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guilders per month, the new engagement and increase of 

 salary being held to have begun on the 1st of this month. 



Christoffel Egger of Tyrol, arrived in India in 1639 in 

 the yacht " Lis " as a soldier, on a pay of 9 guilders per month, 

 now serving as a corporal, whose engagement is about to 

 expire, is, by these presents, at his request, considering his 

 ability, and seeing that he has duly acquitted himself in the 

 victorious battle against the Portuguese and in the taking 

 of the fortress of Negumbo, appointed absolute sergeant on 

 a pay of 22 guilders monthly, on condition that he shall be 

 bound to serve the Honourable Company for another term 



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of three years after expiry of his first engagement, the 

 increase of pay to begin this day. 



Emondt Ruys of Cuylenburch, arrived in India in 1639 

 in the fluytschip " Den Meerman " as an Adelborst, on a 

 monthly pay of 10 guilders, at present holding the office of 

 provisional Lieutenant, whose engaged time is about to expire, 

 is, by these presents, at his request, considering his ability, 

 and seeing that he has duly acquitted himself in the victorious 

 battle against the Portuguese in the taking of the fortress 

 of Negumbo (for which God be thanked), admitted to a new 

 three years' engagement in the capacity of absolute Ensign, 

 on a pay of 40 guilders monthly, the increase of pay to begin 

 this day, and the new engagement on expiry of the old one. 



Burchardt Lambertsz Cocx of Wesel, arrived in India 

 in 1639 in the ship " Wesel " as a sergeant, on a pay of 20 

 guilders monthly, at present serving as absolute Ensign of 

 this garrison, whose engagement is about to expire, is, by 

 these presents, at his request, and considering his ability, 

 admitted to a new three years' engagement in the Honourable 

 Company's service in the capacity of first Lieutenant on a 

 salary of 54 guilders. 1 



1 This acte is crossed and cancelled in the manuscript. The substituted 

 one appears in the footnote at the end of this Paper. 



