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of last year, is, by these presents, at his request, arid on 

 account of various considerations, appointed provisional 

 Ensign on a pay of 40 guilders monthly, for which he shall 

 be bound to serve the Honourable Company for another 

 term of three years from this date, the increase of pay to 

 begin this day. 



Jacob Isaack de Kick of Norwich, arrived in India in 

 1638 in the ship " Swol " as a soldier, on a monthly pay of 

 9 guilders, having duly acquitted himself in the taking of 

 the fortress of Negumbo, and having since that time held 

 the office of Lieutenant, is, by these presents, at his request, 

 and considering his ability, appointed absolute sergeant of 

 this garrison on a pay of 22 guilders monthly, the increase 

 of pay to begin this day, 



Daniel Verly of Picardy, arrived in India in 1638 in the 

 ship " Zeelandia " as an Adelborst, on a monthly pay of 10 

 guilders, having duly acquitted himself in the taking of the 

 fortress of Negumbo, and having since that time commanded 

 the company of the disabled Lieutenant Hendrick van 

 Norden, is, by these presents, at his request, and considering 

 his ability, appointed absolute sergeant on a pay of 22 

 guilders monthly, the increase of pay to begin this day. 



MS.fol. 191. 



Jacob Boey of Leyden, arrived in India in 1635 in the 

 fluytschip " De Duyff " as a boy, 1 on a pay of 4 guilders 

 monthly, at present serving as an Adelborst, whose time is 

 about to expire, is, by these presents, considering his ability, 

 and seeing that he has very well and duly acquitted himself 

 in the battle against the Portuguese and in the taking of 

 their fortress of Negumbo, and since that time has held the 

 post of Ensign of the matchlock men, appointed absolute 

 sergeant on a pay of 22 guilders monthly, on condition that 

 he shall be bound to serve the Honourable Company for 



1 See note on page 418. 



