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and that if we should not take this course and should leave 

 him unapplied to, he is sure to do nothing and leave us to 

 our fate ; and, should he afterwards be applied to, make 

 plenty of excuses 



MS. fol. 80. 



that he on his part had left nothing undone to lay in pro- 

 visions for us, but that we had failed to come and fetch 

 them ; that he had had no vessels for the transport of the 

 said provisions, and other subterfuges, of which he has 

 always a great many ready to his hand, 



It has been unanimously approved and resolved, 

 that as soon as possible two of the Company's champans 1 

 which are lying useless here, shall for the purpose above- 

 mentioned be made ready and stocked with ammunition ; 

 furthermore that next month or in the beginning of August, 

 the yacht " Kleyn-Sutphen " (which for some time to come 

 cannot be used for any other purpose than that of lying at 

 anchor in this bay), unless unforeseen accidents should 

 prevent the same, shall be sent to His Majesty, of which he 

 shall be beforehand informed by the said champans, to the 

 intent that he may lay up a more abundant stock, 



It has moreover been resolved that the presents herein- 

 after mentioned shall be made to the Cingalese chief s of the 

 king's subjects in this town, to wit, the Bessave, Moedliaers, 

 Saban, Writer, Araatsjes, &c, together twenty in number ; 

 on the understanding that each of them shall get his allotted 

 part according to his rank, 

 viz. : — 



If catti 2 of silk ^ 



1 P. 3 of red double damask I for gowns. 



4-^ „ of coloured damask ) 



1 See note on page 335. 



2 A catti was a standard of weight used in China. According- to Yule 

 (Hobsoii-Jobson) it was equal to If lb. avoir. Silk appears to have been sold 

 by weight. 



3 Pak = web. Valentyn (page 56) gives a table of the dimensions of a^;#& 

 of each kind of cloth used in his time. 



