CHARLES ENSARDT COURT PROCEEDINGS, NEW YORK

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"Court Minutes of New Amsterdam" for CHARLES ENSARDT 
(Enjoert/Enyeart/Enyard) 15 Mar 1655, "Cornelis van Tienhoven in quality of 
Sheriff, pltf (plantiff) v/s Jacques de la Motthe deft. The Hon(ora)ble 
pltf. requests, that deft. may be heard and examined before the Court on 
certain interogatories as to what he has seen at Leendert Aerden's house 
between Nicolaes Hosteyn and Geurt Coerten's wife.  Eft. answered on the 
Interrogatories and confirmed his declaration by oath.  Done in Court 
aforesaid. Cornelis van Tienhoven in quality of Sheriff demands, in 
writing, as the Court has heard the declaration of the beforenamed Jacques 
de la Motthe, and seen the affidavit of CHARLES ENSARDT, whence it appears 
that Nicolaes van Holsteyn and Geertie, wife of Geurt Coerten, were caught 
in adultery, that the Court shall imprison the afresaid Geertie, and then 
proceed duly against her and the said Nicholae Meyyer.  Whereupon was by 
the W. Court endorsed" Fiat, this 15th March 1655."  Minutes of the Court 
of Burgomasters and Schepens, 1653-1655, Vol. I.
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