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On September 26, 1665, Captain Hans Wielkens arrived with a boat of 15 men at Heijlich Lant. He had sailed during the night with some fishing boats that entered Scholbalg. He reported seeing no English ships between Langesont and Vlie, only seeing an East Indies return ship without a rudder being towed by a warship. He had not heard of any shipwrecks.

Colonel de Mauuregnault sent a letter from the state ship "Seven Provinces." The Deputies and Representatives of the States General of the United Netherlands responded, noting that the Colonel's illness was continuing and might worsen if he remained at sea. They granted him permission to go to Veere or wherever he deemed suitable for treatment. They thanked him for his willingness and dedication as a loyal patriot in the current expedition, promising to praise his service to the proper authorities when appropriate.

This appears to be a ship's passenger list with financial records from Amsterdam in 1616. The document lists various people, their places of origin, and their debts:

• Isack Engelen from Amsterdam, charged 24 florins
• Pieter Willemsz from de Ruijnder, owing 100 florins to Pieter Barentsz
• Andries Clement from Stockholm, owing 250 florins to Trijntje Barents and his niece Abigel Jacobs
• Joseph Mattijsz from Bergen in Norway, owing 180 florins to Jacob Tomas
• Jan Lammertsz from Amsterdam, charged 24 florins
• Coenraet Pietersz from Gothenburg, owing 250 florins to Trijntje Barents
• Roeloff Jacobsz from Stockholm, owing 150 florins to Marij de Hoop and his sister Marria Jacobs

The document also records that on October 1, the pilot left the ship around 10 in the morning, after guiding them past the outer buoy. There was little progress that day due to weak southeastern winds. On October 2, they began distributing rations as usual.

On August 1688, Samuel Penon, a citizen of Copenhagen, who owned a ship called the Griffioen (previously named the Two Brothers of Riga), captained by Pieter Janssen de Zuijter, submitted a request about his vessel. The ship, loaded with timber goods from Langesund in Norway, was heading to Emden when it was wrongfully captured by French privateers. The Dutch warship commander Cornelis Renjamins recaptured it within 72 hours and brought it to Veere.

Penon asked the High Council to write to the Admiralty College in Zeeland to:

• Explain why the ship should not be released but rather confiscated
• Suspend all procedures and provisional sale of the ship and its cargo until further notice

The Council decided to send a copy of the request to the Admiralty College in Zeeland for their report, and all procedures were suspended until further notice.

At Fort de Goede Hope in 1661, two workers received promotions with improved wages:

• Cristiaen Cristiaensz van Vleckeren, who arrived on the ship Arnhem on March 22, 1659 as a boatsman earning 8 guilders per month, had been working as a woodcutter. Due to his good service, he was promoted to woodcutter and sawyer with a salary of 12 guilders per month, on the condition that he serve for three more years after his first contract expired.
• Jaspar Andries van Langesont, who arrived on the fluyt ship Vollenhoven on October 21, 1660 earning 12 guilders per month, had been supervising woodcutters and sawyers since the previous supervisor's departure. He was confirmed as the new supervisor in the forest with a salary of 16 guilders per month, provided he complete his contracted time.

At Fort de Goede Hoope in 1666, various goods and transactions were recorded, including:

• 6 loads of firewood at 3 guilders each
• 1 strong sailing yarn
• 30 cans of Spanish wine

Several people were charged for goods:

• Maerten Andriesz van Langesont bought tobacco and other items
• Francois van Haerbrugge received money for expenses

The following items were listed for the journey:

• 10 baskets each of yellow, beet, and white carrots
• 75 closed cabbages
• 3 baskets of regular cabbage
• 1 basket of greens

The blacksmith made:

• 2 pump stocks
• 1 flag shaft weighing 40 pounds of iron

At the commander's table, the following was consumed:

• 28 cans of Spanish wine
• 17 cans of French wine
• 32.5 cans of Cape wine
• 13 cans of mom (beer)
• 1.5 cans of brandy
• 4.25 cans of oil
• 6 cans of vinegar
• 3 pounds of salted meat
• 6 pounds of bacon
• 8.5 pounds of white sugar
• Flour, sheep, chickens, eggs, and fresh fish

The total sum came to 228 guilders and 11 stuivers. Barent Barentsz Ham signed for 92 guilders and 6 stuivers.

This is a crew roster ('Monster Rolle') from the Dutch settlement at Cape of Good Hope dated May 15, 1666. The commander was Zacharias Wagenaer. The list includes 30 crew members with their places of origin, jobs, and monthly wages in guilders.

