NO. 53. — 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



517 



monthly, on condition that he shall be bound to serve the 

 Honourable Company for another term of three successive 

 years after the 1st May next, the increase of pay to begin this 

 day. 



MS. fol. 186. 



Lambert Camholt of Embden, arrived in India in 1636 

 in the ship "Prins Willem" as a soldier, on a pay of 9 guilders 

 monthly, at present serving as first Lieutenant of this garri- 

 son, having duly, courageously, and stoutly acquitted him- 

 self, as becometh such an officer, in the battle against the 

 Portuguese and in the taking of the fortress of Negumbo, is, 

 by these presents, at his request, appointed provisional Cap- 

 tain on a pay of 75 guilders monthly, on condition that he 

 shall be bound to serve the Honourable Company for another 

 term of three successive years from the 1st of this month, the 

 increase of salary to begin from that date ; and on the 

 promise that in case of departure of either of the Captains 

 Doncq or Van der Laen, or (which God forbid) of either of 

 them being killed in battle or otherwise, he shall succeed 

 and be made and continue absolute Captain. 



Jacob Cornelisz Mortier of The Hague, arrived in India 

 in 1613 in the ship " Wesel " as a sailor, on a pay of 7 guilders 

 monthly, is, at his request, appointed soldier on a pay of 9 

 guilders per month, on condition that he shall be bound to 

 serve the Honourable Company for another term of two 

 years after expiry of his present engagement. 



Harmen Jansz of Quackenbrugge, 

 MS. fol. 187. 



arrived in India in the ship "N. Haerlem" as a soldier, on a 

 monthly pay of 9 guilders, whose time has expired, is, by these 

 presents, at his request, admitted to a new three years' engage- 

 ment in the Honourable Company's service as an Adelborst, on 

 a pay of 14 guilders monthly, the increase of pay being held to 



