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On January 3, a funeral procession took place. A mourning horse was decorated with black velvet and coats of arms, with black and white plumes on its head. It was led by Sijbrant de Jong, chief helmsman of the ship Maes, and First Assistant Jacob Schuijnderman. The Equipment Master Jan Roeloffsz carried a sword in its sheath with the point upward. First Assistant Meijndert Vos, chosen for his presentable stature, wore full armor and carried the regiment staff. The body was transported on a mourning wagon pulled by 4 draught animals, all covered in mourning cloth with coats of arms attached. The coffin was covered with new black velvet cloth with eight family quarters attached. The four corners were carried by 4 people, followed by 12 pallbearers, including the corner bearers: Gillis van Markel, skipper of the ship Dregterland, Cors van der Mast of the Maes, merchant Cornelis van Oosterhoff, and Mattheus de Haan.

On January 3, English and French people, along with thousands of local residents, gathered on rooftops, trees, and city walls in Surat to witness the funeral procession of Hendrick Adriaan van Reede tot Drakestein. He was the Lord of Mijdrecht and a member of the Dutch nobility who served as Commissioner for the Dutch East India Company, representing the Board of Directors (Lords XVII). He had passed away on December 15 after a long illness.

• 4 Company golden-printed Prince flags and pennants waving from 5 silver-covered poles, carried by 5 natives
• 50 pions (native guards) led by native commanders
• 20 small Prince flags, each attached to a heavy fire arrow according to local war customs, carried by 20 natives

On January 3rd, there was a procession in traditional local style. Four local runners wore feathered bands. A palanquin covered in mourning cloth was carried by bearers called kolars. Four mounted guards (sjobdaars) with silver staffs rode alongside according to local custom. Two field cannons followed, each pulled by 8 locals. The military company consisted of 36 men including 8 hand grenadiers, under Lieutenant Van Soihuijsen who was riding despite being ill. They marched in 8 rows of 4 men each. The soldiers carried halberds decorated with mourning ribbons. The drums were covered in mourning cloth. Officers and drummers wore mourning bands and sashes. Two more field cannons were each pulled by 6 locals.

On January 6, a company of 35 military men marched in 8 rows of 4 men each, led by Sergeant Alexander Wast. They were accompanied by three trumpeters:

• Two dressed in mourning with banner rolls and black tassels
• One in the middle wearing a red cloth coat with the Company's emblem embroidered in silver thread on the chest and the Company's banner rolls on the silver trumpet

All trumpeters played through mutes and wore mourning bands and veils. The Company's gold-printed prince flag and pennant flew from a silver-covered pole carried by Jan van Leeuwen. The first standard was carried by bookkeeper Abraham van Helsdingen. A tournament horse was equipped with gold harness and black-white plumes on its head, covered with a red cloth richly embroidered with gold. The horse was led by Jacob Coensz, chief mate of the ship Dreghterland, and First Assistant Lieutenant Limbeek. The large coat of arms was carried by bookkeeper Mode and First Assistant J. Slosser.

On January 3, procession of four quarters led by Cornelis Jansz Croon. Joris Harrsing, bookkeeper on the ship where Francois Mol, assistant commissioner, and Ludolff Tervile, assistant surgeon of this office, were present. A horse in mourning with coat of arms attached, led by head assistant Demeester and Tamsousausz. Spurs carried by dispenser Ioan Uldrix. Gloves carried by boatswain and warehouse master J.H. The gilded sword in its sheath with handle carried by bookkeeper Dirk Debuson. Helmet with black and white plumes on velvet cushion carried by under-choir Isaak Selover. Coat of arms carried by head under-merchant Van Thol, first clerk in the commissioner's office. A banner in mourning with coat of arms attached, led by assistants Uldrixt and Hendrik Dijkman. The second standard carried by first clerk and assistant Van Breen, secretary and secretary of justice.

On September 27, Prince of Parma wrote from Brussels about claims from Captains Eshel, Baron de Kerckheim, Kinsky van der Mulben, and Gleissendal regarding certain weapons. No decision was made.

On October 24, the Admiralty Board in the Northern Quarter and West Friesland wrote from Enkhuizen about money from freed slaves. No decision was made.

