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NOTARIAL RECORDS RELATING TO THE PORTUGUESE JEWS IN AMSTERDAM UP TO 1639Source: Studia Rosenthaliana, Vol. 16, No. 1 (MARCH 1982), pp. 61-84Published by: Peeters PublishersStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41481487 .

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NOTARIAL RECORDS RELATING TO THE PORTUGUESE JEWS IN AMSTERDAM UP TO 1639

Nr. 1882 - At the request of Francisco de Caceres, who acts for Pero Fernandes Mello, merchant in Lisbon, the notary hears Sebastiao Rodrigues de Leão, 58 years old, Fernando Rodrigues da Fonseca, 5 1 years old and Francisco Gomes de Crasto, 28 years old, concerning some sections of the deed of enquiry that was granted to Mello by Dr. Julianus de Silveira, desembargador in Lisbon on August 7, 1619. They declare that they were in Lisbon in 1603, when Tristão Montero pledged an emerald to Francisco Vas Covilhao, a rich merchant who had lent money to Montero. This emerald appeared in the inventory of the marquess of Vila Real with an estimated value of 320 milrees. The emerald had been pledged for about 262 crusados but was worth considerably less in reality. According to their statements Mello mediated in this pledge and Montero, without any right, does not pay off the money under the pretext that Covilhao has not been willing to return the emerald. Covilhao repeatedly complained about this in Lisbon, Antwerp and also in the Netherlands, from where his widow and son left Amsterdam for Italy some five years ago. Covilhao was not able to take any action against Montero because the latter was a powerful man, belonging to the house of the marquess.

1619, October 17 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 564-568; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1883 - Anna Isaaks, 22 years old, makes the following statement at the request of Manuel Pelegrino, Portuguese. She used to be a maid in the service of Manuel Aires, Portuguese, in whose house Jacob Pelegrino and the said Manuel Pelegrino were also residing. She saw that Rifica Mezurado, the daughter of Manuel Aires, repeatedly went to Manuel Pelegrino's door to provoke him. She reported this more than once to Rifica's mother, who punished her daughter. Rifica even called Manuel up to her room. Rifica told her that she had gone so far with Manuel that she did not dare tell her mother. Anna had understood that Rifica was to marry Manuel. Rifica told her that if Manuel wanted to give her a lover's pledge, he was not to tell her father. Francisco Mendes de Porto signs as witness.51

1619, October 17 Not. Arch. 461, fol. 297-298; Not. Palm Mathijsz.

Nr. 1884 - Jan Rodrigues authorizes . . Л) in Bayonne to collect money from Manuel Francisco de Castro in Biarritz.

1619, October 18 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 571; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1885 - Notice served by Simon Gomes, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, upon Duarte de Palacios, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. Gomes declares to be willing to give to De Palacios the bill of exchange of 500 crusados after De Palacios has paid this bill to him. The bill was drawn in 1618 by Marcus de Gois de Morais, who lived in Porto as a merchant, upon Duarte de Palacios and his brother Pedro. De Palacios answers that he adheres to the notice he served upon Gomes.52

1619, October 20 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 552; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

k the name of the proxy is not filled in. 51 Anna Isaaks signs with a Hebrew signature. 52 See deed nr. 1873.

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Nr. 1886 - Francisco Lopes Capadose, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes his son Manuel Dias Capadose and Gonsalo Lopes Vitoria, merchant in Hamburg, to look after all his affairs in Hamburg and elsewhere and in particular to claim from Joseph and Gabriel de Casseres, merchants in Hamburg, two bonds for a total amount of 2150 dollars that were deposited by the said Joseph and Gabriel de Casseres for his account with two people in Hamburg, viz. with Hendrick Alverman a sum of 1000 dollars and with Steffen van Eeden a sum of 1 150 dollars, according to a letter dated August 3 by the said Joseph and Gabriel de Casseres from Hamburg. If the latter two are not willing to hand in the bonds, the proxies are to take legal action against them and to notify Alverman and Van Eeden that they should not pay the money to Joseph and Gabriel de Casseres.

1619, October 22 Not. Arch. 625, p. 337-341; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1887 - At the request of Diogo Henriques Pina, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, Carel Laurens, 42 years old, merchant in Amsterdam, living on Nieuwendijk in the Twee Vergulde Cleerbesems, declares that some six weeks after All Saints' Day of 1618 he let to the said Pina a house in Breestraat opposite St. Anthonissluis, that is now inhabited by Dr. Rosa, so that Pina could live there with his aunt and sisters who have just arrived from Portugal. He declares that during the first 8 or 10 days Pina certainly did not have a maid and that 10 to 12 days after he moved into the house Pina left for Antwerp and returned some time later.

1619, October 23 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 574-575; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz .53

Nr. 1888 - Protest of non-payment. Andre Fernandes Cardoso,54 Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, requests from Alfonso Rois Cardoso, merchant in Amsterdam, payment of a bill of exchange of 100 crusados at 1 '2Vi groats a crusado. The bill was drawn in Lisbon on August 25, 1619 by Francisco Dias Villavicosa, to be paid at usance after 15 days. The maid of the drawee says that she does not know where he is. There is a rumour that he has left town.

1619, October 23 Not. Arch. 645 B,p. 1022-1023; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1889 - Branca Nunes, widow of Simão Rodrigues Senior, registers a protest against the fact that according to the will of her deceased husband, that was drawn up in February 1618 by notary Pieter Ruttens,55 she does not inherit half of her husband's estate and she claims this half. Licentiate Hieronimo Fernandes and Francisco de Pas sign as witnesses.

1619, October 24 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 133; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1890 - Branca Nunes, widow of Simão Rodrigues Senior, authorizes Gaspar Francisco and Simão Rodrigues Mendes to collect all money due to her. Licentiate Hieronimo Fernandes and Francisco de Pas sign as witnesses.

1619, October 24 Not. arch. 382, fol. 134-134v.; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1891 - Notice served by Elias Pereira, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, upon Gerrit Henricks, shoe-maker in Halsteeg. Pereira bought from Claes Thijsse, who was staying at the house of Henricks, three civet-cats, two male and one female, together for a sum of 307 guilders. This sum was deposited with Henricks. Pereira received the cats but it appears that they are not healthy. Therefore Pereira notifies Henricks that he is not to give the money to Thijsse and that the cats

53 See also deed nr. 1877 and 1878. 54 There are 15 deeds known mentioning him from 1614 till 1633. He is mentioned as a freighter of rye. He

was a cousin of Gonsalo Cardoso (9 April 1620; Not. Arch. 645 B, p. 956-957; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.). In 1623 he stays in Hamburg (10 June 1623; Not. Arch. 629, p. 120; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.). Kellenbenz mentions that in 1619 he had an account at the foundation of the Hamburg bank ( Sephardim an der unteren Elbe , p. 256). In 1646 he mentions the heirs of Andreas Fernandes Cardoso (ibidem, p. 276). 55 See deed nr. 1332.

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remain at the disposal of Thijsse. Henricks answers that he will not hand over the money and that he will inform Thijsse.

1619, October 25 Not. Arch. 383, fol. 135-135v.; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs.56

nr. 1892 - Manuel Nunes, living in Antwerp and sojourning in Amsterdam, declares that Duarte de Palacios, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, paid him 20 milrees out of friendship. According to a letter from Gaspar Gomes ď Almeida, merchant in Lisbon, dated August 6, 1619. Nunes was to receive this sum from Francisco Gomes Henriques.

1619, October 25 Not. Arch. 625, fol. 341-342 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz

Nr. 1893 - Freightcontract between Francisco Sanches, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, and skipper Imme Allertsz. from Stavoren, for a journey of the ship De Hoope , large 75 lasts, with rye and other goods, from Amsterdam to Serantes and possibly to Viana, at a freight of 750 guilders in reals of eights at 48 stivers a real. If the skipper is to sail on to Viana he will receive 150 guilders extra.

1619, October 28 Not. Arch. 62 5, fol. 347-348; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1894 - Notice served by Simon Gomes Dias, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, upon Francisco Mendes de Medeiros and Diogo Henriques, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam. Dias is willing to pay the sum of 20 guilders that he owes to Henriques for expenses for attorneys etc., due to the fact that Henriques was put in prison at the suit of Dias. According to a verdict of the judicial authorities of October 25, an agreement was made between De Medeiros and Henriques on the one hand and Hugo van Groenewegen and Francisco de Casseres, acting for Dias, on the other, in which the compensation is settled. The notified parties answer that they had the 20 guilders that are in the hands of the notary attached and that they do not want to receive this sum before Gomes has also paid the rest.


Nr. 1895 - Jeronimo Rodrigues de Sousa, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, proxy of Luis Gomes in Aveiro, authorizes Jacob van Polenburch, attorney before the court in Amsterdam, to take legal action in this court against François Wouters c.s. in case an appeal is made against a verdict of the commissioners of the Insurance Chamber.

1619, October 30 Not. Arch. 625, p. 350-351 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1896 - Jeronimo Rodrigues de Sousa, proxy of Luis Gomes in Aveiro, authorizes Jacob van Polenburch, attorney before the court of Amsterdam, to take legal action before this court as defendant against a verdict of the commissioners of the Insurance Chamber against the widow and heirs of Jan Jansz. van Helmont, claimants.


Nr. 1897 - Manuel Homen Vieira, Portuguese in Amsterdam, authorizes Jan van Soutelande, attorney before the Court of Holland and the High Court, to take legal action against Marten Galliaert and others, should this be necessary.

1619, October 30 Not. Arch. 625, p. 352-353 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1898 - Daniel da Fonseca, 37 years old, Jose da Silva, 22 years old and Gracia Nunes, 28 years old, all Portuguese in Amsterdam, make the following statement at the request of Simon Rodrigues

56 Now that one of the cats has died, Pereira notifies Hendricks on October 30, 1619 that all three cats remain chargeable to Thijsse. Hendricks answers that he will arrange a meeting between both parties. (Not. Arch. 382, fol. 140; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs; summarized by Prins, p. 53-54, Nr. 8).

