PREFAC E .

H IS ma k es no p r ti v p t
e t en s i o n to be an e xh au s e re or

th D tch R d c nt in d i t h G v nm t
on e u ec o r s o a e n e o er en

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r I t c hi f i m h
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s e a as ee o e a r e s or o

th e d nd t c n v y m id f th i n t
r ec o r s, a o o nde so e ea o e r a ur e a

c nt t by m n f t n l ti n f xt ct Th xt ct
o en s ea s o ra s a o s o e ra s . e se e ra s

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e se e nd m in vi w
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ea an e e s o e o

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ru s , o e v er , a ,
a ou no ea ns

f lly d c i pti v f t h l g m b f l m c mp i d
u es r e o e ar e nu er o vo u es o r se

i n t h c ll ctie o th y m y t l t b l l t d t
e on , e a n a ea s e ca cu a e o r o us e a

i nt t in th
e r es ld m i pt whi h th y h v
es e o ight t
an u sc r s c e a e a r o

cl i m
a .

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ce s a t n l
e en o e e or ,
c are ra s a

ti f
o ns o m imp t t p p
so e d d m t b
o r an i g p a e rs an oc u en s ea r n u on

t h hi te y f t h
s or D tch op t i n f th I l
e u d h v b occ u
n a o o e s an , a e ee

a dd d wi the i w t th w f th a v e light n t h m tt
o ro ur er o e a er c o n

t i
a ne d i th n d e re c o r s .

I h t ckn wl dg my i d bt dn t M H C P B
ave o a o e e n e e es s o r . . . . E LL ,

A chr l gi c l C mmi i n
aeo o f
a hi c o t y in p mi tting m
ss o er , or s o u r es er e

t in c l d in n App ndi x t h Engli h t n l ti n f t h D tch

o u e a e e s ra s a o o e u

S inh l T ty f 1 7 66 c t i b t d by him in 1 888 t t h

a ese rea o , on r u e o e

p g f t h O i t li t Th D tch ffic c py f thi T ty

a es o e r en a s . e u o e o o s re a ,

w hi ch g ht t ou h v b n i t h A oc hi v a i e I gee t t y n e r es , s, re re o sa ,

mis s in g .

R . G . A N TH ON I S Z .

C o lo mb o Feb r u a r y
, 26 , 1 907 .
 C ON TEN TS .

P AGE

C H PT A ER I .
—
I n t r o du c t o r y
C H PT A ER II .
— Ge ner al Re c or ds
(1 ) D e e ds a nd I ns t ru m e n t s a fi e c t in g Land
( )
2 M e m o ir s a n d I n s t r u c t i o n s o f G o v e r n o rs & c , .

A c t s o f A p p o i nt m ent o f C o m p a ny s S er v a nt s
’

(4 ) D ia r i e s a nd J o ur n a l s

(5 ) A pp o in t m e n t s of N a t ive H ea d m en
(6 ) S e cr e t ari a l Pr o t o c o l s , in c l u din g W il l s
(7 ) Landr aad Pr o c ee d in gs a nd Min u t es
(8 ) Pap ers on E d u c a t i o na l Ma t t e r s
(9 ) C orr es p o n d e n c e

(l O) Tr ans a c t i o ns w i t h t h e Ka n d y a n C o ur t

1
( )1 Pa p e rs r e l a t in g t o Pe a r l Fis h er ies

(1 2 ) Mi s c e ll a n e o u s
CH AP T ER II I .
— Pr o c e e d in gs of t h e Po l i t i c a l C o un c i l

CH A PT ER IV .
— Th o m b u s or La n d R e gis t e r s
C H A PT ER V .
—
Ga ll e R e c o r ds
CH A PT ER VI .
— S c h o o l Th o m b u s
C H A PT ER V IL — In d e xin g and Tr a n s l a t i o n

APPE N D I!

m pany
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.
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B — T r ea t y b et w een A d a m W es t er w o ld on b e h al f o f t h e
j
. .

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,

o f Kan d y , 1 6 3 8

C .
— A Regul a t i on r elat in g t o E m igr a t i o n t o C ey l o n , 1 6 6 9
D . Tr eat y o f Pe ac e b et w e en t h e D u t c h a n d t h e S inh al es e ,
1 7 66
E .
— Le t t er f r o m Will i am V Pr in c e o f Or an ge , t o G ov e rn o r
Van An gel b eek Fe b r u ary 7 , 1 7 9 5 ,
 PREFAC E .

H IS ma k
p t n i t b n x h ti v p t
T t h D tch R c d c nt in d in t h G v nm t
es no re e s on o e a e au s e re or

on e u e or s o a e e o er en

A hi v
rc I t chi f i m h
es . b n t giv b i f hi t y f
s e a as ee o e a r e s or o

th e dr ec o r s d t c nv y m id f th i n t
. an o o d e so e ea o e r a ur e an

c nt t by m n f t n l ti n f xt ct Th xt t
o en s ea s o ra s a o s o e ra s . ese e rac s

h d t b
a l ct d
o m wh t t nd m in vi w f t h g t
e se e e so e a a ra o , e o e r ea

i ty f m tt
va r e o t b d lt wi th nd t h li mi t d c p
a er o e f ea a e e s o e o

th ep t I t t h w v th t lth gh by m n
re or . r us , o e er , a ,
a ou no ea s

f lly d c ipti v f t h l g m b f v l m c m p i d
u es r e o e ar e nu er o o u es o r se

in t h ll cti
e co th y m y t l t b l c l t d t
e on , e an a e as e ca u a e o r o us e a

i t
n e res t in th ld m n c i pt wh i h t h y h v
es e o ight t
a us r s c e a e a r o

cl i m
a .

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es a t n l
e en o e e or , a re ra s a

ti f
o ns o m imp t so t p p e d d c m t b
o r an ing p a e rs an o u en s ea r u on

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e t h Iul n d h b n occu a on o e s a , ave ee

a dd d wi th i w t th w f th light n t h m tt
e a v e o ro ur er o e a er c o n

t in d i
a th
e n d e re c o r s .

I h t ave kn wl dg my i d bt dn t M H C P B
o ac o e e n e e es s o r . . . . ELL ,

A chr l gi c l C mmi i n
aeo o a f hi co t y in p mi tting m
ss o er , or s o u r es er e

t in c l d in n App ndi x t h Engli h t n l ti n f t h D t h

o u e a e e s ra s a o o e u c

S in h l T ty f 1 7 66 c t ib t d by him in 1 888 t t h
a ese rea o , on r u e o e

p g f t h O i nt l i t Th D tch ffic c py f thi T ty

a es o e r e a s . e u o e o o s re a ,

wh ich g ht t ou h v b i n t h o A hi v
a ie I g t t
ee n
y e rc es , s, re re o sa ,

R . G . A N T H ON I S Z .

C o lo m b o , Feb r ua ry 2 6 , 1 9 0 7 .
 C ON TENTS .

P AG E

C H APT ER I .
— In t r o d u c t o r y
C H PT A ER II .
— Ge ner al Re c o r ds
l) D e e ds a nd I ns t r u m e n t s a ff e c t in g Land
Me m o irs and I ns t r u c t i o ns of G o v er n ors , & c .

i
Acts of A p p o in t m e n t of C o m p a ny s S er v a n t s
(4 ) D ia r i e s a nd J o u r nal s

(5 ) A p p o in t m e n t s of N a t i ve H ea d m en
6) S ecr e t a r ia l Pr o t o c o ls , i ncl u di n g W il l s
(7 ) Lan d e Pr o c ee d in gs a nd Min u t es
(8 ) Pa p er s on Ed u c a t i o n a l Ma t t er s
(9 ) C o rr es p o n d e n c e

(I O) Tr ans a c t i o ns w i t h t h e Ka n d y a n C o ur t

(1 1 ) Pa p e rs r e l a t in g t o Pe a r l Fis h er i es

(1 2 ) Mis c e lla n e o u s
C H T
A P ER [ IL — Pr o c e e d i ngs of t h e Po l i t i c a l C o un c il

C H A PT ER IV .
-
Th o m b u s or La n d R e gis t e r s
C H A PT ER V .
—
Ga ll e R e c o r ds
C H AP T ER VI .
— S c h o o l Th o m b u s
C H APT E R V I L — In d e xi n g an d Tr a n s l a t i o n

APPE N DI !
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B — Tr ea t y b et w ee n A d a m W es t er w o ld on b e h a lf o f t h e
j
. .

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o f Kan d y , 1 6 3 8

C .
— A Regu la t i on r el at in g t o E m igr at i o n t o C ey lo n , 1 6 69
D . T r e at y o f Pe ace b e t we en t h e D ut ch an d t h e S in h al ese ,
1 7 66
E .
— Le t t e r f r o m Will i am V Pr in c e o f Or a n ge , t o G o v e rno r
V an An ge l b eek Fe b ru ary 7 , 1 7 9 5 ,
 REP O RT

T HE D U TC H REC O RD S CON T AI N E D I N T HE
GO VERN ME N T A RC HI VES A T CO LO MBO .

