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A34133	A vindication of the severall actions at law, brought against the heires of Sr. Peter Courten, Knight, and Peter Boudaen, merchants deceased by George Carew, Esqr., James Boeve, merchant, and Hester de Weyer ; with the arraignment of a most scandalous pamphlet called, De quade Minees en practiken van seeckeren George Carew, ontdeckt en opengeleght, tot onderrichtingh en waerschouw aen Nederlandt, door d'Erfgenamen van P.B.C., Zalr. 1675, privately given out to the magistrates in Zeeland.	Carew, George, Esq.	1675 (1675)	Wing C556; ESTC R22961	48,501	84

Boudaen Courten The Superscription was Honoured and discreete Mrs. Margaret Courten Widdow of Mr. John Moncy in London The Copie of another Letter writ by the aforesaid Peter Boudaen Conrten unto his Mother M Margiret Courten Widdow of Mr. Iohn Moncy dated the 27 th of Aprill 1637. in Middelburg wherein standeth as followeth CAptain Tiessen I see hath his Answer from Susan touching John White Honoured Mother is there no meanes to disswade Hester in truth that manner of proceeding doth not please me I feare that loss and shame will ensue and my Father Moncys Estate will not be found as is though the bad Debts and losses have not been writ off these many Yeares so that my heart aketh to think that they whose Father hath caused so great a loss to the Company and for whom you have done as much as for your owne in their Education that they should be so ungratefull to vex you in your old age Could Hester not be disswaded by some Minister or other or by Cousin Beck for setting aside what is aforesaid I understand its a meane Match he having little or nothing and setled in no calling how can she do wors and principally am sensible of the manner of proceeding questioning the Will wherefore I wished she were come hither with you this also Mother by way of discourse in confidence that you will not report it to any If it be so the tryall of perswasion being done that it cannot be hindred I pray that it may be deferred untill my Brother Pergens and I come over I think we may find a way which may give satitfaction and quiet My Wifes condition the vexation with my Brother Fourmenois and the resolvtion of Examining the Bookes as well my particular as touching the Company and to bring them to a head hindreth me that I cannot come but I hope my Brother Pergens will not stay long God grant a good issue That matter admitting no delay I hope Cousin Courten will assist and give you the best councell even as I desired him the fourth present as also Mr. Rushout and Mr. Godskalk will assist you touching Interest I think you are not obliged and may remaine compensed against the charge of Maintenance by you c. Lower stood Your obedient Son and was signed Pieter Boudaen Courten The Superscription was Honoured and discreet Mrs. Margiret Courten Widdow of Mr. John Moncy in her own hands in London That these Translations agree in Substance with the Originall Letters writ by Mr. Peter Boudaen Courten as aforesaid I do Attest J. BOEVE The Coppie of a Letter sent from the Court of Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London to the Magistrates of Middelburgh The Superscription was thus These To the ever Honoured and our worthy good Friends the Magistrates and Judges of the City of Middelburgh in Zeeland Present ●ight Worthy and our Honoured good Friends HAving received a Petition from George Carew of Richmond in the County of Surrey Esquire wherein he declares that he is duely and legally constituted Administrator of all and singular the Goods Chattels Rights and Credits both of Sr. William Courten late of this City of LONDON Knight with his Will annexed as also of Sr. Paul Pyndar Knight deceased yet unadministred by their respective Executors on behalfe of himself and very many others Widdows and Orphants of this City who were Creditors to the said Sr. William Courten and Sr. Paul Pyndar and that Hee was constrained very many Yeares since to commence a Suite in that Capacity against Peter Boudaen the Heire and Executor of Sr. Peter Courten late of your City Knight deceased who