It has been submitted by the scribe of the mark, G.J. Thomasson, acting on behalf of the esteemed noble gentleman, lord baron M.C.G.W. van Ripperda, lord of Vorden, Leemcuijl, Welkdam, Olijdam, and Ehze, that the aforementioned noble gentleman has experienced that some farmers from the seigniory of Verwoolden have dared to, acting against all reasons and regulations, dam the common drainage or Molenbeek, running from the Exelse Broek through the seigniory of Verwoolde, at or near the estate called Het Hoentjen, this being to great disadvantage to this mark in case of wet summers and high floods, although this stream has been running freely since immemorial times. 13 years ago a previous attempt had been made to dam this stream; these dams had, however, been deconstructed and cleared away, the stream running freely once again until about the month of May of 1749. Over welk poinct de praesente heeren erffgenaemen hebben geresolveert om bij missieve aan den heer van Verwoolde te vragen off die toe damminge met voorkennisse van sijn Hwlgbrn. Gestr. is geschiet, voorts te requireeren dat de sogenaemde Moolenbeek off togt graven binnen sesweeken wederom mag worden geruijmt en losgemaakt, dewijl het selve tot groote praejuditie van deese mark bij natte zoomers is strekkende, en dat bij manquement van behoorlijke ruijminge en losmaekinge van de zogenaemde Moolenbeeke off togt graven, deese mark zig is reserveerende tot mainteneeringe van haar goet hebbeny regt en poscessie, sodaene middelen als sullen oordeelen te behooren.