AMSTERDAM NOTARIAL DEEDS PERTAINING TO THE PORTUGUESE JEWS IN AMSTERDAM UP TO 1639 Author(s): E. M. Koen Source: Studia Rosenthaliana, Vol. 1, No. 2 (JULY 1967), pp. 110-122 Published by: Peeters Publishers Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41480999 . Accessed: 04/05/2014 20:54 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Peeters Publishers is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Studia Rosenthaliana. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions AMSTERDAM DEEDS NOTARIAL TO THE PORTUGUESE AMSTERDAM UP PERTAINING JEWS TO IN 1639 (second instalment) * Fredricxsen GarciaPimentel andskipperFredrick contract between Nr.7 - Freight ofEnkhuizen. 1596,July22. Not.JanFransz. Not.Arch. Bruyningh. 74y fol.218-220v., Mentioned , no.463. byIJzerman merchantof Amsterdam,and Freight contractbetween Garcia Pimentel(Pumentel)1,2, ofEnkhuizen(Enchuysen), Fredricxsen Fredrick skipperoftheship"SintPieter",approximately 150tons,(75last8)witha crewof20 handsand 2 boys,and armedwith,interalia, 10 ironpieces windtheskipperis to sail fromtheberthin Zeeland and 6 stoneguns.Withthefirstfavourable to nearHamburg,wheretheStör(Steur)flowsintotheElbe,and therehe is to shipwithinfour Thereafter he is to sail aroundEngland supercargo. daysthecasesindicatedby themerchant's in Barbary,wheretheshipis to stayat anchorfor70 daysin orderto discharge to Capo Ghir,4 whether is to determine and to takeon a cargoofup to 120 barrels.The supercargo its freight storagespace is to be utilisedor not. FromBarbarythe shipis to proceedto any remaining Leghorn,(Li[v]orne)whereit is to be mooredfor40 days to dischargeits cargoand take on to Safi This cargois to be transported alumand othermerchandise. marble('marmelsteen'), shallhave therightofretaining therewithin15 days.The charterer in Barbaryand discharged witha cargo,provided it to Holland,Zeelandorelsewhere theshipinhisserviceand ofdirecting fromCapo Ghir.In thatcase an is givenofsuch3 or 4 dayspriorto its departure notification areto be paid incurred is to be drawnup bythetwoparties.Anydayson demurrage agreement rateperbarrelofmerchandise Thefreight toa ratetobe decideduponbyad hocarbiters. according at Leghornis to be 22 due. of11 Spanishreals6apiecein specie,plusthecustomary discharged • Thisresearch forpure ofZ.W.O.(Netherlands assistance is madepossible work Organisation bythefinancial : members ofthefollowing ofa committee thesupervision outunder andiscarried scientific composed research) andDrs.W.Ch. Dr.L. Fuks,Dr.S. Hart,Dr.M.deJong Prof. Mr.Dr.J.A.vanPraag, Prof. J.S. Révah, is: Mrs.A.M.deBruin-Cousins. Translatress Pieterse. 1 To achieve arewritten inmodern names inthecalendars theChristian wherever possible uniformity, greater ofa Portuguese Ifthesignature brackets after thename. within inthetextareusually Variations given spelling. in-es surnames andSpanish ina note.ThePortuguese thisismentioned thedeeds, from ending Jewisknown inthetexts. areusedindiscriminately sincebothendings with arewritten and-ezrespectively -es, 1 Garcia Pimintel. : Garcia Pimentel. Signs • Last.1last= 2 ton; = 2032kg.(SeeFrederic and medieval C.Lane,Tonnages, 1last= ± 4480Eng.pounds = Sec.Ser.,Vol.XVII,1964,p. 225);1 last= 2 barrels TheEconomic (vaten) Review, History modern, = = = = = 4 casks(booten) 6 tierces figs 45 4 pipes(pijpen) (kwartelen)40 "koppel" (tertia) 8 quarters sept.9,N.A.97,fol.144). juli27,N.A.98,fol.126;1604, (Seeno.12,and1604, (kwintalen). quintals 4 Literally: theSpanish of"playa", is probably a corruption Theword"playe" "deplayevanCapode Geer". word forshore. = 3carolus • Ducats : 1due.ofLeghorn deeds occur intheAmsterdam ofexchange rates andReals.Thefollowing atAmsterdam totherateofexchange 75,fol.91v and (8 Oct.and2 Nov.1596,Not.Arch. according guilders 23and26August 1606, Not.Arch. Exchange (24April, 92,fol.197),idemattheAmsterdam 1602, 134;25June 1603 on21March thereckoning atVenice N.A.104,fol.68,N.A.105,fol.3,N.A.103,fol.157v).Forpayment on or La for at Viareggio Spezia 24 Leghorn, perducat, paymentGenoa, (N.A.91fol.215v) was50stuivers on atAmsterdam at47st.perreal,N.A.104,fol.68),forpayment ofeight inpieces 160658st.(payable April varies toAmsterdam Lisbon rateoftheducatfrom 1606(N.A.104,fol.221v)55st.Theexchange 29August N.A.33,fol.132),119gr.(13March between 102gr.(29Sept.1597, 1610,N.A.119,fol.86).A ducatcontains 400 réis(20 October equalsthatoftheducat.Therateof 1597,N.A.52,fol.90).Thevalueofthecrusado N.A.76,fol.5),116fgr.(3July 105gr.(26October between varies toAmsterdam Lisbon from 1596, exchange and22April1610,N.A.119,fol.91v,N.A.120,fol.51v.). 1610,N.A.119,fol.220v),119$gr.(19February is on29August 1605 47st.perpiece(N.A.101,fol. atAmsterdam ofeight rateofSpanish Theexchange pieces coinsis as = 8reals, rateoftheDutch 1real= about5st.,2 gr.).Theexchange therefore 69v;a pieceofeight = 240groats = 20shillings at 12groats * 6 (carolus) ; Flemish apiece) 1pound follows: (or20shillings guilders 110 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Halfofthissumis to be paid at Leghornand theother fordamageand pilotage.® compensation halfat Amsterdam, has beensentof thedischargeof theship's twomonthsafternotification freightat Safi.In addition,beforehe setsout theskipperis to receivea flagworth8 Flemish worth6 p. Flem. The weightis to be determined as follows: poundsand a pieceofbroadcloth 4 wholecases or 8 halfcases or 4 hogsheadsor 2 pipesor 3 tiercesfor2250 poundsinweight. One passengertravelling on behalfof the merchantis to have his passageand foodfree.No otherpassengers, on boardwithouttheconsentofthecharterer goodsor lettersare permitted or hissupercargo. Nr.8 - PowerofAttorney Grisons granted byManuelRodriguesVegato Nicolaesand Jeronimo in DanzigtodemandofHans de Verne,resident there , payment fora consignment ofwoodsoldby toDe Verneand Hans Staes. RodriguesVegaofAmsterdam 1596,September18. Not.Arch., Not.JanFransz. 75,fol.45-46, Bruyningh. ManuelRodriguesVega,7merchantat presentresidingin Amsterdam, deposesthat in April 1596 he sold and delivereda consignment of woad8to Hans Staes and Hans de Vernefora sumof616p. Flem.,13 sh.and4 gr.,whichsumwas to be paid after22 Aprilin4 terms,namely one-fourth as principalforthepurchase everyfourmonths.Each ofthebuyerspledgedhimself amountas appearsfromtheledgerofthedeponent, althoughonlyHans Staessignedthebond, sinceDe Vernehad leftforDanzig withoutinforming the party.In viewof the factthatthe firstinstalmentis overdueand Staes cannotmeet his obligationsbecause of bankruptcy, Nicolaesand Jeronimo of Danzig,to claimthe Grisons,merchants RodriguesVega authorises purchaseamountfromHans de Vernein or out ofcourt. Nr.g - Powerofattorney Grisonstodemand granted byRodriguesVegatoNicolaesandJeronimo twoglass(bottles) ofthewidowofHans vanStrepen ofcivet* 1596,September18. Not.Arch. Not.JanFransz. . 