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Pinel, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, husband of Lucia da Fonseca, formerly widow of Diogo Nunes: 1. In St. Jean de Luz in 1612 Daniel da Fonseca heard Simon Rodrigues Senior, who was then living there, declare in the presence of his son Diogo Nunes, who was sick with ulcers of which he died, that Diogo Nunes did not owe him more than 2050 Spanish reals of eights. Diogo Nunes then made his will in the presence of his father Simon Rodrigues Senior and Daniel da Fonseca. He further declares that when Simon Rodrigues Senior was in Amsterdam and when Lucia da Fonseca married the said Pinel, Sebastiaan Nunes, also Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, now proxy of Gaspar Nunes who lives in Spain, brother of Diogo Nunes, more than once told him, witness, that if Lucia da Fonseca would marry the said Pinel, she would never get anything from her means. He further declares that everything that was left by Diogo Nunes remained in Spain under the management of his brother Gaspar Nunes. 2. Jose da Silva declares that Sebastiaan Nunes repeatedly told him that Lucia da Fonseca was wrong to marry the said Pinel without permission from her former father-in-law and the friends of her deceased husband, so that she would not get anything of her means and that the said friends would produce an account from which it would appear that she owed a lot of money, but that Simon Rodrigues Senior would never have claimed anything from her if he had not been led on by his grandson Simon Rodrigues Mendes. 3. Gracia Nunes lived at the house of Simon Rodrigues Senior as well as Lucia da Fonseca. Shortly before his death she heard him say to his wife and Gaspar Nunes, his brother-in-law, Simon Rodrigues Mendes, his grandson and Sebastiaan Nunes, his friend, that he wanted to give Lucia da Fonseca everything that was due to her according to his son's will. To relieve his conscience Simon Rodrigues Senior had declared that his son Diego Nunes did not owe him more than was mentioned in his will. Concerning Sebastiaan Nunes her statement corroborates that of the other witnesses. The pffidavits were made in the presence of Dr. Josua da Silva and David Abudiente.

1619, October 30 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 578-579; Not Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1899 - Francisco Sanches, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, gave a bill of exchange of 372,042 reis on Domingos da Rocha to Thomas Nunes Pina, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, in payment of his debt of 372,045 reis plus interest to Pina, resulting from goods from Pina in Bahia. Now that Da Rocha has accepted this bill of exchange, Pina declares to have been paid by Sanches.

1619, November 1 Not. Arch. 625, p. 353-354; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese

Nr. 1900 - Felipe Henriques, 30 years old, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares at the request of Manuel Aires, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that about a fortnight ago, Anna, the maid of Aires, came to his house. Anna told his wife about Manuel Pelegrino and the daughter of Aires. Henriques had reprimanded Anna, upon which Anna had answered that she would never have said anything if Aires and his family had not spoken ill of her. Anna further said that Manuel Pelegrino had been with the daughter of Aires three times and that they had been alone the last time. When the daughter had cried afterwards Anna had told her that she should have Pelegrino give her a weddingring (kedusin).

1619, November 1 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 580 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1901 - At the request of Manuel Aires, Geertje Claes, 19 years old, burgher of Amsterdam, declares that about a month ago a certain Anna came to the house of Manuel Mendes Crasto with whom she is a maid now. Anna had told Crasto's wife that she was dismissed by Aires because it was said that she had slept with a young man who lived in the basement of Aires's house. Tt had not been she, but the daughter of Aires. The man had been with the daughter three times. The daughter had seduced the young man.

1619, November 1 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 581; Sibrant Cornelisz.

1 on p. 600 the same deed.

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Nr. 1902 - Dr. Isak Uriel, 58 years old, Portuguese in Amsterdam, makes the following statement at the request of Simon Gomes Dias, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. In 1618, shortly after he had been released from the arrest placed upon him by Gracia Henriques and her father and brother, Dias had told him that he was willing to claim his son either in the Hebrew way or in the Christian way, to comply with the agreement passed before notary Pieter Ruttens57 and that he was willing to do so within the stipulated period. Dias asked him more than once if he would arrange this claim. Uriel approached both parties several times, so that it is not Dias's fault that the claim was not recognised in time, lsack Atias and Moise de Caceres act as witnesses.

1619, November 1 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 582; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1903 - Antonio Mendes Cardoso, fifty years old, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, makes the following statement at the request of Simon Gomes Dias.

Shortly after Dias's release from the arrest placed upon him by Gracia Henriques and her father and brother, Cardoso, who personally mediated between the two parties, notified Francisco Mendes de Medeiros and Diogo Henriques, Gracia's brother, that Dias was willing to acknowledge his son, either in the Hebrew or in the Christian way, to comply with the agreement passed before notary Pieter Ruttens, and that within the period stipulated in the agreement, so that it is not Dias's fault that the acknowledgement was not given in time.


Nr. 1904 - Miguel Rodrigues, 39 years old and Manuel Gomes, 22 years old, Portuguese, declare at the request of Sebastiao Pimentel, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that Lopo Nunes, Portu- guese merchant in Hamburg, and his wife Leonora Gomes are of the Jewish faith and that their real names are Abraham Jesurun and Rifca Jesurun. They have often seen them practise their religion. Abraham Senior confirms this.

1619, November 4 Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 606; Not. Pieter Ruttens.

Nr. 1905 - Joan de Haro, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares that Pauwels Crauwelaert, merchant in Leiden, has been in his employ for about seven years as factor in the sale of wool and that he has always stood surety for the debts at a compensation of a commission of three percent. About one year ago Crauwelaert sold eight bags of wool for De Haro to François Storm in Leiden at 781 guilders, 4 stivers, on the condition mentioned above, according to De Haro. Because of the bad financial situation of Storm, Crauwelaert refused to stand surety for this debt under the pretext that De Haro was present at the sale. De Haro objects against this. Since Storm's departure could make the situation worse, De Haro wants to pass a power of attorney to obtain surety for Storm while retaining his claims on Crauwelaert.

1619, November 4 Not. Arch. 611 B, fol. 606-606V.; Not. Pieter Ruttens.™

Nr. 1906 - Jorge Fernandes Carneiro, 26 years old, Portuguese in Amsterdam, declares at the request of Manuel Aires, that some three years ago he was in the kingdom Ancalfioso59 on the coast

57 See deeds Nr. 1499 and 1653. 58 Pieter Reaal, Jacob Sijmons Lauw, Laurens Joosten Baeck, Henri Voet, Lucas van de Venne, Pieter

Hustard, Paul Gijsbrechts, merchants in Amsterdam, and Nicolaes Dircxsz. de Tebijsch, Gerard Bruijnsz., Arnoud Carstensz., skippers, declare at the request of David de l'Hommel, proxy of Jan de Lestrillies, merchant in Bordeaux, that during the Twelve Years' Truce free trade was and is possible to Madeira, the Canary Islands, Sao Miguel, Palma, Terceira, Flores, Corvo and the surrounding islands by the French, the English, the Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. They know this because they traded there and still trade daily and because it is a generally known fact (6 November 1619; Not. Arch. 382, fol. 146; Not. Jacob and Nocolaes Jacobs. Deed in French).

59 probably the name of some small kingdoms in present day Senegal. On Jalofes see: Hedendaagsche Historie ofTegenwoordige staat van Afrika (Amsterdam, 1763), p. 386 ff.

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of Cabo Verde and that Manuel Pelegrino, son of Jacob Pelegrino, who is now emprisoned in Amsterdam, was robbed there by the king of Jaloffo60 because he had slept with his daughter. Fernandes declares that Manuel Pelegrino told him this at the time.


Nr. 1907 - Martin Gaillaert, merchant in silk in Amsterdam, authorizes Hendrick Boom, attorney before the Court of Holland, to take legal action against Manuel Lopes Homem, Portuguese in Amsterdam, and to obtain payment of a sum of 150 guilders and 9 stivers that Homem owes him for silk and other goods.

1619, November 6 Not. Arch. 590, fol. 54v.; Not. Laurens Lamberti.

Nr. 1908 - Hendrick Bosman, 3 1 years old, cooper, and his servants Jan Bosman, 22 years old and Jan Damburgo, 20 years old, declare at the request of Francisco Coutinho, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, who acts for Miguel Fernandes Pereira, merchant in Sevilla, that the 60 pipes that Coutinho received in October 1619, were in a bad condition. The said 60 pipes came from Dunkirk and were unloaded here from the ship La Perola of skipper Jean Godin from Calais.

1619, November 7 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 591-592; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 1909 - Francisco Coutinho, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares that in October 1619 he received 60 pipes of olive-oil from Miguel Fernandes Pereira from Sevilla, that arrived from Dunkirk with the ship La Perola of skipper Jean Godin from Calais and that he does not know any other owner than the said Pereira. Antonio Lopes and Jorge de Pas declare that the 60 pipes arrived here.

1619, November 7 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 592-593; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1910 - Estevan and Juan Cardoso, merchants in Amsterdam, authorize Guillaume Rouze, merchant in Lisbon, to claim sugar and other goods that were consigned to Antonio Mendes Soares in Lisbon. The sugar and the other goods were sent from Pernambuco by Antonio Henriques Cardoso and from Bahia by Custodio Nunes.


Nr. 1911 - Daniel Belmonte, 24 years old, Portuguese in Amsterdam, declares at the request of Manuel Aires that some three years ago, he heard in Joal61 from coloured as well as from white people, that Manuel Pelegrino, son of Jacob Pelegrino, now emprisoned in Amsterdam, was robbed because he had slept with the daughter of the king of Jaloffo and that he had killed people on his flight from there.


Nr. 1912 - Freightcon tract between Jeronimo Rodrigues de Sousa, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, and skipper Cornelis Jansen Gaetges from Ilpendam, for a journey of the ship St. Joris , large 80 lasts, with grain, cordage or other goods, from this country to Aveiro, at a freight of 800 guilders in reals of eights at 48 stivers a real. Before his departure the skipper will receive a new flag of 4 pounds Flemisch.

1619, November 8 Not. Arch. 160, fol. 91v.-92; Not. Jan Frans z. Bruyningh.

Nr. 1913 - Claes Willemsz. Gort, burgher of Amsterdam and skipper of the ship St. Jacob , large 100 lasts, declares that he bought for his ship from Francisco Coutinho 6 iron guns with a total weight of

60 place in Senegal. 61 place in Senegal.

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10,400 pounds with accessories such as rolpaarden ,6Z spoons and wipers at a price of 21 guilders the hundred (pounds?). Coutinho bears the risk for these guns and accessories for the journey to Porto and places around .the Street of Gibraltar. Eight to ten days after arrival back in Amsterdam the skipper will begin his repayment plus a certain premium. The skipper gives a charge on his ship to this end.

1619, November 8 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 588-589; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1914 - Francisco Coutinho declares that although skipper Claes Willemsz. Gort passed a letter of bottomry in his favour on November 8, 1619, this letter was drawn up pro forma, so that he has no claims on the skipper.


