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Galle, and also to keep in awe King Raja Singa, with whom 

 however, in the meanwhile, we shall use dissimulation, 

 until further orders shall be received from the Lord Governor- 

 General. 



And to the end that the ships aforesaid may make their 

 projected voyages in good order, it has been resolved that 



they shall be manned and provided as follows : — 



" Prins Hendrick " manned by ... 120 men 



"Wesel" ... ... 90 „ 



"Snoecq" ... ... 60 „ 



"Grol" ... ... 55 „ 



325 men 



Which shall be providod with meat, bacon, oil, vinegar, 

 &c, for two months, and with rice for three months. 



" Amsterdam " by ,. ... 95 men 



"Ackersloot" ... ... 60 „ 



"Engel" ... ... 45 „ 



"Gracht" ... ... 45 „ 



"Haen" ... ... 70 „ 



"Zantvoort" ... ... 50 „ 



Together ... 365 men 



MS. foil 72. 



The two fluytschips and the yacht " Ackersloot," which 

 shall sail to Acheen, Djambi, and Palembary by way of 

 Coromandel, shall be provided as above for four months, and 

 each of them get on board one last 1 of rice, the ship "Amster- 

 dam" for five months with one last of rice, and the ship 

 " Haen " for four months but without rice. 



Whereas on the 21st October last there came over to us a 

 certain Portuguese named Simon Dias of St. Cryn, who 

 applied to us to be admitted to the Honourable Company's 

 service, 



1 A last was equal to 75 parras or 3,000 lb. ( Valentyii). 



