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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



Tuesday, May 19, 1643. 



MS. fol. 67. 



Whereas in Council there has been resumed the docu- 

 mentary evidence against the Captains Paulus Doncq and 

 Jan van der Laen, touching the faults committed by them, 

 as alluded to in our last resolution, and they have been 

 found and proved to be highly culpable, 



Therefore the Lord President has submitted to his 

 Council the question what should be done in this matter, 

 which having been duly weighed, and it having been con- 

 sidered that the Captains aforesaid are also chief officers and 

 members of this Council, so that — the matter being highly 

 important, and there being no " Fiscael " here — it would be 

 exceedingly difficult to treat their case judicially here ; 

 It has been resolved to send to Batavia in the fluytschip 

 't Vliegende Harfc " (as soon as it shall be ready to sail) the 

 two Captains before mentioned, together with the documen- 

 tary evidence, to the intent that they may there render an 

 account of their doings to the Lord Governor-General and 

 the Council of India, who then may finally decide the 

 matter in such way as shall to them appear suitable, 



Aris Wyndersz of Amsterdam, arrived in India in [ } 

 in the ship [ ] as a boy, 1 on a pay of 4 guilders monthly,, 

 at present drawing 10 guilders monthly as an Adelborst 

 whose engaged term is about to expire, is, by these presents, 

 at his request, admitted to a new engagement as an Adelborst, 

 on a monthly pay of 13 guilders, on condition that on expiry 

 of his present term he shall be bound to serve the Honourable 

 Company for another term of three years in India, the 

 increase of pay to begin this day. 



MS. fol. 68. 



Jacob Pietersz of Amsterdam, arrived in India in 1640 

 in the ship "Amboina" as a sailor, on a monthly pay of $ 



1 See note on page 418. 



