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



Thus done and resolved in the town of Galle, datum ut 

 supra. Jan Thysen, Marten Vinck, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter 

 Lemoyne, Gerrit Maeyer, Albert Hooghland, Secretary. 



June 16, 1643. 



MS.fol. 75. 



Whereas the yacht " Limmen " has now been away from 

 Batavia for about twenty-two months, and having there 

 been provided with everything for six months only stands 

 urgently in need of repairs and overhauling, which cannot 

 be done here, since there are no stores at this place ; 

 the assembled Council, 



having again read the letter from the Lord Governor-General 

 and Council of India, handed us on the 1st February last 

 by the Lord Commissioner Pieter Boreel, in which their 

 Worships aforesaid order us to send them the yachts lying 

 here that stand in need of repairs, in order that they may 

 receive the same at Batavia — 



have resolved and approved, — the more so as at present we 

 have still two other yachts lying here, viz., " Delf shaven" and 

 " Kleyn-Sutphen," with which until further reinforcement 

 from Batavia we can make shift, as far as the defence of 

 this bay is concerned, and even in case of need for sending 

 out one of them on some expedition,-— 



to despatch the aforesaid yacht " Limmen" on the 25th instant, 

 first to Battecaloa (to the intent that, if Mr. Wollebrand 

 Geleynsz, who intended to call at that place, in case he should 

 fail to touch at Galle, as he has hitherto done, should think 

 fit to make his voyage in the said "Limmen," this yacht shall 

 be able to take him on board there); next to Malacca, in order 

 to take in any goods that should lie ready there ; and thence 

 to Batavia ; 



Furthermore it has been resolved that Captain Jan van der 

 Laen, being now as good as recovered of his wounds, 1 shall 

 make his voyage to Batavia in the aforesaid yacht "Limmen." 



1 Received at Akuressa. (See page 420.) 