CH APTER I .

ERRA TA .

Page 2 , li n e 6— f or r ate r ead s t at e .

Page 7 , li ne l 2 -

f or H u lf s d or p r ea d H u lf t s d o r p .

Page 1 2 . l in e 2 2 —
for 1 6 79 r ead

P age 8 9 , li ne 2 l — f r
o c o ur t iers r ea d D ess a ve .

Page 1 3 8 , li ne 9 — for J . L Van Ange lb e c k

. r ead J . G Van
.

Ang el b eek .

o f th e D u t c h Go v ernor V an A n ge l b ee k p ar a d ed t n r o u g u m o c m m u

C o l o m b o , b y to r ch ligh t , o n t h e 3r d o f S e p t em b er , 1 7 9 9 I t was at .

te n de d b y a p ar t y o f m o ur ners in b l ac k go wns , all t he Euro pean gen t le

m en o f t h e set t l e m en t , an d a cr o wd o f nat i ves Th e b o dy w as d eposi t ed
.

in t he f amily v aul t , b y t h e s i de o f t h at o f his wi fe , who se ske le t o n was

seen t hro ugh a glas s in t h e co v er o f t h e co u m
N o b uri al s er vi ce was
.

used o n t h e o c cas i o n ; b u t w h en t h e n ec es s ar y d u t y w as p erformed

a cr i er st oo d u o n a t o m b s to n e , an d ro c la i m ed t h a t n o t hing m ore
p p
re m ained t o b e d o ne , an d t h a t t h e co m p an y m i gh t ret i re Th o se .

g en t l e m en w h o f el t i n c lin ed rep air e d t o t h e h o u se o f t h e d e c eas e d , w h er e

a l ar ge p ar t y o f ladi es w as asse m b l ed an d t h e roo ms were cro w d ed
wi th a mi xt ur e o f all nati ons , wh o sp en t t he ev ening in dr inkin g v ar io us
”
liquo rs an d s mo ki ng t ob acco I t ma y b e m ent i o ned t h a t t h ere w as
.

n o t h i ng in t he ab sence o f t he b ur ial ser vi ce o n t h is o c cas io n ,

b ecause t ri t u al o f t he D ut ch Re f or med C hurch ro v i d ed f o r n o s u ch
p
sq vioe . It was o nl y in co mp ar at iv el y recen t t i m es . af t er c ler gy m a n .

a 3
9 06
—
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T HE DU TC H REC O RD S CON T AI N E D I N T HE
GO VERN MEN T ARC HI VES AT CO LO MBO .

CH A PTER I .

I R D R NT O U C TO Y .

C pi t l ti n f C l mb f 1 5t h
B F b “ y 1 79 6 t h D tch G v n v n Ang lb k
Y A ti l 4 f t h r c e o e a u a o o o o o o

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,

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,

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a u t t h Bei i i i
er o er o e r s au or es

ll P bli c P p
a u b l ngi g t t h Go v nm nt f t h D t h
a ers e o n o e er e o e u c

E t Indi C mp ny in C yl
as a o a N li t f t h d c um nt e on . o s o e o e s

a ct ll y t n f d i n w xt n t nd it i th f difi l t t
ua ra s erre s o e a ,
a s ere o re cu o

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an ty wh t th
er a p p w ,
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m ng t h c d v y c mpl t c t l gu f ll t h b k
,

a o e re o r s a er o e e a a o e o a e oo s

a nd p p i n t h P li ti c l S c t i t t Col mb in t h y
a e rs e o a e re ar a a o o e ear
1 79 6 Th m y b p m d t h v f m d t l t p t
. es e a e res u e o a e or e a eas ar

Jo han Gerr ar d van An gel b eck , t h e l as t D u t ch Go v er no r o f

C eylo n , s u cc eed ed his so n in law , Go v er nor Van d e Gr aaf , o n t h e 1 st
- -

A ugust , 1 7 94 H e h ad revi o usl y ser ved in C e y lo n as Po lit ic al S ecre

.

t ary un der Go ver nor F ck , an d , at t h e d at e o f h is n o min at i o n to th e

’

Go ver n o rshi p o f C e yl o n , was h o l di ng t h e p o s t o f Go v er nor o f t h e C o ro

m an d el C o as t H e rem ained in C e y lo n af te r t h e cap i t ul at io n , an d died
.

in C o lo m b o o n t h e 2n d S ep te m b er , 1 7 9 9 Th e f o ll o wing ac co un t o f h is .

f un er al o c cu rs in Gar di ner (vo l I , p 3 6 ) Th e f un er al p ro cessi o n

. . .

o f t h e D u t c h Go v ern or V an An gel b ec k p ar ad ed t hro ugh t h e s t ree t s o f

C o l o m b o , b y to r ch ligh t , o n t h e 3rd o f S e p te mb er , 1 7 9 9 I t w as a t .

t en ded b y a p ar t y o f mo urners in b lac k go wns , all t he Eu ro pean gen t le

m en o f t h e set t l e m en t , and a cr o wd o f na t i v es The b o dy w as d ep o s it ed .

in t h e f am il y v aul t , b y t h e si de o f t h at o f his wif e , who se s kel e t o n w as

seen t hrou gh a glas s in t h e c o v er o f t h e co m u N o b uri al ser vi ce w as .

used o n t h e o cc as i o n ; b ut w h en t h e n ecess ar y du t y w as r f o r med

a cr i er s to o d u o n a t o mb s to n e , an d
p p r o c l aim ed t h a t n o m ore
re m ai ned t o b e d o ne , an d t h at t h e co m p any mi gh t re ti re Th o se .

g en t l e m e n w h o f e l t in c lined re p a ir e d t o t h e h o u se o f t h e d ec eas ed , w h ere

a l ar ge p ar t y o f l adi es was asse m b l ed an d t h e ro o ms were c ro w ded
wi th a mi xt u re o f all nati ons , wh o sp en t t h e evening in dr inkin g v ar io us
”
liquo rs an d s m o king t o b acco I t ma y b e m en ti o ned t h at t h ere was
.

no t hing p ecu liar in t he ab s en ce o f t he b ur ial ser vi ce on t his o c c as io n ,

b eca use t he ri t ual o f t he D ut ch Re fo r med C hurch pro vi d ed f or n o s u ch
s q vice .It was o nl y in co mpar at i vel y recen t t imes , af t er c ler gym a n ,

a 93 06-
 ( 2 )
of c ll cti n t k v by t h B i ti h th i ti Wh th
t he o e o a en o er e r s au or es . e er
t he nd t ki ng in t h
u er a t i cl f t h C p i t l ti f dt
e ar e o e a u a o n re erre o
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o s, d G ll a d t t h mi
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.

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ues e rec o r s , , s ear , e u c o a e
p i n f n th i c nq
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e r o u es o o o o a ou
n p o vi iro thi h d pp i t h T ty f S nd r ?
s on o n s ea a ears n e r ea o u r re e
Th i di pp
e r c f m t h D tch S c t i t in th y
sa e ara n e ro e u e re ar a e ear
1 700 i tt ib t d b y V l ty (By nd Z l p 303)
s a r u e a en n zo ere aa cen , .

t tho bi t y t f G v n G i t d H
e ar rar ac op n wh o er or err e eere , u o ose
v b l d th y
er a or id t h v b
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fro m S co t lan d an d Ir el an d were b ro ugh t o u t t o minis t er t o t h e D u t ch

co ngre gat io ns t h at p ray e rs at t h e gr aves i de b e cam e a p ar t o f t h e
cerem o n y o n s u c h o c cas i o ns Th e cr i er r e f erred t o w as t h e aa ns p relcer
.
,

a we ll kn o wn fi gu r e a t f un er a l cere m o n ies u p to wi t hin fif t y ye ars ago

-
.

The f o r m u l a r e p ea t ed b y h i m a t t h e gr a ve s i d e w as o n e o f s e v er al he
h ad t o r e p e at a t v ar i o us s t ages o f t h e c erem o n y I t w as a s t er e o t y p ed .

f orm , an d ran as f o ll o ws : D e h ee re n n aas t b es t aand e n , d e d r aage rs ,

en d e an d e re hee ren w o r d e n vr ien de l y k wed e r n a d e s te r fh u is v erz o gt

Th e r e la t io ns , t h e b e arers , an d t h e o t h er ge nt le m en p r es e n t ar e kin d ly
”
i n v i te d t o r e t u r n t o t h e f u n er a l h o us e Th e wif e o f Go v e rn o r v an .

Angel b ec k , Jac o m in a Le v er , b o rn a t t h e C ap e in 1 7 3 2 d a u gh t er o f ,

Ab rah am Le ve r , d i ed a t C o lo m b o o n t h e 1 3t h Fe b r u ar y , 1 7 9 3 H er .

l oo enbor d is h un
p g pu in W o l f e n d a l C h u r c h .