• Cornelis de Crether from Culenburgh was assistant and secretary
• Pieter van Meerhoff from Copenhagen served as surgeon for 36 guilders
• Pieter Cruijthoff from Lin was a corporal earning 24 guilders
• Several craftsmen were listed including:
  • Willem Roelingh from Munster as coppersmith
  • Dirck Abrams from Gilgan as mason
  • Adriaen Willemsz from Brakel as carpenter
  • Hans Michel Wolff from Straesburgh as cook
• Multiple farmers (landbouwer) and gardeners (tuijnknecht) were employed
• Wages ranged from 9 to 36 guilders monthly

On July 27, 1685, Fredrick Roskamp van Dort from Scheen in Langesont appeared before notary Joannes Boots in Amsterdam. He acknowledged owing Hendrick Frederickson, also living in Scheen and a town bailiff of His Royal Majesty, the sum of 600 riksdaler or 1,500 guilders in bank money. This was the remaining balance from 1,000 units that Roskamp van Dort had received from Frederickson in 1684 in several installments for the necessary outfitting of the ship "Maria". He promised to pay this remaining amount to Hendrick Frederickson or to the legal bearer of this document as soon as the aforementioned ship would be sold.

A list of Dutch free citizens (vrijburgers) included people from various cities across the Netherlands and other European locations. These settlers came from cities such as Delft, Utrecht, Cologne, Brunswick, Amsterdam, Deventer, Ommen, Copenhagen, Bremen, Schoonhoven, Dussen, Borken, Uithoorn, Hilversum, Wageningen, Rosendael, Danzig, Langesund, Stockholm, and Kampen. Some notable people on the list were:

• Laurent Jansz
• Pieter Francen
• Jan Coenraet Visser
• Catharina Ustincx
• Jan Catton
• Marten de Koninck
• Jan Wolff

The list included both men and women, with female settlers such as Maijken Hendricx, Fijtje Raderotjes, Geertje Gerrits, Annetje Barents, Marij Jans, Beatricx Weijmans, and Neeltje Jacobs.

• Barent Hendricxsz's mark
• Abraham Schut and Johannis Coon as commissioners
• Pieter de Jonge as secretary
• Dirk Hendolphs van Langesont, local blacksmith
• Catharina vanden Berg, wife of Jacob Cornelisz van Rosendael

On this list, there were 189 people living at Cape under the authority of the Dutch East India Company. Among them were 106 paid and unpaid Company servants, slaves and female slaves. The list includes several business owners and free citizens:

• Jan Reijniersz from Amsterdam
• Wouter Cornelisz Mosterl
• Jan van Passel from Geel
• Roeloff Hansz from Christiania

The document mentions several professions, including tailors, hunters, and a surgeon. Notable entries include:

• Jan Claesz Vetteman from Amsterdam, a free citizen and surgeon
• Isaacq Mangel from Geneva
• Leendert Cornelisz from Sevenhuysen, a woodcutter and part-owner of woodland

The Company staff included a Commander with his servant and cook, a sick-comforter, a bookkeeper, two pursers, a cooper, a trumpeter, a surveyor and mapmaker, a quartermaster, a constable, an enforcer, and two gate guards.

• A case involved Anthony van den Heuvel, where money from his sold houses was frozen by court order until a claim could be resolved.
• Another case mentioned Minne Willemsz as a ship captain.
• Hendrick Martinus requested that Hendrick Nachtegael provide security before leaving town. The court adviser agreed to discuss this with Nachtegael.
• The president informed the council that the case between the prosecutor and Anthony van den Heuvel had been reviewed by the Governor General and Council of the Indies. They largely approved the previous court ruling.

• The ship would likely have to stay in Aden or Shihr or sail to Gamron, leaving the cargo unused for a year
• The arriving ships contained 82 sugars and other goods meant for Persia
• The cargo couldn't be properly redistributed among the remaining ships (White Elephant, Peacock, and Otter)
• About 400-450 large sugar chests would have to remain behind, which was undesirable as they were meant for the Persian trade

• Cancel the Mocha voyage for this year
• Sell the pepper and other Mocha-bound goods locally
• Store the textiles until next year

On April 14, 1661, at around 3pm, Cornelis Barentsz and Neeltie Andries from Langesont appeared before notary Jan Henderic Leuven in Amsterdam. Cornelis was preparing to sail on a ship called "de Vreede" to the strait. The couple was engaged to be married. Both were healthy in body and mind. Considering the fragility of human life and the certainty of death but uncertainty of its hour, they wanted to arrange their worldly affairs. They appointed each other as their sole and universal heir, meaning that whoever lived longer would inherit everything from the first to die, including all movable and immovable goods and rights, without exception. They did this out of special love and affection for each other.

On Saturday October 15, 1667, Catharina van den Berghuijs reported that Jacob Cornelisz van Rosen had insulted Dirk Hendelpssz van Langesont, calling him names in the presence of Steven Jans Dael, Van Wageninge, and Claas Jacobs van Meldorp.

Later, in the presence of fiscal officer Cornelis de Cretsen Granaet, Jan Ardamse from Rotterdam confessed guilt and humbly begged forgiveness for being a fugitive. The Council sentenced him to be whipped by the guards and banished to Robben Island for 3 years, while keeping his wages. He had to forfeit 4 months' wages, half for the poor and half for the treasury, plus 10 Rixdollars to be paid to the messenger for his arrest.

