Oera Linda Boek Genealogie Over de Linden

2. Antoon Cornelis over de Linden (1836-1836). Geb. 18.1.1836 te Den Helder om 15.00 uur, aangegeven door Cornelis over de Linden (I), vader, van beroep scheepstimmerman, oud 25 jaren, wonende binnen deze gemeente. In tegenwoordigheid van Philippus Mulder, van beroep scheepstimmerman, oud 22 jaren, wonende aan den Helder en Abraham Klaassen, scheepstimmerman, oud 22 jaren, wonende binnen deze gemeente, overleden op 22 februari 1836 te Helder 06.00, Aangegeven door Johannes Jurruaan Schutter, bekende, oud 27 jaren, wonende aan den Helder, van beroep baarbier en Cornelis Spekken, wonende aan den Helder, van beroep sjouwerman, oud 41 jaren, bekende, minder dan 1 jaar oud. Hij was een zoon van Cornelis over de Linden I (1811-1874) en Trijntje Visser (1804-1861).

(B) 3. Leendert Floris over de Linden, Geboren op 17 maart 1837 te Den Helder om 20.30 uur, aangegeven door zijn vader Cornelis over de Linden, van beroep scheepstimmerman, oud 26 jaren, wonende aan den Helder. In tegenwoordigheid van Gerrit Roelofs, van beroep scheepstimmerman, oud 29 jaren, wonende aan den Helder en Arent Drost, van beroep scheepstimmerman, oud 31 jaren, wonende aan den Helder. Hij was een zoon van Cornelis over de Linden I (1811-1874) en Trijntje Visser (1804-1861). Gehuwd op 26 april 1863 te Schagen met 1) Jantje de Rooij uit Schagen, geboren 1837 te Schagen, dochter van Albertus de Rooij, geboren ca. 1810 te Alkmaar, gedoopt te Schagen (NH), overleden 10 februari 1864 te Schagen, beroep onderwijzer, zoon van Hendrik de Rooij en Suzanne Koot, en Antje Walig uit Schagen, geboren 11 april 1814 te Schagen, overleden voor 1841 te Schagen, dochter van Simon Walig en Jantje Reins Swaal. Getuigen bij het huwelijk: Hendrik Simon de Rooij (broer), Simon Walig (vader), Jan Oudshoorn, Andre Joseph van Cantfort 2) R. Kooiman. Leendert Floris over de Linden was geinteresseerd in de gemeentepolitiek. Of hij gemeenteraadslid geweest is, is niet geheel duidelijk. In twee opeenvolgende verkiezingen kreeg hij te weinig stemmen. Op 16 december 1890 verzet hij zich tegen een plan om het Helders Kanaal te dempen, omdat 'na het demping slechts twee stegen overbleven.' Zijn standpunt werd door de raad overgenomen, maar later heeft de demping alsnog plaatsgevonden ten behoeve van de aanleg van een 'paradeplein'.  Leendert Floris over de Linden overleed kinderloos op 10 januari 1919. Hij werd begraven op de Algemene Begraafplaats Huisduinen, graf R/O/10.

Bron: de Morgen, jrg. 21, nr. 3 van september 2012. Hij woonde op het adres Smidsstraat 103. Op 7 augustus 1869 wordt de Kerkgracht als adres genoemd, d.i. het adres van zijn vader Cornelis over de Linden. Leendert Floris over de Linden maakte deel uit van de Regelingscommissie voor het jaarlijkse vliegerfeest en was lid van de Helderse schietvereniging. Hij bleef kinderloos. NB. L.F. over de Linden erfde het Oera Linda Boek en heeft alles in het werk gesteld om de naam van zijn vader te zuiveren. Het Oera Linda Boek ging over in handen van Cornelis over de Linden IV (politie-inspecteur te Amsterdam), kleinzoon van zijn overleden broer Cornelis over de Linden II. Deze stond het handschrift af aan de Provinciale Bibliotheek van Friesland (nu Tresoar).