75,fol.46-46v., Bruyningh Published inpartbyPrins, p. 47,no.1. ManuelRodriguesVega, (journeyman) at presentresiding in Amsterdam, authorises merchant, Nicolaesand Jeronimo Grisonsof Danzig to receivefromthe widowof Hans van Strepen10 twoglassbottlescontaining 23 ounce(ons)11ofcivetor theproceedsthereof. The civet roughly had beensentto Danzigby RodriguesVega in orderto be soldthereon hisbehalf. Nr.io - Powerof attorney granted byManuelRodriguesVegato EmanuelRodrigues Espinosa ofNantestoclaimthereturn ofa cargooftextile goodsseizedin Spain. 1596,December16. Not.Arch. 76,fol.3-4, Not.JanFransz. Bruyningh. Published infullbyVazDias,Spinoza, byZwarts, p. 5; mentioned p. 151è ManuelRodriguesVega, merchant of the Portuguesenation,beingat presentin Amsterdam, = 40groats = 1 (carolus) = 20stuivers 1 poundHolland = 3 carolus guilder ; 1 goldguilder guilders. (Information supplied byDr.S. Hart). Theabovementioned « coinswillhenceforth be abbreviated as follows: Vlaams p.Flem. pond (pound sh.« Flemish); gld.= carolusguilder; g.gld.= goldguilder; p. Holl.= poundHolland; gr.= groat; ==stuiver; = ducat. st. due. shilling; • Sinceitiscustomary thatthecharterer andpilotage, nofurther ofthiswill mention paysthecostsofdamage bemadeinthecalendars. 7 Manuel "Manuel Roiz or Rodrigues Vega.Signs: Vega" in full"Manuel Rodrigues Vega".In thetextsthe Christian nameis written both"Manuel" and"Emanuel". • Woad:A bluedyemadefrom thewoadplant. Thebestquality camefrom SantaMaria, thelargest quantity from SâoMiguel seeF. Mauro, Le Portugal etl'Atlantique au XVIIesiècle(1570-1670), étude écono(Açores; éd. Ecole des hautes 1960 mique; études, Paris, pratique 373). p. • Civet. Perfume andmedicament from theanalglands ofthecivet. obtained SeePrins, passim. 10Sic.Prins ForHansvanStrepen ofDanzig seealsothedeedof1596,March gives"HansvanStrep". 11,Not. Arch. 49,fol.67,Not.Lieven Heylinc. 11Ounce, = = an ounce 12 1 ounces vanallebinnenProbably imperial 0,031kg; Troy pound (seeStaringslijst enbuitenlandsche enmunten, second nodate). maten, gewichten enlarged edition, Schoonhoven, in This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions EmanuelRodriguesEspinosa(Spinosa)ofNantesto reclaima cargooftextilegoods authorises to Viana do Casteloin theship"De Hoop", about140 tons,skipperJan that was transported Kutten.Thisshipwas seizedby theSpanishsoldiersat Blauet12and takenintoport.The cargo consistedofbales of baize 54, 60, 68, 80 and 100 "draet",18 5 piecesof Haarlemcloth,a chest 8 buffalohidesand 2 bales containing 132 piecesof shot of the customarysort containing 14and belongedto thefollowing: ManuelRodriguesVega,GabrielFernandes,his (changeant) in Antwerp,Luis (boys) Fernandes,15 of Antwerp,ManuelPalacios (Palabrother, residing Sanchesof Lisbon,Symonď Andradeof Porto,Bartholomeus chios)of Lisbon,Bartholomeus Alvares(Alveres)Occorido,Portuguesemerchant. and PieterJan Mieusz.c.s. thattheshareofthelatter Nr.Ii - Affidavit in the ofGarciaPimentel insuranceof a cargoof merchandise forthevoyagefromBarbaryto Leghornhas been transport cancelled. 1597,January7. Not.jan Fransz. . 76,fol.38-38v, Not.Arch Bruyningh. Garcia Beforethe notarypublicappeared Pimentel,partyof the one part,and Pieter Jan Mieusz.,Claes Gerbrantsz.(Garbrantsz.), Jan Gerbrantsz.(Garbrantsz.)and Jan Coenens, theinsurancepolicy partiesoftheotherpart.Each ofthelattersigned,on behalfofPimentel, whichJehande Marchena,residingin Morocco,or someoneelse put on coveringmerchandise 18 ieť' or "SinteMargrieta BonnaVentura", boardtheship(galleonorsetia) called"Sinte Margar or someoneelse was to serveas captainon the voyage on whichPierreBarbireof Siforne17 fromLarache,fromCapo Ghiroranotherportin Barbary,to Leghorn.Bothpartiesreleaseeach ofthepolicybyMieusz.c.s. to be nullandvoid. anddeclarethesigning otheroftheirobligations Sincethepolicyis also signedby others,it remainsvalid. between Gonsaloď AlmeidaofFaro and skipperJacobJacobsz.ofHeencontract Nr.12 - Freight vliet .18 1597,January15. Fransz. Not. . Not.Arch. Bruyningh. 76,fol42v-43v, Jan Mentioned no.497. byIJzerman ons Heerenende In den naemeons HeerenAmen.In den jaere van der geboortendesselffs SalichmaeckersJhesu Christi duysent vijffhondertsevenentnegentich opten vijfthienden voormij,Jan FranssenBruyningh...[etc.]d'eersaemeGonsaloDalcompareerden Januarius ter eenreende JacobJacobsz,van Heemvliet, medovan Phaaro in Portugaelals bevrachter naeStGodtvan zijneùschepegenamptdie „Roode Leuw",grootomtrent endemeester Schipper 11Blauet.Formerly inBrittany. oftheBlavetriver After thetown was at themouth a coastal townsituated IVbytheCatholic II senta Spanish oftheProtestant from thesupporters League, Philip KingHenry captured in1598. itremained in1590, where ofBrittany fleet tothewaters uptothePeaceofVerdun 13Draet.Thisprobably as unitsand sections ofthewarpconsidered ofportees tothenumber refers (gangen), of24threads : thetotalnumber ofwarpthreads consists In thiscasea portee of40threads. usually composed = sealofquality of1598: SeealsotheLeyden is madeupof54 x 24 1296threads. ina pieceof54"draet" De 54e:1296draetten" De 60e:1440draetten. : de68e: 1632draetten. in4 scheeren. I. Debaeyen "DeJioochde in The The 54th: the 68th: 60th: 1440. I the baizes: 1632. of the 1296).(Included N. W. warp. (Thelength TheHague,1912,R. P.G.no.18 vandeLeidsche totdegeschiedenis Bronnen textielnijverheid, Posthumus, seePosthumus, De geschiedenis vandeLeidsche lakenno.324,§ 18.Fortheexplanation Vol.Ill (1574-1610), = stretching ofthewarp onthebeam. thethreads TheHague1939, Vol.II, p.385).Scheren industrie, = shot.Inthetext:"cansianten". ИChangeant aregiven Thevariants byHermann "casiant, cassiant, cagiant" zurZeitihrer höchsten imMittelmeergebiet Die Niederländer Berlin, 1909,p. 285, Machtstellung, Wätjen, van van de keuren Bronnen.. note2. SeealsoPosthumus, op4 reeden .,III, no.271,§ 7: "Eerste veruieuwinge is eachofwhich width arementioned* ... indenjare1602".Herefoursortsofvarying cangeanten Leytsche or"weerschijnen" Thewarpofshotwasòf intofivesortsandthe"coleuren" further -subdivided (colours). ' woolorcamel hair. Turkish angora ¿•worsted, 11 March ofManuel Father LuisFernandes. 