accoort maeckte/ wegens de schulden van de company/ wanneer dan Pieter Boudaen Zaliger sich embarqueerde in 't Schip of Bodem van de Ridder Pieter Courten, so begaf high 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 hire namaels/ datses haet dier moeten kosten/ mits datses haer selven bemoeyt hebben met Nolime tangere, 't welck haer/ en hare Familien sal Schip-breuck done lijden/ ten zy het Schip na een ander streeck van 't Compass gestiert werdt.  
12. De schulden der Koopluyden sont plus Sacré, als zijn de schulden van andere Persoonen in de Weerelt/ de reden is/ om datses gefondeert zijn op Gods voorsienighept/ en een Koopmans personeel Credijt en were digheyt. Particuliere Heeren in Engelant, die van haer eygen Landen en Inkomsten leven/ en konnen geen considerabile sommen Gelts leenen/ sunder 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 company betaelt zijn/ en dat de ongeadministreerde Effecten van de Ridder Willem Courtens Middelen onder haer berustende/ zijn gerestaureert aen de Administrateur/ die wettelijck de self komt eyschen/ met ●osten/ Schaden/ Intresten/ geleden in dit Process so veel jaren na malkander.   

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DE Ridders Willem Courten, Pieter Courten, end Johan Moncy, Koopman waren alle Engelschen/ en handelden in company. Den Ridder Willem Courten storf in 't jaar 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 all sijn Vrienden (alwaer Jacob Pergens present was) te adsisterens sijn Soon Willem Courten, wien hy ordineerde tot sijn Executeur in 't stellen van de Rekeningen van de company op dat de schulden mochten werden betaeit/ waer op Willem Courten was d'Admini●tratie vergunt by den Prerogativen Hove in Londen, met Matched 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 end Reeckeningen van all de Koopmanschappen/ end storf schuldigh wesende ae● de● Ridder Willem Courten op de Reeckeninge 122139: 10: 6. als blijckt by de Reeckeninge.  
Waerom de Crediteuren van de Ridders Willem Courten en Paul Pyndar sudden wesen miserabel indien de Letteren van administraty van den Praerogativen Hove van Engelandt, binnen Middelburgh niet en souden krachtigh zijn. We send nochtans sulcken Juditiëlen Act 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 so menige Weduwe end Weese die Broot hebben gegeten by de uremde.  
Korts na de Do't van den Ridder Willem Courten zijn de Inlantsche Troubelen end Burgerlijcke Oorlogen in Engelandt geresen: Willem de Soon end Executeur absentcerde him selven/ end wiert Insolv●nt/ done interposeerde en adviseerde Jacob Pergens sijnen Schoon-Broeder Pieter Boudaen, end de rest van sijn Confraters te houden war sy in hare handen ghekregen hadden/ seggende dat de Possessie was elf deelen van de Wet.  
In 't jaer 1648. korts na dat Karolus de Eerste Koninck van Groot Brittangien was gedoot/ zijnder in Hollandt dissentien geresen. In 't jaer 1653 is ' ere e'en Oorlogh gekomen tusschen het Lange Parliament/ end de Vereenighde Provintlen. Korts naer dat Karolus de Tweed was gerestaureert/ wiert een ander Oorlogh gepro●lameert tusschen Synon Ma●esteyt end de Staten Generael. Int jaer 1672. is'er e'en derde Oorlogh geresen tusschen den Koniuck en de Staten.  
Nochtans alle dese Revolutie van tijdt, end Gouvernement, niet jegenstaende all de Eysschen van de Crediteuren, van de Last-hebbe●s, van de Executcurs, van de Administrateurs, addressen van Vrinden, end Ministers van Staet, en Process in Rechte, niets en konde prevaleren om met Pieter Boudaen, end sijn Sonen, oft ha●e Confraters te liquideren de Reeck●ninge van de Koopmanschap in company, o●●e te maken eenige restitutie vaned Gelt end Goederens verkregen in Possessie, behoorende tot de Boedels' van de Ridders Willem Courten, en Paul Pyndar, etc.   

It would be an Example, without any precedent in Christendom, if Mr. George Carew should be rejected in his quality, to Administer the Effects of Sir William Courtens Estate, or that any judicature 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 Crown 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 sequestered himself out of England, to end his days in France, out of the reach of his Fathers, and Grandfathers Creditors, that have questioned him, for intermeddling with the jointure Lands of his Mother, before the Debts are paid.   

D E Insinuatie, Interdictie en Protest, Gedaen aen de Oost-Indische company ter Kamer van ZEELANT, aengaende de Erfgenamen van de Heer Pieter Boudaen Zaliger.  