in his life time did Trade in Partnership with the before-named Sr. William Courten and Mr. John Moncy late of this City Marchant deceased and kept the Generall Bookes and Accompts of all their said Trade which Bookes remained in the Hands of his Children and Heires and have never yet been liquidated to the end that hee might have free Accesse thereunto and that the Accompts thereof might be stated at their common charge And that haveing lately revived his said Suite against the Children and Heires of the said Peter Boudaen they have excepted against his Quality as Administrator to the Persons above mentioned with Designe onely to vex and tire him out with a long and chargeable Suite and therefore He besought us to recommend Him and His cause to your Favour Wee were easily prevailed upon by the Iustice and Meritts of his cause to answer His Request And doe therefore hereby certifie unto You that the said George Carew having Letters of Administration to him granted under the Seale of the Prerogative Court of CANTERBURY in this Kingdome of ENGLAND is Legally invested in and intiteled to all the Goods Chattells Rights and Credits belonging to the said Sr. William Couren which had not been before administred by the said Sr. Williams Executors and therefore doe desire on His behalfe that you will be pleased not to listen to any such frivolous and dilatory Exceptions made by His Adversaries but cause them to answer to the Matter of Fact and administer Iustice with all possible expedition according as the Meritts of His cause shall require which will be a meanes to incourag● and promote Trade and Commerce between you and us promising the like Assistance and dispatch to all your Citizens who shall at any time have occasion to prosecute Suite before us in any of our Courts of Iustice. And so we remaine Your assured Friends to serve you The Maior and Aldermen of the City of LONDON By their Command WAGSTAFFE London 13. Sept. 1675. TRANSLAET Uyt d'Engelsche Taele Recht Waerdigh ende Onse Ge-eerde Goede Vrunden c. ONtfangen hebbende de Supplicatie van George Carew van Richmond in 't Graefschap van Surrey Schilt-knaep Waer inne hy verklaert Wettelijck geconstitueert te zijn tot Administrateur van alle ende yegelijcke de Goederen Chatteilen Actien ende Crediten van S r. Willem Courten Ridder in sijn Leven woonende binnen dese Stadt Londen met sijn Testament annex Alsmede van S r. Paul Pindar Ridder Over-leden noch ongeadministreert by hun respective Executeurs voor sijn selven ende seer veele Weduwen ende Weesen van dese Stadt Crediteuren vande voornoemde S r. Willem Courten ende Paul Pindar ende dat hy genootdruckt is geweest over veele Jaeren in die qualiteyt Proces t'Institueren jegens Pieter Boudaen al 's Erfgenaem ende Executeur van S r. Pieter Courten Ridder in sijn Leven woonachtigh binnen Uwe Stadt die by sijn Leven in Compagnie Genegotieert heeft met de voornoemde S r. Willem Courten ende Ian de Moncy in sijn Leven Koopman woonende binnen dese Stadt ende de generale Boecken ende Reeckeningen van hun voorschreve Negotie gehouden heeft welcke Boecken gebleven sijn in handen vande voornoemde Pieter Boudaen tot sijn Over-lijden ende naderhandt gekomen in handen van sijne Kinderen ende Erfgenamen ende tot noch toe ongeliquideert

continued Knights in Devonshire and Cornwal ever since the Conquest That my great Grandfather setled himself at Wickham Brooke in the County of Suffolke at the desire of his Wife where he purchased 800. pound per annum to be neare her Relations That my Father was educated at Oxford and had his own Election after he was Master of Art to follow what study he pleased who chose Divinity and then maried with Mrs. Frances Gosnold my Mother who was the Daughter of Robert Gosnold of Otley Hall in the County of Suffolke Esqr. that maried with the Daughter of Robert Forth of Butley Abby in the same County Esqr. where those two Families had continued in honor and reputation in the Service of their King and Country 500. yeares and upward That at the earnest request of the Aldermen and Common Councel of London who were upon the view and sale of severall Lands