A. Halewijn Gillis Janszoon Jan Pouwelszoon B. Russell Dirck Vijgh Hendrick de Raedt E. Gomes Aert Jansz van Nes Willem van der Zaan E. Meijer
Friday, November 10, 2006
A court martial on 29 September 1653
On pages 75 to 76 of The First Dutch War, Vol.VI, the court martial of luitenant Hendrick Hey is described. He was convicted and was sentenced to be "keelhauled three times with a halter round his neck". He was sentenced to be imprisoned for 20 years and to pay the costs of bringing him to trial. There are some familiar names on the court martial board and some unknown to me:
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