Bron: Weekblad van Den Helder en het Nieuwendiep van 14 december 1857: 'Op Donderdag den 10den dezer (= 10 december 1857) werd door den hoofdonderwijzer J. van der Haar plegtig gedachtenis gevierd van zijn 25jarige ambtsbediening in deze gemeente. De school was daartoe van binnen smaakvol versierd, daar buiten wapperde de vaderlandsche driekleur. Eene schilderij, mede ter versiering in de school aangebragt en vervaardigd door den hulponderwijzer L.F. over de Linden, vermeldde in sierlijken letteren de gheuglijke gebeurtenis van dezen dag. De leerlingen der school voerden eenige lieve zangstukjes uit, waarvan de toepasselijke woorden waren vervaardigd door den hulponderwijzer P. Uurbanus. Achtereenvolgens werden den jubilaris door den schoolopziener, door de leerlingen der school, door den hoofdonderwijzer P. Rijkers, namens het onderwijzers-gezelschap en eindelijk door de leerlingen der kweekschool voor schoolonderwijzers alhier fraaije geschenken aangeboden. De WelEd. heer schoolopziener schetste op een sierlijke wijze de vele verdiensten van den feestvierende als onderwijzer der jeugd. In den namiddag gaf ook het gemeentebestuur een treffend bewijs van belangstelling hegens den verdienstelijken onderwijzer.'

4. Hendrika over de Linden, geb. ca. 1841 te Den Helder. Zij was een dochter van Cornelis over de Linden I (1811-1874) en Trijntje Visser (1804-1861). Geh. op 18.4. 1865 te Den Helder met Albertus Hendrikus van Heusden, geb. ca. 1835 te Amsterdam, zoon van Gerrit van Heusden en Johanna Kortman.

Kinderen:

1. Cornelis van Heusden, geb. ca. 1871 te Amsterdam, makelaar in koffie;

2. Alberta Hendrika van Heusden, geb. ca. 1877 te Amsterdam.

5. Anton Jan over de Linden I werd op 4 februari 1843 om 0.300 uur geboren te Den Helder, overleden op 15 maart 1899 te Amsterdam. Hij was een zoon van Cornelis over de Linden (1811-1874) en Trijntje Johanna Visser (1804-1861). Anton Jan over de Linden ging op 28 juli 1869 in ondertrouw en trouwde op 11 augustus 1869 te Den Helder met Antje Verfaille (Verfalje), geboren op 9 februari 1847 te Den Helder, dochter van Jacob Verfaille (Verfalje) (1806-1851) en Jannetje Rab (1806-1885).

Loopbaan.

1863 1 juni machinist 3e klasse,

1869 genoemd als machinist

1872 deelname aan de expeditie Deli,

1880 16 februari officier machinist 2e klasse,

1884 vertrek naar Ned. Indie. Voor zijn vertrek plaatst hij in 't Vliegend blaadje van 6 december 1884 een advertentie met de tekst 'Wie iets te vorderen heeft van de ondergeteekende, gelieve hiervan opgave te doen. A.J. over de Linden.'

1887 16 januari officier machinist 1e klasse,

1888 2 april verlof tot terugkeer

1891 officier machinist 1e klasse (standplaats Hellevoetluis, opleidingsplaats voor machinisten), genoemd 2e klasse.

1893 16 mei gepensioneerd (50),

1896 genoemd als officier machinist 1e klasse, gepenioneerd

1897 gepensioneerd, waarnemend lid examencommissie machinisten.

Hij ontving een onderscheiding voor deelname aan de expeditie Deli 1872 alsmede de Orde van de Eikenkroon van Luxemburg, voorganger van de Orde van Oranje Nassau (1890- ), toen er nog sprake was van een personele unie van Neederland en Luxemburg.

Zie:http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orde_van_de_Eikenkroon .

Bron: Heldersche Courant van 31 juli 1869: 'Ondertrouwd. A.J. over de Linden en A. Verfaille. Helder, den 28 Julij 1869. Eenige kenniseving aan Familie en Vrienden binnen deze Gemeente.

Bron: Heldersche Courant van 14 augustus 1869: 'Getrouwd. A.J. over de Linden en A. Verfaille. Helder, 11 Augustus 1869. Eenige kennisgeving aan Familie en Vrienden binen deze Gemeente.'

Bron: Heldersche Courant van 28 augustus 1869: 'Voor de vele bewijzen van belangstelling, bij de voltrekking van ons huwelijk ondervonden, betuigen wij onzen hartelijke dank. Helder, 27 augustus 1869 A.J. over de Linden, A. over de Linden-Verfaille.

Kinderen:

1. Anton Jan over de Linden II, geb. 7 september 1870 om 16.30 uur te Den Helder, zoon van Anton Jan over de Linden I en Antje Verfaille.

