In Bantam on November 20, a council meeting was held in the trading post. They discussed the ship "Proventie" which was heading back to the homeland. Because ships from Governor Gent's fleet were encountered in the Strait of Sunda, they decided the Proventie should wait until Wednesday, November 24. The ship only had 2 ropes, which was not enough for the journey home. Since there was a suitable rope at the English trading post, they decided to purchase it.
Since Governor General Gent had not yet arrived and daily matters needed attention, Jaques l'Hermite de Jonge, merchant at the trading post, would call future council meetings. Heindrick van Westerech would also join these meetings.
Since the ships needed a large quantity of arrack (alcohol) and there was little stock in Jaratra, merchant Pieter Aelmern from the ship "White Lion" would go there to buy and distill as much as possible.
They also decided that while the ships were docked, they would serve chicken twice a week, with 3 chickens per group of 7 men, to save other ship provisions.
On November 22, 1610, another meeting was held. The English rope was inspected and approved for purchase. The ship Proventie, being low on meat and wine, would receive supplies from other ships: one barrel of meat and half a container of Spanish wine from the "Black Lion", half a container of wine from the "White Lion", and one barrel of meat from the ships "Orange" and "Vlissingen".
Three sailors from the "Great Sun" were allowed to return home on the Proventie, as they had served more than their one-year term. Due to problems with drunkenness, they decided to limit shore leave to only 4 or 5 men per ship per day, and only for necessary business.
National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.04.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), 1602-1795 (1811), inventory number 1053, Heren Zeventien en kamer Amsterdam, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN UIT INDIË, Kopie-resoluties van gouverneur-generaal en raden, Kopie-resoluties van gouverneur-generaal en raden in de serie overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1610-1637, 1610 dec. 20 - 1611 juli 13
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