1611- House sale, Delft

Hi Anne,

This registration concerns the tax one had to pay to the town on the sale and transfer of real estate, usually a specified percentage of the sum the real estate was sold for. In this case, the registration concerns the sale of the house mentioned in the document you mentioned in https://watstaatdaer.nl/forum/1610-power-attorney!

Apart from this tax on the actual sale and transfer, the buyer was also responsible for the taxes levied on the property by either the town (as leasehold) or the Estates of Holland (the 20th penning tax on property)

Symon Mesch cum sociis vercopen
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Pieter Thoniss mescramer een huys
ende erve staende ande Marckt.
Belast met VII stuvers tsiaers
den penninck twintich boven dien
voor negenthien hondert vijftich
guldens gereet gelt comt voor de deute
- XII gulden IIII stuvers / VIII deuten

Symon Mesch with associates are selling
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Pieter Thoniss, peddler of knifes a house
with the surrounding ground situated at the Markt.
Burdened with an annual leasehold of 5 stuivers
and additionally with a property tax of the 20th penning [= 5 per cent]
over 1950
guilders paid in cash, adding up to a sum of
12 guilders 4 stuivers and 8 duiten

Very interesting Rene. Thanks for the explanation.

As we know Hans Mes and Symon were living at Marktveld nz I wonder how many properties they owned there?

I've also found another document - dated 1620-1634, which features Jasper Mes and Hans Mes, so father and son. As we know that Jasper died before 1599 I'm puzzled why there's a document with his name on it at that late date. 

Perhaps you could have a look please so I can understand it.

with thanks

Anne

This register mentions consecutive owners of the real estate the tax was levied on. The real estate concerning the Mes(ch) family apparently was owned collectively by Jaspers' heirs and his son Hans apparently bought the house for himself from his co-heirs and siblings.

De erffgenaemen van Jasper Mesch

nu Hans Jasperszen Mesch

nu ...

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The heirs of Jasper Mesch

now Hans Jasperszen Mesch

now ...

Oh that's very interesting Rene. Thank you.

Hans must have been doing well as a goldsmith to buy out his siblings from the property in Markt. Or perhaps his wife's inheritance from her father in 1623 helped? 

That's another area to explore....

very best wishes

Anne