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archive access 1.04.02, inventory number 1578, page 340

In Cluijs from May 1694 to May 1695, under director de Keijser, there was a traditional procedure for ships' supplies. Ship captains would submit their written requirements to the director. After review, an order would be sent to the chief administrator about what each ship needed for its journey. The chief administrator would then issue orders to the supply officer to prepare everything. In December 1695, the captains of eight ships (Nederland, Beijeren, Oosterlant, Sion Reijgersdaal, Pampus, Hof van Ilpendam, Spierdyck, and the hooker De Snoeper) submitted their supply requirements to director de Keijser. Following custom, he instructed chief administrator Jan Scholten to handle the provisions. However, Scholten deviated from the usual procedure by not issuing the 164 orders to the supply officer. Instead, he delegated this task to a Banian (Indian merchant) named Wolf Moedie, who was not even employed by the Company. When supply officer Abraham van Helsdingen approached Scholten about the provisions needed for the departing ships, he was told that Moedie Wolf had been given this responsibility. On December 21, 1695, as the captains and bookkeepers were heading to the harbor, Scholten, who had no business there, lazily followed them.