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reward him liberally. The Dutch are not so careless as to 

 let him pass unperceived. If you can by any means send 

 some assistance, as the bearer Perga can direct you, to us 

 poor afflicted captives, we shall not cease to implore for you 

 long life, health, and prosperity, while we remain your 

 Honor's servants. 



(Signed) John Loveland, 

 Robert Knox." 



The writing in the margin, is as follows : " Zealand, 

 21st August, 1669." The direction was, "Into whatever 

 good Christian hands this note shall come, we pray, for 

 God's sake, to aid in forwarding it." 



This translation having been read, the Minute proceeds 

 to state : — 



" With reference to the forementioned ola, it being 

 considered that we and the English nation are not only 

 neighbours, good friends and allies, bnt especially also of 

 the same religion, and are consequently so much the more 

 obliged in conscience, among other things to afford them 

 help in their necessity, so far as the circumstances of time 

 and place permit, in a more especial manner at present, when 

 the aforesaid bearer is persuaded by His Excellency to go 

 up again, in order to carry to them some relief and return 

 with further intelligence, it is, for these and other weighty 

 reasons, (and also that we may hereafter send through the 

 same some support to our own poor countrymen,) found 

 good and understood, to send back the said ola-bearer, 

 with a sum of 50 gold pagodas for the maintenance of our 

 aforesaid good friends and allies, and as much of clothing 



