276 



JOURNAL, E.A S. (CEYLON). [VOL, XY. 



Translation. — Here lies buried Geliermis (sic) (Guliel- 

 mus ? ) Cornelis, son of Leonardus Theodosius Koelmyer 

 (sic) (Koelmeyer ?). Born 10th February, 1803, and died 

 7th January, 1813, at the age of 9 years 10 months and 17 

 days. 



Plate 121, Bentota. 



ANDREAS AMABERT 

 VAN GRENOBLEIND DAUPHINERIV, DISER 

 LUYTENANT MILETAIREN 

 COMMANDANT TE PETIGELLE 

 OBIJT 

 DEN 18 JULIJ ANNO 

 DOM. 1764 

 TE 



BENTOTTE 

 LEGT HIER BEGRAYEN 

 WAGT 



OPD ZALIGE OPSTAND1NGE. 



Translation. — Andreas Amabert, of Grenoble in the 

 Dauphinery, Lieutenant of the Military. Commandant at 

 Petigelle. Died 18th July, 1764, at Bentotte. He lies buried 

 here, and awaits the blessed resurrection.* 



Remarks. — Over the entrance to the church there is the 

 following inscription :— 



FECIT 

 C : A : S 

 AD 1755 



The letters C : A : S are perhaps the initials of Claude 

 Antoine Scomer,| 



* Died of fever contracted on outpost duty at Pitigala in the interior 

 of the present Bentota-Walallawiti Korale. He may have belonged to the 

 French Regiment of Du Flos then under service with the Dutch.— B., 

 Hon. Sec. 



t See 1 C.L.R. 72, 6 C.L.R. 286. 