Nr. 1915 - Jorge Pereira, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Luis Peres de Cea in Lisbon to claim a sum of 192, 423 reis from Francisco and Ruis Lopes Homem in Lisbon and from Manuel Homem Vieira, according to bills of exchange given to him, Pereira, drawn on the said Francisco and Ruis Lopes Homem, Vieira's father and uncle respectively, according to the contract passed before notary Sibrant Cornelisz. on August 1, 16 19.63


Nr. 1916 - Lopo Ramires, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares to have received from Jan Joachimsz., who acts for Cornelis Adriaensen Brouwer, skipper of the ship De Huijse . . .w), three besaaltjes of diamonds. In January of this year the skipper received in Lisbon from Manuel Rodrigues del Vas, Antonio Sanches and Diogo Rodrigues de Lisboa one besaaltje each. According to the bills of lading the diamonds were consigned to Franciso Rodrigues de Serra in Antwerp or his agent. Ramires declares to have received the diamonds in the name of De Serra and receipts the skipper. Bento Osorio stands surety.

1619, November 8 Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 607 ; Not. Pieter Ruttens.

Nr. 1917 - Francisco Sanches, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Payo Rodrigues de Pas in Madrid to collect money from Domingos da Rocha in Bahia and in particular to claim from the said Da Rocha payment of 372,045 reis, which sum Sanches left in Bahia in the hands of Da Rocha to Sanches.


Nr. 1918 - Manuel Thomas, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Payo Rodrigues de Pas, merchant in Madrid, to collect money from Domingos da Rocha in Bahia and to settle his accounts and financial affairs with him.


Nr. 1919 - Francisco Teixeira, Manuel Pais and Martin Alvares, merchants in Amsterdam, authorize Francisco de Mescheda, merchant in Madrid, to claim the silk that was sent to Juan Peres de Borois in St. Sebastian by Alvares for their account with the ship De Valk of skipper Bastiaan Cornelisz. from Rotterdam, and that was seized by the burghomaster there.


* the name of the ship is partly illegible. 62 = gun-carriage for heavy guns. 63 see deed nr. 1809.

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Nr. 1920 - Dirk Hem, silk-cloth merchant, and Gillis Jochumsz., tailor, burghers of Amsterdam, authorize Hendrick van Dortmont, merchant in Hamburg, to collect from Alfonso Rodrigues Cardoso a sum of 73 guilders, 18 stivers and 8 pennies for delivered silk, silk-cloth and advanced money. Hem is due 59 guilders, 6 stivers and Gillis Jochumsz. 14 guilders, 12 stivers, 8 pennies.

1619, November 9 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 155; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs.

Nr. 1921 - David Pietersz., 42 years old, skipper from Schiedam, declares at the request of Francisco Fernandes Castanho, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that some 10 months ago he loaded 99 bags of wool in Alicante in his ship Dordrecht , to be delivered to Manuel Peres in Venice, which he did. He had received the wool from Francisco de Mochica, merchant in Alicante. He did not load anything else to be delivered to Peres and nothing to be delivered to Raphael Rodrigues Ferro. The notary declares that this is true according to the books.

1619, November 1 1 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 867-868 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. n)

Nr. 1922 - Skipper David Jansz. from Hamburg, 46 years old, Dirck Boelisz. from Enkhuizen, mate, 33 years old and Jan Albertsz., carpenter, burgher of Amsterdam, 24 years old, make the following statement at the request of Simon Vas and Luis Dias Silva, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam. On July 20, 1618 they sailed from Texel with the ship De Harp , destined for Malaga. Near the island of Berlingas they were seized by a Turkish pirate from Algiers that had a Moor captain. Although the skipper showed a letter from the city of Enkhuizen, the pirate had all the general cargo transferred to his ship, threw overboard 500 boards of wood and took the new sails and ropes and all provisions with the exception of half a hogshead of water, a cask of bread, three or four pounds of butter and two or three pieces of meat. He kept them with him for a month during which the mate, the chief-boatswain and another boatswain were emprisoned on the pirate-ship. He then let them go and they sailed to Sanlucar de Barrameda. From there they intended to sail to Malaga. When sailing into the Street of Gibraltar they were chased onto the beach by three Turkish pirates. After they had gone ashore, the Turks set fire to their ship. When the Turks had come ashore in sloops to get them, this was prevented by the cavalry of the town of Conil, some 6 miles from Cadiz. One of the pirate-ships stayed until the ship was completely burnt. The said witnesses confirm under oath before the burghomasters of Amsterdam that the said affidavit was given according to the truth.

1619, November 1 1 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 609-611 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1923 - Jacob Arentsz. Habracken, skipper of the ship De Engel who has recently arrived from Malaga, declares at the request of Simon Vas Silva, Luis Dias Silva and Francisco Fernandes Castanho, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, that on his last journey he did not have any money or goods on board that belonged to them.

1619, November 12 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 156; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs.

Nr. 1924 - Simon André, 60 years old, Nicolas Alberts, 56 years old, Bernard Pieters, 49 years old, Frans Lodewijks, 37 years old, Dutch merchants in Amsterdam, declare that they know that Jeronimo Henriques came to Amsterdam from Portugal in the beginning of December 1609 and his brother Juan Luis in January or February 1610. In January 1610 they delivered merchandise to the said Henriques. Sebastian Rois de Leon, 58 years old, Diego Nunes Belmonte, 50 years old, Francisco Lopes Henriques, 46 years old and Jacob Peregrin, 44 years old, confirm the date of arrival and also declare that the said brothers lived at the house of the said Peregrin and that they later came to live separately. The notary also confirms that Henriques and his brother came to Amsterdam at the time mentioned.

1619, November 12 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 621-622; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Protuguese.

m n on p. 876-877 the same text; on p. 906-907 idem (only Raphael Rodrigues Ferro); on p. 905-906 idem

(except Raphael Rodrigues Ferro; 1620 February 1 1).

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Nr. 1925 - Protest of non-acceptance. Manuel Lopes Nunes, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, requests from Duarte and Pedro de Palacios, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, acceptance of a bill of exchange of 200 crusados at 11316 groats a crusado, drawn in Viana on October 28, 1619 at usance by Francisco Dias, the value received from Gaspar Caminha Rego.

1619, November 12 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 625-626 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Protuguese.

Nr. 1926 - Philip Dorta Henriques, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares that he freighted the ship De Fonteijn of skipper Jan Jansz. Swan from Schermerhoorn, for a journey to Malaga and back to Amsterdam according to the freightcon tract of September 26, 16 1964. Since the ship is still in the river Meuse although the wind has been favourable, Henriques requests the skipper to leave as soon as possible and to remain in Malaga for a reasonable number of lay-days. He says that he will claim all costs and damages from the skipper.

1619, November 12 Not. Arch. 625, p. 358-360 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1927 - At the request of Antonio Vas, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, the notary goes to Hans Ranson, grocer in Amsterdam, and since the latter is not at home, to Jan van Erpecum, and gives him the keys of the warehouse in which the raisins are stored that were sold that evening by Vas to Hans Ranson, who acts for Van Erpecum, Pie ter de Coocker, Pieter Pietersz. Bos, David Ransz. and Hendrick Pietersz., grocers in Amsterdam, who were present at the sale. Van Erpecum says that he did not buy any raisins from Vas.

1619, November 14 Not. A rch. 625, p. 366-368 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1928 - Luis Pereira de Miranda and Jose Pinto, merchants in Amsterdam, authorize Henrique Mendes and Antonio Fernandes in Santa Comba Dao in Portugal, to claim sugar and other goods and items of property that belong to them and that were seized by the Fiscal authorities, in particular those coming from Francisco de Caceres, who has been emprisoned by the Inquisition.

1619, November 15 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 611-613; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Prtuguese.

Nr. 1929 - Notice served by Antonio Vas, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, upon Hans Ranson, Pieter Pietersz. Bos, Jan van Erpecum, David Fransz., Hendrick Pietersz. and the wife of Pieter de Cooker, all grocers. In the presence of Manuel Martins, sworn broker, Potuguese, Vas sold last night about 900 baskets of raisins to Hans Ranson, in the name of all these grocers, with a rebate of 14 months. He had the notary hand over to Ranson the keys of the warehouse where the raisins are stored. Vas notifies them that the raisins are in the warehouse at their risk until they receive them.

1619, November 15 Not. Arch. 625, p. 362-365; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.65

Nr. 1930 - Manuel Martins, 34 years old, sworn broker in Amsterdam, Portuguese, makes the following statement at the request of Antonio Vas, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. In his capacity of broker he was present yesterday evening at the sale of about 900 baskets of raisins by V as to Hans Ranson, Jan van Erpecum (Erpel), Pieter Pietersz. Bos, Pieter de Cooker, Henrick Pietersz. and David Fransz., grocers in Amsterdam. The raisins may be refused66. A rebate of 14 months is allowed. The price will be the highest price that will go within the following three months. The buyers will have to pay the larger part of the price within a fortnight after delivery. In ratification of the sale Pieter Pieters, for himself and for Ranson, gives an earnest-money of 4 shillings. The other buyers will each give 2 shillings for the poor. The key was to be handed over that evening.

1619, November 15 Not. Arch. 645A, p. 622-623; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

64 see deed nr. 1861 ; there the ship is called De Fortuijn. 65 On November 19, 1619 the notice is repeated (Not. Arch. 625, p. 365-366; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.). 66 refuse here in the sense of rejecting and sorting out the offal.

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Nr. 1931 - Martin Gaillaert, merchant in silks in Amsterdam, authorizes Cornelis Dircksz. in Amsterdam, Hamburg carrier, to obtain payment from Alfonso Rodrigues Cardoso, Portuguese sojourning in Hamburg, of a sum of 50 guilders and 4 stivers that Cardoso owes him for silk.

1619, November 15 Not. Arch. 590, fol. 56; Not. Laurens Lamberti.

Nr. 1932 - Francisco Fernandes de Pas and Henrij Becker declare to owe jointly and each for himself to Claes Jansz. Cloeck a sum of 621 guilders that Cloeck gave to them on deposit. They promise to pay this sum within the next seven months.

1619, November 15 Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 610v.; Not. Pieter Ruttens67 .

Nr. 1933 - Isack Pauwelsz. from Rotterdam, skipper of the ship De Trouwe, large 90 lasts, declares that the following people are owners of this ship that is ready in Enkhuizen to sail for the Canary Islands: Manuel Esteves for a 1/6 share, Diogo Gomes Belmonte, Diogo Martins68 and Michiel de Pas, each for a 1/12 share, Huijck Aertsz., Hillebrant Pietersz., Willem Cornelisz. Amelant, Diego Gomes, Duarte Fernandes, Luis Aertsz., Antonio Martins Viegas and Diogo Cardoso Nunes69, each for a 1/16 share.

1619, November 21 Not. Arch. 625, p. 368-369 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1934 - David Pardo, Portuguese in Amsterdam, authorizes Hendrick Boom, attorney before the Court of Holland and the High Council, to take legal action against Dr. David Farar and if necessary, against others.

