NO. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH EECOKDS. 443 



Jan Koeck of Middelburch, arrived in India in 1640 in 

 the frigate " De Lief de " as a ship's boy, on a monthly pay of 6 

 guilders, and afterwards promoted here to the rank of a 

 soldier on a pay of 9 guilders monthly, whose engagement 

 has expired, is, by these presents, at his request, admitted to a 

 new three years' engagement as an Abelborst on a pay of 12 

 guilders monthly, the new engagement and the increase of 

 pay being held to have begun on the day when his first or 

 previous engagement expired. 



Pieter Johannesz of Leeuwarden, arrived in India in 

 1637 in the ship "Nassau" ?,s a sailor, on a monthly pay of 

 9 guilders, at present serving as a soldier on a pay of 11 

 guilders per month, whose engagement is about to expire, is, 

 by these presents, at his request, admitted to a new three years' 

 engagement as an Adelborst on a pay of 14 guilders per month, 

 the increase of pay to begin this day, and the new engagement 



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on expiry of the other or previous one. 



Pieter Torel of Rhyns (Rheims) in Champagne, arrived in 

 India in 1639 in the ship " Middelburch " as an Adelborst, on 

 a pay of 10 guilders per month, who since the 20th August 

 last has held the office of bazaar keeper at this place to the 

 satisfaction of his superiors, is, by these presents, on this 

 account, at his request, and considering his ability, confirmed 

 in the office aforesaid, and allowed a pay of 18 guilders 

 monthly, on condition that he shall be bound to serve the 

 Honourable Company in India for another term of three years 

 after expiry of his first engagement, the increase of pay being 

 held to have begun on the 20th August last. 



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

 supra. Jan Thysen, Marten Vinck, Paulus Doncq, Gerrit 

 Moutmaker, Lambert Camholt, Gerrit Maeyer, Albert Hoogh- 

 land, Secretary. 