62, 14,Not.Arch. alia,thedeedof1611, Rodrigues Vega.See,inter Not.DavidMostart. fol.227v, ^ Setia.Originally ofthe9thcentury. Itwasvery andfastandwasdriven áiiAsianwarship byoars.In the light e Brasileira). 3 masts theshipwasgiven 16thcentury Portuguesa Enciclopedia (SeeGrande 17Siforne. is town intended. is clear which -It not 18Heenvliet. inthenorth-east oftheisland inSouth Voorne. Holland, Municipality 112 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions die voorsz.comparanten, als zij verclaren lasten,teranderesijden,verclarende vijffenveertich van den voorn.schepemettenandereninnegebij desen,seeckerecontractvan bevrachtinge te hebbenin derformeendemanieren hierпае beschreven. Те wetendatdie gaenendegemaeckt voorn.schippergehoudensal wesenzijn voorsz.schipmettenaldereerstengereette leveren, 'Twelck gedaen dicht,wel gecalefaetende voorsienvan alle toebehorende nootlijcheyden. wesendesal die voorn.schippermettetselve zijn schipende metteneerstenbequamenwindt die Godt alsdan verlenensal, mitsgaderssoodanigewarenende coopmanschappen als den in denvoorsz.schepeinnete schepenendete laeden, bevrachtervoorn.believensal middelertijt van desenlandeäffseylenendeloopenrechtdoornaerAllegarbain de Condaetendedenvoorn, bevrachteialdaerte willeleggendentijtvan vijffweeckennaerzijnarrivement, binnenwelcke doorzijn commisdie voorsz.goederensal doen lossenende voorsz.tijt die voorn.bevrachter affladen 't voorsz.schipwederom endevolleschepenmetwarenendecoopmanschappen t'zijnen tottevolleende bequaemeladingetoe. Daermededie voorn.schipperalsdan in aider gelieven metgodtlijcken diligentie hulpeseylenende kerensal naer deservoorsz.stedevan Amstelreendedie voorsz.goederen aldaergetrouwelijk lossen damme,plaetssevan zijnrechteontladinge, aen de voorn.bevrachter oftzijn commis,die welckealsdan eerstschuldich ende uutleveren ende gehoudensal wesenden voorn.schipper,пае gedaenegoede leveringevan de voorsz. van den goederen,voor zijn verdiendevrachtete betaelenvan yder last goets,tot proffijte voorn.bevrachter diesommevan achtenveertich karolusguldensendevijffstuyvers uutgelevert, tot veertichgrooten't stuck,goetgangbaergelt,mitsgaders haverijeende pilotageпае contweevatenvoor't last,itemtweepijpen,tweebooten,drye stuymevan derzee. Te reeckenen twintich tertias,vierquartelen, coppelvijgen,tweentwintich quintaelendeeenhalffvoor't vat. пае usantieendeconstuyme Ende voortsvan anderecoopmanschappen van coopluydenende Verbindende elcx anderenvoor"tgenevoorsz.staet,haerrespective ende schippers. persoonen endespecialycken die voorn.coopman goederen presentendetoecommende egeneuutgesondert endedie schipperzijnschip,vrachtendegereetschap zijningeladencoopmanschappen vandien, submitterende die selve tot bedwanckvan allen rechteren ende rechtensonderarch of list. hiervante hebbenacten,eenoftmeer,indebitaforma. Ende versochten Gedaen zij comparanten binnender voorsz.stedeten huysemijnsnotaryterpresentievan Jacobvan Tongerloende Gerardtvan derLaen, getuygen hiertoeversocht. (FreightcontractbetweenGonsaloď AlmeidaofFaro and JacobJacobsz.ofHeenvliet,skipper of theship„De Roode Le[e]uw",capacityabout 90 tons.The merchant is to freight theship withmerchandise at his owndiscretion. The skipperis to sail withthesameto Algarve,where themerchant's is to have thegoodsunshipped withina lay-time offiveweeksand a supercargo fullcargoofothergoodsput aboard.The shipis thento returnto Amsterdam withthelatter. Thefreight rateforgoodsdeliveredin Amsterdam is to be 48 gld.and 5 st. perlast,reckoning 2 barrelsper last, and 2 pipesor 2 casks or 3 tiercesor 4 quartersor 20 „koppel"of figsor 22J quintalsperbarrel.) Nr.13 - Protestfornon-acceptance servedon PieterBornonin thenameof ofa billofexchange ManuelRodrigues Vega. 1597,March15.20 Not.Arch. Not.JanFransz. 76,fol.144v-146ì Bruyningh. At the requestof ManuelRodriguesVega, merchantof Amsterdam, the notarypublicwent withthewitnesses to theresidence ofPieterBornon(also: Bournon)and requestedthelatterto honourthefollowing billofexchange: Eersamendiscreten sr. PieterBornontot Amsterdam. Den 2denmeertein Middelborch. 1597, £.404vis. aen sr. ManuelRodriguesVega vierOp usancebetaeltbij desenmijneneerstenwisselbrieff 19Allegarba indeCondaet, In theatlases ofthisperiod, the"Condado" is theregion ontheAlgarve, bordering located between therivers andGuadalquivir inpresent-day Guadiana Andalusia. (SeeLucasJansz. Waghenaer, derZeevaerdt, withintrod. Spieghel Leyden 1584-1585; 1964;andTheatrum byR.A.Skelton, Amsterdam, orbis terrarum siveatlasnovus, Guil.etIoannis other Blaev,Amsterdam, 1639-1654). Here,asinmany deeds, theAlgarve is taken tobepartoftheCondado. Thefullnameis: "Condado de Niebla", of however, county aoNiebla. March Not.JanFransz. 1597, 8,Not.Arch. 76,fol.140v-141, Bruyningh. Hendrick de Hase,factor inAmsterdam ofthePortuguese Godines inAntwerp, nation ofFrancisco conveys tothelatter to a of the Court of a liquidbondworth 1589.2. 3 p. Flem.forthe pursuant judgment Holland, which Godines toJacobBruyns and Adriaen delivered van der all pepper Jan Groenewegen Smalingh, Goes, three ofwhom havebecome insolvent inthemeantime. 113 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions als hondertvierponderivlaems.De weerdevan sr. LaureysBackx.21Steltse op reckeninge U geadviseert wordt.Onderteeckent: Jaspervan Nispen on 2 March1597. Good for404 p. Flem.,to be (Bill,firstof exchange,drawnat Middelburg paid at usunceto ManuelRodriguesVega. The value receivedfromLaurensBaeck,21drawn by Jaspervan Nispenand addressedto PieterBornon.) forhimto acceptthebill at thistime,becausehe first Bornonstatesthatit is notconvenient wantsJasperand Balthasarvan Nispento convertintomoneyon his advicethe goodsthey and Zeeland.The notarypublicprotestson the groundsof nonhave in hand in Amsterdam acceptance. Nr.14 - Affidavit ofBalthasarvanNispenandJoostBrestmadeon behalfofManuelRodrigues . atthesaleofa consignment their ofwoodtoHans StaesandHans de Verne Vegaconcerning presence 22 28. 1597,April Not.JanFransx. Not.Arch. Bruyningh. 76,fol.221-222, Balthasarvan Nispen,merchant, aged about 28 years,and JoostBrest,broker,aged about inAmsterdam, 52 years,bothresiding Vega,merchant deposeat therequestofManuelRodrigues woad ofAmsterdam, thatin theirpresencein April1596thelattersold200 balesofPortuguese and Hans de Verneforthepriceof18 gld.10 st. perbale. to Hans Staes (Staets)28 Melo madeon behalfofAntonioRodrigues Nr.15 - Protest ofa billofexchange fornon-payment theYounger(deJonge). againstHärmenRodenburch 1597,April30. Not.JanFransz. Not.Arch . 