in Suffolke which King James had granted for satisfaction of Money lent by the City my Father was invited to accept the Benefice of St. Michaell in Cornhill over against the Royall Exchange where he died whose memory is very much esteemed throughout the City of London That I was the second Son of my Father after whose death my Mother left me to my owne choyce either to go to the University or to follow any other imployment Whereupon I made severall Essays in the City of London and spent divers Sums of Money to noe purpose being averse to Trade Then I admitted my self a studient of Graeys Inn where I spent my time during the space of nine yeares in the exercise of the Common Law That my first Wife was the only Daughter of William Walton a Turkey-Merchant who had lent at severall times to Sr. William Courten and Sr. Paul Pyndar the Sum of 7000. pound Sterling And she was Bona fide worth 5000. Pound besides all the Obligations due unto her Father which were assigned to me by William Walton Esqr. her only Brother in satisfaction of her right That my second Wife was the Daughter of John Cole of Whichampton Esqr. Principall Register unto Sr. Julius Caesar that was Master of the Rolls Her Portion was 900. Pound Sterling and 80. Pound per Annum in Lands and Tenements for ever That upon the Kings Restauration Anno 1660. I was admitted and sworn one of the Gentlemen of his Majesties most Honorable Privy Chamber being actually seized and possessed of an Estate of Inheritance to the valve of 500. pound per Annum as by the Certificates following all these particulars more plainly appeares That all the Obligations under which I claime and all the prosecutions thereupon are matters of Record and such Iudiciall ●cts that vindicates my Person and Quality to all the World as hereafter is also further declared by the very Records extant Wherefore the said Advocates and their Clyants ought to be condemned in good Dammages for those Nationall affronts and personall Injuries that in other Countries are not committed without most severe Chastisements OP huyden den xxiv Iuly 1675. Compareerde voor my Arnoldus Rijcx openbare Notaris by den Hoogen Raade in Hollandt geadmiteert ter Vere in Zeelandt residerende de Heer George Carew Schilt-knaap van Richmond in het Graafschap van Surrey in het Koninckrijck van Engeland ●e kennen gevende dat Mr. John Moncy Koopman in Londen by sijn Testament ende uytterste Wille gedateert binnen Middelburgh in Zeelant den 17. October 1631. heeft gegeven ende naergelaten gelijck breeder daer in is te sien eene somme van duysent Ponden Sterlinex aen Willem Courten Schilt-knaap Soon ende Erfgenaem van den overleden Sr. William Courten Ridder welcke tot noch toe niet en is beta●lt by de gepretendeerde Executeuren van den voorsz John Moncy ofte yemant van de selve ter oorsake van diversche differenten die ontstonden wegens het Capitael en Rekeninge van de vernootschap in den handel ongeliquideert tusschen Sir William Courten Sir Peter Courten ende John Moncy ten tijde van haer overlijden respectivelijck waer in de voorsz Sir Peter Courten schuldigh was op Rekeninge aen her Capitael eene somme van een hondert twintigh duysent Ponden Sterlinex en daer boven zijnde Penningen gelicht op Intrest op het Credit van Sir William Courten en sijn Soon mitsgaders Mr. John Moncy 't welck by Wissel was geremitteert aen de voorsz Sir Peter Courten gelijck by de Copyen authentijck van de selve Rekeninge blijckt blijvende de selve Penningen al 's noch onvoldaen aen vele Weduwen en Weesen in Groot Brittange en in andere plaetsen van Sijn Majesteyts Koninckrijcken En nademacl Peter Boudaen Zal r. Koopman binnen Middelburgh noemende hem selven Erfgenaem van den Staet ofte Boedel van meergemelten Sir Peter Courten ende John Moncy hem selven verbonden heeft ac h●ervolgens eene Sententie ges●reckt ende gepronuncieert voor den Hoogen Raade in Hollant in den Iare 1657. aensprekelijck te zijn voor het voorsz Legaet en Intrest mitsgaders alle andere pretentien van wat nature die soude mogen wesen ● en gemaeck● werden op de nalatenschappen van gedachten John Moncy en werdende den voorsz William