On 23 November were by the Lords of the E.I.C. chamber Amsterdam appointed as masters Maarten Wout on the Overnes, with as destination Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), Jan Schellinger on the Spaarzaamheid with as destination China, Willem Dankwart on the Roosenburg with as destination Ceylon [Sri Lanka], all ships with a length of 150 feet and Jan Spek on the Wiltryk with as destination Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia) with a length of 136 feet.