Th e wo r d C o m m an d e m e n t s , fro m C o mma nd e u r , w as in t en d ed
j
t o d en o t e t h e urisdi c t i o n o f an o m
c e r h o ld i ng t his r ank , w hi c h was

j us t ne xt t o t h at o f Go v er no r The u ris di c t i o n o f t h e C o m m and ant

. j
o f G alle ext en ded fr o m t h e r i v er o f Be n t o t a o n t h e n o rt h t o t h e e xt : e me
so u t h er n li mi ts o f t h e D u t c h t e rr i t o r y a t t h e t i m e .

1
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Th e A r t i c l e s o f C a p i t u l a t i o n b y t h e P o r t u g u e s e , d a te d 1 1 t h M a y .

l 6 6 6 , e xt r ac t ed fro m Bo ld ens D es cr ip tio n o f C eylo n w h i c h fir s t ap pe ar

’
,

e d ih t h e o l d qu a r t o edi t i o n o f t h e C e y lo n O r d i n a n ce s w i l l b e f o und ,

in ser t ed in t h e fi rs t v o l u m e o f t he R e v ised E d i t io n o f t h e Legis l at i ve

Enact m e n t s An o t her , s o me w h a t co n de nsed , vers i o n o f t h is t reat y
. .

var yi n g i n so m e c u l a rs , a p p e ars i n S aa r s A cc o u n t o / C ey lo n , w hi ch
’

p ar t i
h as b ee n t r an s la t ed fro m t h e Ge r m an fo r t h e C e y lo n Br an c h o f t he
Ro y a l A s ia t i c S o c ie t y b y Mr P Fre u d en b e rg ( o u rn a l , C e y lo n Bran c h
. . J .

Ro y a l As i a t i c S o c ie t y , v o l ! L , p . It is as f o ll o w s
. Wh e n t he
Po rt u gu es e sa w t hi s t h e y ca me o n t he l ot h wi t h a 'whi te fl ag a nd w an t ed
to n° o t i s t e a n d s ur r e n d e r t h e t o w n o n t h e s a m e d ay Th e n e xt d a y
g
. .

l 1 t h l a y t h e f o l lo wi n g t e r m s w e re c o n c l u d e d ( l ) Th e Po r t u g u es e h ad
t o gi ve n ine mo n t hs p a y fo r e v e r y o n e o f o u r m e n t a king t h e n u m b e r o f
’
,

an t h a t ha d arr i ve d , t h us co u n t i n g t h e d ead as w e ll as t he l i v i n g an d a ,

mon th s p ay was p aid at te n flo r i ns Th w h e v a l ue o f

’
2
( ) e y ere t o . a
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t o go to a Po r t ug u ese po r t wer e t o b e t a ken t h er e b y o ur s hi p s , and

t h o se t h a t w a n t ed t o go t o H o ll a n d w e r e t o b e t a ke n t o Ba t avi a (5 ) .

All f at h e rs , mo t h ers , b ro t h e rs , an d s is t e rs t h a t w ere m arr ied w ere to b e

t a ken in o ur s hi ps w h e r e ve r t h e y w a n t e d t o go , as , f o r in s t an ce , t o Goa ,
S Thoma , C ochi n , a n d o t h e r Po r t ug u es e S e t t lem en t s , o r e v e n t o H o ll and .
.

The u nma r r i ed da ughter s h owever , wer e to rema i n a nd to ma rr y H olla nders .

(W h e n t h a t h a pp e n e d i t c a u s e d g re a t gr i e f , m o u r n i n , an d
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n .

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( ) s t e o r u g u

an d p ro v is io ns , i t w a s arr a n ged t h a t if t h ey a rr i v ed b e f o re t h e 2 ot h o f
May t h e y w e re to re m a in i n t h e p o s se s s io n o f t he Por t u g u ese s h o ul d
t h ey ar r i v e a f t e r t h e 2 ot h o f May t h ey were to b e lo n g t o t h e H o l l an ders .

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( ) A ll n d e v e r y t h i n g t h a t b e l o n g s t o t h e Ki ng o f Po r t u a l in t h e t o wn
a
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wit h o u t an y t hi ng b e ing o pen ly o r c l an d es t in ely w i t h h e ld A f t er t his .

trea t y h ad b ee n r a t ifi ed b y b o t h s i d es , we m ar c h ed in t o t h e t o w n o n t h e
1 2 t h Ma y . On t h e f o llo wi ng , t h e 1 3 t h , t h e s i c k were b ro u gh t i n , I
am o ngs t t h e m , an d qu ar t ered i n t h e m o n as te r y o f S A u gu s t in e . .

The so m e w h at h a rsh co n d it io n r e l a t in g t o t h e un m arri ed d a u gh t ers

is ab se n t in t he ac cep te d a u t ho r ize d v ers io n , b u t t h a t i t w as e nf o r ced
and ca r ri ed o u t is ab un d an t ly m an i f e s t Th e ea r ly C h ur c h R e gi st er s
.

co n t a in n u m er o us e n t r i e s o f s u c h m a rr i a ges as t hes e b e t w e e n t h e fi rs t,

D u tc h se t t l rs a n d Po r t u g u es e w o m e n
e .

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v an T h e to m b
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st o ne o f h is w if e o h a n n a Mar g ar i t h a S c h ilh o o rn w h o di ed in 1 6 9 5 , is ,

at Wo lf e n d a l C h u r c h H e a f t e r w ar ds m arr i e d in 1 6 9 7 C a t h ar in a
.

C ons t an t i a v a n V lie t .

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waer deere n , en was t v an de reed e n b v nie m an d te b egr y pe n w as .

Valentyn , Byzonder e Z aa ken , p 30 3 . .

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de b e gin n e v an t j aar 1 6 9 7 all e d ese v ermie t e , en so o m en v oo r gee f t

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2 S ee p age 1 0 .

5 O f t h e t wo , J a fi n a p a t a m
co mm an d e m en t s
an d G all e , t h e
fo rm er al w ay s t o o k p reced en ce , so t h a t , w h enev er a s u dd e n v acan cy
o cc u rre d in t h e G o v er n o rshi o f t h e I s lan d , i t was t h e C o mm an de ur o f
p
J afi n a a t a m us u all y , as t h e hi gh es t in r ank af te r t h e Go v er n o r , w h o
was 0 ed u o n t o t e m o rar il y ad mi nis te r t h e Go ver n m e n t Thi s rul e
p p .

was in a f e w ins t an ces d ep ar ted fr o m f o r sp e c i al reas o ns , as in t h e cases

o f C o mm an d e u r Ar n o l d Mo l in 1 7 2 3 , o f Jan Pa u l S ch agen in 1 7 2 5 , an d
Jan Mac c ar a in 1 7 3 6 w h o as C o mm an d e urs o f G alle h ad t o t ake u p
,

t h e reins o f Go ve r nm ent o n t h e s u d d en d ea t h o f t h e Go ver n o r An d

J
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t h er e w as t h e c ase o f C o mm an deu r Ge rr ard o an Vre l an d t o f G all e ,

w h o , fro m t h at po s t , per m anen t ly s u c c eed ed S te in v an Go ll enesse as
G o verno r o f t h e Isl and B u t t hese w ere exce p t i o n al cas es , b e ca us e
.

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u p ch D t h
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h n cc
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o f th ld q e o t di ti n f t h C yl O di n c p bli h d
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fi xt t n
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an , o ne o p d e e s a e c s ere res e r v e .

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as re ar b l n d g i t s e a ara o us o r a re s e rs
th t w h v m th in g lik p itiv vid
a e a e so f t h tim
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in Oct b 1 79 9 G v N th p ki g f t h l d t ib
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Fo r a n e xp l an a t i o n o f t hi s w o r d , vid e i nfr a , c h ap te r IV .

Th i i t h e Fr e n c h f o r m o f t h e w o r d w hi c h o c c u r s a t t h e s am e
1 s s

t i m e wi t h t h e D u t c h eq u i v al en t ka nto o r A di s t in c t i o n is h o we ve r .

o b se rv ed in t h e ir a p p li ca t i o n C omp to i r is use d , as h er e , to d en o te a
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co m l e t e l o c a l es t a b li s h m e n t o f t h e G o v er nm e n t , an d is u n derst o od
p
t o in c l u de all t h e v ari o us dep art m en t s o r e cee un der a res po ns i b le m
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m
dev o te d t o so me p art i cu l ar b r an ch o f t h e ser vice , as , f o r ins t an ce ,
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as a o Th an t f t h G v nm nt
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w as a t C l mb wh t h G v n
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w ere a t H lf d p Th C m m nd
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o ca er v e c o r res o e o e er v e o e

p nt d y
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c orres o o a re e or r er , o u ers .