76,fol.223-224, Bruyningh. of Amsterdam, thenotarypublicwent Át therequestof AntonioRodriguesMelo,26merchant the Younger(de Jonge)and rewiththe witnessesto the residenceof HarmenRodenburch : billofexchange on thefollowing questedhimto pay theamountoutstanding Jhesus.En Lixbona,a los 14 de janero1597,1250realesde ocho. No aviendopago parla primeray segunda,pagala v.m.apor esta terceraen quatorzedel mes de abril prosimomil dusentosy sinquentarealesde ocho a Panciscode Payna2®о Antonio RodriguesMelo y en ausenciaa Hans de Laet Aerts.Valor recividosde Fanciscode Payna y a Pagala.Should be: pagara. 11Laurens Economisch-Historisch derV.O.C., vandekamer Zeeland Baeck.W.S. Unger Vingsregister (Inschrij oftheEast India ofthéZeeland Chamber Lourens Vol.XXIV(1950))mentions Back,director Jaarboek, whorepeatedly Baeck(also:Back,Backe), as Laurens thesameperson Thisis probably Joosten Company. anddiedin tothewestofAntwerp, in thedeeds.He wasbornin 1570inStekenen, occursas underwriter andalso intheKeizerstraat inAmsterdam intheLastage inNovember 1642.He wasa merchant Amsterdam folio 3 BankofExchange withtheAmsterdam In 1630hisaccount comprised pages.Onthe sugar refiner. of a estimated to for 500 and thus 1631 he was taxed in ofthe200th occasion possesscapital 100,000 gld, penny oftheEastIndiaCompany. Chamber in theAmsterdam 1200gld.as shareholder gld.In 1602heinvested Oost-Indische Amsterdam der van de kamer oudste Het Van Compagnie, aandeelhoudersregister (See Dillen, TheHague, 1958, p. 206). ÉIÍ597, Not.JanFransz, March Bruyningh. 76,fol.154-154v, 19,Not.Arch. from thattheyreceived vanderHeyden, manandwife, tsz.andJanneken ofSanderLambrech Affidavit andsettlement oftheestateleftbytheir Barnert (orcousin) nephew payment proper Berwijns (Barwijns) Salvador andFerdinando thelatter 's brother-in-law forthatpartofitwhich Lambert JanEngelsz. Geertsz., hadin their ofHamburg possession. He HansStaes.Signs:HansStaes(seedeedof1599,June25,Not.Arch. Heylinc). 53,fol.405,Not.Lieven inbillsofexchange. inthedeedsasbroker often appears u Fortheother ofManuel theledger from tothedeedis thetextofanextract seeno.8. Appended conditions Vega. " Rodrigues Poorterboek theoathofburgher on9 Sept.1598.(G.A.A., swears B, deMelo, merchant, Portuguese Rodrigues Bank intheindex oftheAmsterdam occurs ofthe1609ledger Antonio deMillo Exchange fol.203v).Thename and the earlier itself documents have The A-6; ledger disappeared). A.W.B., " (G.A.A., be: de Paiva. thisshould De Payna.Probably 114 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions pengacesa mi cuentesъ [Christo]con tedos.cSubsignado:RodrigoRodenborgo.In margine stont: anno domini21 avril 1597, accepte por Rodenburgh.d'Opschrift luyt: A Herman den Jongenen Amsterdam. Rodenburg (Bill,thirdofexchange,drawnat Lisbonon 14 January1597.Goodfor1250piecesofeightto be paidon 14 April1597to Franciscode Payna26orAntonioRodrigues Melo,or,intheirabsence, to Hans de Laet Aerts.The valuereceivedfromFranciscode Payna,drawnby RodrigoRodenand acceptedbythelatteron 21 April1597.) burch,addressedto HermanRodenburch The notarypublicdemandspaymentof thesumof thebill,amounting to 1250reals,or, convertedintoHollandmoney,468 p., 15 sh. Flem.,withthe deductionof 99 p., 3 sh. and 4 gr. whichhave alreadybeenpaid by Rodenburch. The latterrepliesthathe acceptedthe bill,in and thathe had respiteofthefactthatit was nottendereduntilafterthe date of maturity ceivedno instruction aboutit fromhisson.He providedevidenceofthisto RodriguesMeloby paying1095gld.,595 of whichwerepaid at once.The remainderplus the interestwas to be but nowdeclaresthat,althoughhe did paid later.RodriguesMeloagreedto thisarrangement, receivethe595 gld.,he no longerwishesto waitfortheremainder ofthesum. Nr.16 - Deedofsale ofa cargoofmerchandise drawnup byManuelRodrigues Dias Vega,Alfonso andPieterSymonsz on theother . ., ontheonehandandJanSymonsz., 1597,August5. Not.Arch. Not.Lieven 52,fol.18v-19v, Heylinc. Mentioned byZwarts, p. 155. den augusti XVc sevenentnegentich voor mij Lieven Heylinc, Op den vijff compareerden sr. Emanuel RodriguesVega ende Alfonso residerende, openbaernotarist'Amstelredamme tereenre,endesr. JanSymonsz.,coopmanvan Ville Dyas endePieterSymonsz.,coopluyden, ter anderezijden,ende bekendenmetmalcanderen Nova in Algerbe,27 te wesen geaccordeert endetenwedersijden te hebben'tgenehiernaer volcht.Te weetenedat die voorn. gecontraheert EmanuelRodriguesVega ende PieterSymonsz.ende AlfonsoDyas vercochthebbenan den voorsz.Jan Symonsz.,die oock bekendtgecochtte hebbenzeckeregoederenoft coopmanschappen,geladenin denschepe,genaempt„SintePieter",waerschipper op is SymonSyvertsz. van Enchuisen,daervande specificatie hiernaervolcht:Eerst vierendertich stuckenbaeyen acht 80, negen68, 6 60en ende dry54 draetten),28 sessendertich (acht honderden, Leytsche sessenveertich stuckenfijnlynen,noch twaelfstuckert swilkens,29 saeyen,negenentwintich groff lynen,negenentachtentich wageschot, vierhondertvijffentwintich pondentin,tweeduysent die voorsz.goederenendecargasoensesduysentclaphoudtendeeen tonneboter,bedraegende tweehonderttwee daervangemaeckt. guldensendethienpennyngen, volgendede reckenynghe Welckvoorsz.cargasoenende coopmanschappen die voorsz.Jan Symonsz.bekendetot allen te hebbenendegeladenin den voorsz.schepevan sijnendanckendecontentemente ontfangen SymonSyvertsz.die metzijnenvoorsz.schepeal te hans reedtlichtvoordese stedeAmstelredammeom metteneerstenwindtťseyll te gaen ende te varennaerVilla Nova in Algerbe tot welcherplaetsedie voorsz.vercoopersden risicovan hieraff voorschreven, op de voorsz. goederensullenloopen,endede voorsz.goederentotVilla Nova in salvo gecomenwesende,sal die voorsz.JanSymonsz.gehoudenwesendie voorsz.goederente ontfangen ende aen hemte daervoren te betalende sommevan achtduysenteenhondertnemen,endedenvoorsz.vercopers sessentwintich tot hondertgrootenden crusaet,beloopen guldens,de welcke gereeckendt dryduysenttweehonderten vijftich crusaetenende honderttsestich rees,den crusaetvan vierhondert an coopmanschappen van vijgenvan de soortenhiernaervolgende, rees,welverstaende te weeteneveertichlast vijgen,de helft,zijndetwintich endeď anderhelftgelycke last,dodice80 twintich lastmarchantos,81 detweearoben82 marchantos tenprijsevan dryehondertvijftich rees, b Pengaces... : pongalos a micuenta, с Tedos : todos. 