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of 35 guilders per month, whose engaged time is about 

 to expire, is by these presents at his request and considering 

 his ability, admitted to a re-engagement for another term of 

 three years in the Company's service in the capacity of 

 chief mate, on a monthly salary of 50 guilders, the advance- 

 ment beginning under this day's date and the new 

 engagement; when the old one shall have expired. 



Gerrit Steenbicker of Alen (?), arrived in India in 1637 in 

 the ship "N. Haarlem" as a soldier, on a pay of 9 guilders per 

 month, whose engagement for a term of five years has 

 expired, is by these presents, at his request, admitted to a 

 re-engagement in the Company's service 



MS.fol. 15. 



for a term of three years in the capacity of Adelborst, on a 

 monthly pay of 12 guilders, the new engagement and 

 improved pay to begin this day. 



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 Hooghland, 

 Secretary. 



Friday, January 9, 1643. 



MS.fol. 16. 



Whereas yesterday a small party of our men, having 

 at their request been allowed to sally out for the purpose of 

 shooting buffaloes, had informed us that some of the enemy's 

 men had pursued them and fired two shots at them which 

 they had returned in the same way ; 



on which the Lord President and Captain Jan van der Laen 

 had gone out with a party of upwards of 150 men, and had 

 got into a skirmish with them, until our men were surprised 

 by the closing in of the night, and prevented from further 

 pursuit of the enemy ; 



Therefore the Lord President having convened the 



