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• Goods valued at 38,506 guilders that Vuijst brought from Ceylon and stored in the company's warehouses, which were inventoried, assessed, and given to Barbara Wilhelma Gerlings under proper security
• Jewels valued at 12,703 guilders and 1 stiver, which were also given to mrs. Vuijst
• Slaves valued at 3,357 guilders and 2 stivers, which were given to her following her request and a court sentence

The merchants requested that money could be handed over to them, but they had to promise that when the council ordered them to do so, they would be ready to return the amount again. One person noted that if the money truly belonged to the merchants, it would not have been necessary for them to commit to paying it back at all times. This showed that there was enough proof that fraud had been involved and that they only tried to get the money in their hands. Despite this, the council agreed to the merchants' request, without first asking Tenolatie whether the money was included among the seized funds.

At the same time, a cashier at Tenolatie's office presented a list with its translation at a meeting, requesting that various goods that were missing and still in the possession of the imprisoned Penia Ramen could be handed over by him and stored together with the other goods in the Company's warehouse. The council approved this request, along with anything else that might still be missing or come up. When this decision was communicated to the writer, he ordered his assistant the next day to dictate something to the official record on his behalf, giving him a short note.

Later, Tenolatie requested verbally that since the sealed bag with jewels contained goods belonging to other people, he could have them back under firm and reliable guarantors, so that he could return the goods to their owners. He also asked that under the same conditions he could have the freedom to dispose of his jewels. The council agreed to this request in the following way: he had to provide guarantors for the jewels after an appraisal was made in his presence, along with China Romen and 2 sufficient guarantors for himself, and then he could take the bag with him. However, the writer's advice should be obtained first. The writer asked to be provided with authentic copies so he could act according to what he found to be legally proper.

• the legal rights that women had regarding their dowry goods according to law
• the clothes and jewels belonging to her personally, including those given to her by the groom
• a gift from the groom's most readily available goods worth 10,000 Carolus guilders

• the clothes belonging to her personally
• jewels she had received before or after the marriage date from someone other than the groom

On 9 October 1652, a will was made before the previously mentioned Wtenbogaert and certain witnesses. The woman making the will wanted to expand and change the mentioned will. She expressly requested that Artus, Emerentia, and Elsge Kemp, her son and daughter, together (if they found this acceptable, but otherwise with the help of 2 sworn appraisers) would be allowed to take over her furniture and household goods. This included paintings, unminted gold, silver and gilded objects, and everything else that could be counted as household goods or belongings used to decorate the house. It also included her clothes made of linen, wool, silk and other fabrics, as well as rings, jewels and precious objects belonging to her person and use. Nothing was excluded from this. However, they would have to pay her son Claes Kemp, their brother, the proper fourth part of the value at which the mentioned furniture, clothes and jewels would be appraised. But if at the time of her death her son Claes Kemp was married or had become of age, then he would also have his lawful portion and share in her furniture, clothes and jewels. In that case, the mentioned option for Artus, Emerentia and Elsje Kemp to take over the furniture, clothes and jewels would cease, as if she had never thought of it or included it in this document. Furthermore, she appointed as guardians over her minor heirs and as administrators of their goods, as well as executors of this her last will, her son Artus Kemp mentioned above, as well as her brother-in-law Sir Jan Kemp and her nephew lord Nicolaes Rochusz vande Kappelle, council member and former alderman there. She charged her son and kindly requested her brother-in-law and nephew to please accept this task. She gave them such power and authority as guardians, executors and administrators appointed by last will have according to law.

Joannes Padbrugge had named his children and his wife as heirs in his will. His wife was to receive a full child's share, and she was also required to accept all her jewelry and valuables at an appraised value. Since the valuation needed official authorization, a request was made to appoint 2 or more neutral persons to inspect and value the jewelry and valuables in the presence of the parties involved. Jacobus vanden Ende signed the document.

