No. 53. — 1902.] GrALLE dutch records. 527 



the taking of the fortress of Negumbo, at his request, and in 

 order to further encourage him, promoted to the rank of a 

 sergeant 



CcBtera desunt. 1 



1 I have recently discovered the page of the manuscript which follows 

 this. Being- much decayed and very fragile, and therefore incapable of 

 preservation any longer, I have had to make a transcript of it for the 

 record. Translated, it runs on in continuation of the above, as follows : — 



on a salary of 22 guilders per month, commencing from 10th 

 January last. 



Gerrit Moutmaker of Amsterdam, arrived in India in 1634 

 by the ship " Egmond" as an assistant, on a salary of 15 guilders 

 per month, now a Koopman (merchant) on 60 guilders, is, by 

 these presents, on his application, and in consideration of the 

 good services rendered by him, promoted to an Opperkoopman 

 (Uppermerchant) with a salary of 100 guilders per month, 

 on the condition that he shall be bound to serve the Honour- 

 able Company in India for three years longer, beginning 

 from 1st January last. 



Didlof Tydeman of Holstein, arrived in India in 1643 by 

 the ship " 't Hoff van Zielandt " as an Adelborst, on a salary 

 of 10 guilders, is, on his application, in consequence of a 

 vacancy occurring since the conquest of the fortress of 

 Negumbo, promoted to corporal on a salary of 15 guilders 

 per month, commencing from this date. 



Matthys Catsiander of Wenen, arrived in India in 1643 by 

 the ship " De Swaen " as a soldier, on a salary of 9 guilders 

 per month, is, in consideration of his having acted in a 

 sergeant's post since the conquest of the fortress of Negumbo, 

 and of his fitness, promoted, upon his application, to 

 corporal, on a salary of 15 guilders per month, commencing 

 from this date. 



Harry D[ ] of Scotland, arrived in India in 1643 as an 

 Adelborst, on a salary of 10 guilders per month, by the ship 

 " Breda," having for some time, provisionally, performed the 

 duties of sergeant, is, upon his application, and in considera- 



