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Explanatory notes 1700-10:
According to res. Heren 17 o f 27.7.1710 the Amsterdam, Delft and Rotterdam chambers had together to send an additional fl 233,010 to
the above amount; the Enkhuizen chamber had sent 1 stuiver (fl 0.05) too much!
Gold is dispatched in bars o f the pagoda fineness, and in ducats. It is stated that in case of shortage o f Mexican reals silver bars, ducatoons
or gold may be sent. For silver bars the chambers may also send ducatoons.
Explanatory notes 1710-20:
According to the res. of 18.2.1720 a sum of fl 1,920,379 was still to be dispatched. Gold is sent in ducats (in any case for the sum of
fl1,205,000)andgoldbarsofthepagodafineness.Silverbarsareofthefinenessofrupees,11penn. 20gr.Thechambersweregenerally
allowed to send, if necessary, silver bars or ducatoons instead o f Mexicanen;
in gold bars, silver bars o r Mexicanen.
Sources:
in 1711-12 and 1718-19 they were allowed to send an amount
VOC 157, res. Heren 17, 24.9.1700,30.8.1701 ; V O C 158, id. 16.2 and 8.9.1702,5.3 and 20.9.1703,11.3 and 14.10.1704,26.2 and 16.10.1705;
VOC 159,id.3.3and14.10.1706,21.2and11.10.1707,25.2and23.10.1708,2.4and22.10.1709;VOC160,id.8.3and6.11.1710,23.3and
29.10.1711, 14.3 and 17.10.1712, 10.3 and 10.10.1713, 9.3.1714; V O C 161, id.28.9.1714, 9.3 and 18.9.1715, 16.3 and 17.9.1716, 18.3 and
5.10.1717, 7.3 and30.9.1718, 7.3 and 15, 18 and25.9.1719; V O C 162, id. 18.2.1720. Cf. Glamann, Dutch-Asiatic
trade, 187-293.