1622- Property deed?

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Compareerde voor mij Adriaen Rijshouck,

notaris publicq, bij den Hove van Hollant ghe-

admitteert, residerende binnen der stadt Delff ende

den ondergeschreven getuygen, Niclaes van

Schoonhoven, pontgaerder, woonende an de west- /

zijde van de Coorenmarckt binnen deser stadt

Delft. ende constitueerde hemselven bij desen

borge ende mede als principale met

renunciatie van den benefitien ordinis vel

excussionis, vermeldende dat men den principael

voor den borgen soude moeten anspreken, verwinnen

ende executeren aleer men opten borge soude mogen

comen, als daervan wel onderrecht zijnde,

voor Cornelis Pouwelsz Bolnes, steen-

backer binnen de stadt Gouda,

mede personeel crediteur opten desolaten

boel van Cornelis Jansz van IJselsteyn,

in zijn leven gemeenlants timmerman op Maessluys,

omme met dese cautie te lichten uut

handen van Maerten van Voorstadt, coopman

tot Delff, mede curateur over des voorsz.

Cornelis Jansz van IJselsteyns boel, de somme

van een ende vijftich gulden vijftyen stuvers over het

twede vyerde paert van de tweehondert

seven gulden die hij Cornelis Pouwelsz

int geheel an de voorsz. Cornelis Jansz

van IJselsteyn van gemelde stede

ten achteren is, belovende

hij comparante deselve 51 gulden 15 stuvers, tsij int

geheel ofte deel, wederomme te

restitueren indyen namaels bevonden

soude mogen werden sulcx te behooren, verbindende

daervooren hij comparant zijn persoon ende goederen

subject allen rechten ende rechteren, mette

costen daeromme te doen, des belooft

de voorsz. Cornelis Pouwelsz, mede comparerende, onder gelijck

recht ende verbant als boven den voorsz. Niclaes

van Schoonhoven zijnen borge van dese

borchtochte te bevrijen, indemneren, cost /

ende schadeloos te houden, alle dinck sonder

arch ofte liste. Aldus gedaen ende gepasseert

ten comptoire mijns notaris, staende

aen de Groote Marckt binnen de voorsz. stadt

Delff, present Pieter Heyndricxz Raes ende

Gijsbert van Wijck, mijne clercquen

als getuygen met mij notaris hiertoe

versocht opten 5en July 1622.

Claes Aryenssen van Schoonhoven, 1622

Cornelis Pouwelsz Bolnes

G. van Wijck

Pieter Heyndrixz Raes

A. Rijshouck, notaris, 1622

Dear Geert

Danke je wel for the transcription. I've looked up the word 'pontgaerder' which translates as 'ferryman'. So at least that's one mystery is solved.

Thanks again.

Anne

Pontgaarder, hij die het veergeld int.

the man who receives the ferry money.

Many thanks Geert. 

Very interesting.  I'm assuming the ferry business was very profitable as in 1622 Nicholaes promised  his brother Jacob in a pre-marriage contract, half the profit of his business which he estimated to be 1,000 guilder per year. If it was less than this he would make up the difference. If it was more than this the newly wedded couple could keep the profits.

Of course Nicholaes could have had another business. I've seen him described as a 'merchant'. 

very best wishes

Anne

Dear Anne,

Kudos to Geert for the swift transcription. The term pontgaarder does however not refers to the job of ferryman. A pondgaarder was a broker of agricultural products, mores specifically of grain; the term was specifically used in the southwestern part of The Netherlands. A pondgaarder was responsible for selling the grain on behalf of the farmers on the grain market in the cities (Delft, Gouda, Rotterdam). He was regarded as a reliable party, as a pondgaarder had to pledge an oath to the local government to act in the best interest of the merchants; he also was in charge of administering all grain transactions and inspection and storing samples of the grain loads that were sold. They were paid a percentage per weight, which also explains the name (transl. : gatherer of pounds).

The confusion with the ferryman is easy to make, as pont with a t is indeed a ferry, but t and d were exchangeable in a lot of words at that time.

As pondgaarders also used to act as intermediaries, they used to have a solid financial basis and as a result often acted as guarantors for transactions, as is also the case here.

Dear Rene

Well that's really fascinating, thank you so much for your explanation of my confused 'pond collector'!

The translation was close-but not close enough. That explains how Nicholaes was able to give the newlyweds such a nice wedding gift and provides another glimpse into Delft society in the 17th century.

As you can probably tell I'm back researching the 'Schoonhoven sisters' who came from an interesting family, and whom I believe were Catholic on their mother's side. 

very best wishes

Anne