Illegal Activities
In the years 1613–1619, Jansen was tried several times for counterfeiting coins. Jansen grew up right next to the Middleburg mint where his brother-in-law worked. These circumstances made it very easy for Jansen to mimic the process of manufacturing money. He fled to the neighbouring village of Arnemuiden to avoid the high penalties for counterfeiting coins.
However, he continued counterfeiting coins in Arnemuiden. In 1619 he was apprehended for owning several devices he counterfeited coins with. Normally, one would have been sentenced to death for this crime. However, since the father of the Arnemuiden bailiff was found to be an accessory, it turned out better for Jansen. Thanks to this, the process was delayed to such an extent that Janssen was able to flee yet another time. Eventually, the case was dismissed. Jansen returned to Middleburg in 1621.
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