Sentence pronounced on 9 November 1482

This happened at the time that the city of Hoorn had been taken by the allies of the cities of Utrecht, Amersfoort and Montfoort, enemies of our gracious lord of Austria and of Burgundy and of the country of Holland, and when this city had been recaptured by our stadholder on behalf of the lord of Austria, the bad guys had been defeated, and the city had been brought back under the authority of our lord and the men-at-arms disarmed. Then Katrijn, widow of Hendrik de Leertouwer, who lives in the Duizenddraadsteeg in Leiden together with lord Allard Foeytgenszoon, priest, claimed in the neighbourhood and among her neighbours that a large number of men-at-arms would be let into the city, that that same night they would cut the throats of all the Hoeken and take their possessions, and that lord Allard had already put a chair or barrel near the fence so that he could flee to the neighbours, so that nothing would happen to him if this happened. This matter and rumour spread among the common people, so that some people went to confession for the salvation of their souls so that they would not die in sin. When this had come to the ears of the General Court, it investigated and heard that these rumours came from Katrine. This is an ugly matter, from which great unrest and uproar could have ensued, had they not intervened, which the Tribunal will not let pass. Therefore, Katrijn must make a pilgrimage to the holy three kings in Cologne. His must have left Leiden today, before nightfall, and from Rhineland tomorrow, from Haagambacht. Otherwise, she will lose her right hand. She must send the city a clear proof of this pilgrimage. After handing over this proof, Katrijn must not show herself in Leiden, in Rijnland, in The Hague and in Haagambacht for a year. Otherwise she will lose her right hand.

Katrijn showed the General Court her proof on 28 November 1482 at the town hall.