1619, November 22 Not. Arch. 625, p. 369-370; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1935 - Antonio Pieters, merchant in Amsterdam, declares that he sent two bales of ginseng to Antonio Rodrigues in Malaga with the ship Sì. Pieter of skipper Jacob Rose from Amsterdam, the counter-value of wine and raisins that Rodrigues had sent him.

1619, November 22 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 626-627 ; Nots. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 1636 - Antonio Pieters, merchant in Amsterdam, declares that he sent 6 bales of raw and dried ginseng, 113 dozens of pins, 36 dozens of coloured ribbon, 25 pieces of serge and 280 pieces of linen-cloth with the ship St. Pie ter of skipper Jacob Rose from Amsterdam, to Gaspar Duarte, merchant in Malaga, the counter-value of the wine and raisins that Duarte had sent to him.


67 The deed was crossed out. In the margin there is a statement of Cloeck that the money was paid to him on June 24, 1620.

68 There are 63 deeds known of him from 1612 till 1658. He acts as freighter of salt, wool, sugar, wine and grain. He mainly trades in textiles, wool and tobacco. A brother, Theotoino Lopes Caldeira lives in Paris (June 3, 1631; Not. Arch. 941, fol. 214-215; Not. Daniel Bredan). From an affidavit made at the request of his widow Lea Abenacar, it appears that he died childless (July 1, 1658; Not. Arch. 2205, p. 3; Not. Adriaen Lock). He is probably the same man as Diogo Martins Bondia, of whom six deeds are known from 1619 till 1623. In 1622 this Bondia is 42 years old (November 15, 1622; Not. Arch. 646 A, p. 310; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.). His Jewish alias is Josef Abenacar. In 1620 he becomes a member of Dotar (P.I. G. 1 141, p. 124). He dies in 1648 (De Castro, Carton 19, grave 5). In Dotar he is succeeded according to his will by his nephew Benjamin Abeniacar (P.I.G. 1 143, fol. 94v.).

69 There are 13 deeds known of him from 1614 till, 1654. In 1616 he is in Porto (deed Nr. 1078). In Portugal he trades under the name of Diogo Nunes Vitoria (May 14, 1623; Not. Arch. 629, p. 94v.-95; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.). His Jewish alias Mozes Cardoso is mentioned in a deed of 1654 in which his widow Rachel Cardoso, assisted by her son Daniel Cardoso, settles a dispute with Izak Febos (August 1652; Not. Arch. 972, 5th folder; Not. Benedict Baddel). He died in 1652 (De Castro, Carton 13, grave nr. 50).

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Nr. 1937 - Jeronimo Henriques and Juan Luis, brothers, merchants in Amsterdam, authorize Luis de Mercado in Lisbon to claim goods, money, bonds and bills of exchange that were attached by the Fiscal authorities there and that were in the hands of Pero Mendes, merchant in Lisbon, who was emprisoned by the Inquisition and of Pero Gomes, his son, who is absent.


Nr. 1938 - Michiel Lopes Homem, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Francisco and Ruis Lopes Homem, merchants in Lisbon, to claim goods, money, bills of exchange, bonds and such that belong to the principal and that have been attached by the Fiscal authorities there, because Pero Mendes, merchant in Lisbon, was taken prisoner by the Inquisition and because his son Pero Gomes is absent.

1619, November 22 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 630-631 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1939 - Vincent Franssen Baijert, burgher of Amsterdam, conveys to Bartholt Cromholt, former burghomaster of Amsterdam, a draft of 50 pounds Flemish, dated March 8, 1619, from Duarte Fernandes, chargeable to Jan Janssen Smith and a bond of 900 guilders from Duarte Fernandes in favour of Baijert.

1619, November 25 Not. Arch. 161, fol. 161; Not. Jan Fransz. Bruyningh70.

Nr. 1940 - Skipper Antonie Hendrixsz. from Amsterdam declares at the request of Simon Rois Mendes, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that in his ship De Vogel Phoenix he loaded for Mendes nothing besides the 500 single Spanish reals that he received in Malaga from Antonio Gomes de Spinosa and that he delivered to Mendes in Amsterdam.


Nr. 1941 - Jeronimo de Breu Suares, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Jorge Propio and Pieter Burmestro, merchants in Lisbon, to claim sugar and other goods that were shipped from Bahia to Lisbon by Antonio Ruis Chaves and Domingos Fernandes.

1619, November 27 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 846-847; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz 71. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1942 - Jaques Dangote, burgher in Amsterdam, declares that he sent to Dr. Diogo Lopes Medina in Malaga silk and woollen cloth in August 1619 with the ship De Fortuijn of skipper Hendrick Thijsen from Schiedam and with the ship Het Zeepaard of skipper Jacob Pietersen, the countervalue of 10 pipes of olive-oil that he received from the said Medina with the ship of Willem Pieters from Hoorn.

1619, November 28 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 849-849 В ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 1943 - Roque de Barros Rego, citizen of Viana, captain of the ship Ho Anjo Rafael , declares that he and his brother Gaspar Caminho Rego own 3/8 shares of the said ship. He promises to render accounts to the other owners Francisco Mendes de Medeiros, Christovao Mendes Franco and Manuel Lopes Nunes, who each own a 1/8 share and in particular to Thomas Nunes Pina, who owns 2/8 shares with his nephew Manuel da Fonseca.

1619, November 29 Not. Arch. 625, p. 371; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

70 see also deed Nr. 1805. 71 Jacob Rooze (Rosa), skipper of the ship De Gouden Wagen, in Amsterdam, authorizes in the stead of

Juan de Lago de Hanc in Santiago, according to a power of attorney passed before notaries Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs on July 14, 1617, Jarick (Tiarick) Jansz., Dutch merchant, to collect from San Juan Nunes Vitoria 2500 reals, the countervalue of big raisins and six bales of rice, according to a document from the said Vitoria that is now in the hands of the secretary of the Inquisition in Santiago (November 27, 1619; Not. Arch. 382, fol. 178-178v,; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in Spanish; see also deed Nr. 1204, note).

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Nr. 1944 - Gomes Pinel, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Manuel Rodrigues Lamego in Lisbon to collect money from Antonio Henriques de Lima in Brazil, concerning the sale of a piece of multi-coloured silk and one share that Pinel owns of the ship Nossa Señora de Remedios de Palma of skipper Antonio Gonsalves de Matozinhos and mate Antonio Pires de Matozinhos, for all journeys made by this ship.


Nr. 1945 - Gabriel da Costa, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes squire Halman de Baeck, LL.D., to claim from Johan Wijntgis, mint-master, a sum of 900 guilders.

1619, November 29 Not. Arch. 349, fol. 21 7-21 7v.; Not. Willem Cluijt.

Nr. 1946 - Francisco and Christo vao Mendes, merchants in Amsterdam, authorize Joao Daguardo Maziel in Viana to collect from skipper Antonio Rodrigues Preto the proceeds of ' Wh ells of picote72, that were given to Preto by their agent Gonsalo Fernandes d'Olivença, to be shipped to Brazil.

1619, December 2 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 849 b-850; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1947 - Christovao Mendes Franco, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes instead of Hendrick Snel, merchant in Porto, which power of attorney was passed before notary Jacobs on April 12, 1619, Pantaliao de Pacos, merchant in Porto, to collect from the Fiscal authorities in Porto or others, the remainder of 273,000 reis of a sum that Gaspar Marcos Mendes owes him for goods sold by Mendes Franco.

1619, December 2 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 180-180v.; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1948 - Freightcontract between Pieter Hendricksz., merchant in Amsterdam, and Jan de Beijer, living in Naples and skipper Jacob Rantsz. Habrack, burgher of Amsterdam, who is assisted by the owner of his ship Matias Rodrigues Cardoso, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, for a journey of the ship Den Engel ' large 45 lasts, with goods from Amsterdam to the Canary Islands and back, at a freight of 412 guilders a month. The freighters charter the ship for at least four months.

1619, December 3 Nor. Arch. 625, p. 375-376 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1949 - Transcript of an affidavit of Michael de Luna in Amsterdam in Portuguuese, in which he declares that Pero Mendes and Pero Gomes de Lisboa paid for the goods that he sent to them from Amsterdam.

1619, December 3 Not. Arch. 646 A, p. 343; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1950 - Notice served by Abraham Farar, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, upon Dirck Honckelboer. Farar bought from Honckelboer a consignment of wax and later sold it to Jan Hellinx. In one of the casks Farar found a large and a small loaf of black and dirty wax with a total weight of about 145 pounds, which Hellinx refuses to receive. Farar requests Honckelboer to take back the wax or make an arrangement with Hellinx. Honckelboer's wife answers that her husband is out of town and that Farar had inspected the wax to his satisfaction.

1619, December 4 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 875-876 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1951 - Freightcontract between Francisco Sanches, merchant in Amsterdam and skipper Jacob Jansz. Cock from Edam, for a journey with the ship De Hope , large 95 lasts, from Amsterdam to Pontevedra with a cargo of boards and grain, at a freight of 925 guilders in reals of eights, at 48 stivers a real.

1619, December 4 Not. Arch. 611 B, fol. 622-623; Not. Pieter Rut tens.

72 = goat's hair cloth.

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Nr. 1952 - Manuel Carvalho, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, conveys to Manuel Alvares de Campos and Duarte Rodrigues Preto, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, a 1/ 16 share of the ship De Vos of skipper Claes Gerritsz. Vos from Enkhuizen, with appurtenances including ten iron guns, some pedereros and other ammunition and with the insurance-policy according to which this ship's share is insured by Hendrick Thibaut for 100 pounds Flemish. The ship is on its way from Muscovy73 to Italy. Carvalho declares to have been fully paid at 700 guilders.

1619, December 6 Not. Arch. 625, p. 376-3 7 7; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1953 - Manuel Thomas and his son Thomas Fernandes, Luis Gomes and Pedro Homem on the one side and Pero Gomes de Lisboa for himself and as proxy of his father Pero Mendes and his brother Manuel Gomes de Lisboa on the other side, give their approval to the agreement reached by both parties on November 11, 1619. The agreement reads as follows: Manuel Thomas had his son Francisco Lopes Gomes give to Pero Mendes in Lisbon 6000 crusados as a dowry for Manuel Gomes de Lisboa, for which a contract was drawn up for two marriages concerning the sons of Pero Mendes and Manuel Thomas. This contract was annulled with the consent of both parties. Manuel Thomas will recover the said sum of 6000 crusados from the estate of Pero Mendes and Pero Gomes de Lisboa, that is in the custody of him, of Manuel Thomas and of Pero Homem. He will claim any deficit from the goods that he and Homem have in custody for Manuel Gomes de Lisboa, for which Pero Gomes will receive a power of attorney from his brother. Both parties appoint arbiters: Diogo Martins Bondia for Manuel Thomas and his sons and Diogo Nunes Belmonte for Pero Gomes de Lisboa and his father and brother. If the arbiters cannot reach an agreement, they may appoint a third arbiter. The party that does not comply with the verdict will have to pay 3000 guilders, half of which goes to the poor of Amsterdam, the other half to the poor of the Portuguese Jewish community, while the verdict remains valid. The party that withdraws from this compromise will also have to pay 3000 guilders. Pero Gomes de Lisbon stands surety for the payment according to the verdict of the arbiters. Francisco de Pas stands surety for Manuel Thomas and his sons. Pero Gomes de Lisboa promises that his father will ratify the agreement as soon as he will be released. Jeronimo Henriques stands surety for the fact that Manuel Gomes de Lisboa will send the goods, the power of attorney and the deed of consent and that Manuel Thomas may recover the remainder of the sum of 6000 crusados from his goods. Witnesses are Antonio Lopes Pereira, Michiel Cardoso and Jacob Justo.

