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



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and also before and about Goa. 



Actum in the ship " S'Hartogenbosch " on the road of 

 Caleture, datum ut supra. Jan Thy sen, Cornelis Leendersz 

 Blaeuw, Dominicus Bouwens, Pieter Paets, Cornelis de 

 Potter, Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary. 



March 10, 1642 Anno. 



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Forasmuch as the yachts " Lief de " and " Lecq" having 

 now been away from Batavia upwards of seventeen months, 

 of which about fifteen about this coast, are greatly in need 

 of repair and other necessaries which cannot possibly be 

 obtained here, and therefore urgently require to be sent to 

 Batavia or some other place where they can be provided with 

 the same, 



The Lord President, having convened the Council of the 

 Town of Galle, assisted by the Commander Cornelis Leendersz 

 Blaeuw and the Fiscael Cornelis de Potter, has submitted to 

 their consideration the question 



How many and which yachts of the fleet it would be 

 advisable to keep here, in order to protect the bay of Galle, 

 to harass the enemy as much as possible, and to be sent 

 afterwards, if there should be occasion for it, to Batavia or 

 Coromandel with our advices, or in order to fetch necessaries 

 thence ; 



All which having been duly weighed by the Councillors 

 and friends assembled, and it having been considered that 

 the yachts " Bredam," "Limmen," " Rommerswael," and 

 " Kleyne Star " had not been away from Batavia above seven 

 or eight months, and having been thoroughly cleaned and 

 provided with all necessaries there will not so soon be in 

 want of anything, 



It has been unanimously approved of and resolved — the 

 more so as by the orders of the Lord Governor-General and 

 Council of India there should always be yachts on this coast — 