Courten de Jonge in het Jaer 1643. insolvent ende do ot in Rechte soo hebben de Commissarisen genomineert ende gestelt zijnde tot uytvoeringe van een Commissie onder het groot Zegel van Engeland gegrontvest op de Wetten en Statuten gemaeckt aengaende Banckeroetiers by hare Acte in geschrift van dato den 30. April 1662. het voorsz Legaet van duysent Ponden en alle andere sommen van Penningen Schulden Rechten en Pretentien hoe die soude mogen wesen den voorsz William Courten aenkomende geassigneert en getransporteert aen Sir John Ayton voornaemste Edelman en Kamer-bewaerder van Sijn Majesteyt van Groot Brittanje en Meester van de swarte Roede Charles Whitaker en aen den Heer Comperant George Carew Schilt-knaap gelijck de selve Acten klaerlijck ende in 't breede uytwijsen zijnde die geregistreert ten Comptoire van Major Wright ende John Daniel openbare Notarisen tot Londen Wijders dat aengesien de Heeren Johan Boudaen Pieter Boudaen Walter Boudaen Hendrick Boudaen Abraham Biscop in Huwelijck hebbende Vrouw Catharina Boudaen ende Constantia Boudaen Sonen ende Dochters van meergemelten Heer Pieter Boudaen aensprekelijck zijn al 's Erfgenamen van haren Heer Vader Zaliger voor het gedachte Legaet metten Intrest van dien soo heeft den Heer Comparant my Notario versocht dat ick my soude willen vervougen aen welgemelte Heeren ofte yemandt van den selve ende haer Ed. uyt sijn Heer Comparants naem ende van sijnent wege mitsgaders al 's gemachtigde ende geauthoriseert by welgemelten Sir John Ayton ende Charles Whitaker afvorderen betalinge van de voorsz een duysent Ponden Sterlinex metten Intrest van dien jegens vijf per Ct o. in 't Iaer sedert den Iare 1632. bedragende

looke upon Mr. Carew with as much passion for his sufferings as they looke ●pon the Boudaens with regret for their ungodly dealings Saying that Iniquity would come to the height if he that doth wrong should sit upon the Cushon to do right or an offender become a Burgermeester to make the City of Middelburgh a Priviledged place as Viana and Ceulenburgh to harbour Evill doers POSITIEN Ofte Stellingen in de Wett inde Saeck van Carew contra Boudaens 1. WIlliam Courten de Jonge en kan niet noch en magh sigh niet bemoeyen met de Middelen van zijne Groot-Vader de Ridder Willem Courten Additione Haereditatis om redenen dat hy Ridder is gestorven veel meer schuldigh aen diversche Persoonen dan al zijne Middelen importeerden en schoon den Prerogativen Hove van Engelant hem Courten de jonge al 's Administrateur hadde geadmitteert gehadt soo most het nootsaeckelijck wesen in Autre Droit ten behoeve vande Ridder Paul Pynder en andere Crediteuren aen wien het ongeadministreerde deel vande Middelen vande Ridder Courten eygentlijck zijn toebehoorende 2. Noch en mach Willem Courten de Ionge zigh bemoeyen met de Middelen van sijn Vader van dien naem die insolvent gestorven is naelatende hondert en acht-en-●wintigh duysent Pondt Starlinx Schult vermidts een Resolutie of Commissie volgens de Wetten of Statuten jegens Banckroeten even eens gelijck de Kamer der Desolate Boedels hier to Lande in volle kracht en vigeur is blijvende tegens alle de Middelen van zijn Vader Zal r. in conformireyt vande Wetten van Engelant derhalven en kan Willem Courten de Ionge sigh selfs niet intituleren Additione Haereditatis daer waerlijck in Rerum Natura geen erfelijcke overblij●●els en zijn 3. d'Achtbare Magistraet der Stadt Middelburgh konnen onder correctie haer selven niet aensien of stellen al 's competente Rechters van de Wetten en Decreten van den Prerogativen Hove van Engelant Sy en konnen oock behoudens respect g●en andere Constructien maken van de Ordonnantien en Costuymen van een Souverayn● Prins anders dan bekent zijn en aldaer onder zijn●●ygen Onderdanen gepractiseert werden en alsoo daer thien Duysent Exempelen zijn van Brieven van Administratte die in diergelijcke voorvallen zijn gegunt en geprefereert soo behoorden de Verweerders Erfgenamen drymaels over te be●alen de Costen van 't Proces en dat voor de taedieuse ende niet min moeyelijicke delayen wegens de flechte en frivole exceptien door hun ingebracht Salmen hun niet culperen die