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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CBYLON). [VOL. XVIII. 
Island of Ceylon and the Coast of Madura, with the depen- 
dencies thereof, having died in Colombo on the llth June 
(1723), a little after 9 p.m., his funeral was solemnized in 
terms of the Resolution of the Political Council in the 
manner following. 
The following day all the bells of the Fort were rung from 
8 to 9 A.M., from 11 to 12 midday, and from 4 to 5 P.M., and 
thus kept up till the 18th, and yesterday the body of His 
Excellency was buried with the following honours. 
From 6 A.M. the bells were rung every half hour till the 
funeral ceremonies commenced, when they were rung with- 
out ceasing until the termination of the ceremony. At 2,30 
P.M. there fell in the Military, Burgher corps, and Lascoreens 
on the parade ground in front of the bastion " Amsterdam " 
by the side of the Fort, where they were drawn up in order 
whilst the procession was got in readiness, and the march to 
the church began in the following order : — 
I. — Twelve randjes of Lascoreens in single file according 
to the Singalese manner on each side of the procession with 
their chiefs, drummers, trumpetters, and ensigns, all in 
mourning, with black streamers to their lances. In front 
the Burgher corps with arms, 72 strong, all with mourning 
bands, with two drums covered with crape and the colours, 
lances, halberds, and belts of the officers in black. 
IT — Three companies of the military each 72 strong, told 
off into squads of six men each in two divisions under the 
command of the Lieutenants — 
Adrian Noe^ 
Hendrik Gabriel Dykman, and 
Rudolph Carel van Glaar (sic) (Glan) ; and the Ensigns 
Adriaan Staffer ts^ 
Kooymans^ 
Leonard Koningshoven, and 
Sr. Kumel, 
brought up the rear, all provided with mourning bands and 
belts, the standard and the halberds and the drums, six in 
