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sent to Surate, together with the yachts " Delf shaven " and 

 " Waterhout," to the Lord Director Paulus Croock, in order 

 to be by him sent to Persia, to be there used in transhipping 

 the merchandise. 



Thus done and resolved in the camp before Negumbo^ 

 date as above. (Signed) Francois Caron, Jan Thysen, 

 Willem van der Beecq, Marten Vinck, Reyndert Weybrantsz, 

 Steven Pietersz, Pieter Vinckboous, Johannes Burgers. 



Monday, March 7, in the forenoon, 1644 A.D. 

 MS.fol. 167. 



[Although there is no hreah in the paging of the manuscript, I suspect 

 that some Resolutions are wanting hetween this and the preceding folio.'] 



The fleet now lying before Columbo, and the Council 

 having been summoned on board the ship " Frederick 

 Hendrick " by means of the customary signal, the said 

 Council has met on the question whether we ought not to 

 make an attempt to liberate our men made prisoners by the 

 enemy at Acurasse, 1 and what means should be adopted for 

 that purpose, seeing that for their release not only have 50 

 prisoners from Malacca been brought hither, but we have 

 also captured 150 Portuguese in the battle before Negumbo ; 

 and after serious consideration it has been unanimously 

 resolved, that the white flags shall be put up abaft, a cannon 

 shot be fired, and the Portuguese be invited to come on board 

 in order to negotiate with them about the exchange of our 

 mutual prisoners, we offering them one man for each of 

 ours, and to hear their decision thereon ; and to regulate our 

 further conduct in such way as shall be required by time 

 and occasion. 



Whereas it has appeared to our satisfaction from the 

 declaration of the First Surgeon Mr. Albert Geverts. made 



1 Akuressa. See ante page 420. 



