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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [YOL. XVII. 



Secondly, to devise instructions for the two comforters 

 of the sick, 1 appointed for this garrison ; 



Thirdly, whether at the suggestion of the chief officers 

 and by the advice of Mr. Moutmaker, it would not be right 

 to pay to each officer his monthly board-wages. 



Upon which, after mature deliberation the resolutions 

 hereunder following have been taken. 



That this day in the afternoon all the soldiers of this 

 garrison shall appear fully armed, when the Honourable 

 Commissioner shall in due form install the two captains at 

 the head of their respective companies, to wit, Captain 

 Paulus Doncq to be first captain of this garrison and Captain 

 Jan Symonsz van der Laen to be full captain of his company ; 



As to the second point ; whereas there are two com- 

 forters of the sick appointed for this garrison, it has been 

 resolved in order to the proper regulation of their offices, 

 that each of them shall, for four weeks in succession, officiate 

 in the accustomed way at the President's house, and on 

 Sundays at church ; meanwhile the other of them shall be 

 bound to attend to whatever shall require his offices day by 

 day in the hospital 



MS. fol. 25. 



on both points ; both serving in turns so that neither of them 

 shall seem to enjoy any preferential privilege ; 

 As concerning the third point ; 



Whereas the table guests of the common table, now 

 held at the President's house, are of various ranks but are 

 nevertheless served in the same manner, out of which various 

 discontents are likely to arise ; 



As also because the costs of this table far exceed the 

 amount which the customary board-wages of the said table 



1 Ziekentrooster. This was a subordinate office in the ecclesiasticai 

 department. Besides the Predikants or regular clergymen, Ziekentroosters 

 and KrankbezoeTters were employed in the performance of such minor duties 

 as house-to-house visitation, attendance on the sick, &c. Elaborate instruc - 

 tions were from time to time issued for their guidance. 



