| Commentary | The insolvent owner of the goods in this inventory was the brother of the playwright and poet Jan Hermansz. Krul (1601-1646), who was also Roman Catholic. On 24 March 1638, Jan Jansz. Cleerbesem de jonge, 49 (cited in the NOTES to R 21322 of Montias2), declared at the request of David Fransz. Menton, merchant in Amsterdam, that in August of the preceding year (1637), togeter with the producent Gysbert de Coningh (cited in R 19 of Montias1), Paulus Ras and Arent Hermansz. Crul, had met in the inn de Soutbergh. Cleerbesem, as arbiter, had tried to settle the dispute between De Coningh and Crul regarding an obligation, issued by the wife of Crul in the name of De Coningh when she was still a spinster and had not yet married him (Crul). Crul agreed to pay De Coningh 2,000 f. on Crul's guarantee (NA 1276, act 58, Not. P. Barcman). On 20 April 1628, Jan Harmansz. Krul was betrothed to Hendrickje Bauniers (DTB764/43). On 31 January 1645, Marcus Jordis, merchant and paper dealer, on one side, and Jan Harmansz. Krul, on the other, declared that Krul had sold, and Jordis had bought, 916 books or copies in folio of Nederlandish poetry composed by Krul titled Pampiere Welt and 1500 copies in quarto of the same work. Krul transferred to Jordis the monopoly privilege he had received from the States General for disseminating this work. Krul acknowledged receiving 3,435 f. from Jordis for the 916 copies in folio that had already been delivered (Van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven R.G.P. 144(1974), pp.434-5). |
