Een voorbeeld van de overheid uit vroegere tijden:

Anno 1745 Den 30 juliús                                                                                                                                      is Peter van Engelen als                                                                                                                           Venderick aengenomen met                                                                                                                         Konsent van sijn broeder Wilhelmús                                                                                                                 Van Engelen als out vandrager                                                                                                                        ende Keijser ende belooft daer                                                                                                                            voor te geven 3 halfe tonne                                                                                                                                 bier op Dato betalt                                                                                                                                     Wilhelmus Van Engelen als                                                      Keijser                                                                                                                                                                Francis van Laerhove                                                                                                                                           als konink       Jacobus smúlders deeken                                                                                                              Jan van Lieshout als deken                                                                                                                           jacobús maes overman                                                                                                                                      Peter Engelen overman                                                                                                                                 hendrik van Asten als                                                                                                                                             kappeten