27VilleNova: Vila " Seeno.10,note.Novade Portimão. *•Swilkens. a certain sortofGerman inGerman Probably: swilligen, which textile, perhaps ticking, "zwillick", wasoften Cf.theextract theregister from ofresolutions oftheStatesGeneral, exported. 1599,Dec.16:"De ende sullen in.'t inkomen van4 stuck Duytsche Fusteyiien, betalen anderhalven Swilligen Boccasijnen stuyver endein't uytgaen eenstuyver" Placaetboeck : bijeengebracht doorMr.Cornelis 1658. (Groot Cau,TheHague, Vol.I, p. 767). 115 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions aroben't last gereeckendt. endede tweearobenblancostotvierhondert rees,tothonderttsestich Welckevoorsz.vijgendie voorn.JanSymonsz.gehoudenzal zijn te laedenin 't voorsz.schip ende't selffe äffte veerdigen aleereenighevan daerdryeofte vierdaeghen van SymonSyvertsz. zullenwesenvan degenendie met hem in compangniealgindergearriveert voor vertrocken sullenwesenofte die in ses dagenvoorhemaldaergeweestsullenzijn,endedeselvevijghenvrij en librean boordtte leverentot des voorsz.JanSymonsz.oncostenendewelgeconditionneert die voorsz.veertichlastenvijgentenprijseals bovendryeduysent leverbaergoet,bedraegende crusaten,zijndea hondertgrootenelckencrusaet,sevenduysentvijffhondert guldens,ende de resterende rees,bedraegende crusaeten,honderttsestich penningen, zijndetweehondertvijftich seshondertsessentwintich guldens,sal die voorsz.Jan Symonsz.an geldtmettevoorsz.vijgen als die voorsz. ofte in tonnekens metvijgensoo de voorsz.schippermeerder medeoverseynden veertichlastenvijgenbegeerdete ladenoftin eenigeanderenschepengelijckeden voorsz.Jan alle 't genevoorsz. Symonsz.best dunckenzal. Gelovendedie voorsz.pertijencontrahenten daervooren ende te volbrengen, te effectueren пае te comenendegetrouwelick respectivelijck tot bedwanch harerespective endegoederenpresentendetoecomende in verbinden persoonen een enderechteren, versouckende vanallerechten gemaecktte wordenen bij mijnotarishieraff in derbesteforme.Dit was aldus gedaenbinnendervoorsz. oftmeeropenbareinstrumenten ten dagheende jare als boven,ter presentievan AbrahamLuis ende stedeAmstelredamme hiertoeversochtendegebeden. Lodewijckde Pottereals getuygen w.g. JanSymens,AfonncoDyas, ManuelRodríguezVega,bij mij PieterSymens. (ManuelRodriguesVega, AlfonsoDias and PieterSymonsz.depose that theysold to Jan 34 piecesof baize merchandise: of Vila Nova de Portimão,the following Symonsz.,merchant 36 Leydensays, 29 "swilkens" (8 of100,8 of80,9 of68, 6 of60, 3 of54 portee(draetten)),28 425 poundsof 46 piecesoffinelinen,12 piecesofcoarselinen,89 piecesofwainscot, (ticking),29 tin,2000piecesofcask-woodand a barrelofbutter.The totalvalue ofthecargois 6,202gld. 10 pennies.JanSymonsz.deposesthathe has receivedthesegoodsand thathe has put them on board the ship "Sinte Pieter'1,skipperSymonSyvertsz.of Enkhuizen,whichis lyingin wind.On safearrivalthere, in Amsterdam to sail to Portimãowiththefirstfavourable readiness JanSymonsz.willbe indebtedfora sumof8,126gld.or 3,250crusados,160réis(at 100 gr.per cr. and 400 réispercr.). The sea voyagewillbe at theriskofthesellers.For thesumof8.126 20 lastsof „dodice"or white(blancos) gld. Symonsz.is to deliver40 lasts of figs,specifically at 350 réisper 2 and 20 lastsof „marchantos"81 at thepriceof400 réisper2 arrobas,82 figs80 160 arrobasperlast. Thesefigsare to be deliveredon boardfreeof charges arrobas,reckoning to 626 gld. is sum amounting forthetotalsumof 3,000crusadosor 7,500gld.The remaining to be sentin moneyor in barrelsof figswiththe shipof Syvertsz.,or of someoneelse at the ofSymonsz.Symonsz.is to sendofftheship3 or 4 days beforethedepartureofthe discretion shipswhicharrivedat thesametimeor6 daysearlierthenhisship.) " Nr.17 - Abandonment Vegaofgoodsonboardtheships"N. Sra. de Victoria byManuelRodrigues and "N. Sra. da Luz". 1597,November24.88 80Dodice. werewild or"dodische Taal""dodesche" derNederlandsche tothe"Woordenboek vijgen" According theprice, from as appears areofa goodquality, inquestion thefigs ofaninferior however, Here, figs quality. 't in Woordenboeck: "HetGroot thanthatofthe"marchantos". whichis higher gestelt Neder-Duytsch, doorArnout Gedrukt Hexham. Leers,anno1658)gives: endeiri4 Engelsch" Rotterdam, (doorHendrick ordry, ofdried, = Dry refer tothecolour couldpossibly "blancos" Thequalification "Dodische vijgen figgs". were dried. white were considered tobethebestandonlythebestquality figs Also, figs. figs " Marchantos. da comadre", to quality: varieties intothree "figo "figo according Portuguese figsaredivided thesecond madeto "mercantes", is undoubtedly Herereference chocho". (seeG. quality, mercante", "figo occurs "marchants" Thefig,itshistory, andcuring,..., culture 1901,p. 48).Thespelling Washington, Eisen, on5 May1601.The andWestFriesland ofHolland inthelistofincoming bytheStates charges convoy passed 3 sh.per "dodische" for the and 60 of about is sh. forthe"marchants" 5 perhamper ponds, convoy charges ofabout30pounds. Stat.v.Holl,enW.Fr.,1601, 190). p. hamper (See 31Aroben. = oldSpanish about11£kilogrammes. ofweight measure Arroba of25Spanish pounds, •• 1597, Not.JanFransz. November Bruyningh. 78,fol.182-183v., 17,Not.Arch. of widow ofMariaBernaldes as representative LindoofAntwerp between Alexander (Barnaldis), Agreement of merchants denOtter, andHillebrant andOlphert on28May1576, deceased atBadAachen Lindo, Jeronimo the of theCourt Middelburg their suitbefore areto continue against Thetwolast-mentioned Amsterdam. ofLuisAlvares dela Palmeonbehalf insurers whosigned thepolicy drawn (Louis upinthenameofSalvador seealso ofAntwerp, merchant nation. ofthePortuguese merchant Caldera, (ForAlvares Alvarez) Caldera, Lieven March Not. fol. Not. Arch. 1595, Heylinc.). 31, 47, 113, 116 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Not . Lieven NouArch. Heylinc. 52,fol.1Ù6, Mentioned byZwarts, p. 159** thenotarypublicnotifies of Amsterdam, At therequestofManuelRodriguesVega,merchant Baltazar van Nispen,Jan Stevensz.,Jacquesvan Hanswijck,Jan Veen, GuillaumeBuys, Dirck PieterGerritsz. Delff,Reynierde Loker,Willemvan Campen,Melchiorvan Dortmont, of the goodstakenon board the Alewijn,Baltazar Tacotand Daniel Cambier,underwriters India to ships"N. Sra. de Victoria"and "N. Sra. da Luz" comingfromCochin(Coxien)inMelchior Lisbon,thathe abandonsthesegoodsand requestspaymentof the amountinsured, he insuredthemiftheshipswereill van Dortmont deposesthat,to thebestofhis knowledge, thefleetthatis due to put intoportand that,ifthisrefersto thepreviousfleet»he does not considerhimself obligedto pay. Nr.18" - Abandonment by AlfonsoDias and PieterSymonsz.of goodson boardtheship"SiiШ Pieter ofSymonSyvertsz. 