Laws Writs of Appeal

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Laws
&
Writs of Appeal
1647-1663
❖
Translated and Edited by
CHARLES T. GEHRING
SIU
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Copyright © 1991 by The Holland Society of New York
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
First Edition, 1991
99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 65432 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National
Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z 39.48-1984. @™
Produced with the support of The Holland Society of New York and the New Netherland
Project of the New York State Library
The preparation of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the Division of
Research Programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal
agency.
This book is published with the assistance of a grant from the John Ben Snow Foundation.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
New Netherland.
Laws & writs of appeal, 1647-1663 / translated and edited by
Charles T. Gehring.
p. cm. — (New Netherland documents)
“XVI, part one.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8156-2522-7
1. Law—New York (State) 2. Law reports, digests, etc.—New York
(State) I. Gehring, Charles T., 1939- . II. Title. III. Title:
Laws and writs of appeal, 1647-1663. IV. Series.
KFN5030.5.G44 1991
348.747’028—dc20
[347.470828] 91-13990
CIP
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
This volume is dedicated to the
Netherland -America Foundation
in gratitude for its promotion
of cultural relations between
our two countries, and
its support of historical programs
devoted to the Dutch experience
in the New World.
Copyright © 1991 by The Holland Society of New Yoric
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
First Edition, 1991
99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National
Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z 39.48-1984.@™
Produced with the support of The Holland Society of New York and the New Netherland
Project of the New York State Library
The preparation of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the Division of
Research Programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal
agency.
This book is published with the assistance of a grant from the John Ben Snow Foundation.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
New Netherland.
Laws & writs of appeal, 1647-1663 / translated and edited by
Charles T. Gehring.
p. cm. — (New Netherland documents)
“XVI, part one.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8156-2522-7
1. Law—New Yoric (State) 2. Law reports, digests, etc.—New Yoric
(State) I. Gehring, Charles T., 1939- . II. Title. III. Title:
Laws and writs of appeal, 1647-1663. IV. Series.
KFN5030.5.G44 1991
348.747*028—dc20
[347.470828] 91-13990
CIP
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
This volume is dedicated to the
Netherland -America Foundation
in gratitude for its promotion
of cultural relations between
our two countries, and
its support of historical programs
devoted to the Dutch experience
in the New World.
Charles T. Gehring was bom in Fort Plain, an old Erie Canal town in
New York State’s Mohawk Valley. After completing his undergraduate
and graduate studies at Virginia Military Institute and West Virginia
University he continued with post graduate work at Albert-Ludwigs-
Universitat in Freiburg, Germany. There he began his study of the Dutch
language and first realized that his future research lay much closer to
home. He eventually received a Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from
Indiana University with a concentration in Netherlandic Studies. His
dissertation (1973) was a linguistic investigation of the survival of the
Dutch language in colonial New York. He is presently director of the
New Netherland Project (sponsored by the New York State Library),
which is responsible for translating the official records of the Dutch
colony and promoting awareness of the Dutch role in American history.
He has been a fellow of the Holland Society of New York since 1979.
Committee on Publication
Ralph L. DeGroff, Jr., Chairman
Trustee, The Holland Society of New York
Florence A. Christoph
Editor of New York Historical Manuscripts
Peter R. Christoph
Associate Librarian, New York State Library
Editor of New York Historical Manuscripts
Charles T. Gehring
Director, New Netherland Project
New York State Library
The Reverend Howard G. Hageman
Trustee, The Holland Society of New York
The Reverend William J. F. Lydecker
The Holland Society of New York
Kenneth Scott
Fellow, The American Society of Genealogists
Fellow, National Genealogical Society
Martha Dickinson Shattuck
Assistant Editor, New Netherland Project
Arthur R. Smock, Jr.
President, The Holland Society of New York
Stanley L. Van Rensselaer
Trustee, The Holland Society of New York
Jansje Venema
Assistant Editor, New Netherland Project
Nancy Anne McClure Zeller
Assistant Editor, New Netherland Project

Contents
Grotius engraving frontispiece
Acknowledgments xi
Map of New Netherland xii
Introduction xiii
Glossary xxiii
Key to Abbreviations xxvii
Laws, 1647-1658 1
Writs of Appeal, 1658-1663 101
Appendix 137
Bibliography 151
Index 153