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of 20 guilders monthly, the increase of pay being held to 

 have begun on the 11th March last. 



Pieter Julius Cooman of Minne, arrived in India in 

 1639 as a soldier in the ship " Leeuwaerden," on a pay of 9 

 guilders monthly, who for a considerable time past has done 

 the duties of a drummer, and duly acquitted himself therein, 

 is, by these presents, at his humble request, confirmed in the 

 said office, and allowed a pay of 12 guilders per month, the 

 increase of pay being held to have begun on the 11th instant. 



Actum in the town of Galle, datum ut supra. Jan Thysen, 

 Paulus Doncq, Gerrit Moutmaker, Jan van der Laen, Pieter 

 Lemoyne, Lambert Camholt, Albert Hooghland, Secretary. 



Wednesday, May 6, 1643. 



MS. fol. 55. 



Whereas in to-day's meeting of the Council have been read 

 and resumed the letters and annexed papers, successively 

 handed us yesterday by the Uppermerchants Mr. Pieter 

 Pacts and Marten Vinck, from the Lord Commissioner Pieter 

 Boreel, while the latter was passing this bay with the ships 

 " Banda," " Harderwyck," and " Wingurla," and after the 

 ships " Delfshaven," " 't Vliegend Hart," " Kleyn-Sutphen," 

 and "Welsinge" had come ashore here (for which God be 

 thanked) ; 



in which letters His Excellency informs us that the nego- 

 tiations at Goa with the Viceroy have led to a renewal 

 of the war, in consequence of which we shall henceforth 

 have to attack the Portuguese, not only in Ceylon, but 

 throughout India, as declared enemies ; at the same time 

 recommending and ordering us to proceed to action, after 

 having signified the aforesaid to the said Portuguese ; 



Therefore the Lord President has submitted to the con- 

 sideration of his Councillors the question what it would be 



