Frederich von Pelden named Cluyt, the knight, the son of Goswijn and of Fyen Schenck, is mentioned in many documents. Several times he stood bail for the Counts of Moers and others, including Walraven von Moirse, Bishop of Utrecht, later on Bishop of Munster, who was a brother of Dieterich von Moers, Archbishop of Cologne, for an amount of 190 1/2 good oberlandische Rheinische Kurfurstl Gulden* in the year 1441. See Enclosure No. 11. Furthermore, in a letter of indemnification of Vincentius, Count of Moers and Sairwerden, whereby Vincentius admits that the 8 thousand oberlandische Gulden ** for which, together with him, Frederich van Pelden named Clute had warranted to Wilhelm himself alone; as such a liability resulted from the marriage contract of the Count's daughter with Wilhelm von den Berge. In 1456 he, therefore, promised to entirely indemnify Friederich and his heirs on that account. See Enclosure No. 12. The same Count Vincent promises, in 1458, to indemnify said Friederich van Pelden named Cluyt, owing to a pledge for 400 Oberlandische Rheinische Gulden.*** See Enclosure No. 13.
*Upper Rhenanean Electoral Florins.
**Upper Country Florins.
***Upper Country Rhenish Florins.
There are more of such letters of indemnification and promissory notes in these archives. Those communicated here shall, however, suffice to learn therefrom how, in those days, security was given. Good faith and trust were no false coins and still had great weight, and which were presupposed to be more reliable than the expensive and circumstantial mortgage regulations and formalities of said Dieterichs, Archbishop of Cologne, addressed to said Friederich von Pelden, from which it is evident that this Friederich had been in high favor with that elector, who had placed confidence in him. In one of these letters of 1442, (See Enclosure No. 14.) the Elector asks him to go to his brother, Walraven, Bishop of Munster, as he, the Elector himself, could not take charge of the matter in question, because he had to betake himself shortly to his most gracious sovereign, the Roman King. Therefore, he wished him to compromise a feud and disagreement with those of Dortmund, the so-called Hancken, because the Elector feared the matter could go wrong and awry; and obstacles may arise therefrom, for Munster as well as for him and his country. In another letter without number indicating the year, the Elector Dieterich asked said Friedrich to come to Cologne to take part in the marriage of his chamberlain, Peter van Kerpen at Cologne, whom the Archbishop had installed. See Enclosure No. 15.
Moreover, there is no indication to be found that said Friedrich had held any office of civil or military service. He made an important acquisition by the session of 1455 wherby Miss Conne, Cunigunda van Ulffte named van der Swanenborgh, a widow of Derick Vytincks named van Hoerte, cedes and transfers to him, in the presence of mayor and jurymen of the court of Moers, all movable and immovable property and real estates of her own, as well as all property and real estates of her husband, Dederick Vytinck, which he had bequeathed to her by testament. See Enclosure No. 16.
In this deed of assignment, Frederick van Pelden named Cluytte, son of Rutger is mentioned as mayor of Moers. Said Conne van Ulffte was probably the second wife of that Diderich van Vitinckhove named Nortkerck, who, in his first marriage, had taken for a wife the above said Hadwig van Pelden named Cluyt. This could be doubted as here he is call Vitinckhove named Nortkerck, but there, named Hoerte. However, it is not unusual that, in old documents, surnames, or family names, of the same person differ from each other. if it should be the case that said Diederich Vitinckhove named Nortkerck and that one name Hoerte, are one and the same person, it can't be doubted that the quarrel this Frederick van Pelden named Cluyt had been involved in with Henrich van der Bruckeney named Hasenkamp in about 1458, had originated from this very cession. Hasenkamp, namely, would pretend that said Friderich was withholding from him by force, seals and documents originating from deceased Johan's legal housewife, von dem Vyttinchove named von Hoerte. Here said Vitinckhove is not called Diederich, but Johan. However, he may have call himself Johan Diedeich. Moreover, the cession of Conne van Ulffte took place in 1455, and the quarrel with Hasenkamp about 1458. That is nearly at the same time. Therefore, this Johan and this Diederich Viytinckhove may be one and the same person; or, one had to believe that Frederich van Pelden named Cluyt had inherited form two different widows: namely, from one of Diederich and from another one of Johan van Viytickhove; which, however, is not at all probable. Hasenkamp intended to defame Friederich and sued him before the Vehmic Court at Bokum.* The illegal proceedings of which against him were not only canceled by the Vehmic Court at Ahrensberg, the latter ones even dismissed Wijnecken Paschendael and Johan Hackenberg from their offices of judges presiding over the Femgericht,** at Bocum and pronounced that Frederich was not guilty in the sense of vehmic justice. The Vehmic Court would not be competent for the case and, on that behalf, he had to be acquitted of the charge for all claims. Regarding these judgments, four documents have been made out by the Vehmic Court. See Enclosures No. 17, 18, 19, 20 from which is to be seen that also said Friederich himself was a juror of the Femgericht of the Holy Empire. They are still in the archives and are in good state of preservation. These documents are especially worthy of notice as we can learn something about the mode of proceeding at the Femgeriche which was not so absolute and biased as many people may believe.