sinisterlijck aen het goet van een ander soeckt te komen Jae salmen hun voor onreedelijcke en oneerlijcke niet achten die andere luyden hare goederen zijn houdende en gebruyckende sonder d'Eygenaers van de profijten te geven of ten minsten Rekeninge daer van gedaen te hebben En salmen met infamie niet teeckenen en brandmerken al sulcke persoonen die naer datse de Middelen van andere onrechtveerdigh hebben gepossedeert en tegen wil en danck Dertigh Jaeren langh gebruyckt gehadt hebben noch al d'impudentie om niet alleenlijck sulx te loochenen en t'ontkennen maer dat meer is durven de Justitie met getaende troonien in 't aengesicht kijcken ende by haer boose Resolutien persisteren tegens positive bewijsen en ware getuygenissen soeckende met frivoole exceptien en gecontinueerde delaeyen tijt te winnen daer 't nochtans onmogelijck is de waerheyt het Recht en Justitie te konnen overtuygen en wederstaen De Ridder Willem Courten de Ridder Pieter Courten Iohn Moncy en Pieter Boudan Saliger waeren allegaer Ingesetenen en vrye Denizons van Engelant ende gelijck bewesen kan werden soo hebbenze uyt Engelant getrocken en geremitteert £ 125000. Starlincx het welcke noch aen de Onderdanen van Engelant schuldigh is blijvende welcke Crediteuren sonder hulp en remedie zijn in the ordinary way of Iustice soo by aldien de Wetten van Engelant alhier tot Middelburgh niet en sullen erkent en toegestaen werden Sr. William Courten Sr. Peter Courten and John Moncy raised their Credit by trading in Company and what moneys were lent to the Company the whole Stock in Trade is liable to discharge the debts before any repartition can be made of the Stock and Sr. Peter Courten dying indebted £ 122139-10-6 Sterling to the Account it must be found and made good by those that are Heires to his Estate If C. a Stranger institutes his Action at Law against B. in Amsterdam before the Magistrates in the ordinary Court of Iustice and requires by his Process to have an account of £ 100000. that rests in the hands of B. a Burger in Amsterdam where Iustice was denied or delayed so long that B. and his Heires became insolvent Quaere Whether the Magistrates of Amsterdam are not lyable by the Law of Nations to make restitution to C. for the said £ 100000. deb●and dammages or not Fiat Justitia periat mundus Eysch gedaen by M r. George Carew ter ordinaris Rolle contra d'Heeren Boudaens den 17. Iuny 1675. Extract uyt d'ordinaire Vroug-rolle deser Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt DEn Procureur Abraham de Smit over d'Heeren Ian Pieter Henricus Boudaen en Abraham Bisschop versoeckt dagh behoudens de exceptie in defentie Commissarisen fiat op versteecken en voorts authorisatie om de vordere Gedaeghdens te daghvaerden by Missive te bestellen door Coopmans Boode op aght dagen na de receptie Actum den 27. Juny 1674. Iacobus Peckius junior GEorge Carew by den Praerogativen Hove van Engelandt gestelt tot Administrateur van alle de ongeadministreerde Goederen van wijlen d'Heer Willem Courten in sijn leven woonachtigh in de Parochie van St. Gabriel Fanchurch tot Londen en in dier qualiteyt advojeerende de Proceduren by Jaques Boeve al 's gemaghtight by Procuratie van hem George Carew in dese sake gehouden ende sulcx Eyscher contra d'Heeren Johan Pieter en Mr. Henricus Boudaen ende Mr. Abraham Buscop in Huywelijck hebbende Catarina Boudaen alle woonende binnen deser Stadt Item d'Heer Mr. Walterus Boudaen Bedienaer des Goddelijcken Woorts tot Amsterdam en Vrouw Constantia Boudaen mede woonende tot Amsterdam te samen Kinderen ende Erfgenamen van wijlen d'Heer Pieter Boudaen Courten hun Vader Zaliger die Erfgenaem is gebleven van wijlen d'Heer Pieter Courten Ridder in dier qualiteyt Gedaegdens omme gecondemneert te werden de arnementen van den voorschreven Processe te moeten aenvaerden en tot dien eynde te moeten stellen Procureur Acceptant en dien volgende met den Eyscher in sijn voorsz qualiteyt te moeten voort procederen volgens de laeste retroacten cum expensis in cas van debat Extract uyt de ordinare Rolle der Stadt Middelburgh in Zeelandt George Carew qualitate qua Eyscher contra d'Heer Iohan Boudaen