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o f th g d e l ra dy m d xc pt t h l t
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e e e as . as o o s :

Th e a n c ie n t s o u t h e r n li m i t s o f t h e Te u ve r s C o u n tr y ( Mad ur a ) ’
,
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c all ed b y t h e Po r t u gu es e co s ta d i nai a do D e Z u i d e ly ke o u de
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g en a a m d
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.
p 2 3 5 M r D o n a l d Fer g o , . . .

son has p o in t ed o u t t h a t t h e co rr e c t h r ase w o u ld b e c o s ta da ens ea da

p .

co as t o f t h e b a y .

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was a S inha lese wo rd f o r the Go v ern o r o f a p ro vi n ce , w hi c h t h e D u t c h

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md a e t o ea ch c cc o ffi er a d
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t y v dvd d t
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he had a large re inu e o f boots li eden b tm ,
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k p k
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v c d
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and Z i elcentroo sters wh d ty o se u v t c mf t

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k p f th cc tc
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h B d
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ers , and enever wh -

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p cd v resi en d t
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ass s a s ffi c w tyl d S w Cl k nd w
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, th ere was no Raad van Justi ti e , and t h e
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tv
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ch v c t G c d
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h ad ro a l een e i n t he
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e to t h e hi e S e re ar s Ofi c e
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t he o en e enB t ho f t he b
ri i s rul e , and een i n
ch w p
ar ge o f t he o fficer kno n as t he Kee er o f Re o rds c Bu t .

t he l arge b k ul Go f t he d m t k y k pt
e neral Rec or s was os li el e

in t he K hch ac b t fty y
eri up t o a o u fi wh ears ago , en t he
b d w
u n les b ht t th b d
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t he o lo ni al S e re ar s ffi e
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.

c d
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,

t m t th t c
ed o n t he re i re en of a o ffi e r in 1 8 5 7 The Tho mbus of .

C m o lo G m d t
b o and alle re ain e c t y th ill re en l inp tv ei r res ec i e

Kac hc herie s wh c k t ty d
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firs s le Tho mb u H ol er , ao
,

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arge o f ty em w ose d u .

xt
i t was to iss ue e r ac ts r o mf th p p c t
e m u o n t h e a p li a i o n o f

p at r i es . Icn t h e t m h w th d pp
o ur se o f i e w e n i , t h e i
,sa e a r a n ce o f
d t
t he o l e r gene ra i o n o f B h c k urg er c d f d
ler s no o ne ou l b e o u n ,

w thi q w d
t he re u isi te kno le ge o fD tch f u th d ty to per o r m is u ,

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t he o lo m o Th o m b us we re rem o e vdf chch ro m t he Ka er i a nd
p cd
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wh dd t
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tt h
a li le w ile . w y m vdf m
The Galle Thomb us ere o nl re o e ro t he
loc al Kac hch C mb m t m ft my p
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tb hd hy
was es a lis e . T e are in b y f ar t he w tc dt ors o n i i o n of

d
all t he reco r s now b ht t th ro u g o ge er d
TheGeneral Recor s of .

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t he o mman ement s o f Galle had een res erve 1 n t he all e d G
K hch
ac eri u p to t hey wh th y w
ear 1 8 80 , m vd
en e ere re o e to
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i n o ne of t h e r oo s o f t he
u pp C
er floo r o f t he c t y O c
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’
s ffi e , and , il e ere ,

w c f y t
ere ar e ull s or ed and arranged by J w tt m S ir A S e e nh a , . .

th t t C
en Ass is an c t y
o l o ni al S e re ar t p d At a l a e r . eri o , t he

roo mb G
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e ner al reas u r , e

vd
were re m o e to t he o lo C mb wh th y
o Museum ck d er e e lay lo e
,

up in t he go o dw t th y w b ht b ck
n u n il in 1 8 99 , , e er e ro ug a and

p d
l ac e in my ch arge th y and f m e mp t t p t
no w o r an i o r an ar
o f t he Ar ch v h i es ere ch . Th e S b y
oo l Th o m b us h ad een l ing
for m an yy t G
ears in t h e Re gis r ar O c t f d
e ner al s
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-
ffi e r ans erre ,

th pp t y f m
ere a aren l ro w th th c d wh ch
t he Kac hc heris i o er re o r s i
w ere supp d ose t bj ct
t o rela e t o t he s u e t t wh o f regi s r a i o n , en t he

t G
Regis rar eneral s D e ar
-
p tm t
’
c td en was t k
re a e in 1 8 6 7 I oo .

ch arge o f th m h e y ty
ere o nl las ea r .

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may b e s t a e generall wi y th f c re eren e t o all t he

c d th t th y b t c m
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o re or less , o f negl e and

ro u hg u s ag e m t
a t so e th
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b c df
een res u e v t c
r o m t he ra ages o f ra s and mi e , and are no w
t tt d c d t
in a a e re h th h v b
o n i i o n ; w il e o xp d
ers a e ee n e o se to
d mp
a , a nd
th d cd
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t o a m o ul and er in e i er a le

t t Wh t
s a e . pp
i e an t s a h ear t o h w k
a ve al so had a s are in t he or
of d t ct
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tm
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for t he loss o f se er al e n i re o l u es All th d ese , i t may b e s ai ,
.

t c wh ch
are na u r al age n ies t ty t t
i c o ns an l f ty hrea en t he sa e of

b k
oo s and pp t c ty
a ers in th
hi s o u n r ; b u t d bt th t ere is no ou a

a gr ea td m
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age mi g a e ee n re en e if
p p tt t
ro er a e n io n h ad b dvtd ee n e o e d by th
t o t he rec o r s o s e in

h c t dy th y
w ose u s o eb h ad ee n y Man o f t he losses m ay als o b e
.

b y tt b d
reas o na l a ri ute f q tm t
t o t he re u e n h ch igr a i ons t o w i t he
c d w
re o r s bj ct d
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u ri n
g t h edy l as u n d re e a rs I t is .

f t h w v th t th h th
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,
c t ere is i ndi a i o n o f a

g reatm y a n l osses b k
, t h e u l c d o f t hte re o rt c s is s ill i n e x i s e n e ,

and w th i p p t
c are and th y
ro e r s o wage pe vd
may yet b e reser e
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p c t c d c d
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th t th
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h
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c f p v d Th
are ull y rese r e . d t d d p c t
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all t he o ffi ial o u t d
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t o t he B t v
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.

m t wy hw w
Go vern en has al a s s o n a illingness to u rnis c o ies f h p
o f any su c h d q
rec o r s as may b e re u ired h ere .
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as s ro a xt n l c di ti n
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t
o a cl x m i n ti f t h c d
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on o e re o r s , o ne o e os o a

f t
ea u r es t b b v d i t h g t div ity f h ndw iting
o e o ser e s e r ea e rs o a r
th t p v il It i f c
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s o o u rse o e e e e a so e
p g i v ch ng w ld b b v d in t h f m f w i tin g
ro ress e a e ou e o s er e e or o r

in am f m
ass o c ipt nging v anu s r p i d f c nt y s ra o er a er o o a e ur

a nd h lf ; b t I f h
a a p ti l ly t t h c i
u re er er e , ar c u ar ,
o e ur ou s

f m th t p nt th m l v in t h
or s a rese li m e ipt
se es e ear er a nu s c r s .

Th ese ,f li mi t d p i d
or a v i e nd m er o f th , are s o ar o u s , a so e o e

f m
or q i t d p c li th t th y
s so ua n an c fg t
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t bl i d ciph m nt I f ni h h
r ou e n e er ix x mpl
e . ur s ere s e a es

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w er e so c a lle d f ro m t h e ear li e s t y e ar s o f t h e D u t c h o c c u p at i o n , b ec a us e
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r o ad . I t m ay p r o b a b l y b e i d en t ifi ed wi t h t h e Kreu p el s t r aa t in
q u es t i o n
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en d r i k
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s er v ed in C e y l o n H is n a m e as G o ver n o r w il l a lw ay s b e as s o c i at ed w i t h
.

t h e L ep er As y lu m a t H e n d all a , w h i c h h e f o u n d ed , a n d w h er e a l ar ge
s t o n e sl ab w i t h h is c ip h er m o n o gr a m m a y b e se en .

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.

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s o n , D i e d er ik C h r is t i a an v an D o m b ur g , b o rn 4t h Oc to b er , 1 7 34 , an d

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.

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s h i el d s , s i x te en in n u m b er , d is p l a y e d in p aral l e l li n es o n e ac h s i d e
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.

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s am e as t h a t o f S i r J
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, , May 1 1 , 1 7 43 .

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.

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t h e in f am o u s Vu y s t t o r u l e o v er C e y l o n . .

s t o ne is t o b e seen at Wo l f end a l C h ur c h .

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.

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.

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w ho se h u sb an d s f am i l y as c l o s e r el a t io ns o f t h e G o v e rn o r in h eri t e d
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C h ur c h .