1619, December 6 Not. Arch. 625, p. 378-383; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz ,74

Nr. 1954 - Manuel Thomas, Thomas Fernandes, Luis Gomes and Pedro Homem authorize Hugo van Gronewegen, attorney before the court of Amsterdam and Pero Gomes de Lisboa, for himself and as proxy of his father Pero Mendes and of his brother Manuel Gomes de Lisboa, authorizes Jan Geurtsen, also attorney before the court of Amsterdam, to have themselves condemned before this court according to the verdict of the arbiters that have been appointed in an agreement and compromise that was ratified on December 6, 1619 before notary Sibrant Cornelisz.

1619, December 9 Not. Arch. 625, p. 383-384; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1955 - Freightcontract between Joao Peres da Cunha and Denis Janes, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam and skipper Jacob Claesz. from Amsterdam, for a journey of the ship De Sparwer , large 40 lasts, from Amsterdam to Vila do Conde, with grain and goods, at a freight of 600 guilders, in reals of eights at 48 stivers a real.

1619, December 9 Not. Arch. 625, p. 384-385; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1956 - Gaspar Nunes, 34 years old and Diego Nunes, 18 years old, Portuguese, make the

73 the old name for Russia of the time. 74 The agreement of November 11, 1619, mentioned in the deed, also called a deed of compromise, is a

Dutch translation of the Portuguese text. Below the deed is written that on November 15, 1619 the arbiters agreed to arbitrate this compromise.

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following statement at the request of Luis Vas, diamond-cutter75. Isaac da Fonseca, an apprentice of Vas who ran away from Vas three to four months ago, had told them that he had done so in order to go to his parents in Lisbon. When Isaac da Fonseca ran away, they were alone in the house with a woman who turned thç diamond-mill. Shortly afterwards David da Sende, alias Felipe da Costa, and Jacob da Serra requested Vas to re-engage the apprentice. Vas was willing to do so provided that new guarantors were brought forward because the apprentice had said that he wanted to run away again.

1619, December 9 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 189; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs.

Nr. 1957 - Pedro de la Faija, 49 years old, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, makes the following statement at the request of Antonio Vas, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. Together with Vas and Manuel Martins, Portuguese broker, he had a meeting with Hans Ranson, Jan van Erpecum, Pieter Pietersz. Bos, Pieter de Coocker, Hendrick Pietersz. and David Fransz., grocers in Amsterdam, in the inn De Keijserscroon in Kalverstraat, about the sale of about 900 baskets of raising belonging to Antonio Vas. Hans Ranson, acting for all grocers present, bought the consignment of raisins from Vas, refusable and rebatable over a period of 14 months and at the price that raisins would fetch in the first three months per consignment of 100 baskets or more. The grocers were to pay the larger part of the money within a fortnight. The said Bos and Ranson gave Vas an earnest-money of 4 shillings and the other grocers each gave 2 shillings for the poor. When the judicial authorities of the city convicted Vas on December 10 because of the sale of raisins, the grocers demanded re-payment of the earnest-money, which was refused by Vas.

1619, December 1 1 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 853-854 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1958 - Skipper Cornelis Pietersz. from Purmerend, 35 years old, declares at the request of Francisco Gomes Henriques, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that he sailed from Amsterdam for Malaga at the end of July 1619 with his ship D'Orangeboom and that on August 24, some seven miles from Sanlucar de Barrameda, he was seized by three Turkish pirates who stole everything from the ship, excluding some boards and casks with nails.


Nr. 1959 - Manuel Alvares Campos, 30 years old and Duarte Rois Preto, 28 years old, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, who lived in Porto until recently, make the following statement at the request of Afonso Lopes Chillao, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, who acts for Heitor Mendes de Setúbal, merchant in Lisbon. Empty pipes, just bound with hoops and without iron bands, are sold in Porto at 1000 reis a pipe. The pipes are then shipped to the Canary Islands in the Azores where they are filled with wine and other goods to be sent to Angola, Brazil and elsewhere. They bought such pipes several times in Porto at 1000 reis76 a pipe.

1619, December 17 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 860-861; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1960 - Grietgen Alberts, 24 years old, wet-nurse in the house of Francisco Vas de Leon, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, makes the following statement at this request. In De Leon's house she slept in one room with Anna Pietersdr., who was maid there and with Magdalena, a Portuguese maid. She never saw Isaak, the son of Vas de Leon, in this room. She never slept with him. She also never saw that Isaak chased after Anna Pietersdr. When she left the house of De Leon, the said Anna was not pregnant. She declares that Isaak is a quiet, modest and honest young man who behaves properly.

1619, December 18 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 855-857; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz .71

75 Their statement which is given in Protuguese, is translated into Dutch by notary Sibrant Cornelisz. 76 The deed erroneously mentions: a thousand milrees. 77 On page 857-858 an identical statement by Magdalena Fernandes; on p. 864-865 an identical statement

by Annetgen Heeren, who lived as a wet-nurse in the house of De Leon some time ago.

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Nr. 1961 - Antonio Pieters, burgher of Amsterdam, declares that he shipped one package of serge to Malaga, consigned to Antonio Rodrigues, merchant there, the countervalue of a consignment of wine and raisins, sent to him in 1619 by the said Rodrigues. The serge was shipped for the account of Rodrigues with the ship De Lantman of skipper Pieter Frederik Lantman from Enkhuizen.

1619, December 18 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 861-862 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish 78 .

Nr. 1962 - Melchior Paes and Sijmen Claesz. Bosschieter, skipper, appointed as arbiters Jan Loos, Cornelis Michielsz. Blaeu and Jan Dommer, merchants in Amsterdam, to decide about the compensation that is claimed by the skipper because of a charter of his ship by Adriaen Paes in Malaga and some damage to his ship, about which a lawsuit is going on between the skipper and Melchior Paes. The said arbiters give the following verdict: Melchior Paes is to pay the skipper, instead of the requested eight months, a freight for seven full months at 505 guilders a month, plus a new hat for the skipper. For the damage to his ship the skipper is to turn to Adriaen Paes.

1619, December 19 Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 619v.-620; Not. Pieter Ruttens.

Nr. 1963 - Antonio Vas, Portuguese, had one chest of goods insured for a journey from Venice to Contantinople with the ship St. Pieter en St. Paul of skipper Pedro Juliano. These goods were stolen from the ship and therefore abandoned to the insurers by Vas. Since Vas was not to provide surety, he had agreed with the insurers Valerius van Gistelen, Philip Colijn Jochemsz. and Marten van den Heuvel, that the insurers would pay the damage with a deduction of ten percent of the damage besides the premium. If, however, it would appear that the goods were never in the chest, Vas promises to repay this money with an interest of 12 percent a year.

1619, December 20 Not. Arch. 160, fol. 121v.-122; Not. Jan Fransz. Bruyningh.

Nt. 1964 - Sebastiao Nunes, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares that he is leaving town for some time and therefore he authorizes his brother Daniel Nunes and Antonio Nunes Torres and Francisco Nunes Mesquita, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, to look after all his affairs. 1619, December 22

Not. Arch. 625, p. 394-396; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1965 - Interrogation of Maria Soares, 45 years old, wife of Diogo Dias Ulhoa and Catharina Soares, 40 years old, wife of Duarte Nunes, sisters, at the request of Jacob Pelegrino. Both declare that Manuel Pelegrino is a quiet, studious young man, who used to live next door to them with his father. Several times they saw Manuel talk with Rebecca, the daughter of Manuel Aires and with the maids Sara and Anna, the latter of whom is in prison. They warned Rebecca's mother four times. Maria Soares once talked to the mother in the house of Sepharim Henriques, where the mother asked her if it concerned the poet or Pelegrino and whether there were wedding-plans. When Manuel had been taken prisoner, Rebecca's mother told Maria that she thought that nothing could happen because she had locked the back doors.

1619, December 23 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 196, 196v., 200; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in Portuguese0).

Nr. 1966 - Interrogation of Ester, daughter of Diego Dias Ulhoa, 16 years old, at the request of Jacob Pelegrino. She declares that she saw several times that Rebecca, the daughter of Manuel Aires, and her servants Sara and Anna were trying to attract the attention of Manuel Pelegrino while he was studying. One day, when Rebecca's mother was out and Ester's mother and aunt were sewing in the front court-yard, Rebecca gave Manuel a sign to go to the back court-yard. Rebecca then asked Manuel to climb up. Manuel would not do so. Rebecca also went down several times with a book to

0 on fol. 197-199 Dutch translation. 78 Gabriel Pastrana, Spanish merchant, sojourning in Amsterdam, authorizes Jan van Peenen, merchant

in Amsterdam, to look after his affairs in this country (December 18, 1619; Not. Arch. 382, fol. 193-193v.; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in Spanish).

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ask Manuel something. As Rebecca was afraid that Anna would tell of her courtship, Rebecca told Manuel to pay Anna to have her swear on the Bible that she would not say anything. She heard Rebecca call to Manuel that he was afraid to come by the stairs and that he could climb up by means of a tree.

1619, December 23 Not. Arch. 382, fol. 202-203; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs. Deed in PortuguesďK

Nr. 1967 - Notice served by Simon Rodrigues Pinel, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, upon Lopo Ramires, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. On September 27 last Pinel gave Ramires a sum of 650 ducats in a bill of exchange. The bill was drawn by Ramires on Manuel Vas d'Azevedo in Madrid, to be paid at usance to Pinel. The value was received from Pinel in the name of Simon de Crasto de Britto. Since Manuel Vas d'Azevedo was taken prisoner by the Inquisition before the due date of the bill, Pinel declares that he will recover the sum from Ramires. Ramires answers that the bill has been paid and that he does not accept the notice.

