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yachts "Liefde" and "Lecq" and with our two sloops, in 

 order to cruise there and about Negumbo, to harass the enemy 

 as much as possible, to cut off every supply of provisions, &c, 

 and to try to get the same in our power, by all which it 

 might readily come to pass that the Portuguese, seeing this 

 force near his ports and 



MS. page 30. 



fearing more might be coming, should withdraw his troops 

 from all quarters and concentrate them at Columbo, and thus 

 lay the country open to us and Raja Singa ; 

 and whereas, in case tidings of peace should shortly arrive 

 here, we could not justly lay claim to any redress from the 

 jurisdiction of Galle and Mature, we shall let the yacht 

 " Ackersloot" (as soon as it shall turn up) take [in forthwith 

 the tin lying here and send her to Persia by way of Goa.] 



It has furthermore been resolved to acquaint Raja Singa, 

 as soon as possible, with the arrival of the ambassadors and 

 the intentions of the Honourable Council of India, to urge 

 him to the war and [ 



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Actuminthe town of Santa Cruz de Galle, datum ut supra. 

 Jan Thysen, Dominicus Bouwens, Marten Vinck, Floris van 

 Castel, Gerrit Moutmaker, Coenraet Salomons, Jan van der 

 Laen, Lambert Camholt, Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary. 



December 30, 1641. 



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Whereas the ships and war yachts " Bergen op den Soom, n 

 "Arnemuyden," " Francker," " Bredam," and " De Kleyne 

 Star " had almost discharged their cargoes, and might soon 

 be ready to sail for the Roads of Columbo and Negumbo 

 according to the latest resolution, the Lord President has 

 proposed to the Council and submitted to their consideration 

 the question following : — 



as the Lord Governor and Council of India, in their latest 

 letters to the Commander Quast and to us, trust that 200 men 