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fl
b er , 1 7 6 2 , to 1 3t h May , 1 7 6 5 , w as c hi e y in s t r u m en t al in t h e a c qu is i t io n
b y t h e D u t c h o f t h e en t ir e se a b o ar d o f C e y lo n -
Pr e v i o u s to his t i m e .

t h e Kan d y an Ki n g s t ill h a d t h e s o v e r e i gn t y o v er c er t a i n p ar t s o f t h e
n o r t h wes t an d s o u t h e as t c o as t s
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.

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t h e ca p i t a l an d t ak in g p o ss es s i o n o f Kan d y H e d id n o t h o w e v er liv e .

to se e t h e ter m in a t i o n o f h o s t i li t i e s ; as t h e l o n g m ar ch es t h r o u gh
u nh e al t h y dis t ri c t s b r o u g h t o n a f e v er , f r o m w h i c h h e di e d H e w as .

b ur i e d in t h e o ld c h u r c h in t h e Fo r t o f C o l o m b o , f r o m wh en ce h is
b o n es were re m o v ed t o Wo lf en d a l C h u r c h in 1 8 1 3 , w h er e h i s t o m b
s to n e m ay b e seen A n a c c o u n t o f hi s f u n er a l , t r ans l at e d b y Mr F
J
. . .

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.

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.

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t o h is m e m o ry .

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,

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Englis h v ers i o n o f w h i c h ap p e ar e d i n t h e Or i en ta l is t , v o l II I , p 1 1 5 . . . .

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th e s am e t i m e s h o w e d a m ar ked e n e r g y a n d fi r m n e ss i n h i s d e a li ngs
b o t h w i t h h is o w n s u b o r d in a te s as w e ll as w i t h t h e n e igh b o ur in g c o ur t .

H e w as a ls o a d i s t in g u is h e d s c h o l ar , h av i n g gr ad u a t e d a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y
o f U t re c h t , o f w h i c h h e w as a D o c t o r o f L aw s ( U D ) an d a D o c t o r J . . .

o f P h il o s o p h y (P h D ) . A l t h o u g h h e h ad n e v er p r e v i o us ly s e r v e d in
.

t he I s l an d , h e w as a C e y l o n e s e b y b ir t h H is f at h er Fr ans W i ll em
.

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di ed o n t h e 7 t h A u gus t , 1 7 3 7 , w h e n his s o n w as y e t b u t a y e ar o l d .

H is gr a v e in s i d e t h e Ma t ar a D u t c h C h ur c h i s m ar ked b y a t o m b s t o n e ,

w hi c h m a y y e t b e see n H i s m o t h e r w as a Mis s A dr i an a G o b iu s ,
J
.

b o r n a t S e m a r a n g in a v a , b u t d e s c e n d e d f r o m a n o l d D u t c h f a m il y

s e a t ed in U t r e c h t A n a m us in g s t o r y u se d t o b e t o ld ab o u t G o v e rn o r
.

Fa l c k s a rr iv a l an d r e c e p t i o n a t C o l o m b o , t h e t r u t h o f w h i c h i t is
’

im p os s i b le t o v o u c h f o r a t t h i s d is t a n t d a t e , b u t w h i c h m a y b e r e l a t e d
h e r e‘o r w h a t i t is w o r t h T h e a ll us i o n w a s p r o b a b ly t o h i s c o m p l e x io n ,
.

o r m a y b e t o a p e c u li a r i t y i n h i s v o i ce O n t h e 6 t h A u gu s t , 1 7 6 5 ,
.

t h e m e m b e rs o f t h e P o l i t i c a l C o u n c i l , t h e c ler gy , an d m an y o f t h e
p r o m i n e n t c i t iz e n s a c c o m p a n i ed b y a
, c o n t in ge n t o f t h e m i li t ar
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"
n e w G o v e r n o r as h e w a s c o m i n g u p fr o m G a ll e b y t h e l an d w a y .

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H oo l d A d m i n is tra teu r D an ie l Bu r n a t i s s a id t o h av e e x c l a im ed , wh e n
h e ca u gh t t he fi r s t gl im p se o f t h e G o v e r n o r s f a ce ,
’
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.

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h e p re tended at t he mo m ent no t to have done so H e was o f t o o .

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a

e t h e f o u n d t h e te mp t at io n t o o s t r o n g n o t t o t ur n i t to so m e ac c o u nt
y .

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d o v e r r ep o r t s , r et u r n s , a n d s t a t is t i cs wi t h avi di t y , f o r h e was
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. o rs w e re fr e u ent l y dqe t ec t e d , f or
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’

a s t h ese f ro m t i m e t o t i m e c au gh t t h e eagle ey e o f t h e ac c o m p li shed

fi nan c ier , h e p o in t e d t o t h e m wi t h h i s fi nge r an d rem ar ked wi t h a t winkle

D aa r s eon kraa i T h e r e s a cr o w Bur n e t w as no
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in h is e y e , , .

d o u b t m ad e u n c o mf o r t ab le b y t h e w a y in whi ch t he t ab l es were
t u r n e d o n h i m , an d h e was gl ad e n o u gh wh en sh or t ly af t er w ar d s h e
w as a b l e t o g et a way o n p r o m o t i o n as D i ss ave o f Mat ar a Fal ck .

a pp e ar s , h o w e v e r , t o h av e h ad a v e ry h igh r egard f o r h im A .

b e a u t i f u l l y e m b l a z o ned m u r a l t a b l e t ( Wa p enbo rd ) and a t o m b s t o ne

in m e m o ry o f G o vern or Fal c k ar e t o b e s e en at Wo l f end al C h u r c h .

P u s V u y s t w as G o v er n o r f r o m 1 6 t h S e te mb er , 1 7 2 6 , t o 2 7 h
11 e t r p t
A u gu s t , 1 7 2 9 H e w as t h e s o n o f H enr i c u s V u y s t , Op p er koo p ma n and
.

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To p re ve n t r e p e t i t io n I m ay qu o t e t h e f o l lo wing p ass age f r o m w h at

I h a v e m y s e lf wr it te n wit h r e fer e n c e t o him o n a p rev io us o cc a s i on :
I n c o n t r a s t t o t h es e s t an d s o u t p r o m i ne n t l y t h e m em o r y o f an o t her
G o ver n o r , Pe t ru s V u y s t , t h e m e n t i o n o f w h o se nam e was al o ne su ffi c ient
f o r a l o n g t i m e t o s t r i ke t e r r o r in t o t h e h e ar t s o f t h e p eo p le h e re H is .

h is t o r y m ay b e m en t io n e d t o s h o w , h o w , in an age o f sl o w c o m m uni
c a t i o n a n d i m m a t u r e l a w s , i t w a s p o ss i b le f o r an in di vi du al w i t h a

e r v e r se a n d a m b i t i o us n a t ur e t o s o f a r a b u se h is au t h o r i t y a s t o er
p p
e t r a t e t h e gr o s s e s t c r i m es a n d c r u e l t ies V u y s t was b o rn in B at a v ia,
p .

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t h e s o n o f a n o ffi cer in t h e C o m p a n y s s er v i c e t h er e
’
Af t er b e .

e d u c a t e d i n H o ll a n d , a n d m a rr y in g a y o u n g l ad y o f f o r t u n e , h e r e t u r n
t o t h e E as t , wh e r e h e r os e r ap i d l y i n t h e C o m p an y s s er v i ce , c h i e fl y ,
’

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’
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.

30 y e a rs o ld w h en h e w as a p p o i n t e d G o v ern o r a nd D ir ec t o r o f t his
I s l and . T h e ac co u n t s we h a v e o f h i m p r es e n t h i m t o u s in t h e c h ar
ac t er , n o l es s o f a s i lly a nd f an a t i ca l , t h a n o f a wi c ked an d i n f a m o us
e rs o n H is fi rs t ac t o n l a n di n g a t G a ll e , s a y s a b i o gr ap h er , w as t o
p .

c l a p o n a p l as t er o ve r o ne o f h i s e y e s , in o r d e r t o S h o w t h e p eo l e of
p
C e y lo n t h a t h e d i d n o t w an t t w o e y es t o r u l e a l and o f su c h s m a ll d i m en
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w as H i gh C o m m i s sio n er t o Ben ga l , C or o m an d el , C ey l o n , & c , f r o m .

1 6 8 4 t o 1 6 9 2 , in wh i c h l at t er y e ar h e d i e d o n b o ar d t h e s h i p D r echter
la nd o n a v o y age f ro m C e y lo n to S u r a t H is
. C o n si d er at i o n s
o n C ey l o n is a n e l ab o r at e d o c u m en t f u ll o f v al u ab le in f o r m at i o n .

