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on 14 guilders monthly, the increase of pay and re-engage- 

 ment beginning as above. 



Spons Paulusz of De Kaeg, arrived in India as above in 

 the ship "Nassau," on 11 guilders, is admitted to a three years* 

 re-engagement as an Adelborst on 14 guilders monthly, 

 the re-engagement and increase of pay beginning as above. 



Jochem Paul us of Doesburg, arrived in India as above in 

 the ship " De Snoeck" as a sailor, on 9 guilders, is admitted 

 to a three years' re-engagement as an Adelborst on 13 

 guilders monthly, the re-engagement and increase of pay 

 beginning as above. 



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

 Marten Vinck, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, Gerrit 

 Maeyer, Albert Hooghland, Secretary. 



Thursday, May 14, 1648. 



MS.fol 65. 



Whereas last night it was resolved — which resolution is 

 confirmed by these presents — that there should be sent out 

 to Biligam a party of 150 of our soldiers, together with all 

 the lascoryns now in this place, in order to convoy so many 

 coolies as are to be obtained here, and to fetch from there 

 in handollen' 1 the wounded officers and soldiers, escaped 

 from the battle and defeat by the enemy at Acuiras 2 (which 

 God amend !) — which defeat they have brought on them- 

 selves without requesting or awaiting any orders from the 

 Lord President, and in which nearly 100 men over and above 

 the wounded have perished and been shamefully done to 

 death — 



the said wounded officers and soldiers having taken refuge 

 on board the yacht " Kleyn-Sutphen " lying in the bay of 

 Biligam, and having set sail in it in order to return hither, 

 but the vessel being kept back by head winds and counter 

 currents having returned to Biligam again, they had sent 



1 Handollen, probably stretchers. 2 A.kuressa ? 



