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Arms. — In 8 C.L.R. 399 the arms are blazoned thus: 

 u Party per pale. 1. per f ess ... in chief a star (6), in base an 

 anchor ; 2. per bend sinister ... and two bendlets ..." 



" The crest is a star, as in the arms." 



Remarks. — The impalements are reversed in Plates 66 and 

 67, L.Z. 



Translation. — To the memory of Clara Josina, beloved 

 daughter of the Hon. Pieter Sluysken, Commandeur of the 

 City of Galle and the Lands of Matara. Born 14th May, 1776, 

 and, to the bitter sorrow of all who knew her virtues, laid to 

 her rest in the Lord on the 26th November, 1791, at the age 

 of 15 years 4 months and 12 days. 



Met luister kon haar harte en yder streele 

 En in haar vaders borst de diepste wonde heelen. 

 Arms. — D'azur a un levrier assis contourne d'arg. coll. 

 d'or. 



Crest. — Le chien assis. 



Remarks. — Pieter Sluysken was a native of Amsterdam , 

 and was married to Susanna Petronella Charlotte Medeler, 

 perhaps the daughter of Major Johan Hendrik Medeler and 

 Gertruida Augustyn. 



The greyhound is contourne, perhaps through a mistake 

 (a very common one) of copying from a seal and not its 

 impression. 



Plate 42, L.Z., Galle. 



Translation. — Hereunder lies buried Sandrina Reets, born 

 in Utrecht, 7th April, 1668, the good wife of Jacobus van 

 Outshoorn van Sonnevelt, Onderkoopman and Soldy-Boek- 

 houder here, also retired Fiscaal of the Malabar Coast. Died 

 1st January, 1706. Aged 37 years 8 months and 29 days. 



Arms. — Dexter shield : Ec. aux 1 et 4 de gu. a trois huchets 

 d'arg. vir. et eng. d'or : (Outshoorn), aux 2et3 d'or, a trois 

 fleurs-de-lis de gu. (Sonnevelt). 



Sinister shield : De ... a un chien (?) ramp. (Reets). 