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to hi m b y t h e D ir ec t o r s o f t h e E as t I n d i a C o m p an y a t t h e t i m e
r

h e w as en t r us t ed wi t h his m i ss i o n Th e n am e Van Rh e ed e o r R h ed e
.

is a ls o ass o c i at e d wi t h a v er y r o m an t i c , t h o u gh m el an c h o ly , s t o ry ,
b as ed u p o n an i ns c r i p t i o n o n a s t o n e p il l ar s t an d in o n a r o c ky
r o m o n t o r a t T r in c o m a l e e T h i s m o n u m en t , i t i s s t a t e w a s e t d
p y . re c e
o n t h e 2 4 t h A p r il , 1 6 8 7 , t o t h e m e m o r y o f o n e Fr an c i n a v a n R h e de .

Lad y (7 ) o f My dr ech t Thi s is all w e l e arn fr o m t h e in s cr i p t io n ;

.

b u t t h e f o l l o wi n g i s t h e s t o r y Fr an c in a v an R h ed e w as t h e
d a u gh t e r o f a D u t c h gen t l em an i n t h e G o v er nm en t s er v i c e ; a nd
h ad f o r m ed an at t a ch m en t t o an o ffi cer i n t h e ar m y , wh i c h w as
s an c t i o n e d b y h er f at h er , an d t h e d a y w as fi x e d f o r t h e c el eb r a t i o n o f
t h e n u p t i al s . Mi s un d erst an din gs aro se as t o t h e am o u n t o f t h e b r i d e s ’

d o wr y , an d o t h er m a t t er s b ein g d is p u t e d , t h e in t en d e d b r i d egr o o m
b r o ke o ff t h e m at ch , an d sh o r t l y a f t er o b t a in e d l eav e t o r et u r n t o
E ur o p e . Th e u n f o r t u n at e an d m is gui d e d gir l , r en d e r ed d es p e r a t e b y
t h e d es e r t i o n o f h er l o v er , r eso l v ed t h at h e sh o u ld n o t l eav e t h e I s l an d
d ur in g h er lif e t im e an d , h a v i ng o b t ai n e d i nf o r m a t i o n as t o t h e t i m e

o f t h e shi p s s ail in g , w at c h ed f r o m h er c h a m b er wi n d o w t h e s ail s S

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.

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p p
t h a t b o u n d t h e s o u t h er n p ar t o f t h e Fo r t . Fo r t h is m o m e n t s h e h ad
wa t c h ed ; s h e r u s h e d fr o m h er d w ellin g , d ar t e d al o n g t h e ed ge o f t h e
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b el o w . W i t h s o m e difi c u l t y h er m an gle d r em ain s w er e c o ll e c t ed , b y
o r der o f h er h e ar t b r o ken f a t h er , t o r ecei v e C h r is t i a n b u r i al ; an d ,
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m is si o n o f s o f ear f u l a c r im e , w e h av e o f t en f el t s u r p r is e t h a t t h e f am i ly
sh o u ld h a v e c o m m em o r a t ed s o a w f u l a n o c c u r ren ce b y t h e il l ar o n t h i s
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p 112
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. . . . .

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rit y f o r it . I t s ee m s a p i t y t o d es t r o y t h e f o u n d a t i o n s o f a n in t er e s t in g
l ege n d o f t h is kin d ; b u t I f e ar t h a t t h e f a c t s dis c l o s e d b y t h e r e c o r ds
a n d o t h er a u t h en t i c a u t h o r i t i e s d o n o t s u p p o r t t h e s t o ry in an w a
y y .

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A dr i aan v an R h e e d e L o r d o f My dr e c h t , b u t s h e d i d n o t di e as
,

s t at ed ; b ec aus e s h e l o n g s u r v i ved t h e er ec t 1 o n of t h e m o n um e n t .

h a v in g i n f a c t o u t li v ed h er f a t h er S h e w as t wi c e m arr ie d , v i z , l s t , t o
.
.

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w h o d i e d a t C o lo m b o , 1 4t h Fe b r u ar y , 1 7 9 3 ; a n d se c o n d ly , i n 1 6 9 4 , t o
A n t h o n y Karel v an P an h u y s , s o n o f B ar t h o l o m e u s v an Pan h u ys ,
Lo r d o f Vo o ru S o m e o t h er e xp l an at io n wo u ld t herefo re h ave t o b e
.

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p f r om J ’

1 694 t o 1 69 7 I n t h e l a t t e r y e a r h e w e n t a s C o m m i s s i o n er t o t h e
.

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G o v ern o r G e rr i t d e H e e r e , a p p e a r s t o h a v e ad m in i s t e r e d t h e G o v e r n
m en t o f C e y lo n ( Va n der K l oo t , Go u ver neu rs G en er a a l p H e w as -
. .

a p p o i n t ed D i r ec t o r o f S u r a t i n 1 6 9 9 , a n d G o v e rn o r G e n e r al o f N e t h e r -

l an d s I n d i a i n 1 7 1 8 H is d e a t h o c c u rr e d a t B a t a v i a o n 1 2 t h A u gu s t ,
.

1 7 2 8 , s o m e y e ar s a f t e r h i s r e t i r e m e n t A t h i s s p e c i a l d e s ir e t h e .

b ur i a l t o o k p l a c e in t h e grav e y a r d a t t a c h e d t o t h e Po r t u gu es e C h u r c h
o u t s i d e t h e t o wn H is gr av e i s s t il l t o b e s e e n o n t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h e
.

e n t r an c e t o t h e c h u r c h Th i s c h u r c h an d t h e gr a v e y a r d w e r e i n t en d e d
.

f o r t h e h u m b le r se c t i o n o f t h e c o m m u n i t y : a n d Z w aar d e cr o o n , s a y s
a n o l d w r i t e r (H o fh o u t ) , c h o s e t hi s b u r i a l p l ac e b e c au se h e w i s h e d
”
t o li e b es i d e t h e c o m m o n p e o p le T h i s i s s aid t o h a v e b ee n c h a r a c
.

t e r i s t i c o f t h e m a n , w h o , a s l o n g a s h e l iv e d , t o o k p a in s t o m a in t ain b y
o s t en t a t i o us d i s p l a y t h e d ig n i t y a n d t h e h o n o u r o f t h e H o n o ur a b l e

C o m p an y w h ich h e s er ve d , b u t a t hi s d e a t h , t h o u gh o f ge n t l e de s c e n t
hi ms elf , p r eferred t o b e b uried a mo n g t he po o r and l o wl y t han among
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g d e o u d G o u v e rn e u r

G en e r aa l o n b eg r av en w as h a d b y z e ke r e r o l t e S p e l en , e n z e l f h a d
Z w aard ecr o o n m aa t re ge l en gen o m en , Op d a t o o k z yn e l a at s t e v er ch y
n in g o nd er d e l ev en d e n d e c o m p ag ni e w aardi g m o c h t we z en , di e b y
”—
g e d i e n d h ad D e H a an ,
. D e P o r tu gees ch e B u i tenlcer k , p 4 0 . H .is

f u n e r a l as d e s c r i b e d in t h e D agh Regi s ter d es C as teels Ba ta via , 1 6t h

A ugus t , 1 7 2 8 , w as o n e o f gr e a t m agn i fi c en ce .

F l i B l om , C o m m an d e u r o f Ja fin ap a t am , 1 689 to 1 69 4 H e
T o r s .

h ad p r e v i o u sl y s er v e d in o t h e r p o s t s a t C o l o m b o and e l sewh er e H e
J J
.

die d at a ff n a o n 3r d u ly , 1 6 9 4 , an d w as b ur i ed in t h e ch ur c h , wh ere
hi s t o m b s t o n e i s s t i ll p r e s er v e d H is wif e S u s anna S e rr in giers p re
.

d e ceased hi m o n 1 2 t h Feb r u ar y , 1 6 9 3 , an d w as al s o b ur ied in t h e

1: J J
d e o n g w as C o mm an d e u r o f G a ll e f r o m 1 7 4 2 t o 1 7 48 ,
a co b

t h en C o m m an d e u r o f Jaff n ap a t am fr o m 1 7 4 8 t o 1 7 6 3 H e u sed t o
J j
.

b e so me t i m es r e f e r r e d t o as aco b d e Jo n g , un i o r , t o di s t ingu is h
J J
hi m fro m h is f a t h er a co b d e o n g wh o w as als o a t o ne t im e ( 1 7 2 2
J
,

1 7 2 3 ) C o mm an d e u r o f a ff n ap a t am Th e r e ar e t o m b s t o n es in t h e
J
.

D u t c h c h u r ch e s at G al l e an d a ff n a b e a r in g ep i t ap h s o f t h r ee o f h is

Wi v es , vi z E lis a b e t h Mo o y a a r t (S is t e r o f C o m m an d e u r Mo o y a a r t )
J
.
,

a t G a ll e an d Mar i a S o p h i a R a v e n s an d A n t h o ni a v an P e l t a t a fh m .

When G o v ern o r Vre el an d t d i e d o n 2 6 t h Feb r u ar y , 1 7 5 2 , h e h ad t o

co m e d o wn t o C o l o m b o a n d ad m i ni s t er t h e G o v er n m en t f o r se v e n
mo nt hs .

