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Remarks. — Removed by the late Mr. W. A. Jansz, Proctor, 

 Tangalla, to his house from the Mulkirigala Temple, where it 

 served as a stepping stone. 



There were two persons of the name of Floris Jansz in 

 Galle, One was born in 1764, and was the son of Bastiaan 

 Jansz. The other was Floris Jansz (1711-1738), a Yaandrig, 

 who married (1) Sabine Podree, (2) Aletta Alwis, (3) 

 Gertruida Rheevoet. 



29— Colombo. 



Inscription on the sluice close to the Fort Railway Station, 

 Colombo : — 



DE BEER 



Remarks. — Probably the name of the builder. There 

 was in Ceylon one Antony de Beer, of Rotterdam, who was 

 married to Anna Aclriaansz, and had issue, Anthony, baptized 

 in Galle, September, 1708. A daughter by a previous 

 marriage, Helena, was born in Galle in 1706. 



30— Colombo. 



Arms on a porcelain plate in the possession of the Hon. 

 Mr. H. L. Wendt, Puisne Justice, Colombo : — 



Two centre shields. 



Dexter. — D'azur a une fleur-de-lis d'arg. surm. d'une rose 

 de gu. (de Wendt). 



Sinister. — D'azur a une croix pattee d'or surmontant un 

 lacs d'amour du me me et acc. en chef de deux bes. aussi d'or 

 (Muntz). 



Crest. — The crest over both these shields is a combination 

 of those of de Wendt and Muntz, viz., la fleur-de-lis entre 

 deux pi. d'aut de gu. and une col et tete d'une cygne de sa, 

 respectively. 



