308 JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



The Lord President has further submitted to their judg- 

 ment the question following : — 



Whether (seeing that there is nothing more to be done 

 here) it would be advisable to run for Galle with the whole 

 fleet, or whether they deemed it better to remain here for 

 some time longer, in order to see whether the position of 

 affairs might soon change and something efficient might still 

 be undertaken, 



All which the said Council having duly weighed, and 

 having considered matters especially as respects 



MS. pages 63 and 64 wanting ; a whole leaf lost, 

 MS. page 65. 



[ ] seeing that 



about that time the good monsoon 1 will begin to blow. 



Actum in the ship "S'Hartogenbosch" at anchor before the 

 fortress of St. Jago de Negumbo, datum ut supra. Jan Thysen, 

 Cornelis Leendersz Blaeuw, Dominicus Bouwens, Pieter 

 Sybrantsz Brode (?), Pieter Paets, Cornelis de Potter, Willem 

 Gerritsz, Hendrick Yckes, Marten Gerritsz Vries, Aryaen 

 Aldersz, Frans Maetsuicher, Abraham Bouwens, Dirck 

 Gerritsz Edam, Pieter Alberts, Adriaen Bollaerdt, Albert 

 Hagenaer, Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary. 



Thursday, February 27, 1642, 



MS. page 66. 



Whereas this day there has been handed and delivered to 

 us by one of the Ceylonese ambassadors, who for this express 

 purpose has come hither in the yacht " Limmen," a letter 

 from the King of Candy, addressed to the Lord President, 

 which letter the said ambassadors had received at Caleture 

 from the Dessave residing there, 



The south-west monsoon. 



