Oplossing paleopuzzel 137: Een reis door Haarlem

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the Church & Ships resembling,

men of warr in memory

of a Noble action in the

Spanisch Warr, performed

by the Inhabitants of th(at) 

City, there is likewise still

to be seen in one of the walls

of th(at) Church, a Bullet th(at)

was shot into it in the time 

when Harlem was besiged

By the Spaniard ab ? Cie  36 ? exid  ?

They would not permitt

us to goe up the tower be-

cause they told us they

had an express prohibition

from the majestrates to suffer 

any body to goe up during

the time of war.

     Harlem is a pretty

large & good City, very neat

& clean, famous for its wood

that is just without th(e) tocens

& for the Hills that are on

the other side of it toward

the Sea. their trade is known

to consist in thread & tap

& this is the most famous

place in the wo(r) ld for whiteing

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Cloth, which is said to be

of the best colour of any:

th(at) is whited from the pecu-

liar Nature of it’s water.

the Stadhouse of Harlem

is a very good building.

& so are the buidings in

generall. there are severall

Canalls rum thro the towns

but not half(e) so many as

at Leyden; this City  has t(hat)

privilidge of keeping a

Scaffold for  Execution stand-

Ing, & having their one

Executiones, which the other

City’s of Holland have by their

mismaneg(e)m(en)t of justice lost. 

They boost  also here of the

Invention of printing, &

in the Stadhouse is preserved

under several Lock’s, the print-

book that was seen printed,

according to their tradition.

        A 4 a Clock that after

Noon  we took  Boat for Ams-

-terdam, the wheather was

pretty fair but the wind

Continued stormy,  It’s 2  hours

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the Church 3 Ships resembling,

men of warr in memory

of a Noble action in the

Spanish Warr, performed

by the Inhabitants of that

City, there is likewise still

to be seen in one of the walls

of the Church, a Bullet that

was shot into it in the time

when Harlem was besiged

by the Spaniard ab(ou)t 36 years ...,

they would not permitt

us to goe up the tower be-

cause they told us they

had an express prohibition

from the majestrates to suffer

any body to goe up during

the time of war.

Harlem is a pretty

large & good City, very neat

& clean, famous for its wood

that is just without the towne

& for the Hills that are on

the other side of it toward

the Sea. their trade is known

to consist in thread & tape

& this is the most famous

place in the world for whiteing

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Cloth, which is said to be

of the best colour of any

that is whited from the pecu-

liar Nature of its water,

the Stadhouse of Harlem

is a very good building.

& so are the buildings in

generall, there are severall

Canalls run thro the towne

but not halfe so many as

at Leyden; this City the

privilidge of keeping a

Scaffold for Execution stand-

ing, & haveing their one

Executioner, which the other

City's of Holland have by their

mismanagm(en)t of justice lost,

they boast also here of the

Invention of printing, &

in the Stadhouse is preserved

under several Lock's, the first

book that was even printed,

according to their tradition.

At 4 a Clock that after

noon we toak Boat for Ams-

terdam, the weather was

pretty fair but the wind

continued stormy, It's 2 hours

See Max. Misson.

Voy. to Italy

Vol:1, page 18

etc.

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