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his fee, and two pieces of eight to the Moor in lieu of the 

 pain he has suffered ; cum expensis. 



Thus done and sentenced in the town of Galle on the 18th 

 March, 1642, and pronounced and executed on the 19th 

 following, Jan Thysen, Pieter Lemoyne, Gerrit Moutmaker, 

 Jan Symonsen Verlaen, Dirck van Gimmen. 



MS. page 117. 



Whereas Laurens Harmensz van der Gouw, soldier in 

 garrison here, and stationed at the point named Yriesland, 

 has freely confessed, and it has become clearly evident to the 

 Lord President and his Council that the said prisoner, 

 instead of keeping himself sober and remaining vigilant on 

 his post, as becomes an honourable, faithful, and good soldier, 

 so far forgot and misdemeaned himself, that, on the 

 ] at night, having, as he says, drunk something, and 

 having by his corporal been posted as a sentinel, he did not 

 scruple to lay himself down to rest, and then to fall asleep, 

 which lasted until the rounds coming awakened him and 

 put another in his place ; 



And forasmuch as such conduct is not only directly 

 contrary to all due military orders, but might also be the 

 cause, which God forbid, that the enemy by whom we are on 

 all sides surrounded should suddenly fall upon us and 

 conquer this place (for which the Honourable East India 

 Company has been at so much expense and pains, and so 

 many valiant soldiers have lost their lives), the more so 

 because this garrison is at present very weak and poorly 

 provided with men ; 



All which should not in the least be tolerated, but as an 

 example to others should be most rigorously punished ; 



Therefore the Lord President and the Council afore- 

 mentioned, having weighed and considered all that is to this 

 matter appertaining and has been allowed to move their 

 Worships' minds, administering justice in the name of the 

 Supreme Authority, nevertheless preferring mercy to the 

 utmost rigour of the law, have condemned and sentenced the 



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