At the Court at White-Hall the 24th. of July 1677.  
By the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, and the Lords of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.  
UPon the Humble Petition of George Carew Esq Administrator of the Goods and Chattels of Sir William Courten, and Sir Paul Pindar, Sir Thomas Meres Kt. Executor of Sir Erasmus de le Fountain, Thomas Coppin, Gilbert Crouch, and William Hinton Esq Valentina Bazilla Lloyd, Executrix of Sir Peter Vanloar, and Elizabeth Bartlet Windows, Mark Fletcher, and Thomas Carter Merchants, on the behalf of themselves, and many Hundreds of His Majesty's Subjects of England herein concerned, setting forth the Sinister Practices used by Peter Boudaen of Middleburgh Merchant: Nephew and sole Executor of Sir Peter Courten, in Possessing himself of the Estate, Real and Personal of the said Sir Peter; avoiding to come to any Account for the same, and obstructing the ordinary Course of justice during his life, as his Sons, and Heirs have since done; whereby the due Administration of justice hath been often denied, and the judicial Acts and Decrees of the Prerogative Court, and High Court of Chancery in this Kingdom, nighted and contemned in the ordinary Courts of judicature in Holland, and Zealand; Where by Order from the States in the year 1676. justice was positively denied the Petitioners to the great Oppression of them, and of many Orphans and Widows, claiming the Effects of Sir William Courten's Estate and his Sons, as also of Mr. John Moncy's, and Sir Paul Pindars, gotten into the hands of the said Boudaen, Pergens, and others Inhabitants of Amsterdam, and Middleburgh, to the value of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. And therefore praying that speedy satisfaction may he required from the Ambassador Extraordinary of the State's General, or that Commissioners on either side may be forthwith named to inspect the Accounts, between both Parties, and determine the same according to Right. His Majesty was pleased to appoint Wednesday the 10th. of October next, for hearing the Petitioners at the Board, concerning this business; at which time the Parties concerned, are to give their attendance, and bring their Council Learned, if they please.  
John Nicholas.