Van Citters, ambassador to the King of Great Britain, sent a notice. No decision was made.

Commissioner Hulst wrote from Brussels on October 26 about his meeting with the Prince of Parma. No decision was made.

Resident Sasburg wrote from Brussels on October 26. No decision was made.

On October 20, the mayor and aldermen of Vrije, residing in Sluis in Flanders, reported that Jan de Beukelaar, a miller in Schoondijke, had violently assaulted the 15-year-old daughter of Isaac Selover, a schoolmaster. The victim, Janneken Selover, was attacked at the mill. De Beukelaar fled Schoondijke but later surrendered at Breskens, hoping for a lighter punishment. Since he was a resident of Vrije and committed the crime there, local authorities requested his transfer to the custody of the high bailiff of Vrije.

On December 31, 1704, several appointments were made in Coromandel. Barend Comans was to remain as second-in-command at Bimilipatnam until further notice. At Daatcherom, Apollonius van Noord was appointed as head of the trading post, with bookkeeper Pieter Guillibout as his assistant. Van Noord was chosen for his good qualities and long experience in the service of the Company on the coast. He replaced merchant Isaac Selover. At Palicol, the position left open by Van Noord was filled by bookkeeper Cornelis Comans, who would work together with under-merchant Willem Caulier as joint heads. At Bimilipatnam, under-merchant and warehouse master Willem Oostenharen was chosen as head because of his previous experience there as second-in-command and his satisfactory performance. He was assigned Ruijs van Huijs van Doornik as his second-in-command, who had served there as cashier for a considerable time, along with assistant Jan Daniel Simons.

On July 29, 1706, in Coromandel, matters were discussed concerning trade disputes. The authorities noted significant accounting problems and outstanding debts owed to the East India Company. The junior merchant Isaac Selover was present at this time, having been summoned from his post to become chief merchant.

The letter references an earlier correspondence from November 28 of the previous year regarding disputes between former Coromandel governor Dirk Comans and former independent fiscal officers Cornelis Joan Simons and Henrik Becker, which was originally discussed in a general letter dated July 24, 1704. The authorities were unable to provide a satisfactory resolution to these disputes at that time.

• New merchants would purchase the rejected linens
• Payment would be made in cash before the goods left the trading post
• The merchants would settle their remaining debt to the East India Company by delivering better quality cloth

• Making payments from the sales of their lower-quality goods
• Beginning to deliver good quality linens

A document registry describes papers sent by Pieter van Helsdingen, who was a fiscal officer in the Surat directorate. He sent these documents with a triplicate letter dated October 28, 1692 to the board of directors of the Dutch East India Company at their meeting of seventeen members.

The documents included:

• A duplicate letter dated October 28, 1692
• A copy of a letter dated January 26, 1692
• A request from Antoni van Helsdingen Pietersz
• Extracts from letters written by Pieter van Helsdingen to the High Indian Government on April 28, 1692
• Extracts from resolutions taken by the Surat directorate council, mainly containing written exchanges between senior merchant Adriaan van Ommen and fiscal officer van Helsdingen from January 9 to April 26, 1692
• A copy of a declaration by junior merchant Isaac Selover and Antoni de Porto, provided at the request of fiscal officer van Helsdingen

• 17,131 1/6 rea
• 25,697 guilders, 18 stuivers, 2 pennies

• Accusations against a translator named Manjella Sarrappa
• A dispute about whether Jannepang Linga was an indigo supplier or contractor
• His journey from Masulipatnam to Daetcherom

Residents requested permission to inspect a chest located in the merchants' warehouse. The merchants Gollewierapa and associates complained that outside the trading post, assistant Christiaan Witvogel had ordered a blacksmith to open the locks while the traders were being held in strict confinement. This was done on the orders of Isaac Selover. The purpose was to check if anything was missing from the chest. When they inspected it, they found that while the seals were undamaged, the cloth on the chest where the seals were placed was torn or broken through the middle. The head merchants Gollewierapa and Gollanareijna had reported this after the second opening.

