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whipping pronounced against him, leaving however the rest 

 of the sentence in full rigour. 



Actum Galle, the 20th February, 1641. Jan Thysen, 

 Pieter Lemoyne, Gerrit Moutmaker, Jan Symonsen Verlaen, 

 Dirck van Gimmen. 



MS. page 109. 



Whereas Maria Swart, bom at Chincheum, wife to the 

 former Lieutenant Christiaen Swart, at present a prisoner, 

 did at the time when on account of his journey to Candy the 

 late President Coster had ordered her and her husband to 

 live in his house and superintend his slaves, &c, so far 

 forget and misdemean herself (as has sufficiently been 

 proved to the Council), that, after the base assassination of 

 the said President, instead of faithfully doing her duty, 

 she did, forgetting and setting aside all honour, fidelity, and 

 benefits enjoyed, which ought to have prompted her to the 

 contrary, not only falsely conceal the wicked and thievish 

 intent of her husband and the Lord President's black servant, 

 Clement Marot by name, and the subsequent execution of 

 said thievish intent, but did also enjoy an equal share with 

 the others of the stolen objects, was even present at the 

 unsealing and opening of divers chests, took of their 

 contents for her own and her husband's use, the following 

 objects, to wit : ten small bars of gold, each of about a palm's 

 length and a little thinner than a goose-quill (being arm- 

 rings straightened), four pearls, a few small rubies, a silver 

 belt, three pieces of fine linen (of which the said Clement has 

 gotbacktwo),a white quilted Bengal bed-cover, three pairs of 

 silk stockings, half a piece of Guinea linen, two Bengal 

 gingans, two small pieces of croonras, each five yards long, 

 three dongries, a striped silk dress, and a few more small 

 objects ; 



Which matters she tried to conceal by a strict denial when 

 the crime was about to become divulged by the confession 

 of the said Clement ; and in order that, in case the crime 

 should be partly brought home to her, she might still 



