1696- Group action of pottery owners?

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Dear Anne, a quick look shows me you are right in wanting  to use this document. The people from delft are described as coopluijden ende plateelbackers, they wait for payment from an Amsterdam merchant, Jacobu de Grae,  who has died. He had to pay for the delivery Delft porcelain. Their action is now also against the widow of this merchant. As far as I can see they reach an agreement with due respect for the particular circumstances of Jannetje Abrahams.

Hi Anne,

The transcription and translation below (please forgive me any typos and the translation being sometimes a bit crooked).

In short: it is an agreement between a group of creditors and Jannete Abrahams, mother of Jacobus de Grae. Jacobus de Grae apparently had a large debt. In the agreement, parties agree to settle with a decreased payment to each creditor of 65 guilders for each 100 guilders owed. This 65 guilders may be partly in the form of pottery and porcelain still to be found with Jacobus de Grae. In this way, the creditors do not receive their full credit back, but at least some of it.

Op huyden den XIIIen maart 1696

compareerden voor mij, Adriaen Leeuwenhoeck, not(ari)s

publycq, bij den Hove van Holland geadmitteerd, binnen der

stadt Delft residerende, en(de) voor de naergenoemde getuygen

s(eigneu)rs Adrianus Cocx, Lamberrtus van Eenhoorn,

Hermanus Groothuijsen, Gijsbertus van Veen, Adriaen Pijnaecker,

Jacob Pijnaecker, Gerard P(iete)rs Lam en(de) Louijs Victors; item

juff(rouw)e Petronelle van Deijssel, wed(uw)e van Leenderd

van der Leth, koopluyden en(de) plateelbackerts binnen deser stadt,

alle Crediteuren van Jacobus de Grae, wonende tot

Amsterdam ter eenre en(de) Jannetie Abrahams, wed(uw)e van P(iete)r

Jacobs de Grae, wonende tot Amsterdam, was moeder vanden

voorn(oemde) Jacobus de Grae, ter andre sijde, ende v(er)claerden

overeengecomen te wesen dat sij comparante Jannetie

Abrahams aen de opgemelte respective eerste comparanten

sal betalen een

somme van vijff ende tsestigh g(u)l(den) tot XX st(uyvers) t stuck

van yder honderd, en(de) obversulcx tegens 65 g(u)l(den) ten honderd,

nopende de respective pretention dewelcke haer eerste

comparanten volgens hunne schuldregisters over en(de) tersake

van geleverde Delffse porceleynen en(de) aerdewerck ten

lasten vanden voorn(oemde) haer latest comparantes zoon Jacobus

de Grae isjn competeren(de), welcke somme van penningen

de voorn(oemde) comparante Jannetie Abrahams sal moeten ende bij

desen belooft aen de opgemelte eerste comparanten te

sulle voldoen en(de) te betalen huyden over drie maenden sonder

langer daer mede te sullen mogen dilayeren, dat

sijluyden eerste comparanten sullen moeten en(de) bij desen beloven

aen de opgemelte comparante Jannetie Abrahams op de

voldoeninge van de voors. somme van 65 g(u)l(den) ten honderd, te

geven cessie van haere respective pretention ten lasten

van(den) voorn(oemde) Jacobus de Grae, ende dat sij comparanten

in minderinge van de voors. uytgelooffde pen(ningen), soo

drae sij mette vorder crediteuren oock sal wesen v(er)accordeerd

en(de) soo in staat sijn om(m)e 't volgende te presteren, te moeten

aennemen yder soodanige poreceleyne en(de) aerdewerck als elck

van hun eerste comparanten aen(den) voornm(oemde) Jacobus de Grae

hebben gelev(er)t, en(de) nogh bij hem bevonden sullen werden

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ten soodanigen prijse als sijluyden eerste comparanten

volgens schuldregister de respective soorten aenden

voorn(oemde) Jacobus de Grtae hebben v(er)kogt ende geleverd,

soo dattet schone(n) voor schoon en(de) het interdeus

voor interdeus sal warden aengenomen, waermede sijluyden

eerste comparanten bij desen beloven te sullen nemen

contentement en(de) v(er)genogen, sonder eenige v(er)dre preten-

tien ten lasten van(de) voorn(oemde) Jacobus de Grae te sullen

konnen ofte v(er)mogen te maecken, tot voldoeninge en(de)

naercominge van alle 't gene hier vooren bij henluyden

comparanten in elcx reguard is belooft, (ver)bindende sij

comparanten hunnen personen en(de) alle hare goederen, de-

selve onderwerpende den v(er)bande van alle(n) heeren, hoven,

regte(n) en(de) regtere(n) en(de) mede wel specialijck den opgemelten

Hove van Holland, consenteren(de) hier van actens gemaeckt

en(de) geleverd te warden in forma, aldus gedaen en(de)

gepass(eer)d binnen de opgemelte stadt Delft, ter 

presentie en(de) overstae(n) van Cornelis Leeuwenhoeck en(de)

Adriaen Overgaeuw, mijn not(ari)s clercquen, als getuygen ten

desen v(er)sogt.

{getekend: 

ijanneke abrams / wedu van pieteryacops

Lamb van Eenhoorn

pieternella van der leth

Harmen Groothuijsen

Louis Victor

ghijsbertus van veen

Gerrit Lam

Adr: Pijnaker

Adrianus Kocx

J. Pijnaker]

Transl.:

Today, on the 13th of March 1696,

appeared before me, Adriaen Leeuwenhoeck, public notary, 

admitted by the Provincial Court of Holland geadmitteerd, residing within the

town of Delft residerende, as well as before the witnesses mentioned underneath,

the esteemed gentlemen Adrianus Cocx, Lamberrtus van Eenhoorn,

Hermanus Groothuijsen, Gijsbertus van Veen, Adriaen Pijnaecker,

Jacob Pijnaecker, Gerard P(iete)rs Lam, and Louijs Victors; also

miss Petronella van Deijssel, widow of Leenderd

van der Leth, merchants and pottery bakers within this town,

all creditors of Jacobus de Grae, living in

Amsterdam, as one party and Jannetie Abrahams, widow of Pieter

Jacobs de Grae, living in Amsterdam, having been mother of the

aforementioned Jacobus de Grae, as the other party, and they stated

to have reached an agreement by which the appeared Jannetie

Abrahams will pay to the first party of appeared persons

an

amount of 65 guilders (each guilder valued at 20 stuivers a piece)

for every 100 guilders owed, and this 65 guilders for every 100 guilders owed,

because of the respective claims which the persons appearing as first party

have according to their registers of debtors for and regarding

delivered Delft porcelein and pottery have 

on Jacobus de Grae, sone of the latter party,

which monetary amount

the aforementioned Jannetie Abrahams appearing will have and 

hereby promises to pay to the persons appearing as first party mentioned above

on the day 3 months from today and she will not be allowed

to have any delay in this payment, and that 

the persons from the first party will have and hereby promise to

acquit he aforementioned Jannetie Abrahams appearing once they have

paid the aforementioned amount of 65 guilders for every 100 guilders owed

of the claimed debt owed by the aforementioned Jacobus de Grae, and that

the amount of 65 guilders will be decreased for each person

(as soon as Jannetie Abrahams will have reached an agreement with other creditors)

by the required acceptance of such porcelain and pottery 

as the aforementioned persons of the first party had delivered to the aformentioned Jacobus de Grae

and that will still appear to be in his possession

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in accordance with the price the persons of the first party appearing 

had sold the goods to the aforementioned Jacobus de Grae,

in accordance with their register of debitors,

taking the neat things as neat things and the goods of low quality

as items of low quality, the persons of the first party appearing

promising that they will be

content and satisfied with this payment, and that they will not be able nor wallowed

to hold any further claims

on the aforementioned Jacobus de Grae,

and, in order to guarantee the full fulfillment 

of the aforementioned by each party, 

the persons appearing have each submitted

their person and their goods as collatoral,

this agreement being subject to any applicable lord, court,

legislation, and judges, in particular to the aforementioned

Provincial Court of Holland, agreeing that deeds will be composed of his agreement

and will be delivered in the proper judicial form; this hence has been done

and passed within the aforementioned town of Delft, before and in

the presence of Cornelis Leeuwenhoeck and

Adriaen Overgaeuw, my notarial clerks, as witnesses requested to act as such.

[signed: 

ijanneke abrams / wedu van pieteryacops

Lamb van Eenhoorn

pieternella van der leth

Harmen Groothuijsen

Louis Victor

ghijsbertus van veen

Gerrit Lam

Adr: Pijnaker

Adrianus Kocx

J. Pijnaker]

Morning Rene

Many thanks for the transcription and translation of the 1696 document, which I have to say, makes fascinating reading. I really appreciate you taking the time and effort to do this, as having a full account of what the document contained adds to the value of my research.

I wonder if this was usual practice to accept a lower percentage of the debt owed to the pottery bakers and merchants? It's also very interesting to note that it's the deceased man's mother who is having to deal with all the debts her son owned.

I've also noticed that the notary Adriaen Leeuwenhoeck appears quite frequently in legal dealings within the pottery industry.

Enjoy the weekend

very best wishes

Anne