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



Which having been duly and maturely weighed by the 

 said Council, and it having been considered 



That the Lord Governor-General and Council of India 

 have in their letter recommended us to draw to our side, 

 if opportunities present themselves, as many Cingalese as we 

 could possibly get, even if it should be deemed necessary 

 to give pay to some of them ; 



That, neither in the present position of affairs, nor in case 

 we should chance to fall out with the king, could we ever 

 hope to draw any profit from this country without the help 

 of the natives ; with other considerations of the like nature ; 



It has been unanimously resolved that each of the coolies 

 and of the lascars shall be allowed forty pounds of rice 

 monthly. 



It has been further resolved 



Forasmuch as the yachts " Limmen," " Star," and " Rom- 

 merswael " are lying inactive in the bay, and the present 

 season still permits us to do so, 



To send the said yachts to the roads of Columbo and 

 Negumbo as soon as possible, in order to cruise and remain 

 there for such space of time 



MS. page 79. 



as shall be set forth in the instructions they shall receive 

 for the said purpose, by which we hope not only that the 

 enemy will be cut off from all supplies that might be sent 

 out to him from other places, but also that we shall thus 

 prevent such vessels as should intend to set sail for other 

 places, from getting out of port ; by all which we understand 

 a great service will be rendered to the Honourable Com- 

 pany, the more so as by these means the enemy might easily 

 be reduced to extremities. 



Jochum Assenburch, of Hamburch, who came to India 

 in the ship " iEmilia " in 1638 as an assistant on a monthly 

 pay of 18 guilders, is, in reward for his good services rendered 

 at this place, at his request and in order to give him further 



