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Wednesday, 16 October 2013

The cargo of 4 Dutch E.I.C. ships which arrived October 1694

In the beginning of October 1694 arrived 4 Dutch E.I.C. ship off Texel. They were the Nichtevecht and Agatha on account of the chamber Amsterdam, the Nieuwland for the chamber and finally the Ittershem for the chamber Hoorn. They all left Batavia 7 February and the Nichtevecht and Ittershem, arrived 4 October 1694 off Texel [the Agatha arrived 8 and the Nieuwland 15 October]. Their total cargo included 1514994 pd zwarte peper, 84565½ pd witte peper, 391500 pd Bengaalse salpeter, 165000 pd sapanhout, 362500 pd Japans staafkoper, 200188 pd tin, 97720 pd poedersuiker, 36500 Benjuin Cabesa, 14855¾ pd Japanse camphor, 13084 pd thee, 5034 Javaanse Cardamom, 22160 pd Radix China, 6600 pd Galiga, 1157 pd gomlak op stokjes, 4080 pd Bengaalse gomlak, 1620 pd Mauritius ebbenhout, 1300 pd Ambons ebbenhout, 6060 pd Ceylons ebbenhout, 41 ps of 24 3/8 realen zwaarte besoarsteen, 2 ps Pedro de Porco [bezoarsteen], 15190 pd Bengaalse rouw zyde, 4060 pd Bengaalse borax, 3672 pd Bengaalse katoengaren, 22696 pd Cauris, 2583½ pd Chinese zijde, 259 bruto pd Javaanse indigo tot monster, 11800 ps. Jambise hondrottingen, 6 potten Siamze Athiaar, 15 ps. Siammawaars, 400 ps Guinees ly[n]waat gebleekt, 60 ps. Guinees sijn gebleekt, 320 ps gemeen gebleekte Salampouris, 160 ps syne gebleekte dito, 320 ps Parcallen gemeen gebleekt, 300 ps Cassa Bengaals, 1280 ps Dasjes, 260 ps Alibanees, 4390 ps Roemaals, 800 ps Sousjes, 4000 ps of 1000 Morados Fotassen, 1006 ps Zeildoek, 500 ps Nieuwe Modesse soffen, 1715 ps Mallemolens, 1718 ps Hammans, 1030 ps geruyte Dourias 208 ps witte Demasten, 30 ps Japanse Zyde Rokken en 200 ps Lachorics tot Monster.

Source
Europische Mercurius, 5th part, Amsterdam, bookseller Timotheus ten Hoorn, 1694.