2. De geboorte van een niet nader genoemde dochter wordt vermeld in de Heldersche Courant van 5 april 1876 volgens opgave van de Burgerlijke Stand der Gemeente Helder 31 maart-3 april 1876.

aangevuld d.d. 27 september 2012.

6. Anna over de Linden, Geb. 23 november 1845 te Den Helder. Zij was een dochter van Cornelis over de Linden I (1811-1874) en Trijntje Visser (1804-1861). Geh. op 24.12.1866 te Den Helder met Nicolaas Matthijs Bergman, geb. 1839 te Amsterdam, zoon van Adrianus Bergman en Frederika Elisabeth Borrenberg. Hij was onderwijzer.

Bron: Helderse Courant van 12 december 1866, Burgerlijke Stand der Gemeente Helder van 30 november-7 december 1866.: 'Ondertrouwd: N.M. Bergman, onderwijzer 27j., wonende te Amsterdam en A. over de Linden 21j.'

Naam (Achternaam, Voornamen):	Linden, L. over den
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Bezorgingsdatum (DD-MM-JJJJ):	10-01-1919
Grafnummer:	R/O/010
Grafsoort:	Eigen graf onbepaalde tijd oude ged.
Graflaag:	2
Einddatum termijn:
Ook in dit graf:

Naam (Achternaam, Voornamen):	Linden, Cornelis Over de
Overlijdensdatum (DD-MM-JJJJ):	00-00-0000
Bezorgingsdatum (DD-MM-JJJJ):	11-10-1958
Grafnummer:	R/O/011
Grafsoort:	Eigen graf onbepaalde tijd oude ged.
Graflaag:	2
Einddatum termijn:
Ook in dit graf:	Heusden, Albertha H. van

Naam (Achternaam, Voornamen):	Heusden, Albertha H. van
Overlijdensdatum (DD-MM-JJJJ):	00-00-0000
Bezorgingsdatum (DD-MM-JJJJ):	18-11-1959
Grafnummer:	R/O/011
Grafsoort:	Eigen graf onbepaalde tijd oude ged.
Graflaag:	1
Einddatum termijn:
Ook in dit graf:	Linden, Cornelis Over de

Linden over de  Cornelis                12-12-1883 07-10-1958 RO11  Heusden van Alberta Hendrika

Linden over de  Jantje                  08-08-1836 02-10-1907 RO15  Bais Pieter

Linden over de  Leendert Floris         17-03-1837 07-01-1919 RO10  Kooiman R.

LINDEN (Cornelis Over de), geb. 11 Jan. 1811 in den Helder, aldaar gestorven in 1874, zoon van Jan Over de Linden, scheepstimmerman, en Antje Goedmaat. De vader ‘deed’ niet aan godsdienst, de moeder was ultra-Calviniste. Mede door gedwongen kerkgaan kreeg de jongen een hekel aan kerk en geestelijkheid. Van zijn vader en grootvader erfde hij het denkbeeld van oudfriesche afkomst. Hij leerde bij zijn vader den scheepsbouw. Op zijn 19e jaar deed hij een reis van drie jaar naar Spanje, de Kaap en China. In 1838 werd hij modelwerker bij de Marine, in 1848 opzichter bij de houtzaagmolen, in 1857 eerste meesterknecht. Hij verstond de geheimen van de scheepsbouwkunst, schreef een boek over den nieuwen vorm van een schip en maakte vele plans en modellen van schepen. Hij las werken over geografie, godsdienstgeschiedenis, wijsbegeerte en vrijmetselarij. Trotsch op zijn vrijdenken stevende hij stoutmoedig het onbekende te gemoet. De gevluchte saksische boekbinder Ernst Stadermann, die revolutionnaire gevoelens had en vele talen kende, oefende invloed op hem uit. Hij schreef allerlei onuitgegeven traktaten van wijsgeerigen en maçonnieken inhoud, waarin hij te keer ging tegen kerk en wetenschap. Gedreven door frieschen stamtrots en door een vurig chauvinisme studeerde hij in de oude friesche wetten en de noorsche talen. Zijn droomen wilde hij vastleggen in een document, dat men een frieschen bijbel zou kunnen noemen. Zoo werd hij de schrijver van het Oera- Lindaboek, geschreven in z.g. juulschrift. Hij vormde33 letters uit het zesspakig rad of zonnewiel en stelde het boek op in den vorm van een dagboek. De eerste 80 bladzijden kwamen op naam van Adela, vrouw van Apol Oera Linda, zeekoning en graaf van Oost-Flieland en de Lindaboorden. Het vervolg op den naam van haar zoon Adelbrost Oera Linda. Dan volgen de ‘mémoires’ van Apollonia en Frethorik Oera Linda. Het handschrift zou, volgens het voorwoord, in handen zijn geraakt van Lika Oera Linda 803 na Chr. en in 1235 [1256] uit een grooten watervloed zijn gered. Het manuscript zal omstr. 1854 gereed zijn geweest. Door Eelco Verwjjs werden het Friesch Genootschap en Johan Winkler erin betrokken, maar men beschouwde het reeds spoedig als een mystificatie. Dr. J.G. Ottema, conrector aan het gymnasium te Leeuwarden, daarentegen sloeg geloof aan de echtheid en bracht het ter perse (Oct. 1872). Het bracht de geleerde wereld in rep en roer. William Sandback bezorgde een engelsche vertaling. Het ‘wonderboek’ kwam ter sprake in de Koninklijke Academie van kunsten en wetenschappen. Verschillende vervalschers werden genoemd (Gabbema, F. Haverschmidt, Eelco Verwijs, Jansen). Een stroom van opstellen en brochures houdt tot op dezen dag niet op te vloeien over dit boek. Zelfs het duitsche pangermanisme propageert er zijn denkbeelden mee. Over de Linden's portret met 2 facsimilés in mijn brochure Frijmitselderij en Oera-Linda-Boek (Snits 1923).

