1 Aende Edele Moogende Heeren de Heeren
2 Alexander van der Cappellen tot Sheraerts
3 bergen ende andere Haer Ho. Mo Gecommit
4 teerde over het Redres van Nieu Nederlant
1 Extrackt uijt sekere missive afgegaen
2 uijt Nieuw Nederlant den 14 december
3 aen Cornelis Meleyn
1 Extract uijt het Register der resolutien
2 vande Hooch Mogende Heeren Staten
3 Generael der Vereenichde Nederlanden
1 E: U: Voorsienige Hrs de Hrs
2 de xixe vande Ge: Ge:
3 Westindische Compe ter
4 camer in Amsterdam
Source/Citation: Extract from the Papers of Director Willem Kieft, 1642–1643 (received July 26, 1650). Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Staten-Generaal, nummer toegang 1.01.02, inventarisnummer 12564.25....
Dutch Courses:
Cursus Nederlandse Paleografie, 16e t/m 18e eeuw:
The first three dictionaries, listed in chronological order, are searchable from Google Books. In all of these dictionaries, be prepared to search using a few alternate spellings of a word.
Hooft Puncten van Dese Remonstrantie Der Gecommiteerde uijt Nieuw Nederlandt
Vertooch van Nieu Nederlant, wegens de gelegentheijt, vruchtbaerheijt En Soberen Staet desselffs
For me, the best approach for reading or translating 17th century Dutch texts is a methodical one. I also know that my excitement for hearing that 17th century voice from the past can give way to feeling ready to move on with my research already. Please let me begin by empathizing, while setting your expectations realistically. Learning to read 17th century texts takes some time. It definitely gets better with practice, and each person eventually sorts out, through trial and error, what works best for them. Having said that, here are some of the methods that have worked well for me.
Try 3-lined paper next time you decide to write out a text for translating, as suggested in my post, How to Attack 17th Century Dutch Texts. I’ve turned the sheet horizontally to make it easier to match up with the length of a handwritten text line by line, and left a little box on the left to number each line. This is the way I generally use the three lines on this sheet:
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