Date: |
Unknown (second half of the sixteenth century) |
MeMO memorial object ID: |
401 |
Commemorated party: |
Cornelis Dirck Janz. was a miller in Rozendaal, which is situated between Oudewater and Haastrecht.
He was married to Marrichgen Jansdochter Verhooch and their children used the name Verhooch. There were no further
descendants. Cornelis's brother Aert Dirckz. and his descendants instead used the name Van Vliet (Vliet being
adjacent to Rozendaal). |
Current location: |
North aisle of the nave (noorderkerk) |
Original location: |
The register of graves records this slab as situated in row 11 (grave 3) of the central
choir (R11 G3) |
Short description: |
Rectangular 'headstone' (hooftstuck) featuring five lines of inscription in Gothic textualis
without further distinguishing features |
Condition: |
The slab is worn in places and parts of the inscription are now illegible |
Material: |
Blue limestone |
Dimensions: |
50 x 75 cm |
Inscription: |
'Hier leyt begraven Cornelis Dirck Janz. uut Rosendael en sterf 15[...] en Marrichgen zijn wijf sterf
[...] op Sint Katherinne dach [...]' |
Translation: |
Here lies buried Cornelis Dirck Janz. of Rosendael and [he] died 15[...], and Marrichgen, his wife,
died [...] on St Catherine's day [i.e. 25 November] [...] |
Language: |
Dutch |
Heraldry: |
None |
Alterations: |
The added name Pieter Keyser refers to the man who became the new owner of the grave around 1705. |
General remarks: |
According to the register of graves, a daughter of Cornelis Dirck Janz. and Marrichgen was buried in
the same grave in 1593, as was a daughter of Cornelis's brother Aert in 1594. The inscription probably ends with the
conventional prayer for the souls of the deceased. |
