NO. 53 — 1902,] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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In the room of Abraham Bolle of Rouen, Ensign, to be 

 appointed Laurents Roelantsz of Harwynen as Ensign. 



In the room of 1 ieter Arentsz of Corendycq, sergeant, to 

 be appointed Fredrick Oruyssen of Bremen as sergeant. 



In the room of Gerrit Aken, sergeant, to be appointed 

 Asmus Hansz of Hanover as sergeant. 



Juriaen Cramputs of Breslau, provisional corporal, is 

 appointed corporal in the room of Lier Liersz of Bremen, 

 formerly a corporal in the company of Lieutenant Juriaen 

 Caldenbroen. 



Coenraet Geucken of Lunen, arrived in India in 1633 

 in the ship " Nassau " as an under barber, on a pay of 22 

 guilders per month, at present serving on a pay of 38 

 guilders in the capacity of first surgeon, whose time has 

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

 new engagement for a term of three successive years in 

 the capacity aforesaid, on a pay of 48 guilders per month, 

 the increase of pay and the new engagement to begin this 

 day. 



MS.fol 152. 



Thus resolved and approved in the Dutch camp before 

 the conquered fortress of Negumbo, date as above. 

 (Signed) Francois Caron, Jan Thysen, Willem van der 

 Beecq, Marten Yinck, Reyndert Weybrantsz, Steven Pietersz, 

 Pieter Vinckboous, Johannes Burgers. 



Thursday, January 21, 1644. 



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Whereas we have now with the whole army arrived near 

 the river Moutewael, in order, in conformity with our last 

 resolution, to drive away the enemy by violence from the 

 other side of the said river, to the end that we may cross 

 the same unopposed, and march on Columbo with our 

 forces, 



