Aenteckeningen van de timmeragie ongelden montcosten provision ende maentgelden gedaen en betaelt inty equipperen van de joncke als nu genaempt de fortuijne, VOC 1062, 118-119v, De archieven van de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Nationaal Archief, Den Haag,

1. What penalties are stipulated here if Japanese soldiers disobey their commanders? 2. Why do you think Japanese soldiers were willing to sign such a contract?