EXTRACTS FROM THE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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Sey bol, was a Lawyer and an Advocate, it was decreed that lie 

 be made a member of the Council of Justice, and receive 

 the salary of a junior merchant. 



March, April, 1668. — Amongst other instructions by the 

 Council on ecclesiastical matters, were the following. The 

 native languages were to be learnt by all Clergymen. The 

 Sinhalese and Tamil languages were to be used instead of 

 the Portuguese, which was to be discontinued. 



Slaves were not to be permitted to wear hats or long hair, 

 who were not able to speak the Dutch language intelligibly, 



August, 14, 1668. — The Council on hearing that certain 

 fishermen were about to relinquish their calling, and being 

 of opinion that the same would be prejudicial to the public, 

 appoint a Committee to revise the list of the fishers, and to 

 enjoin these men to continue to pursue their calling accord- 

 ing to ancient usage. 



May, 1669. — The Council finding that the cocoanut plan- 

 tation at (Souti Tangh) yields a revenue of not more than 

 1,260 rds. per annum, against an outlay of 620 rds. per men- 

 sem, resolve on renting it out to the Burgher Louis Tr amble 

 at 900 rds. per annum from the 21st June next to the end 

 of February, 1671. 



July, 1669. — The Council offer a reward of 400 laryns* 

 to the person who shall produce the body of a certain 

 murderer, alive or dead. 



August 5, 1669. — The Council commute the sentence 

 passed by the Court of Justice on Cappure Camby Chetty 

 of Hunnupittia for adultery, which was, that he be hanged 

 by the neck until he is dead, and his corpse be put into a 

 sack and thrown into the sea: thus — that he be whipped 

 severely beneath the gallows, branded and banished from 

 the Island, and interdicted from returning to it on penalty 

 of forfeiting his life. 



* Laryn.— A Portuguese coin. 



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