1677- deed about house purchase?

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Hi Anne,

This is a publication of the conditions of a public auction scheduled by the Kamer van Charitate (Chamber of Charity). It concerns an auction requested and approved by the executioners of the last will of the late Sara Fransdochter Compey, the widow of Abraham Gerritsz vander Weerd.

The auction will concern a small house situated on the south side of the Gasthuislaan within the Bijlepoort (between the house of Cornelis vander Houff to the south and the house of Willem van Teijlingen to the north), stretching from the court jointly used by these houses to the house owned by the widow of Wemmer Hoppesteijn, in the current state and most recently owned by the deceased. Sara had bequeathed the ownership of this house to the Chamber of Charity and the use of this house to Maertje Fransdochter Compeijn, who was receiving poverty support by the Chamber of Charity. To this property ancient rights still apply, most recently mentioned in a letter of 25 April 1623.

It continues with the conditions:

- The buyer should pay the purchase in cash in Carolus guilders, and should pay one-third of the total amount on the first of February
- The remaining two-third of the amount and the interest (at 5 percent per annum) should be paid in annual payments of at least 25 guilders each, to be paid between the first of February and the first of March of each year, starting in February 1679
- The buyer will not be entitled to any discount regarding taxes
- The buyer will be held to pay the costs related to the auction:
= actual auction costs
= notary costs of 3 guilders for composing the formal paperwork (and additionally 24 stuivers for each of the two copies made thereof)
= notary costs for renewing the proof of purchase (2 guilders and 10 stuivers)
= the costs of the formal seals on each of the copies (24 stuivers each)
= costs for foods and drinks (1 oor per guilder)

FYI: the Kamer van Charitate was established in 1597 by the municipal authorities of Delft to reform the poor releif. In 1614, this institution became the central point for poor relief, bundling the poor relief institutions of the municipality, the deaconry of social welfare of the Reformed Church and the poor relief of the Roman Catholic Church (the Heilige Geest Tafel). This Delft institution became an example for many town in the Netherlands after that. For more info, see the info (in Dutch) on https://www.stadsarchiefdelft.nl/delft365/het-delftse-model/