Bron: NNBW (Wumkes)

Testament van Cornelis over de Linden

To my grandson Cornelis and further descendents,

Everybody who has any interest in my manuscript, asks me how I obtained it. You may possibly do the same later but, as it is not certain that I will still be alive, I want to write it down here.

Introduction:

My great-grandfather (Jan over de Linden) had two sons, of which my (grand) father (Andries over de Linden) was the eldest. He thus became the possessor of the manuscript.

My father (Jan over de Linden II) moved to Amsterdam when I was still quite small but, as soon as my parents dared to let me go on my own, I yearly went to my grandparents.

My father had two sisters: Antje and Aafje. Antje was married, and Aafje still unmarried and lived with her parents. When she later also married, she still lived with her parents and at last, they lived with her.

In the year 1821 (1820) my grandmother died and, if I remember correctly, my grandfather died three weeks after. How it fared with my father and his sister, I do not know, but my aunt Afje stayed with her husband and her children in my grandfather’s house.

When my grandparents had passed away, I felt no obligation to go to Enkhuizen annually. I thus stayed away. In the year 1836 (1835) my father died. After his death my mother came to the Nieuwediep. The place did not appeal to her and so she went to Enkhuizen. When my mother lived at Enkhuizen, I visited her whenever the opportunity arose. Thus I also visited her in the year 1848 and my aunt Aafje also paid a visit. Her husband had died and now she was married to one Koos Meijlhof. After I had spoken some to her, I asked her whether I could see the garden once more where I had so much delight as a child. She went ahead of me and the first tree my eyes fell upon was a Saint-Laurens tree on which there were already a few ripe pears. “Since Grandfathers death” I said, “I have not tasted any of this fruit. If you do not object, I would like to pick me a few of these beautiful pears.” “That you may”, she said. When I had picked them, she went on to say: “You spoke of grandfather, but I still have something for you. Hendrik would not let me give it to you but Koops does not know about it. She then went away and fetched the manuscript. “This is a family book”, she said on handing it over. “The language is Old Fries and has been preserved by the family for centuries, therefore, I must impress upon you that you must value it very highly.” “But”, I asked her before thanking her, “Why did Grandfather not give the book to my father?” “That question,” she said, “I also asked your Grandfather, but he said ‘Kees (Cornelis) must have it (in any case) and if I give it to him, Jan cannot get rid of it.’” I imagined something completely different but, I made as if I was very happy as though I had received a gold watch. As soon as I arrive in the Nieuwediep, I studied it but, it was as intelligible to me as though it was Chinese. Disappointed, I put it aside but, I could not refrain from taking it in my hands every now and then. Eventually I deciphered the words Oera Linda and over tha Linda, (and) it did occur to me that these were synonyms of Over de Linden. The claim of my aunt, that it was a family book, could thus not be contradicted. Educated friends, who could have helped me with my further investigations, I did not have, and to call on somebody through the press who would have translated it for a sum, I could not afford. When I had an opportunity, I went to the Book Dealer, Bkkr, and asked him for an Old Fries Dictionary. He gave me a dictionary on the poems of Gijsbert Japiks. Now I continued with vigor and I progressed so far that I could read the “Lape koer fen gabe schroer” (JH Halbertsma) quite well and that was the end of it. Somebody told me that the letters in the book was rune script; thereupon I searched for a book on rune script and found a little book with the title: “Bimerkingen, om en steenoxe met runeinskrift til horende H.M. Kongen of Danmark”. I was none the wiser. Somebody else told me the script was Phoenician. Now I searched for Phoenician and found a little book with the title: “Palaographische studien”. I must admit that as far as I could make out, the letters in my book looked both like rune script and Phoenician script, but I remained ignorant. How could I have the manuscript translated? As Meesterknecht (Superintendent?) I could travel (take leave?) six days every year. By making use of this perk, I first went to Amsterdam where I could stay over at some cousins of my first wife. I could stay over, eat, drink, etc, but not sleep there. I therefore went to a boarding-house