NO. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH KECORDS. 



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having for a considerable time done the cooking for the officers 

 of this garrison and performed other kitchen duties, is by 

 these presents at his request and by way of further encourage- 

 ment allowed a monthly salary of 18 guilders in the capacity 

 of cook, the improvement beginning under this day's date. 



Thus resolved in the town of Galle, datum ut supra. Jan 

 Thysen, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, Jan van der 

 Laen, Lambert Camholt, Albert Claesz Hooghland, Secretary. 



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MS.foL 11. 



[All which having] been duly weighed, and it having been 

 considered that touching this affair it should be especially 

 kept in mind that we had not been informed that any 

 Portuguese were encamped near the said place of Alyean, 

 but that some of them were knoAvn to be lying at Malvane 

 or Manicareware ; x also hereabouts beyond a certain morass,, 

 and moreover at Hackman in the interior, so that they could 

 have no difficulty in attacking our men there ; 

 for which reasons, if the above-mentioned villain should be 

 there, there could be no doubt of the success of this expedi- 

 tion in case our men could be secretly landed in the night 

 time. 



Furthermore, should it happen that this expedition 

 turn fruitless and to have been set on foot in vain, it has 

 been unanimously approved, resolved, and concluded, that 

 25 of the strongest and most intelligent soldiers of this 

 garrison, viz., 15 armed with firelocks and 10 with pikes, 

 together with a few pistols, under the orders of Captain Jan 

 van der Laen and Lieutenant Lambert Camholt, together 

 with the hereinbefore-mentioned Portuguese runaway, two 

 Cingalese acquainted with the roads in these parts, the 

 interpreter Pieter Lefeber, and so many musketeers of this 

 garrison as shall be found necessary ; 



1 Menikkadawara in the Keg-alla District ?• 



—see page 270. 



