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should take care that a guard be stationed, to watch against irruptions of 

 the Wannias, Wedas, or King's people, and in order to give confidence to 

 the divers for themselves and their boats. If there are ioo soldiers and 

 ioo lascoryns, the guard will be sufficiently strong, if Manaar and Jaffna- 

 patnam have their garrisons also strengthened." 



(From the Memoir left by Governor van Goens for the guidance of his successor 

 Governor Hustaart, 26th December 1663.) 