1619, December 23 Not. Arch. 625, p. 410-411 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1968 - Samuel Palache, in the service of the king of Marocco, declares that he received from Count Willem van Nassau a letter of recommendation for the Council of the city of Groningen, in favour of the settlement of some Jews there. Since he does not have the time to present the letter there personally, he authorizes Philips Joosten to do so in his place.

[1619], December 26 Not. Arch. 620, p. 636; Not. Daniel Mostart.19

Nr. 1969 - Pero Gomes de Lisboa, 26 years old, presently Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, formerly in Lisbon, makes the following statement at the request of Francisco Fernandes and Manuel Homem Vieira, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam. In November or December 1615 the ship of skipper Luis Dorego sailed from Lisbon for Pernambuco with goods belonging to Manuel Gomes da Fonseca, Diogo Lopes d'Andrade, Manuel Fernandes Camarvila and other people in Lisbon and to Estevão de Silveira and Antonio Pinto Carnero, brother of Manuel Carnero, living in Madrid. The latter two sailed on the ship. Several months after its departure, he heard that he ship had arived in Santo Domingo, where the cargo was sold at a profit. From there the ship left for Sevilla with hides, sugar and money for the account of the said people and others. Shortly afterwards it was seized by a French captain called Le Livre. The skipper and some merchants, among whom Antonio Pinto Carnero, were beaten to death. Attempts to recover damages in France failed.


Nr. 1970 - Beatris d'Oliveira, 62 years old, widow of Jorge Nunes, alias Jorge das Neves, and Simon de Mendonça, 52 years old and Lopo Ramires, 28 years old, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, declare to the benefit of Gaspar van Wickevoort, Hubert and Samuel Sau tin and Bartolomeus Jaques, Dutch merchants in Amsterdam, creditirs of the said Jorge das Neves, that Antonio Rois Farto in Lisbon owes money to Jorge das Neves for goods bought by Das Neves from the said creditors and sold to the said Farto, but not yet paid for by Das Neves.

1619, December 28 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 882-884; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

p on fol. 201, 201 v, and 204 Dutch translation. 79 The deed, that can be found in a portfolio of 1619 in the volumes of notary Daniel Mostart, was passed

before David Mostart. The volumes of both notaries were burnt for the larger part. The part that still exists of notary David Mostart runs from 1593 till 1615. The date of the year of the deed disappeared through damage by fire. Samuel Palache died in February 1616. It is not known when the deed was drawn up. As early as in 1604 Uri ha Levi made attempts to come to a settlement of Jewish communities in Alkmaar and Haarlem (See: H. Brugmans and A. Frank, Geschiedenis der Joden in Nederland, p. 207-208). Samuel Palache was discussed in deed Nr. 368 note.

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Nr. 1971 - Notice served by Francisco Lopes, Portuguese widow, living in Amsterdam, upon Jorge Pereira, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. Since one of the civet-cats that Francisca bought from Jorge Peres, about which a lawsuit is going on before the court of Amsterdam, has died, Francisca notifies Pereira that the damage will be claimed from Pereira as well as the damage to the other two civet-cats if they are to die as well. Since Jorge Pereira is absent, the notice is handed over to his father-in-law Duarte Pereira.

1619, December 30 Not. Arch. 625, p. 396-398; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.80

Nr. 1972 - Michiel Esteves de Pina, Diogo Lopes and Juan Peres da Cunha, merchants in Amsterdam, authorize Gaef Cornelissen, sojourning in Amsterdam, toi claim from Bento Fernandes Homem, living on Terceira, cases of sugar and casks of preserves that were sent for their account from Bahia to Terceira by Denis and Pascoal Bravo.

1619, December 31 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 869-871; Not. Sibrant Cornelis. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1973 - Richard Benne t, Englishman, lets to Fernão Rodrigues Burgos,81 Portuguese, a house standing at the new Huiszittenhuis near Blauwbrug in Amsterdam,82 for the period of one year, beginning on April 30, 1620, at 220 guilders. The house is now inhabited by Jorge Pereira. Francisco Vas de Leon acts as interpreter.

1619, December 31 Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 628v,; Not. Pieter Ruttens.

Nr. 1974 - Protest of non-payment. Manuel Lopes Nunes, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, requests from Pedro and Duarte de Palacios payment of a bill of exchange of 200 crusados at 1 13 Vi groats a crusado. The bill was drawn at usance on October 28, 1619 in Viana by Francisco Dias, the value received from Gaspar Caminha Rego.

1619, December 31 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 868-869; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1975 - Cornelis Maignaert, merchant in Amsterdam, proxy of Manuel Pinto, treasurer of the customs-office in Porto, declares to have received from Manuel Thomas and Thomas Fernandes, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, fifteen pieces of baize, viz. seven pieces of 54 yarns and 383 ells long at 30 groats an ell and eight pieces of 68 yarns and 429% ells long at 36 groats an ell.

1619, q Not. Arch. 614 A, fol. 174-1 74v.; Not. Pieter Rutens. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1976 - Copy of a memorandum of Simão Rodrigues Mendes concerning sums spent by him for Lucia da Fonseca, including: sums of money sent on May 15, 1614 and October 3, 1616 to be given to her after her release from prison by the Inquisition and further gold and silver objects and money made over to several people. Jeronimo Henriques and Luis Pereira da Silva declare that the original is written in the hand of Simao.

[1619] r Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 530v.-531v.; Not. Pieter Ruttens. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1977 - Copy of an acknowledgement of debt in which Diogo Mendes declares that he owes

q date an month not filled in. r The deed can be found in the volume of 1619. 80 Full text in Prins, p. 54-55, nr. 9. 81 He signs Fernao Roiz Burgnos. In 1620 he has an account with the Amsterdam Bank of Exchange. His

Jewish alias is Abraham de Burgos (P.I.G. 1141, p. 137). In 1652 Sara de Burgos, wife of Abraham de Burgos, dies (De Castro 14, grave 26). 82 Seat of the poor board for the eastern part of Amsterdam.

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Simon Jansz. Bosschart a sum of 875 guilders, 12 stivers and 8 pennies for received merchandise. On July 13, 1617 this I.O.U. was conveyed to Jos(ef) Franck by Bosschart. Belchior Lopes and Jacob Barzilaij declare that they were present when the I.O.U. was signed.

[1619] r Not. Arch. 611 B,fol. 587v,; Not. Pieter Ruttens. I.O.U. in Spanish.

Nr. 1978 - Antonio Vas, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares that the goods he loaded in the ship De Orangeboom of skipper Cornelis Pietersz. from Purmerend, in June last, belong to him and that they were insured for 900 pounds Flemish according to two insurance policies in Amsterdam. The goods were not insured elsewhere. The ship was seized by pirates on the way to Malaga.

1620, January 2 Not. Arch. 625, p. 398 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1979 - Sebastian Barnaldes of Enkhuizen, skipper of the ship De Lelie , 40 years old, declares at the request of Antonio Martins Viegas, that in 1619 he sailed from Amsterdam to Faro where he loaded a cargo of wet figs.

1620, January 5 Not. Arch. 645 B, p. 972; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1980 - Jeronimo Rodrigues de Sousa, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, stands surety for David Pardo to the benefit of Doctor David Farar for the sum of 307 guilders and 18 stivers. This sum, that belongs to Pardo and that is held by Luis Dias Silva, was attached by Pardo and that is held by Luis Dias Silva, was attached by Farar. This sum was released by the judicial authorities of Amsterdam, after which the Court of Holland decided that Pardo could collect it, on the condition that he provides surety.

1620, January 6 Not. Arch. 625, p. 398-399 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz .a>

Nr. 1981 - Jan Wijbouts, 54 years old, and Philips Casteel, 36 years old, merchants in Amsterdam, declare at the request of Lopo Ramires, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that Ramires recovered 70 ells of baize from the ship of Jacob Martsen Coster, which ship was wrecked close to England on its way to Lisbon and in which Ramires had loaded two parcels of baize.

1620, January 8 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 879 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

Nr. 1982 - Bento Osorio declares that at his request Jeronimo Rodrigues de Sousa provided surety for David Pardo to the benefit of Doctor David Farar for a sum of 307 guilders, 18 stivers, that is in the hands of Luis Dias Silva.

1620, January 8 Not. Arch. 625, p. 403; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1983 - Jo(r)ge Pinto, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Fernán Gomes Gil, Diogo Gomes and Balthasar Fernandes Flores, merchants in Toledo, to collect a bill of exchange from Bastiao Rois Chaves. He revokes the power of atorney that he gave to Francisco Dias Castanho and Alvaro Luis.

1620, January 10 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 880-881; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 1984 - Francisco Mendes de Medeiros, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Diogo Lopes Montalvo in Madrid to claim two bales of white silk from China, weighing 204 pounds and 7 ounces. The silk was loaded in Amsterdam in 1619 for the account of De Medeiros in the ship De Fortuin of skipper Claes Jansen Floor, destined for San Sebastian. The silk was attached there by the county- judge (corregidor) of the province of Biscay.

1620, January 13 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 881-882; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

a On page 402 the same deed, signed by Jheronimo Rodrigues de Sousa.

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Nr. 1985 - Diogo Martins, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, bought and received from Samuel Gillis 52 pieces of baize. In payment he conveys to Gillis the following three bonds: 1. bond dated June 4, 1619 of 423 guilders, 10 stivers from Noël Bonne in Leiden, due in nine months. 2. bond dated October 9, 1619 of 1276 guilders from Jacques de Bonne and Jan Hendricxsz. in Alkmaar, due in nine months. 3. bond dated October 27, 1619 of 2721 guilders, 12 stivers from Jacques Hennebo, Adriaen Hennebo and Jacques Hennebo Junior in Leiden, due on July 9, 1620.

1620, January 13 Not. Arch. 160, fol. 130-131 ; Not. Jan Fransi. Bruyningh.

Nr. 1986 - Felipe Henriques, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares to have received from Laurens Joosten Baeck, merchant in Amsterdam, 540 guilders in payment of 100 pounds Flemish, for which sum Baeck had insured sugar for Henriques in August 1618. The sugar had been loaded for the account of Antonio Lopes Nabo in the ship De Swarte Leeuw of skipper Pieter Jansz. from Delft, for a journey from Lisbon and surrounding places to Livorno. If Baeck is unable to prove to the Insurance Chamber within two years that Henriques acted in bad faith, Baeck will pay Henriques the remaining 10 pounds Flemish

1620, January 14 Not. Arch. 625, p. 439-441; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1987 - Michael Cardoso1, 34 years old, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declares at the request of Simon Rodrigues Pinel, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, that he does not know if Simon Rodrigues Senior said that Pinel had to be paid what was due to him. He further declares that he did not hear Simon Rodrigues Senior talk of the authenticity of a bond of 14.000 reals that is claimed from Pinel by Branca Nunes, the wife of Simon Rodrigues Senior.

