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the fortress aforesaid, but contrariwise dishonour, loss of 

 reputation, peril to our ships and soldiers, nay, great danger 

 of losing the town of Galle, which has been conquered with 

 so much glory ; 



Wherefore we think it best to fortify the said town of 

 Galle as much as possible, and to employ this fleet on the 

 Coast of Coromandel (as the Lord Governor-General and 

 Council of India have frequently desired in their letters) 

 or in some other place where the enemy may be attacked 

 with a better chance of success ; furthermore, to set sail 

 again to-morrow with the land wind with all the aforesaid 

 yachts, to direct our course to the other large ships and to 

 join them, in order that we may not suffer injury if the 

 guns of the fortress should be brought to bear on us, 



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which might seriously prejudice the Honourable Company. 



Actum in theyacht "Limmen," datum ut supra. JanThysen^ 

 Cornelis Leendersz Blaeuw, Dominicus Bouwens, Pieter 

 Sybrantsz [ ], Pieter Paets, Cornelis de Potter, Willem 

 Gerritsz, Hendrick Yckes, Marten Gerritsz Vries, Jan van der 

 Laen, Aryaen Aldersz, Frans Maetsuicher, Abraham Bouwens, 

 Dirck Gerritsz Eclam, Pieter Alberts, Adryaen Bollaerdt, 

 Albert Hagenaer, Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary. 



Sunday, February 23, 1642. 



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The Lord President having by due signal convened the 

 full Council, having once more submitted to the serious 

 consideration of the Councillors and friends assembled the 

 resolution taken yesterday, and they fully abiding by the 

 same, without deviating from it in any point, the more so as 

 to-day a much greater number of people was seen atthe point 

 of Negumbo than yesterday, so that they are the more 

 strongly convinced that the enemy must have drawn together 

 all his forces, and must be thoroughly on the alert ; 



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