1623- agreement (property law)

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Hi Anne,

It is an agreement between Gerrit Pietersz(en), pottery baker, and Willem Jansz(en) de Rijeuw, pottery decorator, both residing in the Molslaan in Delft. The content seems to imply that Gerrit buys out Willem; there is no specific reason mentioned for this in this deed, but it may be an act of buying out competition. Gerrit promises to pay to Willem an annual amount of 200 guilders each year for 8 consecutive years. This amount replaces the annual sum of 100 guilders agreed upon between these two men in a previous agreement, dated 7 May 1690. The first payment of the current agreement should be due in 1695 at the date of the annual fair in Rotterdam ('Rotterdamsche kermis'; this was usually celebrated on the first Sunday after Saint-Lambert's Day, Saint-Lambert being the patron saint of the town of Rotterdam, whose memorial day was each year on the 10th of August). The agreement also states that, in case Willem would die before he had fully completed all 8 annual payments, Gerrit would be obliged to complete these payments to Willem's heirs. In return, Willem promises to refrain from practicing his craftmanship during these 8 years. In case he would not keep this promise, Willem would be held io pay back any payments received from Gerrit.