An t h o n y Mo o y a ar t , C o m m an d e u r o f J
a ff n ap a t a m fr o m 1 7 6 3 t o

1 7 6 6 , was t h e s o n o f N i ch o l as Mo o y aa r t an d t h e g r an d s o n o f A n t h o n y
Mo o y aar t o f A m s t er d a m , w h o ca m e an d se t t led i n C e y lo n i n 1 6 62 H e .

en t e r ed t h e C o m a n y s S er v i c e i n 1 7 1 2 an d r o s e s t e p b y s te
’

p p t o t h e

C o m m and e ursh ip On t h e d e a t h o f B ar o n V an E ck h e was c all ed u p o n ,

.

as t h e n e xt in r an k , t o adm i n i s t er t h e G o v e r n m en t o f C ey l o n d uri n g a
v ery cr i t i cal t i m e (v i z d u r in g t h e h o s t ili t i es w i t h Kan d y ) un t i l t h e
arri v al o f G o v er n o r Fa l c k H e w a s m arr ie d t o E li s ab et h U rsul a
J
.

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p a t a m , a n d h a d a v e r y l a r ge f a m i l y , o f w h o m fi v e w e r e c u t d o wn W i t h i n
a m o nt h b an e p i d e m i c o f s m a l l p o x , a n d o t h e rs d i e d i n i n f an c y Th
y . e

o nl y sur viv o rs w er e t w o s o n s an d t w o d au gh te r s Th e s o n s w ere

.

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al o n e l ef t m al e i s s u e H e w as t h e an ces to r o f t h e Mo o y a ar t f am i ly n o w
.

ex t an t in En gl a n d , H o l l an d , an d B a t av i a , an d h i s d a u gh te r m arr ie d
C h ar l es Ed w ar d L ay a r d an d w a s t h e m o t h er o f t h e l a t e S ir C h ar les
Pet er L ay ar d and o f t h e l ate G e n er al Wi lli a m T w i s t l e t o n L ay ar d . The
y o u n g er s o n o f C o mm a n d e u r M o o y a ar t , W o u t e r C h r is t o ffe l , l e f t o n l y
d au gh t e rs , an d t h e ir d e s c en d an t s a r e s t i ll l i v in g in C e y lo n .

A rn o ld u s d e L y w as C o m m an d e u r o f G a ll e fr o m 1 7 6 6 t o 1 7 8 3 H e was .

m arr ied t o Mar i a C o rn el i a S c h u t t r u p d au gh t er o f Pi e t e r El d e rs S c h u t t r u p

D iss av e o f C o l o m b o Th is l ad y d i e d a t G all e o n 5 t h A u gu s t , 1 7 8 5 , an d
j
.

was b ur i e d i n t h e D u t c h c h u r c h in t h e v a u l t u s t u n d er t h e p u lp i t ,
wh er e h er t o m b s t o n e w i t h e l a b o r a t e h er a l d i c qu ar t er in gs m a y b e se en .

Th e y h ad a s o n , A rn o l d u s E v er h ar d u s d e L y , w h o , h av in g re ce i v e d h is
ed u ca t i o n i n H o ll a n d , r e t u r n e d t o C e y lo n w i t h t h e d e gr ee o f D o ct o r o f
L aw s H e w as in t h e C o m p an y s s er vi ce a t G all e a t t h e d a te o f t h e
’
.

ca i t u l a t i o n i n 1 7 9 6 , a n d a f t e r t h a t c o n t in u ed to r es i d e as a
p ri v a t e
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.

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,

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b u t s ill o f u re , Eu ro ean es en yd c d I a e alread es ri b e .

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t h e gra es o f t he ari o u s s e r i c es and t h e sal ar a a e to
ea ch pp t t b
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as th y w f th
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p c dd
r o ee e wh ch pp tm t w m d
and t he m anner i n i a oin en s ere a e .

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a t h e i ni i al ath c o i n m en in all ese ases ,
b u t o ne , was th t a t y d t d
o f Z oldaa t , li er all s o l i er , b u t hi s o es
p y th t
no t i m l v p vt
a t h e o ffi c ers h ad t o se r e as my ri a es in t h e a r .

v y t v v pp t c h p
E er o ne en eri ng t h e s er i c e had t o s er e an a ren i es i

I h av e n o t b e en ab le t o t r a c e t h e e t ym o l o g y o f t h i s w o r d . It
o c c u r s in B arro s as p oetic a b u t d o e s n o t a p p e a r t o b e P o r t u gu ese
, .

T F r o m t h e P o r t u gu e s e cus tic a S o t h e y c a ll in I n d i a t h e s o ns
.

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b o r n o f P o r t u gu es e p a r en t s Vi eyra Th e w o r d o cc u r s i n t h e wr i t
. .

i n gs o f a gr ea t m an y e ar l y t r av e ll er s , s u ch as Li n s c h o t en , Man d el so ,
V a l e n t yn Wo l fi & c , I t w as e vi den t l y us ed in t h e s a m e w ay as cr eOk
, .

w as i n t h e Wes t In die s , an d i n an t i t h es is t o mi xttee .

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c th t dd Cv th pp t c
,

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t t
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th t
,
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s al ary as a o f Z o ldaa t .

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en r f B tti l a C tiue
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,

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,

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c mm nci g f m thi d t
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.

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s a ar o h ll h v xpi d
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o a e s c o e e ar . e a o a c o
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ro a e o a ara , .

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of Ens i n C oel m an , fi re ch a tk
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t he Ar i ller o n t he ram ar s wi 1 2 gu ns .

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and D i es ko ek, t h e firs G ro m c d f all e and t h e s e o n ro m

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. p d by v d
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.
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,

of K an dy an ie s Ch f c
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y y
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Th e o i ssio ners o f t h i s .

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D iss avo ny , Van erg ei , Van Al t enho ven , and Arnold u s
p
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c v Th
to re ei e eir H o no u rs .

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es s r s . e er ers c u ru , ar r er u s ,

an d G v t Al t nho n
er wh ft w d with t h C m
e o ve ,
o a er ar s, e o
mi i ss o ners nd t h mili t y wh h d cc m p ni d th
a e ar o a a o a e ese

Chi f f m A i w ll
e s ro t d t t h C tl i t h v sa e e, r e u rn e o e as e n e

e v ni g
e n .
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Monday l s t F e b r ua rpy Tht e dy Ch f

res en K a n an i e s .

w th xc t t b d f d
,

were , i t he e ep i on o f t h e firs A m assa o r , who o u n

m f
hi sel s o me wh t d p d c v y d
a C t
i n is ose , on e e (t o t he as l e ) i n
c arri a es
g f mr o G t P
t h e G dp
rea as s ( rby
an ass ) Mes s r s .

M c ll
ar e Bl J c bus B gh m A ld S p ng nd
es , a o v an er e ,
rn o us ra , a
H m n
ar J ni m
a usCl f nd w er o ft w d us va n ee ,
a ere a er ar s
c iv d i
re e di c with t h
e n l c au m ni by H i en e e us u a er e o es s
Exc ll y th G v
e enc d t h m mb f t h P li ti c l
e o er n o r an e e ers o e o a

C ncil
ou .
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T d y 2nd F b
u es a y Th
,
f n m d K n dy e rua r . e a o re -
a e a an
C ti t t d th i t j n y t t h C t nd
ou r er s s ar e on e r r e u rn ou r e o e o ur u er

esc t f or A i w ll
as f t h K p m n nd P li ti c l
ar a s v sa e e, o e oo a a o a

S c t y M Bl C pt i A n ld S p ng n d
,

e re a r ll ar c e us es , a a ns r o us ra a

J c b
a o B gh m w ll th c m p ni f mili t y
v an er e as e as r ee o a es o ar
wi th th i ffi c e r o ers .
”

Tu esda y 9th Febr uary , . D pp d ch ro e an or here in t h e ,

o u t er har b o ur , a t w o m ast e -
d En gli h p i t s r va ee r called Ros e
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Gal l ey ro c mm d d by C pt D v d G
engal o an e a ain a i , reen

w th
i c y hv c
40 men and arr ing 1 0 gu ns , a i ng a ar go o f ri e ,c
s u ar , & c
g b d o u n f P
or. ers
, i a I t p u th i n eyre m ere l f o r .

w t d k wt w h
an of ri n i ng a er , hi c C pt
t he a p p
ai n , i n a ro er

kd pp d th
manner as e t o b e s u li e wi
,

W dn d y l oth F b
e es a
y C m ,
i t h b h e ru ar . a e n o ar ou r e re

f m G ll t h le p V ldh y
ro a e e s e e u sen .

