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shall be sent out in our sloop to the said place of Alycan 

 with the first fair wind and weather, in company of the 

 yacht "Limmen," which shall have to cruise about there in 

 order to keep in play the enemy ashore ; 

 God grant that they may gain their aforesaid purpose and 

 not return disappointed. 



Jan Jansz Larevier of Tergouwe, arrived in India on the 

 2nd August, 1640, in 



MS.fol. 12. 



the ship " De Snoeck" as a junior boatswain, on a pay of 6 

 guilders per month, having for a considerable time served as 

 a soldier in this garrison, is, on this account and considering 

 his ability, by these presents promoted to the post of an 

 Adelborst on a monthly pay of 10 guilders, the increase 

 beginning under this day's date, on the understanding that 

 after the expiry of his present engagement he shall be 

 bound to serve the Honourable Company in this country for 

 another term of three years. 



Thus done and resolved in the town of Galle, datum ut 

 supra. Jan Thysen, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, 

 Jan van der Laen, Lambert Camholt, Albert Claesz Hoogh- 

 land, Secretary. 



Wednesday, December 31, 1642. 



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The Council having drawn up an inventory of the provisions 

 now stored in this place, and having considered that 

 the same, more especially the meat and bacon, will not be 

 sufficient for our wants for a longer term than about three 

 months, in case the rations are continued to be distributed 

 in the accustomed way without any change being made 

 therein — seeing that the crews of the yachts " Limmen," 

 " Star," and " Rommerswael" are also to be included in the 

 number who get their provisions from this place ; 

 it having been further considered that the ships from 



