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==Biographical synthesis==
Christian Aelst (alt. Christiaan Aalst; Christaen Aelst]) (b. ?; d. ?). Merchant. Described in a secondary source as a lace merchant.

Officer of the Antwerp mint.

Living in Antwerp in early 1650s.

Claimant in the High Court of Admiralty for silver on the ''Saint George'' and the ''Salvador''; working with Hjeronimo Brudgmans, a Flandrian in Seville; "Christian Aelst liveth in the street Kiddorp in Antwerp, and Hjeronimo Brudgmans in Saint Nicholas Street in Sevill, and are subiects of the King of Spaine"<ref>[[HCA 13/69 Silver 4 f.3r Annotate|HCA 13/69 Silver 4 f.3r]]</ref>; Diego Maestre, servant in Seville to Hjeronimo Brudgmans, stated that "Christian Aelst is an officer of the King of Spaines mint att Antwerp where he hath his wife children and family."<ref>[[HCA 13/69 Silver 4 f.3r Annotate|HCA 13/69 Silver 4 f.3r]]</ref>

A "Senor Christian Aelst" is mentioned together with a "Diego Maestre" in a secondary source in what appears to cite a letter from "Jesus Maria. Sevilla a 20 de Abril 1660".<ref>C. Dekker, R. Baetens, Suzanne Maarschalkerweerd-Dechamps, Album palaeographicum XVII provinciarum (Brépols, 1992 ), p.280</ref>

The name "Christiaen Aelst" appears in a document catalogued as "Priviléges des monnayeurs au XViie siècle" which starts "Lyste vande ordinarische officiers vande Munte van Syne Majesteyt, residerende binnen de stadt van Antwerpen, ende nyet wesende onder die provoste ende gesworene vande Munte aldaer ende henitende gelycke vrydomme ende exemptie" and contains seventeen names, including "Gilles van Craywinckel, raedt ende generaele meester-ordinaris; Nicholaes de Groot, greffier vande voorschreve generaele meesters.." and continues "Boven dese syn nocht eenige raden ende generaele meesters-extraordinaris, de welcke syn genietende de voorschreve vrydom vuyt crachte van henne patente, te weten: Jan van Hencxthoven, Joris Vequemans, Hendrick van Hillewerven, Christiaen Aelst." The list appears to be dated August 5th 1654.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/bulletinetannal08belggoog#page/n161/mode/2up Annales de l'académie d'archéologie de Belgique, 2nd series, vol.10 (Anvers, 1874), pp.154-155]</ref>

Interesting, given Christian Aelst's link to the Antwerp mint, Jeronimo Brudgmans, Christian Aelst's Cadiz based partner, sold silver he procured in Cadiz to Nicholas Paulo, the factor of the Madrid based heirs of the deceased George Etton Heard, who were the "principall masters and mannagers" of the Spanish King's Treasury in Madrid. Hans Pohl (2005) identifies a Jorge van Ettenarden [alt. Jorge Ettenarden] in the accounts of the ''Pagador general del ejército'' in the (Spanish) Netherlands from the years 1633-1634 as a ''Paguista'', transferring large sums of money in support of the Spanish administration in the Spanish Netherlands. He presumes that Ettenarden was German, and notes that he was transferring money on behalf of the Fugger family of merchant bankers.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PYgdG-PSW70C&pg=PA135&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false Hans Pohl, ‘Zur Bedeutung Antwerpens als Kreditplatz im beginnenden 17. Jahrhundert’ in Hans Pohl, Wirtschaft, Unternehmen, Kreditwesen, soziale Probleme, vol.1 (Stuttgart, 2005), pp.135-137]; also ‘Anhang’ (appendix) to Hans Pohl, ‘Zur Bedeutung Antwerpens als Kreditplatz im beginnenden 17. Jahrhundert’ in [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PYgdG-PSW70C&pg=PA139&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false Hans Pohl, Wirtschaft, Unternehmen, Kreditwesen, soziale Probleme, vol.1 (Stuttgart, 2005), pp.139-152], sourced by Pohl from accounting records at the Stadsarchief Antwerpen, Insolventen Boedelskamer 1937. See also J. Denuncé, Thomas de Sampayo en het Spaansch legerarchief (1626-1666), in: Antwerpsch Archievblad, 2.R.,1.J.,pp.309-320]</ref>

Speculatively, a book on "Ruben's textiles" states "Christiaen Aelst obtained his merchandise from 750 laceworkers around 1650 and in the same period Dirick Atenborch had work for a further 300 women..."<ref>Guy Delmarcel, Rubenstextiel, Rubens's textiles (Antwerp, 1997),p.27</ref>; the same source appears to be used in Alfons K. L. Thijs (1987), in which Christiaen Aelst is described as a "kantkoopman" (lace merchant). The source is cited as "Footnote 93: Pk.1015 (16-2-1655, C.Aelst). T.1118 (16-2-1655). T.1117 (ca.1655). J.DENUNCÉ, Brieven en..."<ref>Alfons K. L. Thijs, Van "werkwinkel" tot "fabriek": de textielnijverheid te Antwerpen : einde 15de-begin 19de eeuw (XXXX, 1987), p.111</ref>

Roland Baetens (1976) notes that "Christiaan Aalst had b.v. werklieden te Maastricht, Bergen op Zoom, Breda en 's Hertogenbosch. De belangrijkheid van deze industrie valt nog af te lezen uit het aantal kooplieden dat er zich mee bezig hield: in 1633 waren er mindestens 62 zijdehandelaars te Antwerpen bedrivig, in 1655 nog 54..."<ref>Roland Baetens, De nazomer van Antwerpens welvaart. De diaspora en het handelhuis De Groote tijdens de eerste helft der 17de eeuw, vol.?1 [TBC] (XXXX, 1976), p.122</ref>

C. Dekker, R. Baetens, Suzanne Maarschalkerweerd-Dechamps (1992) contains a letter in Spanish, beginning: "Jesus Maria. Sevilla a 20 de Abril 1660 altos non 500 [?ducatós] a 117½ [?dXXXX]. A uno pagara vacestra Merced por esta [?XXXsira] primera de cambio al senor Christian Aelst quiniencos ducados de a cienco diez y ciette y medio gruessos cada uno por la valos de los senares Diego Maestre Christian Aelst el joven y Juan Bautista Ghizen..."<ref>C. Dekker, R. Baetens, Suzanne Maarschalkerweerd-Dechamps (eds.), Album palaeographicum XVII provinciarum (XXXX, 1992), p.280</ref>

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ColinGreenstreet at 20:08, October 19, 2016

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