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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VoL. XXII. 
February 4, 1707. Before her marriage with Caiel Bobier, 
Susanna van Schayck had contracted two other marriages : 
(1) with Hendrik Schook, Koopman, and (2) with the Rev. 
Hermanns Specht of Utrecht. 
2. 
See Plate II. 
Translation, — Gravestone covering the dead body of Juff. * 
Pieternella de Bidder, widow of the late Captain-Lieutenant 
Cornelis Verdonk. Died September 14, 1698, aged 24 years 
and 8 months. 
Arms. — The arms are those of the Verdonk family. Riet- 
stap* gives the following blazon : — 
Verdonk. — Bruxelles. (An. 6 juillet, 1737 : chevaliers du St. 
Empire 28 dec. 1737.) Ec. aux 1 et 4 d'azur au lion d'arg. 
arm. et lamp, de gu. aux 2 et 3 d'azur a trois gerbes d'or, liees 
de gu. Cq. cour. C le hon iss. 
The second and third quarterings are the arms of some 
family allied by marriage to the family of Verdonk. 
■ Bemarks. — Cornelis Verdonk was perhaps the son of David 
Verdonk and Angeneta Roberts Alma.t There was a Dirk 
Verdonk, an Assistent, Colombo, 1677. 
3, — St. Stephen's Church, Fort Frederick, Trineomalee, 
HIER ONDER LEGT BEGRAVEN 
REBECCA SCHODT 
IN HAAR LEVEN HUYSVROUW VAN 
DEN OPPERCOOPMAN EN OPPERHOOFD 
DER CEYLONSE OOSTE DISTRICTEN 
MARTIN REIN 
GEBOOREN TE COLOMBO DEN 22 
DECEMBER ANNO 1690 EN 
OVERLEDEN DEN 6bn JANY 1760 
OUD 69 JAAR 5 MAANDEN EN 15 DAGEN. 
* " Armorial Greneral." 
t Journal, Straits Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, No. 34, July, 
1900, p. 13. 
