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Measures about 13 by 6 inches.
This is a fantastic handicraft document done in 1709 for Lorentz Spammel from Blienssweller (near Strassburg) in Alsace. This form was featured in the Handwerkskundschaften book published in 1982 by Klaus Stopp. The transcription is given in that book. Below is the basic translation using DeepL. It is not perfect.
I, Lorentz Spammel, burgher and butcher here inBlienßweller, Strasbourg diocese, hereby declare that Dominicus Doll, a nativeof Bruchsal in the diocese of Speyr, served me as a butcher's servant for twoyears, and in the meantime has behaved with respect and honesty, Honourable,faithful, and honest, that I could trust him with everything, therefore I wouldhave liked to serve him longer, if it would have been his opportunity.
Because he intends to seek Dominicus's continued existencefor the time being, he has asked me for a certificate of his conduct.
That I have not refused him such a fair request, but for thesake of his good behavior, I want to recommend to him the present appearance ofthe Theylene and to him, Dollen, also male, especially ourHantwerkhsmitgenossen, in the best possible way. To this end, I have asked the honorable andrespected Johann Niclaus Schwendt of the Royal Free City of Strasbourg, mayorof the three villages of Blienßweyller, Nothaldten and Zell, that he donate hisusual ambassadorship of Innsigell to him and his own, without anypreliminaries, along with my signature.
So give and happen to said flowweyller the sixteenth monthday February One thousand seven hundred and nine counted.