1620, January 14 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 901-902; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1988 - Francisco Sanches, merchant in Amsterdam, conveys to Payo Rodriques de Pas, merchant in Antwerp, a claim of 309 pounds Flemish on Manuel Lopes Pereira, which sum Sanches gave to Pereira in a bill of exchange in Antwerp on October 2, 1618. Pereira drew a bill of exchange for this amount on Manuel Mendes Crasto. The bill was not paid by Crasto and was sent back, of which Van den Bossche, notary in Antwerp, drew up a deed on December 2, 1619. Sanches authorizes De Pas to collect the said sum from Pereira.

1620, January 16 Not. Arch. 645 B, p. 937; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 1989 - Diogo d'Orta, 48 years old, Portuguese in Amsterdam, makes the following statement at the request of Phelipe Henriques,2 Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. When he lived in Venice from 161 1 till 1613, he was well acquainted with Manuel Pimentel, who has died, and with Phelipe Henriques. Henriques, who was in the service of Pimentel, always accompanied Pimentel and lived in his house. In that time Manuel Pimentel sent his brother Alvaro Pimentel together with Henriques

1 He signs Michael Cardoso. There are 19 deeds known of him from 1619 till 1639. He belongs to the community Neve salom, in which community he acts as parnas (1625 July 31; Not. Arch. 351 B, fol. 277v.; Not. W. Cluijt). In 1623 he becomes a member of Dotar. In 1654 he is succeeded by his son Simon Cardoso (P.I.G. 1 142, p. 7 and 1 143, fol. 1 10 v.). There is not much known of his trading activities. He acts de freighter. He has an account with the Bank of Exchange. In 1 652 he is probably buried under the name Moseh H. Cardoso (De Castro, Carton 13, grave 50).

2 He signs Felippe Enriques. There are 24 deeds known of him from 1615 till 1628. He is a son of Violante Pimentel, sister of Manuel Pimentel. In 1617 he marries at the age of 28 with his cousin Ester Pimentel, 16 years old, daughter of Garcia Pimentel and Sara Lindes. On July 5, 1624 a small daughter is buried. His Jewish alias is Juda Senior. He is a member of the community Bet Jacob. He acts as freighter of sugar. He dies in 1656. (1621 March 3; Not. Arch. 611 B, fol. 745 v.-747v.; Not. P. Ruttens; D.T.B, nr. 668 p. 130, December 13, 1617; Deed Nr. 1348 note; Livro de Bet Haim, p. 108; De Castro, Carton 13, grave 19).

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from Venice to Florence to collect a consignment of about 30,000 ducats because of a contract between Manuel Pimentel and Salvador Belforte and company. They collected this sum. They also tried to collect more than 20,000 ducats, owed to Manuel Pimentel by Francisco Michieloso, who had gone bankrupt. Henriques also made enquiries for Manuel Pimentel in Livorno. D'Orta knows this because he was on intimate terms with Alvaro Pimentel. Henriques also settled a dispute between Manuel Pimentel and an alchemist about the payment of 200 ducats. Through him the alchemist was banned from Venice, who then tried to kill Manuel Pimentel and when that failed, Phelipe Hen- riques. Henriques was indeed attacked and wounded. After D'Orta's departure from Venice to Istanbul, he heard from letters from letters from Manuel Pimentel that the latter went to Dubrovnik to go from there to Amsterdam with Henriques and that they had been robbed by hooligans. D'Orta further declares that he heard from Alvaro Pimentel that Manuel Pimentel intended to reward Henriques in Amsterdam for his faithful service with 3000 ducats.

1620, January 18 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 885-887 Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 1990 - Albert Schuijt and Hendrick van de Sande, merchants in Amsterdam, appointed by the judicial authorities of Amsterdam as curators of the estate of Jan Gonçales, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, declare at the request of Gonçales, that although Gonçales manages his own affairs and collects his own debts, he does so at the instance of his curators.

1620, January 20 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 884; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz

Nr. 1991 - Pero Gomes de Lisboa, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Duarte Fer- nandes Castanho, Portuguese merchant in Hamburg, to look after his affairs in Hamburg and elsewhere.


Nr. 1992 - Eduardo Pels, silk-cloth merchant in Amsterdam, declares that he received from Isack Israel, Portuguese in Amsterdam, son of the late Paulo Rodrigues, everything that was due to him from Paulo Rodrigues or his widow Anna Mendes.3


Nr. 1993 - Valerius van Gistele Junior, merchant in Amsterdam, declares that Francisco and Alonso Carillo, living in Antwerp, for whom he acts as proxy, have a bill of exchange of 350 pounds Flemish, passed by Pauwels van den Berge to Caspar Quingets, to be paid to the said Francisco and Alonso Carillo by Francois van der Willigen in Antwerp, from where the bill of exchange was returned unpaid under protest, even though it had been accepted. He declares to have agreed with Van den Berge that the latter would pay 65 percent in payment of the bill of exchange and that the Carillos would claim the other 35 percent from Van der Willigen. He declares to have received from Van den Berge 160 pounds, 11 shillings and a bank bill of 66 pounds, 19 shillings, accepted by Jaques Woutersse, cloth-merchant in Amsterdam.

1620, January 21 Not. Arch. 215, fol. 92-92v.; Not. Jacob Meerhout.

Nr. 1994 - Diogo Nunes Belmonte, 48 years old, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, makes the following statement at the request of David Abenatar, alias Fernando Alvares Mello, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, proxy of Eliau Benveniste, merchant in Venice and of Francisco Gomes de Morais, merchant in Pisa, who represents the house of the late Francisco Lopes Pinto. In 1611 Jacob Pelegrino, Portuguese in Amsterdam, went to Guinea with the ship De Harpe Davids, of skipper Willem Pauwelsz., that was loaded with merchandise. The value of the merchandise and the ship amounted to 5900 pounds, 3 shillings Flemish. The ship and the merchandise belonged for five twelfth shares to the late Diogo Dias Querido, Belmonte's brother-in-law, for four twelfth shares to Francisco Lopes Pinto and for three twelfth shares to Eliau Benveniste. In 1612 the said Querido, for

3 In note 53 below deed Nr. 763 it is erroneously stated that Paulo Rodrigues is a son of Isack Israel.

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himself and for others, sent another cargo to Pelegrino with the ship Jonas, of skipper Douwe Annes from Enkhuizen, to a value of 2,942 pounds, 10 shillings, 3 groats Flemish. Pelegrino was to trade with these cargoes in Guinea and to send the return cargoes to Livorno, where they would be dealt with on the orders of Francisco Lopes Pinto. Pelegrino's accounts were also sent on to Pinto. Pinto and, after his death, his son-in-law, the said Morais, did not accept these accounts as being correct. Pinto and De Morais wrote Belmonte that Pelegrino should be arrested at his return from Guinea. Belmonte wrote Pelegrino repeatedly that it was necessary that the parties interested in the cargoes should authorize one person to claim proper accounts from Pelegrino. Pelegrino confessed to him (Belmonte) that he remains in hiding out of fear of being arrested by Alvares Mello. Manuel Sanches,4 30 years old, formerly Querido's bookkeeper, now Belmonte's bookkeeper, declares at Mello's request that Belmonte's statement is true.


Nr. 1995 - Diogo Nunes Belmonte, proxy of Franchisa) Gomes de Morais, Portuguese merchant in Pisa, authorizes in his stead David Abenatar, alias Fernando Alvares Mello, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, to act according to this power of attorney.


Nr. 1996 - David Abenatar, alias Fernando Alvares Mello, as proxy of Eliau Benveniste, merchant in Venice, according to the power of attorney passed in Venice before notary Francisco Papacutio on November 14, 1619 and as proxy of Francisco Gomes de Morais, merchant in Pisa, who represents the house of the late Francisco Lopes Pinto, according to the power of attorney from De Morais to Diogo Nunes Belmonte, passed before Francisco Quadaguo, notary in Pisa on December 27, 1619, after which Belmonte appointed him in his stead, authorizes Hendrick Boom, attorney before the High Council and the Court of Holland, to take legal action against Jacob Pelegrino.


Nr. 1997 - Jacques van Hanswijck, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Jacob van Polenberch, attorney before the court of Amsterdam, to release Duarte Saraiva, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, from his obligation towards certain goods that Duarte Fernandes had conveyed to Saraiva. These goods belong to Diogo Teixeira and had come from Italy with the ship of Hendrick Willemsen Buijs. Van Hanswijck authorizes Van Polenberch to release Laurens Jansz. Spiegel and Michiel Pauw from their surety-ship for Saraiva. Van Hanswijck has been fully paid by Saraiva.


Nr. 1998 - Manuel Nunes, merchant in Amsterdam, who has a power of attorney from his brother Sebastian Nunes, asks for a translation from Dutch into Portuguese of a bill of lading of August 14, 1619 and of two affidavits of December 29 and 30, 1619 respectively, concerning the ship De Hoop of skipper Jacob Swart. On its way from Aveiro to Amsterdam this ship was seized by Turkish pirates near Islas de Bayona (north-west Spain) on August 29, 1619 and taken to Algiers, where the olive-oil, destined for Sebastian Nunes and Jeronimo Rodrigues de Sousa, was unloaded. The said affidavits were given at the request of Johannes de Renialme, acting for De Sousa and Nunes, on December 29 by Pieter Janssen, 50 years old, boatswain, (P)aulu(s) Remmetse, 30 years old and Antonio Fran- cisco, 20 years old, sailors and on December 30 by the skipper Jacob Swart, 41 years old, from Vlissingen and Arnold Dignemans, mate.

1620, January 24 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 890-893; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese.

4 He signs Manuel Sanchez. There are 11 deeds known of him from 1614 till 1638. According to his statement in 1622 he married Ines Henriques in 1613. Witnesses were Francisco de Caceres and Jeronimo Henriques (D.T.B. 1008, p. 95, July 13, 1622). He trades in tobacco. In 1624 he appears to be the bookkeeper of Jeronimo Rodrigues Mendes (1624 February 14, Not. Arch. 388, fol. 84, Not. Jacob and Nocolaes Jacobs).

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Nr. 1999 - Jacques van Hanswijck, merchant in Amsterdam, who acts for himself and for the other insurers of Diogo Teixeira, who insured the ship of Jan Pone, authorizes Jacob van Polenberch, attorney before the court of Amsterdam, to release Duarte Saraiva, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, from his obligations towards certain pieces of furniture and other goods that had been conveyed by Duarte Fernandes to Saraiva and that formerly belonged to Diogo Teixeira and have come from Italy with the ship of Hendrick Willemsen Buijs. Van Hanswijck authorizes Van Polenberch to release Laurens Jansz. Spiegel and Michiel Pauw from their surety-ship for Saraiva. Van Hanswijck made an agreement with Saraiva concerning his claims on these goods.


