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have begun on the 6th of this present month, and the new 

 engagement to begin when his old term shall have expired. 



Forasmuch as Antony Fernando Swart has for a con- 

 siderable time past diligently and carefully guarded the 

 Company's suri, 1 cocoanuts, and oil, and superintended the 

 distilling of arrack, he is at his request by these presents 

 allowed a monthly pay of two pieces of eight, the new pay 

 being held to have begun on the 26th April last. 



Claes Dircksz, of Hamburch, who came out to India in 

 the ship " Amsterdam " in 1637, as a soldier on a monthly pay 

 of 9 guilders, and the term of whose engagement has expired, 

 is by these presents at his request admitted to a re-engage- 

 ment for another term of three years, and allowed a monthly 

 pay of 12 guilders, the new engagement and increase of pay 

 being held to have begun when his old term had expired. 



Actum Ste Cruz de Galle, datum ut supra. Jan Thysen, 

 Marten Vinck, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, Jan van 

 der Laen, Lambert Camholt, Albert Claesz Hooghland, 

 Secretary. 



Sunday, July 6, 1642 A.D. 



MS. page 88. 



In consequence of tidings successively received through 

 certain Cingalese from the outside and especially this morn- 

 ing, that the enemy with a part of his forces would arrive 

 to-morrow at Cogele 2 (upwards of three hours' walking 

 from this place), in order thence to take his way to Vacquelle, 3 

 Gindure, and other places thereabouts, the Lord President 

 has called a Council, and submitted to their judgment the 

 question, whether it would not be advisable to send out a 

 considerable body (such as should be deemed a match for 

 the enemy) to Cogele, &c, and to surprise the said enemy 

 the following night, if this should be deemed feasible, by 

 suddenly attacking him ; 



1 Toddy for the manufacture of arrack. 



2 Kog-gala, in the Talpe pattuwa, Galle District. 

 s Wakwella, a village near Gralle. 



