70 ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, (CEYLON BRANCH.) 



Another measure brought before the Council on this day 

 was one having reference to the baking of bread, and it was 

 ruled that the best white bread should weigh 8 ozs., and 

 mixed brown bread 1 6 oz., and that the price of a loaf was 

 to be 2 stivers* w~hen the parrah of wheat was sold at 

 Rds. 1 18 stivers. Eight Dutchmen and eight Natives 

 (whose names are mentioned) were to have licenses as 

 bread-bakers, and the Captain of the Burghers was to make 

 inquiries and find out what was the number of Christians 

 who were engaged in baking bread, and none were for the 

 future to have licenses to carry on this trade unless they 

 were known to be pious men and regular attendants at 

 divine worship. 



20th December, 1659.— At a meeting held this day it was 

 brought to the notice of the Council that out of those 

 villages in the Belligam and Galle Korales that yield a* 

 revenue to Government, no less than sixty were found to 

 be inhabited by dancing women and other useless people by 

 which the Company suffered a loss. It was therefore 

 decided that they be expelled from thence, and that 300 

 recently enlisted Lascoryns be sent there on a monthly 

 allowance of one laryn each, and one parrah of rice. 



May 24, 1664, — At a meeting held this day it was 

 decided that all Storekeepers and Cashiers employed under 

 Government were to be called upon to give security for 

 the due discharge of their duties, and when neglect of duty 

 was brought home to them the/ were to be deprived of 

 situation and rank and employed as soldiers. 



July 18, 1664. — It was brought to the notice of the Coun- 

 cil that there were frequent complaints by Clergymen of 

 the evils resulting from the practice, which was daily gaining 

 ground, of Dutch soldiers marrying women of the country ,> 



* Stiver-— a Dutch coin of the value of 2 cents. 