diagonally across the Heintjehoeksteeg (on the banks?) but I was not happy with this arrangement. The second morning, when I was in the coffee room, a gentleman and his wife joined me at the table, talking about their further journey to Harlingen. When I heard Harlingen, I thought “Here you have, so to say, been to the other end of the world, and Friesland, where people say your ancestors came from, you have never seen.” “Are you going to Harlingen?” I asked my table companions “Yes, Captain.” “Then I am going with” “That will be a pleasure. Then we have each others company.” We thus went together on the journey. When we approached Harlingen, the lady asked: “Where are you actually going?” “To Harlingen”. “You said so, but you should know to whom you are going.” “No. When you spoke about Harlingen, I thought I might as well travel with these people. That is all.” “Well”, said the man, “I find that bloody strange. If you do not know where you are going , then come to us!” “With the greatest of pleasure” and so I went with Mr. and Mrs. Siderius to “The Lanen”. After the meal, the gentleman went with me for a stroll. That evening we had a drink and so the conversation came to my manuscript which I could not read. “You must send something over”, Mr. Siderius said. “We have here a teacher, a Mr. Jansen, who is so well versed in Old Fries that he will translate it for you in no time”. When I was back at Den Helder, I bought some writing paper which I placed like tracing paper over my manuscript and traced the letters. When I had traced some 4 pages, I sent it over. Some time later Mr. Siderius wrote me that they have discovered old Fries laws in my tracings like they haven’t done in years. Over Christmas he and his wife would visit me and then I should have a whole consignment ready. I prepared a whole package and when he was with me, I actually showed him the (original) manuscript. After he had been back in Friesland for a long time, I wrote him (asking) why I have not yet seen any translation. He replied that they thought all along there was some cunning fellow here in Den Helder who was joking with them; in addition he asked whether the manuscript was on paper or parchment. As he had seen the manuscript, I found the question ridiculous and thought the Frisians was taking me for a ride. When Mr. Siderius was with me, he told me that as Mr. Jansen was unable to do the translation, the assistance of the archivist Mr. Eelco Verwijs was called in. When I then thought that Siderius was deceiving me, I wrote to Mr. Eelco Verwijs how I began, on advice from Mr. Siderius, to have some tracings of my manuscript translated by Mr. Jansen from Harlingen; though I have not seen any translation and that I, in fact, have heard that he could not even, without his (Verwijs’) help, do the translation. I (therefore) took the liberty to send him a loose page of my manuscript whereby I requested him to let me know how much he would ask me per page to do the translation. He replied that he, misled by the strange facsimiles, was afraid that there was somebody at Den Helder who tried to deceive him but now that he had a page of the original, he no longer had any doubts about the authenticity of the manuscript; that he did not want any compensation for the translation if I would allow him to make the contents known to the outside world, etc. This is what the honourable gentleman wrote me on 13 October 1867. I have kept the letter as I have done with others he later wrote me. From these letters you can see how he did his best to get the manuscript out of my hands, etc. The first page “Okko, mijn zoon” he sent back with the translation, but now he wanted the whole manuscript. I answered him that he could see from the first page he translated that I had to protect the manuscript with body and soul; therefore I could not let the manuscript out of my hands without being disobedient to the utmost will of my ancestors. After much correspondence he came himself. “Once he is in my presence,” he wrote, “it will go much better”. It did not go better, though, and Eelco Verwijs left upset. (Thursday, 21 November 1867) He took the last copies of my manuscript but except for “Okke mijn zoon”, he had not yet translated anything for me. Whilst he was with me over a drink, I asked him to translate something for me from the manuscript. He opened the book and told me the story where Ulysses was with the burghmaagd Kalib. When he had read half a page, he shut the book saying “You can see all Eastern, Western and Nordic gods and goddesses are mentioned here. It is a wonderful book.” It was out. His actions left me with the impression that he wanted to keep me