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Veere, and that in the third year the Investor-Director shall be from Vlissingen or Veere [...] and
the Assessor from Middelburg. 72
To complicate matters further, the agreement between Vlissingen and Veere added the
following:
That in the first year, Vlissingen shall appoint a director and Veere the Assessor, and in the
second the reverse. Concerning the Investor-Director in the third year, the first two turns shall be
taken by Vlissingen, the last by Veere. 73
The results of the two agreements together can be seen in the table below:
Year Director 1 Director 2 Director 3 Investor-Director Assessor
1 M M VL M VE
2 M M VE M VL
3 M M VL VL M
4 M M VE M VL
5 M M VL M VE
6 M M VE VL M
7 M M VL M VE
8 M M VE M VL
9 M M VL VE M
Table 2. "M" represents Middelburg, "VL" Vlissingen, and "VE" Veere. 74
Although neither Vlissingen nor Veere could have been fully satisfied with this outcome, the
formula ensured a constant rotation of three of the five Zeeland seats at the Heren XIX, with each
of the three cities present for all but one year (listed as year 3 above) in the nine-year rotation. It
72 NA 1.05.01.01 inv.nr. 19. “Alle deputaten ter vergaderinge van de XIX sullen geschieden als volcht, namentlyck
twee Bewinthebbers van Middelburch, ende een van Vlissingen oft Vere, ende den hooftparticipant Bewindhebber
sal gaen twee jaren van Middelburgh ende daer negens den Assessor twee jaren van Vlissingen oft Vere, ende het
derde jaer den hooftparticipant bewinthebber van Vlissingen ofte Vere ofte by gebreke van selve een ander
Bewinthebber in syne plaetse. Ende daeriegens van Middelburch den Assessor.”
73 Ibid.
74 All tables in this chapter are original. I would like to thank Nealin Parker for her assistance with formatting and
design.
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