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



Actum Galle, datum ut supra. Jan Thysen. 



The delinquent Claes Ryck is by the Lord President, with 

 the advice of the Council, at the repeated solicitations, 

 requests, and continual instances of the chief officers of the 

 Cingalese in this town and also of the garrison, allowed a 

 further pardon, released from his chains and reinstated in 

 his former place, his pay to begin again this day. 



Actum ut supra, the 11th October, 1642. Jan Thysen. 



Monday, August 4, 1642. 



MS. page 93. 



Whereas since the departure of the fleet commanded by 

 the Commanders Cornelis Leendersz Blaeuw and Domi- 

 nicus Bouwens from here for Coromandei by way of 

 Battecaloa, up to the present date no letter has here been 

 received from his Majesty of Candy Raja Singa, nor any 

 answer to our letter to him, nor any acknowledgment of 

 the presents offered him, whether they had come into his 

 possession or not ; neither has he sent us any provisions for 

 this garrison as he is in duty bound to do, so that not 

 only have we been compelled to maintain ourselves — as we 

 still do — on what has been successively sent us by their 

 Worships at Batavia, by the Lord Governor Gardenys, and 

 fFom other places, but are also forced to maintain the 

 king's own men, having their residence in this town, with 

 rice belonging to the Company, which we do nowise intend 

 to do much longer, considering that by so doing we weaken 

 ourselves, and that we clearly see the said king does not 

 care a straw for his own men, not to mention ourselves ; 



The Lord President having convened his Council has 

 submitted to their judgment the question following : — 



Whether it would not be advisable to send to Battecaloa 

 one of the yachts lying in this bay, " Limmen," " Star," or 

 u Rommerswael," whichever should be deemed best fitted for 



