49 Nicolaus de Graaff
(And see items 22, 28, 36, 39, 62.) He was at home in Egmont-on-Sea from 1679 to 1683, acting as Sheriff (‘Schout’) there. On May 9, 1683 he sailed from Texel in Ridderschap van Holland, with Cortiene, Koeverden, Castricum, and the flute* Langewyk. Northabout*. São Tiago. Abrolhos: service of thanksgiving and feast.
On September the thirteenth we sighted the land of the Cape, and next day [dr 14/9] anchored in the Table Bay, finding there two of our companions, Cortiene and Castricum, which had arrived the previous day [dr 8/9]. We found here also the Princes Maria [dr arrived 8/9] ... which had set sail a month before us. Also on the 20th of this month [dr] a third of our companions, Koeverden, arrived safely at the Cape. The next day a general feast was held in our ship, the Governor and the principal Servants on shore being invited ... our business at the Cape being completed we made our farewells, and sailed on the last day of September [dr]....
Batavia November 27, thence in 1684 to Macao and back, in 1685 to Bengal, arriving back in November; and then to the Moluccas, Ternate, Amboina, reaching Batavia again on September 19, 1686.
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