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Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Dutch East Indiaman serving at Mocca according to the Generale Missive dated 31 March 1734

On board the Proostwijk was a small revolt because the crew wanted the boatswain to be replaced. This ship had ballast existing of 150 last salt.

Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988, Generale Missive from Dirk van Cloon, p. 567-587.