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UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Water's worth Urban society and subsidiarity in seventeenth-century Holland Foncke, M.E. Publication date 2021 Document Version Final published version License CC BY Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Foncke, M. E. (2021). Water's worth: Urban society and subsidiarity in seventeenth-century Holland. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. 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The underlying dataset, consisting of the transcriptions of archival sources in plain text and a statistical overview of gender aspects, the representation of groups and individuals, professional occupations, dates, locations, and addressed topics is deposited in the EASY online archiving system: DOI 10.17026/dans-2x2-5vn2. ISBN 978 90 9033841 5 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.4087858 Water’s worth. Urban society and subsidiarity in seventeenth-century Holland ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. dr. ir. K.I.J. Maex ten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde commissie, in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Agnietenkapel op woensdag 13 januari 2021, te 10.00 uur door Marianne Elisabeth Foncke geboren te Gouda Promotiecommissie: Promotor: Prof. dr. G. Geltner Universiteit van Amsterdam Copromotor: Dr. D.H. van Netten Universiteit van Amsterdam Overige leden: Prof. dr. P.J.E.M. van Dam Vrije Universiteit Prof. dr. J.S. Pollmann Universiteit Leiden Prof. dr. G.H. Janssen Universiteit van Amsterdam Dr. D.W.A.G. van den Heuvel Universiteit van Amsterdam Dr. J. Coomans Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen Contents Abbreviations ...............................................................................................................2 Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................... 3 Preliminary notes ......................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 7 Theses and debates ........................................................................................... 10 Chronology, sources and methods ..................................................................... 19 Environmental and geographical background .................................................... 32 1 The meaning of water in urban Holland .................................................................... 43 Uncontainable force ...........................................................................................46 Commodity ........................................................................................................49 Conveyor ...........................................................................................................60 Burden ...............................................................................................................66 Spatial connotations .......................................................................................... 76 The underexposed meanings of water ............................................................... 82 2 Subsidiarity .............................................................................................................. 85 Negotiation: actors and programmes ................................................................. 87 Civil society ........................................................................................................98 Ad hoc alliances ............................................................................................... 110 Arbitration ....................................................................................................... 113 Task division within the community ................................................................. 118 3 Public and private spheres ...................................................................................... 127 Rational and critical discourse .......................................................................... 128 Spatial division ................................................................................................. 137 Urban services and the common good ............................................................. 156 Conclusions .............................................................................................................. 171 Appendix 1: transcription of the Vogelenzang case ................................................... 185 Appendix 2: maps ..................................................................................................... 192 Sources .................................................................................................................... 202 Bibliography ............................................................................................................. 211 Summary .................................................................................................................. 226 Samenvatting ........................................................................................................... 229 2 Abbreviations ANT Actor-Network Theory ELO Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken HGA Haags Gemeentearchief HaNA Nationaal Archief (of The Netherlands) HS Handschriften NotA Notarieel Archief NHA Noord-Hollands Archief OA Oud Archief ONA Oud Notarieel Archief ORA Oud Rechterlijke Archieven OSA Oud Stadsarchief RAA Regionaal Archief Alkmaar SA Stadsachief SP Stadspublicaties SvH Staten van Holland SAR Stadsarchief Rotterdam WNT Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal 3 Acknowledgements “Look before you leap” always seemed like sound advice to me. However, had I known what lay ahead of me – facing various challenges, trying to live up to the expectations, stretching the limits time and again – I am not sure if I would have dared to take the first step. And yet, I am glad that I plunged ahead as a self- funded PhD student. Apart from bringing satisfaction, the efforts of the past four years have taught me a good many things. The one who went along with me from the moment I set out, was my promotor Guy Geltner. He gave me the chance to prepare a dissertation in the first place. Moreover, he guided me past the pitfalls that every PhD student encounters, emboldened me to accelerate my abilities and endured the circuitous paths I sometimes took. I am convinced that his eye for detail has made me not only a better historian, but also a better author. The second one who set forth with me was Geert Janssen, until a busy schedule forced him to stand down. During one and a half years he pulled me through the demanding first stage, especially when it came to closing the knowledge gap that the eighteen-year absence from Academia had left. I am pleased I will meet him again as an opponent in the doctorate committee. He will probably not recognize much of the final thesis, but can be certain that his contribution is at the core of it. Geert also made sure I was left in the hands of a competent and companionable co-promotor, Djoeke van Netten. Like Guy, she provided me with an abundance of good reads. Moreover, when reading through the many texts I sent, she showed a talent for posing unexpected, but apt questions. Besides all that, I much enjoyed our discussions about our research, academic affairs and the world beyond over a cup of coffee. My sincere gratitude also goes out to those who have agreed to spend time and effort on my behalf as members of the doctorate committee for this thesis; not in the least Petra van Dam who already assessed my pilot study and gave the wise counsel to limit the scope of the research. Conducting research can sometimes be a lonesome affair. If only therefore, I liked to participate in the early modern AIO club. It was a pleasure to share ideas, tips and tricks in a very sociable atmosphere. I also much appreciated the opportunity