Papenhof Land Declaration

6 January 1580 · Bochum, Deutschland

Declaration on the lands belonging to the Papenhof at Marmelshagen

On 6 January 1580, a formal declaration was made concerning the lands belonging to the Papenhof at Marmelshagen. Heinrich Hiltrop, canon in Essen and acting as attorney for Johann Berckhof (rector of the Altar of St John), together with Wessel Pape, tenant of the Papenhof, issued the declaration before Johann Springhorum, Unterrichter (under-judge) in Bochum.

Papenhof Land Declaration
Papenhof Land Declaration
Landesarchiv NRW (Abt. Rheinland), Essen Stift, Urkunden AA 0248 Nr. 2006: declaration on the lands belonging to the Papenhof at Marmelshagen (6 Jan 1580).

Persons involved

  • Johann Springorum II
    Role: Unterrichter (under-judge) in Bochum
    Note: Named as the official before whom the declaration was made (“Vor Johann Springhorum, Unterrichter in Bochum…”).
  • Heinrich Hiltrop
    Role: declarant; canon in Essen; attorney
    Note: Kanonikus in Essen, acting as authorised representative (Bevollmächtigter) of Johann Berckhof.
  • Johann Berckhof
    Role: principal (represented); rector of the Johannisaltar
    Note: Rector of the Altar of St John (Johannisaltar); represented in this act by Heinrich Hiltrop.
  • Wessel Pape
    Role: declarant; tenant (Pächter) of the Papenhof
    Note: Tenant of the Papenhof at Marmelshagen, participating in the declaration regarding the associated lands.

Sources

Archivsuche – Archive in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Archive.NRW)
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(2006) Vor Johann Springhorum, Unterrichter in Bochum, geben Heinrich Hiltrop, Kanonikus in Essen, als Bevollmächtigter des Johann Berckhof, Rektor des Johannisaltars, und Wessel Pape als Pächter des Papenhofes zu Marmelshagen eine Deklaration über die zum Papenhof gehörigen Ländereien ab.
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