NO. 52.— 1901.] DUTCH MONUMENTAL REMAINS. 



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23 — Inscription over Battlcotta Church Door. 



DOEN MAKEN DOORDEN HEER 

 COMMANDEUR LAURENS PYL 

 ANNO 1678. 



Translation. — Caused to be built by the Commandeur 

 Laurens Pyl. 



Remarks, — Laurens Pyl was married to Johanna van 

 Dielen, and had a son Pieter, baptized in Colombo, 19th 

 December, 1680, who married Abigail Flok, and had a child 

 Anna, born in Colombo, 1712. Dr. Daalmans, in his " Indian 

 Notes," confounds Laurens Pyl with Laurens Pit. Laurens 

 Pit was a native of Bremen, and married as an Assistant in 

 Batavia, 23rd December, 1632, Elizabeth Martensze Vogel of 

 Ternate, and had issue : (1) Arnoldus ; (2) Laurens (de 

 Jonge), who married (1) Maria Hustaert, (2) Lucretia 

 Jansen. 



24 — On a Magazine close to Utrecht Battery, Galle Fort. 



As J s 

 GALE DEN 

 J ZBER 

 ANNO 

 1782 



Translation. — Ag. Js. Galle, the 1st September, 1782. 



25 — Inscription on a Bell at St. Michael's, 

 Polwatta, Colombo. 



NOSSA • SENHORA • 

 DOS • MILAGRES • DE 

 JAFANAPATAO. 



Translation. — Our Lady of Miracles, Jaffnapatnam. 



Remarks. — "Among the latter {i.e., the chief places the^ 

 Dutch had in Ceylon) must rightly be placed Jaffnapatnam, 



