The Dutch magazine Maandelyksche Nederlandse Mercurius for October 1756 mentioned a decision of the Directors of the Dutch E.I.C. (the so-called Heeren XVII)) dated October 1756 to sent out 30 ships that autumn.
Chamber Amsterdam: Leymuiden, Petronella Maria, Stadwaard, Ameliswaard, Waard, Overnes, Spaarzaamheid, Haarlem, Sloten, Rosenburg, of 150 feet, 't Huis te Manpad of 145 feet, Wildryk and Kasteel van Tilburg of 136 feet and Bronste of 125 feet.
Chamber Zealand: Zuidbeveland, Torenvliedt, Nieuwerkerk of 150 feet, Baresanden, Jager, Hercules of 136 feet and the Ze[e]lely of 125 feet.
Chamber Delft: Delft of 140 feet, Overschie of 136 feet.
Chamber Rotterdam: Vrouw Elizabeth of 140 feet and Rotterdam of 136 feet.
Chamber Hoorn: Lekkerlust of 140 feet and Getrouwigheid of 136 feet.
Chamber Enkhuizen: Vrouw Petronella of 140 feet and Ruiskenstein of 130 feet.
A second decision was to built 4 ships, two by the chamber Amsterdam, each of 150 feet and to be named Velsen and Rynswoud, one by the chamber Zealand of 150 feet and to be named Noordbeveland and one by the Chamber Delft of 140 feet to be named Blyswyk.
Source
The Maandelykse Nederlandsche Mercurius was published by Bernardus Mourik at Amsterdam.
Chamber Amsterdam: Leymuiden, Petronella Maria, Stadwaard, Ameliswaard, Waard, Overnes, Spaarzaamheid, Haarlem, Sloten, Rosenburg, of 150 feet, 't Huis te Manpad of 145 feet, Wildryk and Kasteel van Tilburg of 136 feet and Bronste of 125 feet.
Chamber Zealand: Zuidbeveland, Torenvliedt, Nieuwerkerk of 150 feet, Baresanden, Jager, Hercules of 136 feet and the Ze[e]lely of 125 feet.
Chamber Delft: Delft of 140 feet, Overschie of 136 feet.
Chamber Rotterdam: Vrouw Elizabeth of 140 feet and Rotterdam of 136 feet.
Chamber Hoorn: Lekkerlust of 140 feet and Getrouwigheid of 136 feet.
Chamber Enkhuizen: Vrouw Petronella of 140 feet and Ruiskenstein of 130 feet.
A second decision was to built 4 ships, two by the chamber Amsterdam, each of 150 feet and to be named Velsen and Rynswoud, one by the chamber Zealand of 150 feet and to be named Noordbeveland and one by the Chamber Delft of 140 feet to be named Blyswyk.
Source
The Maandelykse Nederlandsche Mercurius was published by Bernardus Mourik at Amsterdam.
