ime, and a Dutch fair held every three years on the shore. The
ancestors of the family in whose possession they still are, may have
visited Holland; but, amongst such conflicting opinions, it is useless
to attempt elucidation of the truth of this. We may rest certain that
his works will be appreciated in proportion as a knowledge of their
excellence is extended.

[Illustration: REMBRANDT'S HOUSE AT AMSTERDAM]

[Sidenote: _Extract from the Book of Sureties of Real Estates remaining
at the Secretary's Office of the City of Amsterdam, fol. 89, &c._]

LEGAL RECEIPT AND DISCHARGE, GIVEN BY TITUS VAN RYN, FOR THE BALANCE OF
THE ESTATE OF HIS FATHER, REMBRANDT VAN RYN.

Good for Gls. 6952--9.
the 29.7bre--Willem Muilm.

I the undersigned acknowledge to have
received of the said Commissaries
the undermentioned six thousand nine
hundred and fifty-two Guldens nine
Stuivers, the 5th November, 1665.

Received the contents, TITUS VAN RYN.

Before the undersigned Magistrates appeared Titus Van Ryn,
the only surviving son of Rembrandt Van Ryn and of Saskia
Van Uylenburg (having obtained his veniam aetatis), as
principal,--Abraham Fransz, merchant, living in the Angelier
Straat, and Bartholomeus Van Benningen, woollen-draper, in
the Liesdel, as guarantees. And jointly, and each of them
separately, promised to re-deliver into the hands of the
Commissaries of the Insolvent Estates, when called upon,
the said six thousand nine hundred fifty-two Guldens and
nine Stuivers, which the said Titus Van Ryn shall receive
of and from the before-mentioned Commissaries, the money
arising from the house and ground in the Anthonis bree
Straat, A. 1658, which was sold under execution, and from
the personal estate of Saskia Van Uylenburg and Rembrandt
Van Ryn aforesaid; hereby binding all their goods, moveables,
and immoveables, present and future, in order to recover the
said sum and costs. Therefore the before-mentioned principal
promised to indemnify his said sureties under a similar
obligation as above written.--Actum, the 9th September, 1665.

A. J. J. HINLOPEN AND ARNOUT HOOFT.
H. V. BRONCHORST.

2207: a 3:3 6952:1
(Stamp) 8
________
6952 9

_The following Catalogue is extracted from th