On 3 February 1694, the aldermen examined the request from Gilles verhoeve and appointed viland and the broker Jan de Claes to inspect and value the jewelry and valuables. The document was signed by B. Boreel. The goods and jewelry were valued together at a total sum of 10,509 guilders and 3 stuivers. The valuation was delivered in Amsterdam on 6 February 1694 and was signed by Jan de haes, broker.

On 8 March 1694, at approximately 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the honorable Maria ples, last widow of Pieter marck, a merchant living in the Baker street by the Amstel in this city, appeared before notary Cornelis van leeuwaerden. She was healthy in body, of sound mind, memory and speech. She decided to make a new will regarding her worldly goods, after first commending her soul and body to God's care. She revoked all previous wills and codicils.

She declared the following:

• She left a special bequest outside any division to her daughter Maria del, wife of Mathijs Hooghuijs, or if deceased, to her child or children. This amount would equal what each of her 2 other children, born from her late husband Pieter mark, would receive from their father's estate.
• To make all her children equal, since her eldest daughter had not received any paternal estate, her 2 younger children would each first receive 300 guilders from the estate, which is the amount their eldest sister had received as a marriage gift.
• For the rest of her estate, she named as heirs her 3 children: Maria del, Catharina, and Pieter mark, each receiving an equal third part. If any of them died before her, their descendants would take their place.
• However, she stipulated that as long as her daughter Maria prat's husband was alive, Maria prat would not receive the capital from her bequest or inheritance, but only the interest, fruits, and income from it for her maintenance and support. The capital would remain under the direction and administration of the guardians to be named.

• 5 April 1695, around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Isaack de Meza (also known as Maniel Mendes Flores), a merchant in the city, appeared before notary Dirk van der Groe and witnesses.
• Isaack de Meza was sick in bed but had full understanding, memory, and speech.
• He declared that he still approved his will that he had made on 26 March 1693 before the same notary and certain witnesses, but he wanted to change and expand it as follows.
• He left to his nephew Jacob de Meza the amount of 400 guilders, which would be credited to his account for what he owed to Isaack de Meza.
• He left to his nephew Jacob de Salomon de Meza 200 guilders.
• He wanted that none of his household goods, furniture, jewels, gold, and silverware could be sold, but that these items should be taken over by his 4 sons at an appraised value. The household goods and furniture would be valued by sworn appraisers of the city, the jewels by 2 neutral jewelers, and the gold and silverware by 2 silversmiths.
• Because he had not recorded some assets in his books, he decided to list them here so they would always be known. These consisted of:
  • 8 bonds from the East India Company chamber in this city, totaling 18,000 guilders in capital
  • 2 bonds from West Friesland, each for 2,000 guilders in capital
  • Linens from the East Indies in the hands of Antonio Gomes Serro, a merchant in London, England, which were about to be sold. Serro would provide an account. In these linens, his son Abraham de Meza and his daughter Rachel Gomes Netto each had a share as would appear from the cargo books
  • Outstanding at Fort St. Jorge in the East Indies in the name of Serro, as remainder from cargo shipments, approximately 1,324 pagodas, in which the same son and daughter each had a share, and of which Serro would also provide an account
  • At Surat under Antonio Doperto and Pedro Pereira, a cargo of goods worth 2,000 pieces of eight, in which his son Abraham de Meza inherited 600 pieces of eight
  • A diamond weighing approximately 7.5 carats, currently with Arent Crinp to be cut
• He declared that his son Joseph de Meza inherited 250 pounds sterling in capital, consisting of 500 old pounds sterling that Serro had on deposit, out of 1,000 pounds sterling capital in East India Company shares.
• He had given in 5 bills of exchange, totaling 247 pounds, charged to various persons in Antwerp.
• He was still owed amounts by Jan or someone from the Tholotti van den Henvel family, recorded in a memorandum book but not transferred to his regular books, about 20 guilders, and also as remainder from a bond.
• He was owed by Cornelia Pauw approximately 700 guilders.
• He also had 2 life annuities by survivorship for the lives of Abraham Gomes Netto and Isa