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gistratts of this toun to be determined at the knouledge of the
Conservator or his deputieand that within fourtie dayes
eftir that fall probation is made of the caus by both pairties.
And if it shall happenthat any of the Scotts nation shall
have to doe befor the Lords the States or councill of Zealand
the Lords of the admiralty or toun-council of Middelburgh
whither it be for staying of their shipps, confiscating of their
merchandice or any other caus quhatsomevirin that case the
magistratts of this toun of Campheer shall be oblidged to caus
assist them by their pentionary or some other of their councill
to the end that those of the Scotts nation may be weill used
and als much favoured, as any of their own burgesses.
6 J). To the end that the people of the Scotts nation be
not frustratt of the word of God and exercise of the reformed
religion in their own propper languadgethe magistratts of
the toun shall hereby be oblidged to provvde for them a con
venient church, decently furnished with all necessaries requi
site to the due ordor and right administration of Godts ser
vice and exercise therof, according to the doctrine, service
and discipline, acknouledgedpractised and by law established
within the kingdom of Scotland, as also a fitting churchyaird,
wherin the dead of that nation and none other without the
consent first obtained from the Conservator or his substitute
may be buried, togither with such place in the church, as
shall be by the Conservator and his deputies thought fitt; the
said church and churchyeard to be keeped in due reparation at
the charges of the toun and to be exempted from any grund-
rightwhich may be pretended to be payed for burieing within
or without the church; and to have the libertie to burie our
dead at any tyme of the day or night at our pleasure without
giveing any fyne for the same; and also to have a minister,
precenter and clerk for the service of the said staple-church
according to their respective callingsand the said minister
Vgl. 1612 art. 2; 1668 art. 4.