OPEN huyden den iv. November 1675. hebbe ick Henry van Rijckegem openbaer Notaris by den Hove Provintiael van Hollandt, Zeelandt end Westvrieslandt geadmitteert, binnen Middelburgh in Zeelant residerende, my ten versoecke van d'Heer George Carew Schiltknaep van Richmond in haet Graefschap van Surrey, in 't Koninckrijck van Engelant, (qualitate qua) vervoegt ter Vergaderinge van de Heeren Bewinthebberen van de Oost-Indische company ter Kamer tot Middelburgh, end de Heeren aldaer vergadert, voorgelesen de navolgende Insinuatie en Protestatie.  
KEnnelijck zy een yegelijck die dit sullen sien oft hooren lesen, dat ick George Carew Schiltknaep van Richmond in haet Graefschap van Surrey, in haet Koninckrijck van Engelant, in Qualiteyt als Administrateur van alle Goederen, Haven, Effecten, Actien end Crediten van Sir William Courten end Sir Paul Pyndar Zaligers, in hun leven Ridders woonachtigh tot Londen, end 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 end Executeur van sijnen Vader Zal r. is begrepen, done kond end make bekent,  
1. Dat Sir William Courten, Sir Pieter Courten end Mr. john de Moncy, gesamentlijck vele Jaren achter den anderen in company hebben genegotieert, so in zijde als linen Manifacturen end andere Koopmanschappen, welcken handle well voornamentlijck is gevoert geworden, met Penningen op Interest gelicht binnen Londen, die aen Sir Pieter Courten tot Middelburgh door Wissel zijn geremitteert, of over Zee getransporteert, houdende high Courten de generale Boecken van den voornoemden handle 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 Interest tot dato deses ter some van £ 350000. Sterlincx, en mere.  
2. Als meed dat Sir William Courten is komen te overlijden schuldigh zijnde aen diversch van Sijn Majesteyts Onderdanen van Engelandt e'en some van £ 160000 Sterlincx en daer boven aen contante Penningen op Interest gelicht, waer van het grootste deel geduyrighlijck is geimployeert in de voorsz. company, en in de self Compagnies Boecken gebracht als hun eygen en propre schulden, daer van den Interest betaelt wiert vyt het gemeene Capitael van de meergemelte company.  
3. Item dat Sir Pieter Courten diversche groote sommen van de voorsz. Penningen (aen hem geremitteert end getransporteert by sijn Broeder Sir William) heeft verandert end verkeert in host end West-Indische Capital Actien op de respective Kamers van Middelburgh, zijnde die Penningen betaelt in Gout, de self eygene end onverscheydene Spetien die de Crediteuren binnen Londen, hebben geleent, waer vooren Sir William Courten (naer gedaen ondersoeck van den Procurer generael) in gevanckenis in Engelant was gestelt, end in e'en boete geslagen van twintigh duysent ponden Sterlincx, voor het transporteren van de schatten van het Koninckrijck naer een vytheemsche Natie, strijdigh jegens de Wetten van de Kroon, als 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, end john Moncy meed overlijdende, stelde oft maeckte mentie van den voorsz. Pieter Boudaen end Sir William Courten te stellen tot sijne Executeurs, end Sir William Courten oock stervende, stelde en appointeerde, sijn Soon William Courten tot sijnen eenigen Executeur, die insolvent gestorven is, hebbende niemant van him allen ter deser vyre de minste zorge gedragen, am eenige van de Compagnies propre schulden te betalen, (vytgenomen de schulden van john East end josina Hobell, daer over den ouden Boudaen is veraccordeert, mitsgaders de schulden van M●s. john Casteel en Deremontius, dewelke met de Curateuren van den desolaten Boedel van William Courten de Jonge, zijn over-een-gekomen voor 17 Pence per Pont) nochte oock de particuliere schulden van Sir William Courten, ja selves niet de Legaten gelegateert by Sir Pieter Courten, Sir William Courten, end Mr. john Moncy, de welcke als noch seer schandelijck onvoldaen blijven, strijdigh niet alleen jegens de Goddelijcke end Weereltsche Wetten, maer selves tegen alle billigheyt, Recht end redenen, als wanneer de Sonen end Erfgenamen van Pieter Boudaen (segge Verraders te zijn, die hun met recht voor 't gunt sy schuldigh zijn aenspreken) de self Penningen en Effecten in hun 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 end met de Crediteuren en Geassigneerdens van Sir William Courten end sijn Soon; als meed that ick voor den Prerogativen Hove van Engelant, den Eedt van getrouwigheyt heb gedaen voor de administraty van de respective Boedels' van Sir William Courten, end Sir Paul Pyndar, hebbende oock vervolgens in den meergemelten Hove, Borge daer vooren gestelt, waer door ick gedwongen ben Staet Inventarisen van de self over te leveren, mitsgaders mijn vytterste diligentie en neerstigheyt aen te wenden am die te recovureren, gelijckerwijs oock van de Effecten van den Boedel van William Courten, Soon van Sir William Courten, de welcke insolvent was als voorsz. is: tot welcken eind ick mijne Qualiteyt, Recht, Eygendom en Eysch, verscheyden reysen door een Publijck Notaris aen de Eerweerde Heeren Bewinthebberen der Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische company ter Kamer van Amsterdam, en ter Kamer van Middelburgh hebbe done bekent maken end insinuërens, ja selves oock aen Pieter Boudaen de Oude, end sijn Sonen respectivelijck met protestatie wegens alle geledene Kosten, Schaden end Intresten, alles blijckende by de hire aen geannexeerde Insinuatien end Protesten.  