*Vehmic court is a court of nobles.
**German system of irregular tribunals prevailing especially in Westphalia in 14th and 15th centuries and trying the more serious crimes in the secret night sessions. People could be executed on the spot.
There were three children by this wife: namely, Maria, Diederich, and Johan. Maria had married Elbert Speden von langevelt as per marriage contract of 1463. See Enclosure No. 23. As dowry they got 1,000 Oberland Rheinische Gulden. This document proves that her father was Frederich, and her mother was Catarina van Wylack. Furthermore, it can be taken therefrom that the aunt of Maria, Hadwig, wife of Dieterich van Vitinckhove named Nortkerck, died without leaving children behind. From this marriage descended several children, which is proved by a document of 1521. See Enclosure No. 24, wherein Friedrich van Spee, Bailiff at Kayserswerth, confirms to Johan Kluyt, having received 500 Gold florins in behalf of the dowry of his deceased mother, Maria born v. P. named Kluyt, and which amount had been assigned to him, Spee, by his brothers and sisters for his child's portion. The two brothers, Dieterich and Johan, shared the estates of their parents, according to a testamentary deed of 1490. See Enclosure No. 25. Dieterich, the elder brother, got the estates, fiefs, movables, and immovables situated in the region of Moers and in the Archbishopric of Cologne. Johan got the estates on the other side of the Rhine "to der al den IJsseler Wart" and situated in the Country of S'Heerenberg and of Anholt. such a general and undefined apportionment of property seemed to prove that said estates were not unimportant. this testamentary deed also was sealed by Clargen, wife of Dieterich, and also by Margareta, wife of Johan. The six hereto affixed seals are still in good condition. Dieterich sealed with a crowned helmet in the coat of arms. johan sealed witha fess in the shield without ornaments of the helmet. Johan married Margareta von Suilen. The Dominion of Suilen was a fief of the Bishopric of Utrecht. They also owned the Dominion of Anholt. In 1021 Theoderich v. Suilen was seignior of Anholt. later on Anholt passed into the hands of the Bronckhorst-Baetenburg family. From them it passed on, by marriage, to the Princes von Salm who are still in possession of it.* There is no information as to whether he had sons by this marriage. There is information regarding a daughter, who was married to N. von Bulo, to whom she brought into the marriage the Hunningh Estate, which is situated in the Anholt District, came to Cloudt by Margareta von Suilen, or Cloudt got it by said partition with his brother can't be ascertained.
The aformentioned Bulo had a daughter who married Johan von Marhuls zu Overberg whose son, Stephan von Marhuls, a deputy of the Diet at Cleve, married Wilhelmine von Knippenberg. They had a son, Henrich von Marhuls. When presenting his genealogical tree after 1648, the objection was made to said son, Henrich, that his mother was not descended from the true noble Knippenberg family. This objection he, however, passed over. At the Manor House Rath near Urdingen, there is an old painted genealogical trtee showing those quarters of the Cloudt, Bulo, and Suilen families.**
*The footnote at the bootom of page 37 referring to this statement is not legible. It seems to refer to the source from which this statement had been taken.
**Here a reference is made by the author to an Enclosure No. 27. the number, however, was struck out. 116 278
The Wijlach family bears in the silver shield, a red fess crossing it diagonally from right top to the left base. In each part of the shield, separated in such a way, are three red geese in the top part, as well as in the bottom part. On the helmet are two elephants' trunks having stripes alternating in silver and red. The covering of the helmet is in red and silver. They owned the manor house of Wijlach near Bockum situated in the Cologne Administrative District of Linn, the ruins of which are still existing. The estates, however, have passed to middle-class people. 116 279
5378. Von Pelden G. Friedrich CLOUDT 116 (Goswijn Or Johan (Von Pelden G.)2, Claes (Von)1).
Birth Notes: Bet 1390 And 1408
Friedrich married Van Catarina WIJLACK,116 daughter of Van Gord WIJLACK.
Marriage Notes: Friederich had married Catarina van Wijlack, Gords daughter, according to the document of 1432. See Enclosure No. 21, wherein she bequeathed all her estates to her husband for the purpose of usufruct. In this document, reference is made to a marriage contract which, however, cannot be found any longer. But it is also proved by the fact that, the Cistercien Order of Alten Camp promised to "Frederico Cluyt Armigero, Ritter*** et Katherine de Wylack conthorali ejus" because of the sympathy always manifested to the abbey, to allow to them participation in all spiritual benefits in his [monastery], as well as in all other monasteries of the order. See Enclosure No. 22.
***(Ritter) knight in English.
Bef 1432 116
Children from this marriage were:
5382 F i. Von Pelden G. Maria CLUYT .116 280
Maria married Elbert SPEDEN \VON \LANGEVELT.116
5383 M ii. Von Pelden G. Diederich CLUYTE .116
Diederich married Von Clargen FELDTBERG.116 281
5384 M iii. Von Pelden G. Johan CLUYT .116 280
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