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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



Thysen, Willem van der Beecq, Marten Vinck, Reyndert 

 Weybrantsz, Steven Pietersz, Pieter Vinckboous, Johannes 

 Burgers. 



Monday, January 25, 1644 A.D. 



M S. fol. 159. 



Whereas the day before yesterday the yacht " De 

 Waterhont " appeared in the roadstead here from Tayonan 

 via Malacca and Sta. Cruz de Gale, having taken on board 

 from that quarter a rich cargo of about six tons of gold to 

 strengthen the capitals in Persia, Surate, and Wingurla ; 

 It was objected to that the said yacht should set sail from 

 here for its destination alone, regard being had to the fact 

 that between here and Goa the enemy is oftentimes cruis- 

 ing along the Coast of India with a large number of stout 

 frigates on all sides, by which (the which God forefend) 

 the said yacht might easily meet with some disaster, as we 

 may well see from the fate of the war-yacht " Franicher " 

 (which God amend) ; 



Wherefore it has been unanimously resolved that the yacht 

 " Delfshaven " shall accompany and convoy the said "Water- 

 hont " as far as Goa, the said " Delfshaven " being duly 

 victualled and manned with 50 sailors, the occasion being 

 availed of to request the Lord Commander Claes Cornelisz 

 Block before Goa to send us in the said " Delfshaven " fifty 

 copper rice kettles and as much rice for the use of the 

 garrison of Ceylon as she can conveniently take on board. 



Item, forasmuch as we learn from the said Lord Com- 

 mander's two letters, dated from the 13th and 9th of this 

 month, addressed to the Lord Governor-General, a copy of 

 which has reached us by way of Coromandel, 



MS. fol. 160. 



that the Lord President Wollcrant Geleynsz had come on two 

 distinct occasions from Goa on board the ship of the Lord 

 Commander aforesaid, but had not been heard of since, for 



