1612- Claus Albrecthsz van der Maet

Claes Aelbrechtsz(en) vander Maet

vercoopt Engel Claesz(en) Stierman

een huys ende erve staende op

Delfshaven voor seventhien hondert

vijftich gul(den), drye hondert gul(den)

gereet, ende hondert gul(den) tisaers

comt voor de deuten - VII gul(den) XI st(uyvers) / XIIII pen(ningen)

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Claes Aelbrechtsz(en) vander Maet

sells Engel Claesz(en) Stierman

a house and surrounding yard, situated in

Delfshaven for the amount of 1,750

guilders, of which 300 guilders to be paid

in cash immediately, and 100 guilders annually;

this sets the tax on this transaction at 7 guilders, 11 stuivers and 14 penningen

Many thanks as always Rene.

I'm pretty sure the family lived in Delfshaven as I've found documents in Rotterdam archives that mention this family.

It's just disappointed it doesn't mention what Claes Albrechtsz's occupation was. His son Adrien Claes was the Crewmaster of VOC. Claes was an arbiter in a dispute you translated for me before. There's also another legal document from 1622 where he acts as 'administrator and receiver', which I haven't come across before- it's 4 pages long and in my opinion, has very difficult writing (but I'm sure for you experts its quite readable :-)). I just wonder if within these pages it would explain what Claes actually did for his trade/occupation? He seems to help out in quite a few disputes!

very best wishes

Anne