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services rendered by him, and the vacancy now occurring, 

 promoted to the rank of absolute sergeant of this garrison, on 

 a pay of 22 guilders monthly ; on condition that he shall be 

 bound to serve the Honourable Company in India for another 

 three years after expiry of his present engagement as a 

 corporal, the new term and increase of pay to begin on the 

 28th of this month. 



Jan Eszer of Gulick, arrived in India in 1639 in the 

 ship "N. Amsterdam " as a landpassaad, 1 on 12 guilders per 

 month, whose term is about to expire, is, by these presents, at 

 his request, and considering his ability, and the good services 

 rendered by him, and still to be rendered, admitted to a new 

 three years' engagement 



MS.fol. 70. 



in the capacity of absolute sergeant on a salary of 22 guilders 

 per month, the increase of pay to begin on the 28th instant 

 and the new engagement on expiry of the old one. 



Cornelis Snoeck of Reenen, arrived in India in [ ] as 

 a [ ] on a pay of [ ] guilders monthly, having since 

 ] done the duties of a corporal of the A delborsts of this 

 garrison to the satisfaction of his officers, is therefore, by 

 these presents, at his request, promoted to the rank of absolute 

 sergeant on a salary of 22 guilders monthly, the increase of 

 pay to begin on the 28th instant. 



Frederick Nieman of Bouslau, arrived in India in 1638 

 in the fluytschip "De Sou " as a soldier, on a monthly pay of 

 9 guilders, at present a writer and corporal of this garrison, 

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

 considering his ability and the good services rendered by 

 him, made a corporal of the Adelborsts on a salary of 18 

 guilders monthly ; on condition that he shall be bound to 

 serve the Honourable Company for another three years after 



1 The meaning- of this word, which ihas never before occurred in this 

 manuscript, could only be conjectured. It evidently denotes a rank in 

 the land army something above an ordinary soldier (land coldaat). 



