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and metals, as I cannot regard the copyist's lines and dots as 

 indications of them. 



It is impossible to find English equivalents for the offices 

 under the Dutch Government. I have therefore not 

 attempted to translate them, nor to present in an English 

 dress the redundant adjectives and honorifics so dear to the 

 Dutchmen of that age. 



The monogram of the Dutch East India Company was — 



Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (United East Indian 

 Company). It was adopted on the 24th February, 1603, by 

 a Resolution of the XVII. The letters are blue, on a silver 

 field. 



List of Abbreviations. 



Acc. 



. aceompagne 



Fr.-q. 



... franc-quartier 



Affr. 



. affronte 



Gu. 



... gueules 



Arg. 



. argent 



Iss. 



.. issant 



Arm. 



. arme 



Lamp. 



.. lampasse 



Arr. 



. arrache 



Los. 



.. losange 



Bes. 



. besant 



M. 



... membre 



Bord. 



bordure 



Mouv. 



.. mouvant 



Bq. 



. becque 



Naiss. 



.. naissant 



Br. 



brochant 



Nat. 



.. naturel 



Bret. 



bretesse 



Pass. 



.. passant 



Oh. 



charge 



PI. d'aut. . 



.. plumes d'autruche 



Chev. 



. chevron 



Ramp. 



.. rampant 



Coll. 



. collete 



Reg. 



regardant 



Cont. 



. contourne 



Renv. 



.. renverse 



Oour. 



couronne 



Sa. 



.. sable 



Cq. 



casque 



Saut. 



sautoir 



Croiss. 



croissant 



Sec. 



.. second 



C.-bret. 



contre-bretesse 



Sen. 



.. senestre 



Ec. 



ecartele 



Sin. 



.. sinople 



Ec. en saut. .. 



ecartele en sautoir 



Surm. 



.. surmonte 



Eng. 



enguiche 



Terr. 



.. terrasse 



Engr. 



engrele 



Tref. 



.. trefle 



Ep. 



Ess. 



eploye 



essorant 



Vir. 



.. virole 



