NO. 53. — 1902.] GALLB DUTCH RECORDS. 



in the Roads of Columbo on the 25th of November last, and 

 that it was not probable that in the first time [ 



It has been unanimously approved of and resolved to keep 

 the said yachts in the bay, and, the men having recruited 

 themselves by a rest of four or five days, to send them onward 

 again — if circumstances then shall permit it — to the Roads 

 of Columbo and Negumbo, the more so as we hear and know 

 that in the month of January they (the enemy) expect other 

 vessels both from Coromandel and other places. 



At the request of Abraham Claesz, sergeant of this garrison, 

 that he might be paid on account the sum of 60 pieces of 

 eight, due to him (as per bond which he has shown us for 

 this purpose) by one Caspar Homan in his lifetime, also a 

 sergeant of this garrison. 



It having been considered and duly weighed that the 

 aforesaid 



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debt was a true one, and that the aforesaid Homan had 

 specially pledged his pay for the same, 



It has been resolved to comply with the said petitioner's 

 request and to debit the said Homan's account for the afore- 

 mentioned amount. 



Actum Galle, datum ut supra. Jan Thysen, Gerrit Mout- 

 maker, Jan van der Laen, Lambert Camholt, Albert Claesz 

 Hooghland, Secretary. 



Tuesday, December 17, 1641. 



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The Council of the town of Galle having been convened 

 by order of the Lord President Jan Thysen, strengthened 

 by the Commander Dominicus Bouwens, and the super- 

 merchants of the respective war yachts "Francker" and 

 " Arnemuyden " being assembled collegialiter, 

 the letters and papers sent hither by the Lord Governor and 



