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acquit the said Jeuriaen Jeuriaensz of the punishment of 

 death, as they do by these presents, leaving the rest of his 

 sentence in full vigour. 



Actum, Galle, the 3rd July, 1641. Jan Thy sen, Marten 

 Vinck, Walraven de Rivire, Gerrit Moutmaker, Jacob Gans, 

 Jan Symonsen Verlaen. 



MS. page 125. 



Whereas Antony Maes, born at Paris, Adelborst, and 

 formerly overseer of the hospital at this place, at present 

 their Worships' prisoner, did, without torture or any threats 

 of the same, freely confess, and it has furthermore clearly 

 and plainly appeared to the Worshipful Council of the town of 

 Galle that the prisoner, instead of behaving honourably in the 

 office graciously conferred on him, of being mindful of the 

 increase of pay lately allowed him for the same, and the 

 promise thereby held out to him of a further increase if he 

 should faithfully do his duty, and, as was his bounden duty 

 in case any patient should happen to die in the said hospital, 

 delivering up directly to the Supermerchant of this garrison, 

 the deceased's well-locked chest and chattels, or leastwise 

 the key of the same ; 



Did not scruple, a few days ago, when a certain corporal, 

 named Hendrick Henneman, had died, 



to open the said corporal's chest, and, while taking therefrom, 

 in the presence of some patients, a clean shirt for wrapping 

 up the dead body, 



at the same time quickly and dexterously, without anybody 

 seeing it, thievishly abstract therefrom and appropriate 

 to himself the sum of 10 guilders and 9 stivers in money, 



Upon which instantly locking the said chest again, he did 

 not before the following morning give up the same to the 

 Supermerchant Vinck ; 



After which the aforesaid Hendrick Henneman's chattels 

 being sold by the said Supermerchant Vinck, and the 

 prisoner being asked whether the said 



