Jeronimus Cornelius

[Groakes]

I don't know if anyone has covered this one off before but here it is anyway - an early (1628) siting of JC. This one does not seem to be a particulalry pleasant character and came to a sticky end... He was a chemist though....

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bill/batavia.html

Jeronimus Cornelisz
Undermerchant and Chemist from Hallam (Harlem?). The most senior Company man after the Skipper and Pelsaert. Leader of the Mutiny he is captured by Wiebbe Haye's men and finally hanged on seal Island, on the morning of October 2 after having both hands cut off.

[Michael Moorcock]

Thanks for that one.
Does anyone know what happened to the Cornelius brothers ?
Or their sister Rose ?

[Elwher]

Hallam is an old name for an area in Sheffield - still about in constituency name, name of local radio station and one of Sheefield's hospitals (Royal Hallamshire)

[Aurelius]

Thanks for that one.
Does anyone know what happened to the Cornelius brothers ?
Or their sister Rose ?

Apparently they are back, well they were in 2002 anyway....

http://musiciansexchangeftlaud.homes...isterRose.html

And before anyone else wonders (it's the way I first read it, which intrigued me a lot!) the site is Musicians Exchange, and not Musician Sexchange, a different thing entirely!

[Governor of Rowe Island]

Apparently they are back, well they were in 2002 anyway....

http://musiciansexchangeftlaud.homes...isterRose.html

I wonder if Frank realises he's way more famous than the others!

[Michael Moorcock]

Mrs Cornelys ran a series of masques and other entertainments in Soho in the 18th century. Clearly the same person. She 'died' a bankrupt.

[mordenkainen]

Australian Discovery, edited by Sir Ernest Scott (1867-1939), historian, professor at the university of Melbourne, aside from being a rather interesting opus, contains the relation by Thevenot of how the Dutch ship Batavia was wrecked near an unknown Island.
They summarily repaired the ship and put to sea, in search of water. After some interesting adventures, they finally met with three ships of the East India Company. While the captain was requiring assistance from them, a mutiny occured on the ship, led by one...Jerome Cornelis.

i won't spoil the story for those who want to read it :D

[Aurelius]

Mrs Cornelys ran a series of masques and other entertainments in Soho in the 18th century. Clearly the same person. She 'died' a bankrupt.

But she had one of the greatest 'nicknames' of all time, "The Circe of Soho"!

And for those wishing to know more (how could you not!) :
http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/Boo...912581,00.html