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tive being a place well situated, and to prevent the Manicabows 

 our enemies or other evil-minded men from annoying us which 

 would be the case if they were permitted to take shelter in that 

 place : It is therefore by this that we have again appointed as 

 Head and Superintendent of the said place Battan Tiga, Inche 

 Aeon, who at present resides in the said place, and we further per- 

 mit him to cultivate the aforesaid land, on condition that in the 

 event a future Governor, our Successor, shall judge it necessary 

 for the service of the East India Company to make any alteration 

 in the buildings or the plantations on the said land, he must by 

 ail means acquiesce in such measures, without expecting to receive 

 any remuneration for the same from the East India Company, on 

 the other side. "We promise at the request of Inche Aeon to re- 

 commend to the favourable consideration of the succeeding 

 Governor, our Successor, if his conduct should deserve the favour, to 

 place his son Samsoodeen in the next possession of the said piece 

 of land in the event of his death or resignation of the charge, this 

 we do in consideration of the loss of 900 Kix dollars sustained by 

 Inche Aron, arising from the mortgage of the said land to him by 

 his predecessor Inche Hollanda. The above land is, however, 

 subject to all Government impositions and taxes which are at pre- 

 sent in force or may hereafter be introduced. 



(Signed) G. van HOOKN, 

 Malacca, 17th June, 1700. 



II.— GKANTS OF TOWN LOTS. 



Jan Crans, Governor and Director of this place and of the 

 Fortress of Malacca and its whole jurisdiction, makes known. 



That I have allowed and granted with the consent of the 

 board of Administration of this place, as I allow, grant and make 

 over by these presents, to the master of the Smith's shop, Mr. Omstke 

 a piece of unoccupied and uncultivated ground, belonging to the 

 East India Company, bordering upon the trench, to the East of 

 this Fortress, between the points Amelia and Henrietta Louisa, 

 broad in front along the road, six rods and three feet, course N. 

 N. E. and S. S. W., and behind, towards the east side, bordering on 



