NO. 53. — 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



415 



Pieter Loos of Luyen, arrived in India in 1642 in the ship 

 " Banda " as a musketeer, on a monthly pay of 10 guilders, 

 having for a considerable time past been employed as a cooper, 

 is by these presents, in consideration of his ability, at his 

 request, confirmed in the said office, and allowed a salary of 

 14 guilders per month, the increase of pay to begin from the 

 day on which his last account shall have been balanced. 



Thus resolved and approved of in the town of Galle, datum 

 ut supra. Jan Thysen, Marten Vinck, Paulus Doncq, Gerrit 

 Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, Lambert Camholt, Albert 

 Hooghland, Secretary. 



Saturday, May 9, 1643. 



MS.fol. 59. 



Whereas at present we have lying in the bay here the 

 yachts " Limmen," " Delfshaven," " Welsinge," and " Kleyn- 

 Sutphen," together with the fluytschip " 't Vliegend Hart," 

 and after the departure of the said fluyt and of the yacht 

 " Welsinge " shall have left here the aforesaid yachts 

 " Delfshaven " and " Kleyn-Sutphen" and also " Limmen " 

 for some days still, or so long as it shall be considered to be 

 wanted here ; 



and whereas the Captains of our army, lying at Biligam, 

 are every day writing for various necessaries which are 

 required there, 



Therefore the Lord President, having convened the 

 Council, has submitted to them the question following : 

 whether, seeing that (with the help of God) this place and 

 roadstead are sufficiently secured against hostile attempts, it 

 would not be advisable [in order to avoid as much as 

 possible the sending to and fro of coolies, who are few in 

 number, and who under the present circumstances should 

 be treated with a gentle hand ; and at the same time the 

 sending out of armed convoys with them ; as also to keep 

 the said coolies and convoys out of such disasters as might 

 befall them on the road ;] 