Gerrit Jacobsz from Amsterdam, a young man, was charged for running away from his master.

On April 9, 1625, a shipping contract was signed in Amsterdam between several merchants and a ship captain. The merchants were Adriaen Jacobsz, Pieter Willems Hooft, and Jacob Buijck. The captain was Jan Coulssz from Hollesloot, who commanded a ship called "de Hoope" (The Hope) that could carry about 12 loads.

The agreement stated that the captain should:

• Sail directly to Langesund in Norway with the first good weather
• Then sail to either La Rochelle, La Baie, or Croisic in France
• Sell his cargo there and buy salt as new cargo
• Return either to Amsterdam or to ports in Norway like Langesund or Bergen
• Handle all goods as carefully as if they were his own

On October 15, 1667, Catharina van den Berg reported that in the presence of Steven Jans Dael, Van Wageningen and Claas Jacobs van Meldorp, someone had insulted Dirk Hendoliphs van Langesont, calling him a whore. This occurred in Kas on July 9, 1667.

A sailor had been wandering around Huijbert's land for several days, carrying papers for the ship "West". When his captain tried to direct him back to the ship with a stick, the sailor threatened him. He then took 2 loaves of bread he was holding and threw them at the captain's feet, causing more disorder.

The sailor, who claimed he was drunk and couldn't remember anything, asked for mercy. The Council decided to demote him to regular sailor with a salary of 9 guilders and forfeit one month's wages to the treasury.

On July 22, 1673, David d'Aguilar agreed not to teach anyone except Jacob Pieters and Dirck Jacobsz how to purify fat oil. If Dirck Jacobsz were to marry within the next 10 years, he would become a full participant in the company and trade, receiving his rightful third share of the income.

On July 25, 1667, Volkert Tades and Hendrick Rijckers, both from Harlingen, who had recently arrived from Langesund on the state ship "Het Groenwijff" commanded by Gysbert van Craijesteijn, appointed Rica Roeteringh (wife of Gysbert van Craijesteijn) as their representative. She was to collect 157 guilders and 14 stuivers from merchant Jan Davits Mol in Amsterdam. This money was owed to them for their work as carpenters in the service of Christiaen Pieters in Langesund at 12 guilders per month from April 16 of that year. An additional 51 guilders was owed for food and travel expenses, bringing the total to 208 guilders and 14 stuivers.

The document was witnessed by Dirck van Anna, Guilliam van Elst, and notary J. Boots.

Before the Court of Justice of Batavia Castle on January 5, 1638, a case was heard against Jan Cornelis van Langesont, a carpenter who had worked at the Jambi trading post. The prosecutor, Fiscal of India Abraham Welsing, accused him of theft. The defendant had stolen various pieces of cloth from a chest in the hall on multiple occasions.

The Court heard the prisoner's voluntary confession, made without torture or chains, along with the prosecutor's criminal demands and the prisoner's defense. After careful deliberation, and with approval from the Governor General and Council of India, they sentenced him to:

• Be tied to a post at the usual place of criminal punishment
• Be severely whipped with rods with a noose around his neck
• Pay back 4 times the value of what he confessed to stealing
• Perform 2 consecutive years of forced public labor
• Pay the court costs

The verdict was delivered with all Council members present except the vice president, along with two delegated military officers.

• Exile the accused to Robben Island for 1 year
• Confiscate 3 months of wages

• Have their cases further investigated
• Be sent to Batavia at the first opportunity
• Face punishment and justice there

• Jelle Jacobs died in the Flemish Banks near Brest in April 1699
• He was buried in Dunkirk

On Saturday October 15, 1667, she said that the defendant had called her a whore in the presence of Steven Jans van Wageninge and Claas Jacobs van Meldorp. On May 17, 1667, Cornelis de Cretter, fiscal officer of the Company's settlement here, found 3 free burghers trading sheep with Hottentots. The sheep had freshly cut-off tails, which proved they had been traded from Hottentots within recent days. According to the law on this matter, he demanded that the defendant be fined 25 Rijksdaalders plus confiscation, or whatever the authorities deemed appropriate.

The defendant claimed he bought the sheep from Hans Ras and requested to be cleared of charges. The Council decided that the defendant must summon Hans Ras to the next meeting to account for this.

Present were:

• Admiral Vandam
• Commander Quaelberg
• Lacus
• Schut
• Coonn
• Clinckenb
• Smient
• Steven Jansz
• Thomas Muller
• Citizen council members
• Catharina van den Berg, housewife of Jacob Cornelisz van Rosendael
• Dirk Hendolpssz van Langesont

• Guns and weapons worth 3,600 guilders
• Ropes and other equipment
• Total damages amounted to 14,100 guilders