NO. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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have resolved to depute the members of the Council under- 

 mentioned, as they depute them by these presents, to wit, 

 Captain Paulus Doncq, Lieutenant Lambert Camholt, and 

 Secretary Albert Hooghland, 



to row straightways on board the yacht " De Star," to 

 search the same, and to bring on shore any tapesarassa's they 

 shall find there; which charge having been executed, and 

 twenty corgies of tapesarassa's together with four ditto of 

 tape-maleya's having been found and laid before the Council, 



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it has been further resolved to confiscate on behalf of the 

 Honourable Company the said twenty-four corgies, as they 

 do by these presents ; 



the defendant meanwhile standing condemned to pay the 

 costs of the present suit. 



Cornelis Jochumsz of Hildam, arrived in India in 16 — 

 In the ship [ ] as a constable, on a pay of 22 guilders per 

 month, afterwards raised to 30 guilders per month by the 

 late Commander Will em 



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Jacobsz Coster; whose engagement will expire 20 months 

 hence, is, at his request, considering the good services 

 rendered by him, and for other important reasons, by these 

 presents allowed a further increase of pay up to 36 guilders 

 per month, together with the rations of an Undermerchant, 

 on condition that he shall be bound to serve the Company 

 for 18 months after expiry of his present term; the new 

 engagement and increase of pay being held to have begun 

 on the fifth of this month. 



Balthasar Loube of Luben, arrived in India in the ship 

 " Banda " in 1639 as a soldier, on a monthly pay of 9 guilders, 

 and afterwards appointed keeper of the Company's horses on 

 a pay of 12 guilders per month, with the promise that, if he 

 should well acquit himself in the duties aforesaid he would 

 be proposed for further promotion, is, at his request and for 



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