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to the end that if any disaster should happen (which God 

 forefend) we shall not be utterly destitute of vessels. 



Thus done and resolved near the river Gindure, datum 

 ut supra. (Signed) F. Caron, Jan Thy sen, Willem van der 

 Beecq, Marten Vinck, Reyndert Weybrantsz, Steven Pietersz, 

 Pieter Vinckboous. 



Thursday, December 24, 164S A.D. 



MS.fok 114. 



Whereas the President Jan Thysen, who yesterday 

 in the afternoon carried up 300 men in the boats as far as 

 Cosgere, has this morning by the returning boats sent us 

 word, that it is very difficult to get the said boats up the 

 river, the getting up and going down again having taken up- 

 wards of 24 hours and required the most dreadful exertions, 



Therefore the Council assembled has resolved, that in 

 order to spare the sailors and not to fatigue them overmuch, 

 one more expedition shall be undertaken up the river, and 

 that the rest of our army shall march on by land along a 

 beaten road, difficult and marshy it is true, which has been 

 pointed out to us by the chief of the Cingalese. 



And whereas we have been informed by the Upper- 

 merchant Yinck that the 500 men originally intended for 

 occupying the passes of Biligam and Acuiras, are quite in- 

 sufficient, that at least 500 soldiers are required for keeping 

 the pass of Biligam alone, and keeping the enemy in check 

 there, 



Therefore it has been unanimously resolved and deter- 

 mined, that the 500 men aforesaid shall march to Cosgere by 

 land along with the others, to the intent that, when they are 

 arrived there, we shall be able to decide what shall be most 

 advantageous to do there. 



Thus done and resolved in the camp near the river 

 Gindure, datum ut supra. (Signed) F. Caron, Jan Thysen, 

 Willem van der Beecq, Marten Vinck, Steven Pietersz, Pieter 

 Vinckboous. 



