NO. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



And since he has declared himself willing to continue in 

 the said work on condition that his monthly pay shall be 

 somewhat raised, 



The following attestation of this has been delivered to 

 Telk Harmensz, of Yrlandt, who came out to India in 

 the yacht " De Waterhond " in 1641, as an Adelborst on a 

 monthly pay of 10 guilders, is, for the reasons specified 

 higher up and at his request, in his capacity of overseer of 

 the Company's earthworks already made or still to be made^ 

 allowed a monthly pay of 16 guilders, the increase of pay 

 being held to have begun on the 26th of this present month. 



Thus resolved and approved of in the town of Galle, datum 

 ut supra. Jan Thysen, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, 

 Jan van der Laen, Lambert Camholt, Gerrit Gerritsen, 

 Burchard Lamb. Cocqx, Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary . 



[Copy of a resolution; all exceptt the closing formula 

 wanting.'] 



MS. page 92a. 



] lying [ ] as First Lieutenant in the fortress 



j ] Negumboto be continued in the aforesaid office ;. 



while the said Maeyer, if he should wish to remain here, 

 will have to accept the place of Second Lieutenant, for 

 which he shall be bound to continue in this country for 

 three years more after the expiration of his engagement, 

 the increase of pay to begin this day. 



Thus given and resolved in the town of Ste Cruz de Galle, 

 datum ut supra (was signed) Franscois Caron, Jan Thysen, 

 Willem van der Beecq, Marten Vinck, Reyndert Weybrantsz,, 

 Steven Pietersz, Pieter Vinckboous, Johannes Burgers. 



[Closing part of a sentence ; first part wanting.] 



MS. page 92b. 



The Lord President has, by the advice of his Council, 

 acquitted the said delinquent Claes Ryck from the punish- 

 ment of the strappado ; the rest of the sentence however 

 remaining in full force. 



