Certified as a surveyor after passing the oral examination
Certified as a surveyor (landmeter) after passing the oral examination
Leeuwenhoek's appointment is noted on two separate documents.
12de Haarlemse Memorial Boek Mr. Adriaan Pots, fol. 17 (Alg. Rijksarchief) (Dobell translation)
Forasmuch as Antony Leeuwenhoeck, burgher and denizen of the town of Delft, hath made petition unto the Court of Holland, saying that he hath for some while heretofore exercised himself in the art of Geometry, and advanced so far that he deems himself capable to fulfil henceforth the ofiice of surveyor, and perform the service and duty thereof, wherefore he humbly intreateth that the Court be pleased to permit him to exercise the office of surveyor, after previous examination and trial of his ability : Accordingly, the said Court, having heard the report of the commissioner appointed thereunto, in whose presence the applicant was examined by the mathematician Genesius Baen as to his aptness for the performing the foresaid office of surveyor, wherein he was found competent, hath allowed the application and hereby authorizes the applicant to perform the office and duty thereof, within the jurisdiction of the Court ; and hath administered unto him the statutory oath, that he acquit himself well and truly therein, by the hands of Mr. Pieter Ockers, councillor at Court, and commissioner appointed therefor. Ordered in Council the 4th day of February 1669.
Nationaal Archief; Hof van Holland inv.nr. 498
Aen den Ed Hove van Hollant
Geeft met behoorlijcke reverentie te kennen Antonij Leeuwenhoeck burger inwoonder der stadt Delft hoe dat hij suppt. sedert eenige jaren sijn selven heeft geoeffent in de Meetkonst, en soo gecome is, dat hij suppt. sijn selve bequaem kan, om binnen dese Landen het Lantmeten te exerceren, en gemerckt, hij suppt. tot het voorsz. implooij niet en kan werden gebruijckt, sonder alvorens bij U Ed M. gecommitteerdens daertoe te werden geexamineert, en daer beneffens te hebben brieven van admissie, soo keert hij supt. tot U Ed M. heeren seer gebiedelijck versoeckende, dat hij suppt. tot het doen van sijn examen mach werden geadmitteert
Twelck doende etc.
(Antonij Leeuwenhoeck)
'T Hoff van Hollant den suppt. door den Mathematicus Genesius Baen op sijne bequamheijt hebbende doen examineren accordeert den suppt. sijn versoeck et fiat act
Gedaen op den dato IV feb 1669