Nr. 2000 - Simon Gomes Dias, Manoel Lopes Nunes, Antonio Nunes Torres, Diogo Lopes Sardo, Diogo Manuel, Simon Vas Silva and Jose Pinto, who stood surety for Dias to the benefit of Gracia Henriques c.s. in an agreement of August 10, 1618 with Gracia, who was assisted by her father Antonie Henriques and her brother Diogo Henriques, authorize Franchoijs de Witte, attorney before the High Council and the Court of Holland, to take legal action against Gracia, Antonio and Diogo Henriques.


Nr. 2001 - Agreement between Herbert Nasen and Jaques Mus, butchers in Amsterdam on the one hand and Custodio de Pas, Portuguese in Amsterdam, on the other. From this day till September 30 Nasen and Mus will deliver to De Pas two slaughtered oxen or cows a week, of good meat according to the Prtuguese standard but without the hind-legs. De Pas will Pay from this day till April 30 three stivers minus one oord 6 a pound and from May 1 till September 30 one stoter 6 and three pennies a pound. If De Pas wants to receive less than two oxen or cows a week, he will have to pay 10 guilders for every animal he does not take. Nasen and Mus will pay 10 guilders for every animal that they fail to deliver.


Nr. 2002 - Pascoal Lopes, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, proxy of Raphael and Leonel Mendes, merchants in Pisa, conveys to Francisco Gomes Henriques, Protuguese merchant in Amsterdam, an insurance policy with the verdict of the Insurance Chamber in Amsterdam. In this policy Hendrick Thibaut and Jacques van Hanswijck insure for Lopes, for the account of Raphael and Leonel Mendes, 150 pounds Flemish on goods loaded in the ship De Vliegende Griffìoen of skipper Raphael de Mendenburg for a journey from Algiers to Livorno.


Nr. 2003 - Aron Levi7, 43 years old, makes the following statement at the request of Simon Rodrigues Pinel, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, husband of Lucia da Fonseca. Some time ago he, together with Izak Uziel and licentiate Tenorio came at PinePs request to the house of the late Simon Rodrigues Senior, who was then ill, to make certain inquiries that were of great importance to Pinel. He can not remember that Simon Rodrigues Senior acknowledged the will of his deceased son Diogo Nunes or that Lucia da Fonseca should have what was left to her by Diogo Nunes. He heard

5 oord = a quarter of a stiver. 6 stoter = 2Vi stivers. 7 There are 2 deeds known of him. He is the son of Uri-ha-Levi. He acts as rabbi of Neve Salom and as

circumciser. Efraim Joze is mentoned as his brother-in-law. According to Brugmans there is no trace of him to be found after 1618. Besides in this deed we meet him as witness in a deed of 1638 at an agreement between Rabbi Menasse Ben Israel and Rabbi Juda Cohen concerning the printing of the Pentateuch in Hebrew. On this occasion he signs: Arent Flippsen Leevi. (W. Chr. Pieterse, Daniel Levi de Barrios p. 43; Livro de Bet Haim, p. 27; H. Brugmans and A. Frank, Geschiedenis der Joden in Nederland, p. 224, 225; 1638 March 12, Not. Arch. 417, fol. 156-157v., Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs).

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Simon Rodrigues Senior say that the bond, which is said to amount to 14000 reals, was not due but that Simon Rodrigues Mendes claimed it because Simon Rodrigues Pinel claimed one fifth of the goods of Diogo Nunes. After this visit they went to the house of Uziel and wrote it all down. This document was given to Tenorio, who, he thinks, still has it. According to him it is not in the hands of Christoffel Mendes8, who was then treasurer of the poor.


Nr. 2004 - The following insurers declare to have received from Henrico Zacuto, Portuguese broker in Amsterdam, the premiums of the insurances they gave out in 1618 to Diogo Nunes Belmonte, Afonso Rodrigues Cardoso, Francisco Mendes Trancoso, Joseph Franco, Manuel Franco, Joseph Pinto, Luis Pereira de Miranda, Simon Vas Silva, Fernanco Aires Silva and others for whom Zacuto acted as broker. Philips Colijns Jochemsz. and Albert Schuijt declare to have been paid. Gillis Dodeur declares to have received on April 29, 1619 two bank bills of respectively 40 pounds, chargeable to Michiel de Pas and 32 pounds, 10 shillings, chargeable to Lopo Ramires. Jan Smidt and Aert Spieringh received a bank bill chargeable to Lopo Ramires. Pieter van Geel and David de l'Hommel have been paid. Salomon Voerknecht was paid on May 3, 1619 for the premium of Diogo Nunes Belmonte, so that he will return the bank bill on Manuel Sanches to Zacuto. Francois Wouters, Roelant van der Perre, acting for Henrico Thibault and Daniel van den Eijnde, have been paid. Jacques van Hanswijck received a bank bill of 66 pounds and 5 shillings, chargeable to Lopo Ramires for the premium of Belmonte, Antonio Lopes Pereira and the executors of the will of Joseph Franco. Barent Sweers was paid on August 8, 1619. Michiel Cornelisz., Jan van Peenen and Jan Stassaert have been paid.

[1620, January ]b) Not Arch. 625, p. 403-404; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 2005 - Duarte Pereira, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Santiago Gomes and Duarte Vas Pereira, merchants in Bayonne, to claim from Antonio da Rocha what he owes them.

1620, February 3 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 893-894 ; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in French.

Nr. 2006 - Diogo Nunes Belmonte, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, notifies Daniel Colpin, Pieter and Jan Benoijt, merchants in Amsterdam, who insured sugar for him, loaded in the ship Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, of skipper Francisco Domingo, for a journey from Bahia to Lisbon, that he received a letter from Lisbon saying that the ship was seized by privateers and taken to Barbary with its cargo.

1620, February 3 Not. Arch. 383 A, fol. 23; Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobs.

Nr. 2007 - Simon Gomes Dias, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, notifies Antonio Nunes Torres, Manuel Lopes Nunes, Diogo Lopes Sardo, Diogo Manuel and Simon Vas Silva, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, who provided surety for him in an agreement of August 10, 1618 with Gracia Henriques, assisted by her father Antonio Henriques and her brother Diogo Henriques, that within 24 hours they should pass a power of attorney together with him for Franchoys de Witte, attorney before the Court of Holland, so that the latter can look after his interests in the appeal against Diogo Henriques against a verdict of the judicial authorities of Amsterdam of December 10, 1619. If they fail to comply with this notice Gomes Dias will be sentenced according to the verdict of the judicial authorities to pay a sum of 1,125 guilders and two equal sums on August 10, 1620 and 1621. He will then recover these sums from them, as well as the sum of 1,125 guilders he already paid, to a total amount of 4,500 guilders.

1620, February 4 Not. Arch. 625, p. 424-427; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

b The date is not mentioned. The deed is to be found in between deeds passed in January 1620.

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Nr. 2008 - Manuel ďOliveira de Pas, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Fernán Gomes Gil in Toledo, to claim from The Inquisition goods, money and bills of exchange that were confiscated at the arrest of his agent Manuel Vas d'Azevedo by the Inquisition.

1620, February 4 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 895-896; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 2009 - Jacob Moijenberge9, merchant in Amsterdam, authorizes Manuel Rodrigues Isidro in Madrid to collect 125 ducats from the Fiscal authorities in Madrid or Toledo. On September 2, 1619 these ducats were conveyed by Moijenberge from Madrid to Manuel Vas d'Azevedo in Lisbon, who has been arrested by the Inquisition. The money was transferred for the account of Moijenberge by Antonio Gomes d'Alcobaca to Valentin Denis Pacheco, with the condition that the said sum would be sent to Jorge Propio and Pablo Burmestre.

1620, February 4 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 898-899; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 2010 - Rui Dias d'Orta, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, conveys to Dr. Francisco Lopes Henriques, also Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, a sum of 130,350 Portuguese reis, that are due to him from Antonio Rodrigues Chaves in Bahia. This represents the nett proceeds of 19 pieces of linen from Rouen that Chaves sold in Bahia for the account of D'Orta.

1620, February 5 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 909-910; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Portuguese .10

Nr. 2011 - Jan Gaspar Bordinck, skipper of the ship St. Jan , that ran aground in the harbour of Cartagena, declares that Gonçalo d'Avila, merchant in Cartagena, can deliver to Luis Dias Silva everything that was salvaged from the said ship.

1620, February 5 Not. Arch. 645 B, p. 1022; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz. Deed in Spanish.

Nr. 2012 - Joseph Pinto, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam, owes to Jan Jansz. van Laer, silk-cloth merchant in Amsterdam, 569 guilders according to a verdict of the Court of Holland. He therefore transfers to Van Laer two policies concerning goods that were loaded for a journey from Rio de Janeiro to Porto in the ship Nossa Senhora da Pedacruz, of skipper Manuel Pires or Manuel Fernandes and in the ship Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem , of skipper Balthasar Fernandes. One of these policies was underwritten for Pinto by Jan Stassaert, the other by Pieter van Gheel and David de FHommel, each for 150 pounds Flemish. He further transfers everything he owns, among which a sum of 15 pounds Flemish that Henrico Zacuto promised to pay him for an average statement on the ship of Lucas Mendes. Besides the said sum of 569 guilders, Van Laer can also recover 70 guilders of due interest and the costs of the legal proceedings.

1620, February 10 Not. Arch. 645 A, p. 903-904; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.

Nr. 2013 - Notice served by Antonio Nunes Torres, Manuel Lopes Nunes, Diogo Lopes Sardo, Diogo Manuel Nunes and Simon Vas Silva, Portuguese merchants in Amsterdam, upon Simon Gomes Dias, Portuguese merchant in Amsterdam. The parties serving the notice, who stood surety for Dias in the contract of August 10, 1618 with Antonio Henriques, father and curator of Gracia Henriques, and with Diogo Henriques, demand that Dias will hand over right away the acknowledgement of his son Gabriel, as was agreed in the contract, so that they can be released from their surety-ship.

1620, February 10 Not. Arch. 625, p. 435-436; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz .n 8 = Christovao Mendes Franco, alias Mordechay Franco. 9 Probably an alias of Diogo Nunes Belmonte. 10 In the Dutch deed of this conveyance Rui Dias D'Orta also conveys to Henriques sugar or other goods

already sent by Chaves from Bahia to Lisbon in payment of part of the mentioned sum. (1620 February 5, Not. Arch. 625, p. 430-432; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.). 11 On February 17 the notary request Dias to answer to the notice, after which the notice is repeated (Not. Arch. 625, p. 445; Not. Sibrant Cornelisz.).

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