in the dark about the contents and thereby obtain it from me for next to nothing. But he was off the mark; for that he had put on too much airs. Once I looked him up in Leiden and told him that I am approaching sixty and that I have read that only eight persons in a hundred reach that age (and) that it is now time that I became acquainted with the contents of my manuscript. “Yes”, he said, “if you want a good translation, you must be patient. I do not have the time and therefore I have placed it in the hands of a Dr. Winkler in Leeuwarden and this gentleman very much enjoys old Friesian”. As I did not hear anything more about the matter, I resigned myself to the fact that I would not hear anything further. This was, however, not the case. In the evening of 24 December 1870, I received a letter with an unknown handwriting. The letter was from the hon. Dr. Ottema (written 22 December 1870). He wrote to me that Eelco Verwijs, through my kindness, was able to donate a translation of an Old Frisian document to the Frisian Society. The mentioned manuscript was placed in his hands to investigate but that he could see from my facsimiles that the gentleman E. Verwijs had made a number of errors, wherefore he asked me very friendly to have the original manuscript. I answered that I was not so disinterested to lend the gentleman E. Verwijs a manuscript for the Frisian Society; that I was not even aware of the existence of such a society but, that I had given it to him to translate it for me, though, now that the matter is clear, he could borrow sections on condition that, with every section he returns, he must send a translation. The gentleman Ottema accepted these conditions and he remained true to his word. That winter, my son Anton Jan (born 1843) was home. When a new translation came, then he and my son Leendert (born 1837) and their wives would come to hear what Dr. Ottema had to say to us. Then it was an inexpensive family feast and I cannot recall ever having experienced more joy. In addition, the contents, especially the laws, were very much to my liking, although, I had to admit, they could not be applied any more to the present society. The next summer when I and my wife went to Harlingen, we stretched our journey to Leeuwarden because I was curious to see the gentleman Ottema. When I was walking with him in his garden, his cousin told my wife that Uncle only lived for the manuscript; so much so that, when the last section left, he was quite depressed and said “There it goes now”. At this occasion, he also taught me to recognize the letters by which I have progressed so far that I can read the manuscript somewhat. When I was back in Harlingen, I receive 25 booklets from him. These contained the report that he gave to the Frisian Society on his findings. As soon as the report was in the hands of the Dutch scholars, observations, so to say, were generated. It came down to this that the whole thing was a hoax. Through all these remarks I also started to doubt but then the gentleman Ottema came out of his corner and proved from the journey of Apollonia and the pile dwellings that they were wrong. “Yes”, the opponents said “but then the piece was written after (18)50”. As I knew that I had it in my possession since the year 1848 of our Lord I, at least, was convinced that the piece had to be genuine. From all this opposition, the Frisian Society refused to fund the publishing of the work, but the gentleman Ottema showed that he was a Frisian of the old mould who would not let any opposition distract him from his goal. He sought a publisher himself and so, without the help of others, it (the book) saw the light. When the book was in the trade, the gentleman Brouwer from Limburg still attempted in “Den Spectator” to declare the book to be worthless rubbish. Many of my learned acquaintances approved of his judgment. I am not a learned man but I got the impression of a mischievous youth shouting at a servant outside the door because he was whipped for playing tick-tock (on the door). I was nevertheless amazed at his bombast, which, at a first glance seemed like as good reasoning. It brings life to the world. At the Town Council of Enkhuizen they received a request from The Hague to find my family tree. Mr. van Alpen, Inspector of Steam Affairs (?), asked me how I found the book. A representative of the Provincial Administration from Friesland advised me to deposit the manuscript in the archives of Friesland, with proof of ownership, whereupon my descendents could always get it, etc. The book is thus out in the open (in the world).

(The end has not been published [apparently] on the request of L.F. over de Linden)