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Arms. — Parti : au I. coupe : au (1) parti au (a) d'or a la demi- 

 aigle monv. du parti, au (b) d'arg. a un cerf ramp, et 

 contourne de gu. au (2) d'az. a un sablier pose en fasce. 



Au II. coupe : au (1) parti au (a) de ... a un soleil, au (&) 

 fasce de ... et de ... de dix pieces, la sixieme ch. de cinq 

 maillets, au (2) parti au (a) parti au (act) de -.. a une fleur- 

 de-lis monv. du parti, au (bb) fasce de ... et de ... de dix 

 pieces, au (5) de ... a la barre de ... : au lion de ... broch, sur 

 le tout. 



Ryclof van Goens was born at Rees, in the Dukedom of 

 Cleves, on the 24th June, 1619, and was the son of Volckert 

 Boyckes van Goens (born in Friesland in 1572, and died at 

 Batavia, 27th August, 1629), Commandant at Batavia, and 

 Hillegona Jacobsdr. (born at Franekei, and died at Batavia, 

 25th July, 1630). He left Amsterdam with his parents for 

 Batavia by the ship " Bueren " on the 3rd October, 1628. 

 He conquered Manaar (22nd February, 1658) and Jaffna 

 (21st June, 1658), and was Governor of Ceylon, 1660. Having 

 handed over the reins of Government to Adriaan van der 

 Meyden, 29th April, 1662, he re-entered on the administra- 

 tion on the 12th April, 1663, which he gave up on the 26th 

 November, and resumed on the 19th November, 1661. He 

 returned to the Fatherland as Admiral of the return fleet ; 

 arrived in Texel, 29th August, 1682 ; died in Amsterdam, 

 14th November, 1682 ; and was buried in the Klooster Kerk 

 in the Hague, 20th November, 1682. 



Ryclof van Goens was married (1) at Batavia, 13th Septem- 

 ber, 1640, to Jacomina Bartholomeusdr. Rosegaard (widow 

 of Jan Lievens, Provisional Lieut. O. I. C), born at Leyden, 

 1616, died at Colombo, 3rd January, 1667 ; and (2) at Colombo, 

 17th August, 1667, Ester de Solemne (widow of Dirk van 

 Adrichem, Director of Surat), born in 1640, died at Colombo, 

 22nd June, 1668, daughter of David de Solemne (who came 

 to the Indies in 1631 by the ship " Wesel"), Captain, Batavia, 

 and Catherine Malbergh, He married (3) in 1668 Johanna 

 van Ommeren, born in 1655, daughter of Rudolp van 