1598,January7. Not. Lieven Not.Arch. Heylinc. 62,fol.146v,t AlfonsoDias and PieterSymonsz.notifyGaspar and Baltazar Coymans,Hans van Gheel, who insuredforhimgoods of Amsterdam BaltazarJacotand Thibautde Pickere,merchants that whichwereput on boardtheship"SintePieter",skipperSvmonSyvertsz.(Sieuwertsz.), theyabandonto themthesegoodsand requestpaymentof thesuminsured.Hans van Gheel repliesthat,on thepolicyhe signed,thenameoftheskipperwas SyvertSymonsz.,not Symon Syvertsz. Nr.19 - Powerofattorney , to Adriaendê granted by FranciscoDias Nunes (Nunges),merchant in and solicitor at thelawcourtofAmsterdam , toacton hisbehalf Clerck, againstGillisLourensz., outofcourt. 1598,February16. Not.Arch. Not.Lieven 53,fol.28-28v, Heylinc. madein thenameôf ManutiRodrigues Nr.20 - Protestfornon-acceptance ofa billofexchange VegaagainstDaniel de Mares. 1598,February24. Not.Lieven Not.Arch . 53,fol.34v'36, Heylinc. wentto theresidence At therequestofManuelRodrigues Vega,thenotarypublicand witnesses ofDaniel de Maresand,in theabsenceofthelatter,requestedhiswifeto acceptthefollowing bill of exchange: - 312 - 15. Laus Deo, den lOenfebruary 1598in Antwerpen dentwedenonbetaeltzijnde, Op uso U.E. zal believente betalendesenmijneerstenwisselbrief, aen sr. ManuelRodriguesVega de sommevan dryhonderttwaelf scellingen ponden,vijfthien ende vims.De weerdealh[i]erontfangen van sr. Adriaenvan Nispen.Doet goedebetalinghe stelletop reeckening. Allesper advies. Ende was onderteckent : Stevenvan den Casteele.De was: aen den eersamensr. Daniel de Marestot Amsterdam. superscriptie on 10 February1598.Goodfor312 p., 15 sh. Flem., (Bill,firstofexchange,drawnat Antwerp to be paid at usanceto ManuelRodriguesVega. The value was receivedfromAdriaenvan Nispen.Drawnby Stevenvan denCasteele,addressedto Danielde Mares,Amsterdam.) The wifesaysthatherhusbandis out oftown,but she is certainthatthebillofexchangewill notbe accepted,sinceit was nottenderedon time.The notarypublicprotestsnon-acceptance. 84Zwarts ofHolland, mentions twelve wholesale merchants traders withIndia. 117 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Nr.2i - Abandonment byManuelRodrigues Vegaofgoodsonboardtheship"Ste.Pieter",belonging * toshipperSymonSyvertsz. ofEnkhuizen. 1598,February25. Not.Arch. 53,fol.36v,Not.Lieven Heylinc. At therequestofManuelRodriguesVega,merchant of Amsterdam, thenotarypublicnotifies of Ghijselbrecht Bruynincx, JanVeen,JanCornelisz.Visscher, MathijsJansz.,andthebrother Cornelisvan Bogaerde,who insuredgoodsand merchandise on his behalfon board the ship "Sinte Pieter",skipperSymonSyvertsz. ofEnkhuizen, thatthisshipwaslostonitspassagefrom Portimãoand thathe abandonsthegoodsto themin returnforthepaymentoftheinsuredsum. Nr.22 - Freightcontract between Manuel RodriguesVega and skipperEvertHeyndrixsz. of Enkhuizen 1598,March10. Not.Arch. Not.Lieven Heylinc. 53,fol.51v-52, eenbepaalde woonот deJoden Mentioned in Amsterdam byIJzerman , no.707;VasDias, Eenverzoek Amstela definite to allottheJews in Amsterdam placeofresidence), plaatsaan te wijzen{a petition odamum , XXXV(1938), p. 187,note3; Zwarts p. 159. of Amsterdam, and ÈvertHeynFreightcontractbetweenManuelRodriguesVega, merchànt drixsz.of Enkhuizen,skipperof theship"SintePieter",capacity150 tons.About70 lastsof windtheskipperis to sail with grainare to be loadedat Enkhuizen.Withthefirstfavourable thisCargoto Cascais.Thencehe is to go on to Lisbonto inquirewhetherhe is to unloadat ratesare to be LisbonorMadeira.The lay-timeis to last from3 weeksto a month.The freight of thewindthe 7 due. perlast at Lisbonand 11 due. at Madeira.If becauseof the direction skipperhas to sail aroundEngland,he is to receive1 due. per last extra.In additionto the rateagreedon, he is to receivea flagworth25 gld. JamesLopes da Costaand Miguel freight (Michièl)Lopes Homemact as witnesses.85 Manuel RodriguesVega and skipperBarentPietersz.Roest between Nr.23 - Freightcontract of Venhuizen. 1598,March31. Not.Arch. Not.Lieven Heylinc. 53,fol.77v-78, Mentioned no.720. byIJzerman FreightcontractbetweenManuel RodriguesVega, merchantof Amsterdam,and Barent Pietersz.RoestofVenhuizen, skipperofttheshipthe "Roode Muelen",capacity192 tons.The merchant is to freight theshipwith48 lastsofwheat.Withthiscargotheskipperis to sail to he is to takè on a returncargoof 15 or 20 lasts. The Lisbonwhere,afterhe has unshipped, theChannel,or 7 due. rateto Lisbonis to be 6 due. perlast iftheskippersailsthrough freight is to be 38 gld.perlast rateto Amsterdam perlastifhe has to sail roundEngland.The freight minusthe6 or7 due.perlastwhichwillalreadyhavebeénpaid at Lisbon.Shouldthecharterer at Amsterdam or his supercargo have leftLisbonor have no returncargo,thenthecharterer as faras Lisbon. is notobligedto pay morethanthefreight chargesincurred Nr.24 - Powerof attorney grantedbyManuel RodriguesVegato Arias da Vega to claimfrom David de Weertin Moroccothereturn ofcertaingoods. 1598,April1. 7 8v~7 Arch. Not. Lieven Not. Heylinc. 53,fol. 9, DeedinFrench. Mentioned byZwarts, p. 159. of Amsterdam, ManuelRodriguesVega,merchant grantspowerof attorneyto Ariasda Vega '•*Zwarts: ofthefirst andMichiel LópesdaCostawasthefounder Jaimes LopezGomez. Jacomez LopezDacosta Thename inAmsterdam. HisaliaswasJacob Tirado. pp.187-188). (SeeVazDias,Eenverzoek..., synagogue Bank.ForMiguel oftheAmsterdam inthe1609index LopesHomem, Exchange Jennes LopesdaCostaoccurs see,inter alia,no.71. 118 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions (Davega), Portuguesebachelor,to claim back fromDavid De Weert,Flemish'merchantin fromanotherparty,thefollowing merchandise or thereceiptsofsame: Morocco,or ifnecessary 30 quintalsofironin 97 pieces;2 packagescontaining 538 poundsofgingerpackedin18sacks; 1 packagecontaining300 poundsof clovesin 10 sacks; 1 packagecontaining 262 poundsof 20 quintalsand 38 poundsofcordage;20 -empty chests nutmegin 11 sacks;3 barrelscontaining to be filledwithsugar.On 29 September1597,thesegoodswereconsignedto De Weertby Gasparvan Nispenin Zeelandat the expenseof ManuelRodriguesVega and weresentthere withtheshipthe"Valk",skipperBalthazarStevensz.On itssafearrivalthere,thelatterhanded overthecargoto De Weert. contract between Nr.25 - Freight GarciaPimentel, ofFranciscoGodinesandskipper actingonbehalf ofEnkhuizen. JacobYsbrantsz. 