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this bay of the 28th last, has still been seen from here this 

 afternoon, in order to go to the Port of Goa in company 

 with the said yacht "Ackersloot," and there finding the 

 Commander Quast to regulate its further course by the 

 said Commander's orders ; 



All which having been duly weighed by the Council, and 

 it having been considered that 



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It would be very likely that the said " De Zeeuschc 

 Nagtegaal " should overtake the afore-mentioned " Ackers- 

 loot," seeing that about Alycan the wind is apt to blow 

 contrary, and that the greater and more powerful the ships 

 with which we appear before Columbo, the more effectually 

 the enemy will be frightened and deterred ; 



It has been unanimously resolved to despatch the said 

 " De Zeeusche Nagtegaal " this very night on the track of the 

 yacht " Ackersloot," not doubting but she will overtake the 

 said "Ackersloot" between here and Columbo ; 



And if contrary to our expectation this should not be the 

 case, the said yacht " Nagtegaal " shall stay before Columbo 

 until the afore-mentioned vessels lying in the bay here shall 

 also appear there, which probably will not take more than 

 four or five days [ 



] 



Actum in the town of Galle, datum ut supra. Jan Thysen, 

 Dominicus Bouwens, Marten Vinck, Floris van Castel, 

 Coenraet Salomons, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, 

 Jan van der Laen, Dirck Harmans, Cornells Laurens [ 

 Anbroe, Lambert Camholt, Abraham Bouwens, Albert [ ], 

 Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary. 



January 8, 1642. 



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Whereas by the resolution dated ultimo December of 

 A.P., 1 enacted at Galle, it had been provided that, in case 



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1 Anno passado, last year. 



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