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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691)

Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. 265 words

In the suits pending before the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands between Samuel Blommaert, Mr. Johannes de Laet, for himself as well as in the name and on the behalf of and as attorney for his sisters and brothers, and Jacomo Wessels for himself as well as attorney for his mother, brothers and sisters, and Toussaint Moussart, plaintiffs on the one side, and Wouter Van Twiller, acting for Jan seiaer's Executors. exccutors of KiHaeu van Renselaer, defendants, on the other side. Yg|(5^ both

Their High Mightinesses having seen the proces-verbal, with the other papers and proofs delivered in to them have, after previous mature deliberation and counsel, condemned, as they do hereby condemn, the defendants in the quality in which they act, to render to the plaintiffs, called Een- ^^ partucrs in the Colonie called Renselaers-Wyck, more fully mentioned in the aelaerfr-Wyck. and due account, proof and reliqua, not in gross, but in detail, SUI t, pertinent

according to the tenor of the contract of management and administration of the Colonie

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aforesaid, and its appurtenances possessed by the above named Kiliaen van Renselaer, deceased, in his lifetime, and by the defendants, qiiuUtate qud, after his death, as weW as of ail its fruits, avails, profits and emoluments by them respectively had and enjoyed and to tender and pay ;

to each of the four plaintiffs one just tenth part of whatever the defendants shall be found, by balance, to be indebted to them also, to bring to a neutral place and exhibit to the ;