6. En voor so verre als Pieter Boudaen d'oude, end sijn Erfgenamen so langen tijdt d'Administratie end directie hebben gehadt, van sulcken notabele somme van Penningen (aenkomende de Onderdanen van Engelandt, die verandert end verkeert zijn in Capital Actien end Obligatien op de host end West-Indische company der Vereenighde Nederlanden, so 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 oft protegerens, 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; end te mere am dat volgens de Wetten end Costuymen van Engelant, end diversche andere Natien (gefondeert op de grootste redenen) wannneer Koopluyden gebruyck maken van eenige frivoleuse oft inpertinente Pleydoyen, of exceptien, am hare Crediteuren te delayeren, ipso facto, so werden de self gerekent als Insolvent, end in haet hooghste Hof van Recht en Equiteyt, indien eenigh Edelman, hoedanigh hy zy, sal refuseren t'Antwoorden op den principalen Eysch, so wert'er e'en Sequestratie gegunt open sijne Landen end Renten; andersints sudden sommige menschen de gemeene justity verkeeren, end andere ulieden de kracht van de Wet, end daer door verwerren alle Burgerlijcke Societeyt.  
7. Oversulcx zijnde vorder geimportuneert van diversche considerabelste Crediteuren, soeckende hun achterstallige Penningen van my ondergeschreven als Administrateur, te weten van Sir Thomas Mears, end Sir Richard Mauleverer, Leden van het Lager-Huys des Parlements, en Gilbert Crouch, als meed van de Erfgenamen, Executeuren end Administrateuren van wijlen Francis, in sijn leven Graef van Shrewsbury, Sir George Whitmore, Sir Robert Ayton, Sir james Cambell, Sir David Watkins, Sir William Whitmore, Edmond Hammond, jozina Calf, john Gifford, Sir Peter van Lore, Hester Styles, Charles Whitaker, john Beadle, William Morehead, Sir john Gore, Sir Hugh Windham, Sir Peter Richaut, Elizebeth Bartlett, end verscheyde andere, omme te verbieden, beletten end kennisse te given aen alle end een yegelijck die 't aengaen mach, end specialijck aen de Heeren Bewinthebberen der host end West-Indische Compagnien op de respective Kamers' binnen Middelburgh, gelijck ick do by desen, dat gene van alle de Actien en Obligatien in de Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische company, aenkomende d'Erfgenamen van Pieter Boudaen voornoemt, of aen yemant van hun in 't particulier, niet en mogen oft souden werden verkocht, getransporteert, betaelt of veraliëneert, aen niemant wie het soude mogen wesen, tot ter tijdt end wijlen dat de saecken end Proceduyren tusschen My en d'Heeren johan, Pieter, Walterus end Hendrick Boudaen, mitsgaders d'Heer Abraham Biscop, als in Huywelijck hebbende Juffr. Catharina Boudaen, end Vrouw Constantia Boudaen, Erfgenamen van den voorsz. Pieter Boudaen, sullen zijn gedetermineert end afgedaen, versoeckende dat d'Eerw. Heeren Bewinthebberen der voorsz. Oost-Indische company, niet en sullen toelaten dat eenige der selver Capital Actien of Obligatien op yemant anders naem oft namen, sullen werden gestelt, oft veranderinge open de Boecken der meergemelte company sal werden gemaeckt, met protestatie in sulcken cas jegens de opgemelte Heeren Bewinthebberen der meergedachte company, end allen anderens, van allen Kosten, Schaden end Intresten daer door geleden end te lijden, omme alle de self te verhalen daer mijnen goeden raedt sal bevinden te behoorens.  
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 company, alwaer vergadert waren d'Heeren Burgemeesters Gillis Mueninx, Jacob van Hoorn, Mr. Daniel Fannius en Alexander de Munck, end Haer Ed. in de voorsz. Qualiteyt de voorenstaende Insinuatie end Protestatie by Lecture gedaen, die my tot antwoorde gaven, dat Haer E. vermits the onsterck wa● en niet en konden voor als noch Antwoorden, end derhalven dat ick my Notaris jegens naest-komende ter voorsz. Ramer konde latin vinden, end dat Haer Ed. als dan sudden Antwoorden. 't Welckick relatere te wesen mijn wedervaren.  
Quod Attestor, H. v. Rijckegem, Not. Pub.