1598,April25. Not.Arch . 79,fol . 189v-190, Not.JanFransz. Bruyningh. Mentioned no.727. byIJzerman, merchant òfAmsterdam, FreightcontractbetweenGarciaPimentel(GerciaPiementèl), acting on behalfof FranciscoGodines,and Jacob Ysbrandtsz.of Enkhuizen,skipperof the ship "Hercules",capacity140 tons.The skipperis to sail witha cargoof 60 lasts of ryeto Porto, wherehe is to deliverit to HenricoGomes(Gommes)da Costa,or in his absence,to Gonsalo rate is to be 6J due,per last Lopes and Miguel(Michielo)Gomesor theiragent.The freight ofrye.Furthermore it is stipulatedthattheskipperis notpermitted to freight grainbelonging to anyoneelse. Nr.26 - Freightcontract between Manuel RodriguesVega and skipperCornelisCornelisz.of alias OudeKees. Rotterdam, 1598,April28. Not.Arch. 53,fol.100-101 , Not.Lieven Heylinc. Mentioned no.729. byIJzerman, and Cornelis FreightcontractbetweenManuel RodriguesVega, merchantof Amsterdam, Cornelisz.of Rotterdam, alias Oude Kees,86skipperof theship"SintJan",capacity80 tons. The skipperis to sail fromRotterdamto Portowithhis shiploadedwithryeand wheat.Here the merchant or hissupercargo is to unshipthecargoand put 12 or 15 lastsofgoodson board forthereturntrip.The freight rateto Portois to be 8,due. perlast,and to Amsterdam 22£gld. is not boundto pay moreat Amsterdam thanthe sum owingforthe per last. The charterer of the at Porto. Gabriel Fernandes acts as witness. goodsshipped transport Nr.27 - Cornelisvan Westkapelle, arrested at therequestofManuel.RodriguesVega,declareshé willindemnify thelatter balesofginger. fortheshortage ofthree 1598,April29. Not.Arch. 53,fol.101, Not.Lieven Heylinc. Cornelisvan Westkapelle, has been arrestedat the requestof Manuel skipperof Middelburg, RodriguesVega because of a shortageof 3 balesofgingerin a cargoof60 baleswhichhe was to receive,accordingto a writtencommunication fromLaurens Baeck (LouwereysBacx), of Middelburg. merchant The skipperdeposesthathe receivedonly57 bales ¿romBaeck. In orderto be releasedfromarrest,however,he promisesto indemnify RodriguesVega against Baeck and to thisendpledgeshisperson,goodsand shipcalled"'t Seepaert". " Thetextruns:Cornelis Corneliss Forthecorrect Outkees. nameseeno.50. 119 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions in" tktпата of ManuelRodriguesVegaof a cargoof wheaton boardthe Nr,28 - Abandonment toskipperBeveviPietersz , Roest. ship "De RoodenMuelen belonging 1598,May 1 and 2. . äStfol Noi.LùvenHey line. Arch . 103v, #of. At therequestofManuelRodrigues Thibaut Vega,thenotarypublicinforms GasparCoymans, BaltazarJacot,DirckAlewijn,Hubrecht de Pickere,Dirckvan Os,MathijsJansz,van Straeten, of Amsterdam, who insuredthe Wachmans,Jan le Brun and ConrardBosserei,merchants on theship"De RoodenMuelen",skipperBerentPietersz.Roest,that wheatforhimfreighted theshipwas lostat sea on itsoutwardvoyagefromEnkhuizenand thathe abandonsthewheat to themin returnforthepaymentoftheinsuredsum. Claesz.ш behalf thesale ofbaize Nr.29 - NoticesewedonHendrick ofFranciscoLopesconcerning fora bondin thenameofGuillaumeBuys. 1598,June2. " . 33xfol.I68v, Not.Jacob Not.Arch Gijsbertsz. of the Portuguesenation,informs HendrickClaesz.,dyer,burgher FranciscoLopes,merchant that he is willingto hand over to Claesz. a bond in the name of Guillaume of Amsterdam, thatBuysdoes,indeed,owe himtheamount (Guilielmo) Buysfor365 p. Flem.and to declareaccounts in hisname.He requiresthatClaesz. ofthebondand thatthereareno otherunsettled shalldeliverhimthebaizehe boughtwiththebond.In theeventofrefusalhe protestsall costs, in orderto speakto BuyspersonClaesz.requests8 dayspostponement damagesand interests. ally,sincethelatteris convalescent. and skipperAdriaenJanssen. between GarciaPimentel contract Nr.30 - Freight 1598,June10. Not.JanFransz. Not.Arch. 80,fol.92-93, Вгиутщ, no.741. Mentioned byIJzerman, and merchantof Amsterdam, FreightcontractbetweenGarciaPimentel(GerciaPiementel)» ofAmsterdam, AdriaenJanssen, burgher skipperoftheship"Koode Gans",capacity140 tons» firelocks, mannedby a crewof11handsand1 boyandarmedwith6 ironpieces,2 stoneguns»rifles» and otherammunition. Pimentelis to ship60 lastsofrye.The skipperis to spears,gunpowder sail withthiscargoeitherthroughthe Channelor aroundEnglandto Lisbon»wherehe is to rate The freight handthecargooverto thepersonappointedforthispurposeby themerchant. to carryany is to be 6 due. perlast. A further is thattheskipperis notpermitted stipulation to a thirdparty. goodsbelonging a tetter received Nr.31 - Affidavit ofManuelRodriguesVegaconcerning byhimfromDavid de Weert in Morocco. 1598,June23. Lieven Not.Arch. Not. 53,fol.153v, Heylinc. ManuelRodrigues Vega deposeson behalfofGasparvan Nispenthathe receiveda letterfrom MoroccofromDavid ae Weert,dated26 January1598.In it De WeertwritesthatRodrigues •T1598, Not.Jacob 33,fol,167vt Gijsbertsz, May27,Not.Arch. served ofAntwerp, ofGillisde Greve» Notice vanWilligen, merchant as representative byFrançois acting ofAmmerchant ofHamburg, onHansSimonsz., merchant ofAntwerp, merchant andNicolaes Rodrigues, for ofDe Greveand to render account his of the conduct of the and administration sterdam, goods factory andtoappear before theaccounts. inorder toliquidate 1598,June8,idem, Rodrigues, responsible persons ofattorney Power toJanHoofdt, merchant ofAmsterdam fol.170-170V. granted byVanWilligen (seefurther theabovedeed). 120 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions De Weertthat Vega is to receivethebillsofladingfromPedroMartines.The latterconformed BalthazarStevensz.wouldnot take on boardthe goodsMartineswas to deliverforDe Weert De Weertinstructed Martinesto shipas muchgoodsbelonging on a bond.Thereupon to friends and to thisend sentalongan openletterto the as possiblein ordernotto have to pay freight be made skipper.The latterrefusedto accepttheletter.De Weertrequestedthat,a deposition about thismatterand that it be sentwiththe ship. Jeronimus Wonderaer(Wonderar)and PedroRodriguesappearbeforethenotarypublicand deposethattheletterfromDe Weertis in thelatter'sownhandwriting. contract between GarciaPimentel Nr.32 - Freight and skipperSymenJansz.ofAkersloot. 1598,July8. Not.Arch. Not.JanFransz. 