No. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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and looked into, it has after mature deliberation been unani- 

 mously determined and found advisable to bring together 

 and send on board this evening the necessaries hereunder 

 following, to wit, 50 spades, 



the large sloop at Galle with the fieldpiece thereto belonging, 

 a small wooden mortar with its grenades, the large grenades 

 with their chambers, and the smith with his tools. 



It has furthermore been resolved that during the absence 

 of the President Jan Thysen and of the Uppermerchant 

 Marten Vinck, the Merchant Gerrit Moutmaker shall be 

 appointed superintendent of the Company's affairs and 

 belongings about and inside this fortress, and the Ensign 

 Burchardt Cocqs shall be, under the aforesaid Moutmaker, 

 appointed chief of the military forces ; 



MS.fol. 119. 



the said charge to remain conferred on the said Moutmaker 

 according to the instructions drawn up by the Lord President 

 Jan Thysen. 



The Uppersurgeon Marcus Vos appointed to the ship 

 " Wesel, " having represented to us, that in the sending up of 

 the provisions to the army, his instruments have been lost 

 owing to the miscarrying of the praw 1 loaded with victuals, 

 which loss is confirmed by the Surgeon Mr. Albert Geverts, 

 who has valued the said instruments at 9 Spanish reals, 

 it has been resolved that to make good his loss the said 

 Marcus shall at his request be allowed a sum of 8 reels in 

 ready money, for which his account current in the book of 

 the ship " Wesel " shall be credited. 



Thus done and resolved in the town and fortress of Point 

 de Galle, datum ut upra. (Signed) Francois Caron, Jan 

 Thysen, Willem van der Beecq, Marten Vinck, Reyndert 

 Weybrantsz, Steven Pietersz, Pieter Vinckboous. 



1 See note on page 295. 