An accusation was made against assistant merchant Isaac sElover, who was called away from his office at Daescheron. This accusation came from the son of Governor Comans. There was a false claim that Sadraspatnam was fortified without approval from the Nagapatnam council. Council members had to sign the letter of December 16, 1704 to Batavia almost blindly. Governor van Steeland was denied access to reading certain private English papers from Madras. The inconsistency of 866 packs of blue Conjemeeres textiles would become apparent in Batavia by itself. According to the text, this was the content of the report by Mr. Becker.

On February 12, 1716, a shipment from Nagapatnam was recorded. Of the 1,000 pieces ordered, only 400 new pieces were sent, as 600 were leftover from the previous year. Together with 200 remaining pieces, the total collection for this year was 600 pieces, falling 400 pieces short of the 1,000 pieces requested.

Three ships transported 1,500 pieces from Nagapatnam, which was 500 more than the 1,000 pieces ordered. After subtracting 700 pieces from the previous year, 800 pieces were from this year's trade. Adding the remaining 100 pieces brings the total procurement for the current year to 900 pieces, leaving a shortage of 100 pieces from the full order of 1,000.

The ships involved were:

• The fluyt Rosenburg
• Standvastigheid
• Vaderlandse Trouw
• Donauwouder

The cargo included different types of bethilles (cotton textiles):

• 500 pieces of 3 cobidas
• 500 pieces of 2¼ cobidas
• 500 pieces of 1½ cobidas

In August 1716, there were disturbances between the Poneri tax collector and the headmen of Palliacatta that were eventually settled. A payment of 10 pagodas in cash was made, amounting to 251.8 guilders purchase price or 830.14 guilders selling price. A small gift from Masulipatnam was also given to the musemdaar, Monessie, and Rochanawies to obtain necessary permits for the peaceful continuation of Company business through the district of the serlaskeer. Although these expenses were regrettable, they were shown to be 1105.1.4 guilders purchase price or 1076.18.12 guilders selling price less in Daatcherom than what was previously given to the former nabab Jabiet Chan. In Bimilipatnam, it was 100.6 guilders purchase price or 64.4 guilders selling price less than what was given to the previous substitute serlaskeer Zaid Hisahib. Due to the troubles the headmen experienced, they were satisfied with these payments, which were approved according to the resolution of the 8th of this month. The Carnatic nabab Fadoula Chan had not yet involved himself with the recent disturbances between the headmen of Palliacatta and the new Poneri tax collector Hamet Chan.

• Continue their work peacefully according to old customs
• Pay their regular fees
• Serve both the Company and customs office if properly paid

• Released the seized villages
• Allowed the Company to collect its share of city tolls
• Promised to recover stolen goods taken by the people of the Ponnerijsen tax collector in the village of Mangilwake

• Taijerchan: 50-60 pagodas (300-360 guilders)
• Permarasoe: 20-22 pagodas (120-182 guilders)

Around the end of August 1716, there was news from Coromandel about peace between the Thanjavur robber lord and the ruler regarding elephants from Ceylon. A Thanjavur ruler made peace with the Theuver, and seems to be living undisturbed. Shortly after sending their last message, they received a letter from Manaangoile and governor Gowinda Keeswa Pandidaar, who wrote in general but friendly terms about what needed to be done to win the ruler's love and favor.

They responded politely to the governor about his requests for recognition elephants, writing that they would first check with Ceylon before making any distributions. They were already waiting for a response from the governor and council of Ceylon to their letter from March 23, which included a list showing the number of tusked elephants and others still needed, beyond the yearly recognition payments, to settle outstanding recognition payments of horses from 1709. They were waiting for a response from His Honor and council so they could summon the ruler's elephant keeper to travel to Jaffna according to usual custom.

In August 1716, Ostome became fiscal officer in Masulipatnam. Money and gifts had been given to Prince Annandarasoe in Bimilipatnam, including:

• Items worth 169 guilders and 13 stuivers (purchase price)
• Two sword blades
• One decorative penknife
• Two pairs of scissors

The Dutch East India Company ordered these costs to be split equally between three officials:

• Former chief Ioannes Ostame
• Second in command Ian Daniel Simons
• Treasurer Abraham van Berlekom

They had to pay because these expenses came from problems they caused themselves. The Company ordered them to stop their quarrels and lawsuits, which seemed to come from personal rivalries rather than necessity.