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Administering justice in the name of the Supreme 

 Authority, have condemned and sentenced the said prisoners, 

 as they condemn and sentence them by these presents, 



MS. page 121. 



to be punished with the halter in such a manner that death 

 shall ensue, with confiscation of all their goods. 



Thus done and resolved on the 14th June, 1641, and 

 pronounced and executed on the 15th following in the town 

 of Galle. Jan Thysen, Herman Roesen, Marten Vinck, 

 Walraven de Rivire, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, 

 Jacob Gans, Jan Symonsen Verlaen, Dirck van Gimmen, 

 Lambert Camholt. 



MS. page 122. 



Whereas it has clearly and evidently appeared to the 

 Lord President and the Worshipful Council of the town of 

 Galle that Barnardo Rodrigo, of St. Jago, soldier in garrison at 

 this town, stationed at the point named Vriesland, at 

 present a prisoner, did, in spite of the express orders and 

 of the punishments inflicted on others, setting aside all 

 honour and his oath sworn to the East India Company, not 

 scruple last night at 7 o'clock, having been commanded 

 by his corporal to stand sentry, and having stood so for 

 about half an hour, to lay himself down to sleep, in which 

 he continued until he was found asleep by the Sergeant 

 Caspar Homan, then going the general rounds, and awakened 

 with a couple of blows ; whereupon having by him been 

 taken into custody another was put in his place ; 



And forasmuch as this is a matter of very dangerous 

 consequence, seeing that the enemies keeping about this 

 place might thereby get an opportunity to fall upon us 

 unexpectedly, and thus to conquer this town, on which 

 depends the keeping of the Island of Ceylon for the East 

 India Company ; 



which, therefore, in a place where justice and the law are 

 administered cannot be in the least tolerated or connived at, 



