Another comment about the "Wapen van der Vere"

The handwriting on the document from the Zeeuws Archief clearly is "Wapen van der Vere". The city is usually writen as Veere, and "van der Vere" is not the current usage. However, in the US, at least, there are many people with "van der" in their name. There is a web page by Steve Vandiver (probably derived from Van der Veere) that says, among other things:

Origins of the Van Der Veer Name

The name itself means of the ferry or of the village of Veere. Dutch dictionaries also list veer as meaning feather, but I have seen no surname references using it in that context. Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands, which was once the location of a Roman fort and is now named for a ferry that was established at it's present location. This village is commonly associated with the Van Der Veer name. De Kampveersche Toren or The Campveere Tower is pictured at right [go to Steve's link to see it] and named after Campveere, as Veere was known as in 1281 for a ferry that sailed to Campum on the other side of the lake. I visited Veere in Sept 2001, a definite must see for anyone traveling to The Netherlands.