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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



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PSAL. 63. V. 4 



UWE GOEDERTIEREN 



HEIT IS BETER DAN HET LEVEN 



HIER RUST JUFFW. MARIA 



PIECE IN HAER LEVEN 



HUYVROUWE VAN J 



TOORZEE CONSTAPEL 



MAJOOR EN INGENEUR 



OP CEYLON IN DEN HEE 



RE ONTSLAPEN DEN 5 



MAART 1695 OUT 28 JA 



REN 9 MA AN DEN EN 



24 DAGEN 



Translation. — Thy loving kindness is better than life. — 

 Psalms 63, verse 4. 



Here rests Juffrouw Maria Pieck, in her life wife of the 

 Major of the Gunners and Engineer in Ceylon J. Toorzee. 

 Laid to her rest in the Lord on the 5th March, 1695. Aged 

 28 years 9 months and 24 days. 



Remarks. — See Plate 13, L.Z., Colombo. 



Jan Christiaansz Toorzee of Wiburg in Jutland married 

 in 1724 Maria Pieck of Gorcum. 



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HIER ONDER RUST S. P. C. 

 MEDELER HUYSVROUW 

 VAN DEN COLOMBOSE HOOG AD 

 MINISTRATEUR P. SLUYSKEN OUD. 40 

 JAAREN 2 MAANDEN EN 6 DAAGEN 

 GEBOOREN DEN 28 JULY 1746. 



Translation.— Hereunder rests S. P. C. Medeler, wife of 

 the Chief Administrator of Colombo P. Sluysken. Aged 40 

 years 2 months and 28 days. Born 26th July, 1746. 



