224 JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XV. 



Translation. — Here lies Sigismundus Monitanier. Aged 

 12 years 11 months. Died 25th June, 1663 (?) 



Remarks. — Perhaps the son of Francois Montanier.* 



Plate 9, L.Z., Colombo. 



Translation. — H ere lies buried Henrietta van Krieken- 

 beek, wife of Thomas van Rhee, Extraordinary Councillor of 

 the Indies, Governor and Director of the Island of Ceylon. 

 Died 24th September, 1696. Aged 56 years. 



Arms. — Parti : au 1 de ... a trois tetes et cols de cerf, les 

 deux en chef affrontees : an 2 coupe : au (a) de ... au (&) de ... 

 a neuf coquilles (?) renv. 3, 3, et 3.| 



Remarks. — See the Kriekenbeek arms discussed in 2 

 G,L.R. 364. Henrietta was the daughter of Rutgerus van 

 Kriekenbeek of Wyk ter Duurstede, who came out to Ceylon 

 in 1659 as a Seur (Clerk) on board the ship "Zeelandia." 

 Thomas van Rhee was also a native of Wyk ter Duurstede. 



Plate 10, L.Z.„ Colombo. 



Translation. — Here lie buried Willem van Rhee, Opper- 

 koopman and Chief Administrator of the Ceylon Government, 

 and his wife Catherina Africana van Dielen. The latter born 

 7th July, 1670, and died 23rd April, 1700 ; the former born 

 1st December, 1664, died 5th November, 1700. 



Arms. — The dexter shield contains the Van Rhee arms as in 

 Plate 9, with the difference that the stags' heads in chief are 

 not affrontees, and the tincture of the shield is depicted gules, 

 Van Dielen : Coupe : au 1 parti (a) d'or a un cerf contourne et 

 elance au nat. broch. sur le fut d'un arbre de sin. terr. du 

 meme ; (h) de gu. a un agneau pascal pass, d'arg. au 2 d'or au 

 lion couche de gu. arm et lamp d'azur, le tete contourne 

 tenant entre ses pattes une boule d'azur. A la fasce de az. 

 broch. sur le coupe et ch. de trois etoiles d'or. 



f See Plates 10, 47. 82. L.Z. 



