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pay of 9 guilders, and whose three years' engagement is short] y 

 to expire, is by these presents at his request re-admitted 

 to a new engagement in the Company's service for anothor 

 term of three years, and allowed a monthly pay of 12 guilders, 

 the increase of pay being held to have begun on the 24th of 

 this month, and the new engagement when his old term shall 

 have expired. 



Cornelis Rems, of Embden, who came out to India in 

 the ship "Zutphen " in 1640, as a musketeer on a monthly pay 

 of [ ] guilders, and who for some time past has dis- 



charged the duties of a sailmaker in the yacht " De Star," is 

 on this account and considering the good testimony given 

 of him by his superiors, by these presents at his request 

 confirmed in the said capacity of sailmaker, and allowed a 

 monthly pay of 15 guilders, the increase of pay being held to 

 have begun on the 24th of this month. 



Hans Osterdorff, junior, 



MS. page 83. 



who came out to India with his father in the ship 

 " Hollandia " in 1637, is at the suggestion of some of the 

 Councillors present, and considering the demise of his father 

 aforesaid and certain other reasons, admitted to an engage- 

 ment in the service of the East India Company for a term of 

 three years, as a " boy," and allowed a monthly pay of 4 

 guilders, the engagement and increase of pay being held to 

 have begun on the 24th of this present month. 



Adriaen Symonsz Groen, of Beverwyck, who came out to 

 India in the fluytschip " Castricum" in 1639, as a musketeer 

 on a monthly pay of 14 guilders, who afterwards on the 27th 

 December, 1641, was by the Lord President and his Councillors 

 in Council assembled, on account of various reasons set forth 

 in the act, promoted to a monthly pay of 20 guilders in 

 the capacity of smith, and whose three years' engagement is 

 shortly to expire, is by these presents at his request admitted 

 to a re-engagement in the Company's service for another term 

 of three years, and in the capacity of master smith allowed 



