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archive access 1.04.02, inventory number 1053, page 15

On this day some ambassadors were sent by ship to Siam. Since no qualified officers could be spared from the ships, someone from the trading post would accompany them instead. The court ruled on goods taken by Hector Hoffens, helmsman of the White Lion, and Michiel Poppen from Amsterdam. Since the managing directors strictly forbade taking any trade goods or money for themselves or others under penalty of confiscation and dismissal, the following items were confiscated:

• A chest with glass bottles and corals worth 19.16 florins
• 45 cases with 60 shirts
• 5 reals of eight

12 reals of eight were also confiscated from Jan Joosten, servant of Captain Niclaes Prins, which were meant to buy goods for Michiel Paver. Since Matheeus Coteels needed assistance at the trading post, Jacob Scoft and Hendric Vaecht, a diamond expert, were assigned to help him. 40,000 reals of eight would be taken from the ships Orange and White Lion to be sent to S'hoor and Petani. A sloop needed to be sent to Grissick for rice and beans. Skipper Dirc Pietersz was ordered to crew it and make Jacob Claessz, under-helmsman of the Arms of Amsterdam, its captain. Several soldiers were hired under various captains:

• Commer Bruijnen from Delft under Captain Prins at 9 guilders per month
• Willem Corstiaens from Groeningen under Captain Prins at 9 guilders per month
• Jacob Geleijnss from Roij under Captain Heindric Vechel at 8 guilders per month for 3 years
• Jan Joosten under Captain Prins at 9 guilders per month
• Dirck Joosten from Gouwe under Captain Vechel at 8 guilders per month