He subsequently received general education under Jacob Buyck, Catholic pastor of the Oude Kerk (these lessons stopped in 1578 after the Reformation of Amsterdam and the subsequent conversion to Calvinism; Buyck chose to leave the city).
Han modtog efterfølgende en almen uddannelse af Jacob Buyck, katolsk pastor af Oude Kerk (denne undervisning stoppede i 1578 efter reformationen af ​​Amsterdam og den efterfølgende omvendelse til calvinismen; Buyck valgte at forlade byen).