| Introduction | Inventaris van den goederen die Pauwels Buys metter doot ontruymt ende nagelaten heeft, geinventariseert ten versoecke van Jacob Abrahamsz. Greven als testamentaire voocht gestelt by de selve Buys, vervangende Francois Kerson ende Matheus Hansz. als mede voogden gestelt, Sara de Flines, weduwe van Abraham Buys, die de soon was van de selve Pauwels Buys, ... kinderen by de selve Abraham Buys geprocreert ten overstaen van Pauwels Buys de jonge ende Gysbert de Flines als opsichters. Postscript: Alles geinventariseert den eersten junij 1638. Signed: Jacob Abrahamsz. Greven, Guilbert de Flines, Paulus Paulsz. Buys, Susanna Buijs, and Teunis Lambertsz. |
| Commentary | The owner of the goods in this inventory was Pauwels Buys I, who had migrated to Amsterdam from Antwerp in 1587. He is likely to have been a buyer at auction in 1619 (R 20405 of Montias2). The later (1621 to 1626) purchases by Paulus Buys are believed to have been effected by his son the painter Paulus Buys de jonge (1590 to c. 1656), cited in the INTRO (see also the NOTES to R 23234 of Montias2). Abraham Buys, also cited in the INTRO, was the son of Paulus Buys I. He was married to Sara Flines, who seems to have been the daughter of Gysbert de Flines (both also cited). The latter is identical with Gilbert de Flines II (1588-1654) of Montias2 (the father of Gilbert de Flines III of INVNO 446) On 10 January 1639, Guiljam Basse, silk dyer, 69 (of R 31003 of Montias2) declared at the request of Hans Biermans that, in 1606, he had bought a house near the Rouen Poort from Paulus Buys, merchant, who in turn had bought it from Jan Londerseel (the engraver) (NA 921, Not. B. J. Verbeeck). Hans Biermans, married to Susanna Conincx, was the brother-in-law of the painter Salomon Coninck (see R 20534 of Montia2). In 1614 Paulus Buys I constituted himself surety for the painter David Vinckboons when the latter bought a house in Amsterdam. Originally a silk weaver, he had become a broker by 1625 (Briels, Vlaamse schilders, p. 308). Jacob Abrahamsz. Greven was the son of Abraham Jacobsz. Greven, who became insolvent in 1660 (DBK 5072/367 and INVNO 884). |
