Zutphen record from 19/01/1582

Dear Luke,

Although the language of the eastern Netherlands is not my forte, my attempt below.

Aangezien van de gravin van Schouwenburg een zeker schrijven aan de magistraat alhier is ontvangen
gedateerd de 16e dezer, betreffende teruggave van een geroofd paard, dat door ene Sessinck of Carvell aan Evert van Carvenhem is verkocht en momenteel nog bij dezelfde verblijft, is bovengemelde Sessinck tot dien einde opgeroepen door de voornoemde Carvenhem, nadat hem dit bericht en voorgelezen is, en niet verschenen, en aangezien datzelfde paard niet uit vijandelijk gebied gehaald is, is besloten en aan meergenoemde Evert van Carvenhem opgedragen de eigenaren het paard terug te geven.

Since a letter, written by the Countess of Schouwenburg, addressed to the magistrate of this town, has been received (dated the 16th of this month), regarding the restitution of a stole horse, sold by a certain Sessinck or Carvell to Evert van Carvenhem and currently still with the latter, and as the aforementioned Sessinck, having been notified and read to, has been summoned by the aforementioned Carvenhem to conclude this matter, but has not appeared, and as this horse has not been retreived from enemy's territories, it has been decided and has been ordered to the aforementioned Evert van Carvenhem to return the horse to its owners.

Thank you very much - it is vey clear. I would score your effort at A+. You may be interested to know that the two men involved in this event may have been related. The Carvenhem name was spelt in many different ways, including Carvell or Kervell. The people who lived on the Sessinck farm at Ulft (since 1561) where know as van Kervell alias Sessinck. There is a reasonable chance that they came from Zutphen (informed speculation). It is fact that Evert lived in Zutphen his whole life. PS: The name that won in the end was van Kervel. Thank you once again.