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considering his ability, admitted to a new three years' en- 

 gagement as a first assistant on a pay of 30 guilders monthly, 

 and moreover allowed the rations of an Undermerchant, the 

 increase of pay being held to have begun on the first, and the 

 new engagement on the 25th of this month. 



MS.fol. 99. 



Balthus Albertsz of Ruermond, arrived in India in 1640 

 in the frigate " De Liefde " as a ship's corporal, on a pay of 

 13 guilders monthly, having for about three years past served 

 this garrison as a master armourer and sword-cutler with 

 all due carefulness and diligence, never shirking any labour, 

 without ever having got any increase of pay (as he had well 

 deserved), therefore is by these presents, on this account and 

 also because this garrison being daily expected to receive 

 reinforcement, his labour will consequently also increase, 

 at his request, and seeing that his engagement is expired, 

 confirmed in the said office of master armourer, and by these 

 presents allowed a pay of 30 guilders monthly, on condition 

 that he shall be bound to serve the Honourable Company in 

 India for another term of three years, the increase of pay and 

 the new engagement being held to have begun on the 1st of 

 this month. 



Laurens Selder of Karle in Kommeland, arrived in India 

 in 1641 in the fluylschip " De Dolphyn " as a musketeer, on 

 a monthly pay of 14 guilders, having at Batavia submitted 

 to a reduction of 5 guilders, since at his request he was 

 there taken ashore as a soldier, whose engagement is about 

 to expire, is, by these presents, at his urgent request, admitted 

 to a new three years' engagement as an Adelborst on a pay of 

 12 guilders monthly, the increase of pay being held to have 

 begun on the I st of this month, and the new term to begin 

 on expiry of the old one. 



Thus done and resolved in the town of Sta. Cruz de Gale, 

 datum ut supra. Jan Thysen, Marten Vinck, Gerrit Mout- 

 maker, Lambert Camholt, Gerrit Maeyer, Albert Hooghland, 

 Secretary. 