80,fol.118v-119v, Bruyning. Mentioned byIJzerman , no.773. and FreightcontractbetweenGarciaPimentel(GerciaPiementel),merchantof Amsterdam, skipperoftheship"Die SwartenHondt",capacityabout 100tons, SymenJansz.ofAkersloot,88 4 ironpiecesand 2 stoneguns.The merchant is to ship45 lasts of wheat. weaponsincluding The skipperis to sail withit to Lisbon,wherehe is to deliverthecargoto thepersonin whose namethebillsofladingare madeout. The freight rateis to be 5Jdue. per last iftheskipper theChannel,and 1J ducimoreifhe sailsaroundEngland. sailsthrough Nr.33 - Affidavit to a letter ofHans de Laet madeat therequestof FranciscoLopes,pertaining in thenameofAnthonio ofcredit Henriques. 1598,July29. Not.Arch. Not.JanFransz. 80,fol.172v-173, Bruyningh. In thepresenceof the notarypublic,Hans de Laet, merchant of Amsterdam, deposesat the that: requestofFranciscoLopes,Portuguésmerchant, heeftseeckereadvysbrieff uut Lonnenin ...hij déposantop huyden,date deses,ontfangen achthienden Engelandtgeschreven bij DirckLipsoon,gedateert ditto,stilonovo,endeaen hem inhoudende ende dat d'voorn.DirckLipsoonenden geaddreseert, expresselijek mitbrengende Pietervan Loor geweesthaddenbij ThomasCotteels,coopmantot Lonnenvoorsz.,ende hem betaelthaddevoorAnthonioHenriques,gevangenaldaer, affgevraechtofthijeenige penningen daer den zelvenop antwoorde:neen.Daerbij seggende:den brieffvan credentiedie Symon haddevercregen, zal ick weder RodriguesDevora van sr. Mertende la Faillietot Antwerpen sendenals die voorn.De la Faille mijsulexsal ordonneren endeandersniet. fromLondon,dated 18 July1598,in which (That todayhe recieveda letterof instruction DirckLipsoonwriteshimthat,togetherwithPietervan Loor of London,he visitedThomas merchant of that city,and asked himif he had paid forAnthonioHenriques,who Coteels,89 was imprisoned there.Coteelsrepliedthathe had notdoneso and thathe wouldsendbackthe letterof creditwhichSymonRodriguesď E vora had receivedfromMartende la Faille89of ifDe la Faille gave orderto thiseffect.) Antwerp, " IJzerman: ofAckersloot. Fransz. Symen •• Thomas Coteels andMarten dellaFaille.DeliaFaillewasa sonofJandellaFailletheElderofAntwerp and wasbornin 1545.After thedeathofhisfather in 1582heformed a partnership withhisthree chief factors, hisbrother-in-law Thomas Thepartnership Coteels. lasted from 1583to1594andhaditsheadquarters including inAntwerp, where Marten wasin charge. Thelatter alsohadthelargest sharein thecapital. was Trading onmainly carried with lesser with theIberian After 1594Marten Italyandtoa much retired degree peninsula. from and entered a career in He diedin1620. service. Coteels trading continued inLondon government trading after 1594.(SeeW.Brulez, De firma dellaFailleendeinternationale handel vanVlaamse inde 16e firma's 1959.Verband, vande Kon.VI.Acad,, voorWet.,Lett,enSchone eeuw,Brussels, Künsten. of (Proceedings TheRoyalFlemish forScience, Literature andFineArts).) Academy 121 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions contract between ManuelRodrigues Nr.34 - Freight Vegaand skipperJan Adriaensz.of Uitgeest. 1598,August1. Not . 179v-181, . JanFransz. Not . Arch. 80,fol Bruyningh. no.794. Mentioned byIJzerman, FreightcontractbetweenManuelRodriguesVega and JanAdriaensz.ofUitgeest,40 skipperof theChannelor around theship"'t Postpaert",capacity110tons.The skipperis to sail through Englandto Lisbonwitha cargoof goodswhichwillbe shippedby bothRodriguesVega and are to be to thecreditofRodrigues others.The proceedsofthetransport, however, Vega alone. is to have the cargounshippedas quicklyas possible, At Lisbon,the merchant's supercargo fromManuelde Palaciosand GabrielRuberò, theskipperis to receiveinstructions whereupon of Lisbon,to sail to Portimão,Lagos, Faro or Tavira (Tavila) in the Condado.41 merchants is to ship50 lastsoffigsorothermerchandise withina lay-time of45 days. Therethesupercargo or Rotterdamand theredeliverhis Withthiscargotheskipperis to sail back to Amsterdam The freight rateis to be 57 gld. to Amsterdam or cargoto RodriguesVega or his supercargo. 2 barrelsperlast,and 2 pipes or 2 casks or 3 tiercesor 4 quartersor Rotterdam, reckoning to thecustomary 20 "koppel"offigsor22' quintalsperbarrel,and othermerchandise according and skippers. ofmerchants tariff between ManuelRodriguesVegaand skipperPieterPietersen contract Nr.35 - Freight ofHoorn. 1598,August5. Not.JanFransz . Bruyningh. . 130-131V, Not.Arch. 81,fol no.797. Mentioned byIJzerman, ofAmsterdam, andPieterPietersen betweenManuelRodrigues contract Vega,merchant Freight of Hoorn,skipperof the ship"'t Fortuyn",capacity110 tons.The merchantis to shipa full cargoofgrain.The skipperis to sail withit to Porto.If on hisarrivalat Texeltwootherships are lyingtherewhichare to sail aroundEngland,he is obligedto join them.In Portothe merchant'ssupercargowill informhim whetherthe cargois to be unshippedthereoi at at Porto,and 10 due. rateis to be 6 due.perlastifthecargois unshipped Thefreight Funchal.42 ifat Funchal. and skipperDirckGerritsz. GarciaPimentel between contract Nr.36 - Freight ofStavoren. 1598,August12. Fransz. Not. Arch. Not. Bruyningh. 80,fol.200-201, Jan no.803. Mentioned byIJzerman, and Dirck Gerritsz.of FreightcontractbetweenGarcia Pimentel,merchantof Amsterdam, is to ship Stavoren,skipperof the ship "GroenePapagay",capacity110 tons.The merchant The skipperis to sail withthemto Faro in theCondado, at discretion goodsand merchandise. is to unshipthecargowithin6 weeksandputonboard40 lasts wherethemerchant's supercargo or up Withthiscargothe skipperis to sail back to Amsterdam of figsor othermerchandise. rate is to be at the time.The freight the Meuseto Rotterdam,accordingto circumstances or Rotterdam, 2 barrelsto a 28 gld. and 10 st. per barreldeliveredat Amsterdam reckoning of40 piecesor 80 halfpieces)or 22' quintal last and 2 pipesor 20 "koppel"offigs(consisting to a barrel. 40IJzerman: is present-day vanUutgeest. Uitgeest. Uutgeest JanAndriessen indeCondaet" eneenderplaatsen FaroofFavulla MIJzerman (VillaNova,Lagios, gives:"VillaNova,Lagios, "VillaNova,Lagios,Farooft intheCondado). Thetextruns, however: andoneoftheplaces Faroor Favulla inoneofthe indeCondaet ineenderzelver gelegen" (VillaNova,Lagios,FaroorTavilla, Tavilla, plaetsen, intheCondado). located sameplaces 41IJzerman In the teFunsael "Porta PortofteMallega lossen (Madera)". (enzoonoodig givesas destination: there "ofthijtotPortvoorsz. is tosailto"Porta Port"andenquire itis saidthattheskipper however, text, have location the names the last-mentioned voirts naer Madera in In Funsael". offvandaer sallossen seylen issituated onMadeira, andnotviceversa. sinceFunchal beenexchanged, probably 122 This content downloaded from 190.27.140.218 on Sun, 4 May 2014 20:54:36 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions