Amsterdam 5 & 6

2nd and last file. More of the same.

Met een paar hiaten:

31-5-1603
Compareerden als voren Jan Jansz Kluff, kuyper, oudt 23 jaren,
wonende bij Jan Rodenp... op de Oude Veste, geassisteert met
Simon Jacobsz ... zijn soon ter eenre, ende Mary Hermanse,
oudt 20 jaren, wonende als voren, geassisteert met Herman
Jansz, haere vader, ter andere zijden, ende gaven aen versoukende als
voren, ende naerdien zij op alles naer behooren geantwoort
hadden zijn hun haere geboden verwilliget.

31-7-1610
Compareerden als vooren Jan Jansz cluft waechdrager, weduwenaer van Mary
Hermansdochter, wonende over't giethuys ter eenre ende Immetje Andriesdochter,
weduwe van Jan Jansz, verclaerde over de 2 jaren weduwe geweest te
hebben, ter andere zijde, wonende als voren.

21-4-1618
Compareerden als vooren Jan Jansz Kluft, weduwenaer van Immetjen
Andries, weegdrager, ende wonenden op den hoek van de
... armswegh op de Coningsgraft, ende Jannetje
Claes van Oosterwoud, weduwe van Mathijs Wijnantsz, verclaren
over de ¾ jaers weduwe geweest te hebben, wonende int...paerts steegh.

Hi Luke, Geert just beat me to it ;). But I am happy to be able to fill in the blanks :)

Compareerden als voren Jan Jansz[en] Kluff{1}, kuyper, oudt 23 jaren,
woonen[de] an [den] Jan Rodenpoort op de oude veste{2} geassisteerd mit
Timen Jacobsz Kluf{1}, zijn oom, ter eenre, en[de] Mary Hermansdr,
oudt 20 Jaren, wonen[de] als voren{3}, geassisteert mit Herman
Janssz, hare[n] vader, ter andere zijde. En[de] gaven aen , v[er]soeken[de] als
voren{4}. Ende naer dien zij op alles naer behooren geantwoordt
hadden, zijn hun haere geboden v[er]williget

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Compareerden als vooren Jan Jansz Cluft, waechdrager, wed[uwnae]r van Marij
Hermansdr, wonende over 't giethuys{5}, ter eenre en[de] Immetje Andriesdr,
wed[uw]e van Jan Jansz, v[er]claerde over de 2 jaren wed[uw]e geweeste te
hebben{6}, ter andre zijde, won[ende] als voren{3}

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Compareerden als vooren Jan Janss Kluft, wed[uwnae]r van Immetjen
Andriese, weegdrager, ende wonende op den hoeck van [den]
Romeynsarmsssteegh op de Coningsgraft{7}, en[de] Jannetjen
Claes, van Oosterwoud, wed[uw]e van Mathijs Wijnantsz, v[er]claren[de]
over de 3/4 jaers wed[uw]e geweest te hebben{6}, wonende in 't
Swartepaertssteeghen{8}

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{1} In both cases, the registrar registered their name without the final t.
{2} The Jan Roodenpoortstoren was a medieval defense tower, located along the Singel and at the end of the Torensteeg. After the city's extension of 1616, it lost its defensive task and served partly as living quarters for the provost of Amsterdam, partly as prison. It was torn down in 1829.
{3} als voren = like before, referring to the address mentioned for the groom-to-be, possibly meaning thy already were living together (also opinions of specialist historians differ on that).
{4} In this case, als voren is used as a kind of shorthand, referring to the more or less standardized text in the previous registrations in the same source, containing text that they requested public proclamation on three consecutive Sundays and the solemnization of their marriage after three unhindered proclamations.
{5} Between 1614 and 1821, the Amsterdam gunfoundry was located at the current addresses Lijnbaansgracht 55-57/Gietersstraat 5-57 (the latter street name still referring to the gunfoundry).
{6} Widows who were still considered to be able to bear children and who wanted to remarry had to wait at least until the moment they could prove not to be with child from their recently deceased previous husband. If no birth / stillbirth / miscarriage took place in the meantime, a period of at least 7 months was considered to be the minimum (as pregnancy was expected to show physically after that time). This measure was primarily intended to avoid any problems regarding inheritance rights, nut may also have had moral aspects.
{7} The Koningsgracht was the name used in the 17th century for the Singel. The name was intended as tribute to King Henry IV of France, at that time an ally to the young Dutch Republic. The Romeinsarmsteeg is still existing, located between the Singel and Herengracht.
{8} The Zwartepaardssteeg was used for several small alleys. There was one at the current location of the Sonesta Hotel on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, another alley by that name was located between Raamgracht and Groenburgwal.

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Apologies for the delayed re-action. Geert and Rene a sincere thank you to both of you. Tijmen is an addition to my Cluft's from Kockengen. Rene thank you for the additional information regarding Amsterdam. Best wishes in these interesting times.