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and the provisional Ensign Marcus Symonsz, shall be 

 distributed over the said yachts, as a reinforcement, on the 

 chance of their being required. 



Jan Wesselsen of Bremen, arrived in India in 1641 in 

 the ship " Amsterdam" as a boatswain's mate, on a pay of 14 

 guilders per month, who for a term of fourteen months 

 has duly done the duties of an upper boatswain's mate to the 

 entire satisfaction of his officers, is by these presents con- 

 firmed in the office aforesaid, on a pay of 18 guilders monthly, 

 the increase of pay being held to have begun on the 30th 

 August last. 



Bastiaen Arentsz of Rotterdam, arrived in India in 1641 

 in the ship " Leeuwarden" as a musketeer, on a monthly pay 

 of 14 guilders, having for four months past discharged 

 the duties of a quartermaster, is by these presents confirmed 

 in the said charge on a pay of 15 guilders monthly, the 

 increase of pay being held to have begun on the 30th 

 August last. 



Pelgrim Jansz of Dordrecht, arrived in India in 1643 in 

 the ship " Breda " 



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as a musketeer, on a pay of 13 guilders monthly, is, by 

 these presents, allowed a pay of 15 guilders per month as a 

 constable, seeing that he has discharged the duties of said 

 post for four months past, the increase of pay being held 

 to have begun on the 30th August last. 



Yolckert Uldricksz of Hoecksel, arrived in India in 

 1643 in the ship " De Vogelstruys " as a musketeer, on 12 

 guilders monthly, is, by these presents, allowed a pay of 14 

 guilders monthly as a quartermaster, seeing that he has 

 discharged the duties of said post for two months past, the 

 increase of pay being held to have begun on the 30th August 

 last. 



Laurans Haercrugge of Antwerp, arrived in India in the 

 ship " N. Delft " as an Adelborst, on a pay of 10 guilders 



