| Commentary | The sailmaker Cornelis Dircksz. Clapmus (or Clapmuts),was born in 1584, the son of the sailmaker Dirck IJsbrantsen Clapmuts and of Aechje Adriaens. He was buried on 6 November 1629. His wife Lijsbet Jans van Groenewegen, with whom he was betrothed on 27 January 1613, was born in 1587. She was the daughter of Jan Huych Wollebrantsznzn., lumber merchant, and of Lijsbet Claes (whose portrait appears in the inventory). Lijsbet Claes died in Amsterdam between August 1607 and June 1608. Lijsbet Jans was buried in Amsterdam on 27 September 1634. The bells were rung for her funeral (Roman Catholic). She was the sister of Mary Jans Groenewegen, cited in the INTRO, and, presumably, of Anne Jans Groenewegen, at whose request the goods in INVNO 1017 were sold. Finally, there was a woman named Aefje Jans Groenewegen who was married to the broker Salomon Pietersz. Reus (DTB 671/78). All three may have been daughters of Jan Groenwegen, merchant in Amsterdam, who sold armaments and gun powder to load on a ship sailing to Guinea in 1594 (Economisch-Historisch Jaarboek 2(1916), p.245). Cornelis Dircksz. Clapmuts and Lijsbet Jans lived on the Nieuwen Dijck, on the Western corner of the Clapmutssteechje in het rood Schaeckbort, which corresponds to the above address. In 1631, Cornelis Dircxz., living on the West side of the Nieuwen Dijck, paid a tax of 15 f. (Kohier, fol. 58vo, p. 19). He must have died before 24 March 1633, when his widow, Lysbeth Jans, and Dirck Wolphertsz. Persijn, married to Diewer Dircx (the presumed sister of Cornelis Dircx) made a declaration concerning the inheritance (NA 595, fol. 13, Not. Lamberti). The present inventory was drawn up after the death of Lijsbeth Jans. Note that various altaer goet were included in the inventory, which suggests, as Dudok van Heel pointed out, that meetings of Catholics took place in the house. The house het Roode Schaeckbort was sold on 24 January 1641 for 12,400 f. The sellers stipulated that they could take with them a painting of Rebecca (not cited in the inventory) which stood in the binnecamer downstairs (S.A.C. Dudok van Heel, Twee figuren teveel, De familie Cat en hun memorietafel uit 1517, Jaarbooek C.B.G 50(1996), pp. 221-222.) For the inventory of Cornelia Pieters Clapmuts, who was probably related to Cornelis Dircksz. Clapmuts, see INVNO 769. One of the two witnesses to the inventory was Cornelis Joppen, the father of the painter Claes Moyaert of R 8397. |
