Lying on his deathbed, Pieter Cnoll summoned a solicitor to draw up his last will and testament. The VOC sent along their own representative as Cnoll was the head of trade, the opperkoopman. Also in attendance was his widow, Cornelia Nijenroode. She must have been listening as her husband dictated his will, which would determine the future of herself and her surviving four children (out of 10). This was important as under the law, her children c