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Vincent Stevensz of Zierickzee, arrived in India in "1637 

 in the ship " Hollandia " as a musketeer, on a monthly pay of 

 10 guilders, at present earning 14 guilders monthly, 



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whose engaged time is about to expire, is, by these presents, at 

 his request, and considering his ability, admitted to a new 

 three years' engagement in the capacity of under constable, 

 on a pay of 17 guilders monthly, the increase of pay to begin 

 this day, and the new engagement on expiry of the old one. 



Jan Jansz of St. Griechenland, arrived in India in 1640 

 as a musketeer, on a monthly pay of 12 guilders, in the 

 ftuitschip " De Saeyer," whose engaged time is about to expire, 

 is, by these presents, at his request, admitted to a new three 

 years' engagement, and in the capacity of Adelborst allowed 

 a pay of 14 guilders monthly, the increase of pay to begin 

 this day, and the new engagement after expiry of the old 

 one. 



Simon Rodrigues Swart, who has served the Honourable 

 Company as a barber, on a pay of 22 guilders monthly, who 

 was blown up with the yacht " Franecker," and detained by 

 the enemy as a prisoner for some time, his chattels and 

 account having also been lost with the same, is, by these 

 presents, at his request, and since we cannot do without him 

 here, provisionally allowed the same pay, to begin under 

 this day's date. 



Jan Ockerman of Middelburch, arrived in India in 1635 

 int he ship [ ] as a boy, 1 on a pay of 4 guilders 



monthly, at present earning 10 guilders, whose engaged 

 time is about to expire, is, by these presents, at his request, 

 admitted to a new three years' engagement as a musketeer 

 on a pay 



MS.fol. 63. 



of 12 guilders per month, the increase of pay beginning this 

 day, and the new engagement on expiry of the old one. 



1 Jong en, literally boy, but probably means an apprentice. 



