He spent most of his life in Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland in the Dutch Republic.

[1] Van de Perre (who had received a law degree) is best remembered for his role as a diplomat in the relations of the Dutch Republic with the Commonwealth of England around the First Anglo-Dutch War.

Schaep, was sent to England to negotiate with the government of the Commonwealth about the renewal of a commercial treaty of 1496, the repeal of the first Navigation Act, and a number of other points of friction.

They left on the ship "Den Swarten Arendt" (captain Anthony Post) and arrived in London on 30 June 1653 .

In the negotiations Van de Perre was a champion for the cause of the Prince of Orange and the Dutch West India Company (W.I.C.