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Letter from Johannes Conradt Corfiniuß to Arthur Forbes regarding commercial settlements

Johannes Conradt Corfiniuß Arthur Forbiß [Arthur Forbes]
July 4, 1690 · Nauenburg

Johannes Conradt Corfiniuß confirms receipt of a previous letter from Arthur Forbes and the settlement of payments related to Mr. Taylor. He also encloses an invoice amounting to over 107 florins and proposes to finalize the accounts during the upcoming Michaelmas fair.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] In the year 1690, on the 4th of July in Nauenburg Virtuous, Highly Esteemed, [especially?] Highly Venerable Sir, greetings. Your [letter] of the 15th of the past [month] has been duly received, informing that [Your Grace?], that everyone has duly received the 64 florins laid out for Mr. Johan Taylor; also Mr. Taylor has again received goods for the Englishman [?]. The enclosed invoice amounts to 107 fl. 18 [gr.], as [...] command to be credited to Your Grace, with the hope that this will be satisfactory; this can also be settled at the Michaelmas fair, if you wish to notify us of this. With which, commending you to Divine care, I remain Your Grace's humble servant Johannes Conradt Corfiniuß [by his own hand] [P. 3, annotation at the top:] July 7th, Conrad Corfin [P. 3, address:] To the Noble Mr. Arthur Forbiß, gracious [sir] in Kraków

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] A[nn]o 1690 d[en] 4 Julij in Nauenburg Ehrenfester Wohlfürnehmer [besonders?] Hochgeehrter Herr Salut Derselb[en] v[om] 15 pass[a]to haben wohl empfangen, berichten d[aß] [E[uer] E[hren]?] daß jedwed[er] die an H[errn] Johan Tailor angestreckten fl. 64. richtig empfangen haben auch hat H[err] Taylor wieder daß wahren für d[en] Engell[änder?] [ab?]genommen werden hierneben die Rechnung beträgt fl. 107. 18. weilen hint[er?] bey jedw[eder] E[uer] E[hren] zu creditiren gebieten, der hoffen es wird wohl contentiren, daß darff auch in der Michaely Meß darbey gethan, geliebet es zu melden Womit nach Empfehlung göttlicher Obhut verbleiben E[uer] E[hren] d[ienst]w[illige] Johannes Conradt Corfiniuß [m[anu] p[ropria]] [S. 3, adnotacja u góry:] d[en] 7. Julij Conrad Corfin [S. 3, adres:] Herren Herren Arthur Forbiß gngt Inn Krakau

Reading notes

Merchant letter concerning financial settlements with Arthur Forbes in Kraków involving Johan Taylor. In the inventory, the author is recorded as Jan Corfinius (the signature contains two names: Johannes Conradt). The place of issue is Nauenburg (possibly Naumburg or Neuenburg).

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