L t t th m ti g f t h P li ti c l C n cil t h
a er , a e ee n o e o a ou ,
e

H bl th G v n l ct G i t J
o no u r a e e V l ndt o er or e e -
e rr o an ree a

t k t h th p c i b d f G v
oo e oa C pt i A n ldu
r es r e or o er n o rs . a a n r o s
v an Sp g w m i
ran t d A m b d t
as t h K dy
no na e ass a or o e an an
C t ou r d th ,f ll wi g pp i tm t w m d th
an e o o n a o n en as a e : e
B kh d
oe J h ou d V
er t b Sw o Cl k f t h
ann es e os o e o rn er o e

S c t i t i t h pl c
e re ar a f t h B kh n d Mi ghi l H mm
e a e o e oe ou er e e e,

wh w o pp in t d C mmi y f t h A k t D p t
as a o e o s sar o e re anu e ar

m t en .
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1

a:

Monday ,
1 5 th F eb r u a r y T h e s l o o A n th o n ia D or othea
. p
dp td
e ar e T t
for u i c o ri n , and e r e c a m e i n o t he th ar o u r t h b
f cc
ro m Mal a a a t wo m as e rigan i ne w ic tdb
s al u e
-
t he t h h td
C t th
as l e wi 5 gu ns , w i h was res o n e tohc t h e s hi p d d by p
y
A ms telveen , l ing i n t he ar o u r , wi 3 gu ns h b The new th .

c c
o m er was o m m an e a S u r a n a i e n am e d d by Mahm et , t tv d
had 1 8 m en , and c ar ri e a c argo o f 1 4 b aly s d i nes e c am Ch
ph o r , 38 p ic ols s a a n w oo 23 2 d o p
a lu m , d 1 55 ars bh .

d C h C d
,

r os i n , &c c o ns i ne
g t o o c in T h e o m m a n e r c ame .

b
o n sh ore an d egge to b e su li e wi d pp
ri n i ng w a er , d th d k t
which w g t d as r an e .
”

Tu es da y 2 nd March . v dh
Arri e er e fo r aho li a d y by t h e

p f m T ti d p
,

s l oo D e S ta nd vas ti gheyt ro u c o ri n , t he li ne n ra er

h
Jo a nnes Verker t .

v d l by t h
Arri e di y l da so t f m e or n ar an ro u e ro

G ll t h H
a e, bl t h C m m d
e o n o u ra f G ll e e o an eu r o a e,

F d ik C
re er m p i d by t h C p t i L i t
u ne s , ac c o t an e e a a n -
e u e na n

an d M t A tt d t S t
as e r B d Hi H en w an e ve n a e . s o no u r as

m t e t th ga d f t h et i v d i
arti ll Mi g
enh i l o e na e s er e

G m by d p t ti
o es i ti g
a f t h Fi t W
e u a on c o ns s n o e rs ar e

h K p
o u se W B gh i t h Fi l G v t
ee er a rn a r er u s, e sc a o er v an

Al t h en d th P liti l S t y M ll Bl
o ven , an e o ca ec re a r arc e us es ,

a nd w f m th as , vyd iro c i g i nt er e , c on e e n a a rr a e o

t h C tl
e d as l te unf 15 g f m t h mp t
er a sa u e o u ns ro e ra ar s .

Th p e i w p c d d f m t h G l h P t (t h
ro c ess o n as re e e ro e aa s c e oo r e

sou th g t f t h F t ) p t th
a e o id c e f t h Fi orl u o e r es en e o e sc a

9 3 06 -
 ( 50 )
Gv to er A l t nh va n(wh H i H e o v en ere s o no ur was t o res i e ) d
by d bl fil f mi li t y with t h b ti
a ou e e o ar e ea ng o f ru m s a nd d
th n ding f t
e sou mp t o ru e s .

t t 3

Th c m t
4th March ere a e i n o t he ar b o u r. h
hC p y
an Engli s pc d
o m an
’
s shi all e Kent , c o m
manded by C pt W m
a ai n m d by
illi a Rab c o m , anne 1 20 m e n
andm t d w th
o un e i t C t w th
3 guns , s alu ing t he as l e i 1 5 gun s ,
w ch w
hi w d by
ere ans ere d o ur A mi r al t he A m tel veen , wi th
1 3 guns C mm d c m
The .o an er ,h t o ing o n s o re , s at e t hat d
c c t d m ty
his argo o ns is e c w ch
os l q
o f ri e , hi he re u es e t o td
wd t p b c tw w
b e all o e to re ail to t he u li in t he o n , hi was ch
p e tt d
r mi e
”
.

3 it

Tuesda y 1 6th Mar ch m t P

At t he ee ing of t he oli t i cal
.

C c Upp
o un il t he ch t
e r Mer an and H oofd A dmi ni strat eur

N th y b ck t k
oel An on Le e th p c b d
oo t h e oa res ri e f o r t he
d t w
Pr esi en o f t he Raad va n J us ti ti e, as ell as t h e oat h

of c
allegian e P v
and t he r o i s i onal N egoti e Boekho uder
P t t k
ie er Welb rink o o t th t
t he o a h o f all egi ance a nd a p re
bd
sc ri e mb
f o r me P t C c
e rs o f t h e o li i c al o u n il Th e Boek .

Jh t k th
ho uder o annes de Vos oo h is o a C k as S w o rn ler The .

pp t d m b
Bo ekhouder H o gen sc hil d was a o i n e a e m e r o f t he

p c d k dc d
Landraad in la e o f H en ri S c ho km an , e eas e
”
.

Wednes da y v y f th C n
,
1 2th May . The Anni ersar o e o
q t f C l mb whi ch
ues o c l b t d by t h
o o o : was agai n e e ra e e
h i ting f fl g
o s d t h mp t f t h C tl t h
o a s ro u n e ra ar s o e as e, e
inging f b ll f m h lf p t fi till ix cl k nd th ’
r o e s ro a as ve s o oc , a e
”
firi ng o f 45 guns .

t:
a a: a: s a:

Tuesda y , 8th Ju ne ere ar ri e e re ro m Kandy , Th vdh f

wit his h wf
i e and o u r f
il ren a er ai n Eu r o ean named ch d ,
c t p
Fra ns An o n who in t he th ea r 1 7 3 4 had
, eser ted and y d
ru n a wa yf
ro m t he ga rri s o n H e ga e an a o un o f his . v cc t
x
e pe ri enc es
”
d
u ri ng hi s e i le i n t he Kan an i ng s do mi
’
x dy K
n io ns .

S at u rda y , 7th A ug us t I n t e r m s o f t he efini e sent e nce

. d t
o f t he H o no u ra b l e t he Ro a d va n J us ti ti e o f is C as tle , th
a p p ro ved b y t he s u p re me a u ho ri i n hi s Is la n , a e rt ain t ty t d c
w h
o ma n na med Jo a nna , al ias N aga m m a , was s ra ngled t
b y b e i ng t ied t o a po le f o r s la ve hie vi ng T ereaft er , at
, t . h
I2 o c lo c
’
k
noo n her hea d ha vi ng b ee n s u nd ered
, r o m t he f
k
ho d v t he t ru n was ragged o u t s i e t o t he u li place (i
. d d p b c
 ( 51

ex c ti n d t tch d p
e u wh l t b th c m d
o an s re e u on a ee , o e ere o ns u e

by t h bi d f t h i O t h m c i ight th
e r s o e a r . n e sa e o c as o n e o er

p w
er s o n s t d t b p t i ch i f thi vi ng d
ere s en en c e o e u n a ns or e an
t d h d l b f mb f y i t h C mp y
’
o o ar a our o r a nu er o ears n e o an s

W k or s .
”

Thu r s day , 2 5th N ovem ber x y cc c

An e t rao rdinar o u ren e
.

t k p c h th
oo l a e er e is day b t c ck
At a o u 2 o l o
. y ’
in t h e earl
w dt k
m o r ni ng a i l ph t d
u s er (ele t c t
an ) m a e h is en r an e i n o t h e

f t by
o r res s th h
t h e Rotterda ms che P oor t , chw y ro u g t he ar a

h t f C t m t
w e re t he wa er r o m t he as le t t t o a h as i t s o u l e i n o t he
k
la e . th
He t
en wen mp t p t
al o ng t h e ra ar s , as t he Gaut sche
t h
P oor t , and iss u i ng o u t again h r ou g t he P o i nt Enkhuys en ,
,

p as s d by
e t tch b h d h th tt k d
h e w a e i n t h e i ll ,
t en a ac e t h e s en inel

d h
who was o n gu ar at Ka/fir s P oor t s m as in g his c a r ri ge t d ’

c t yb k
as e an d c o m p le el ch
r ea ing an d w ren f m ing o ff o ne a rm r o
t he o b dy th t k wi his r u n dw p tf
H e go t o n at t he
. o in ac i n g

ch d v t t C t
D elft s P oo rt and m ar e a l ong ari o u s s ree s of t he as le
’

’
k h c hd
t i ll 5 o c lo c in t h e m o rni ng w en , at t he gu n arri age s e s ,

h h t th J t c Ch b
w i c s r e c u p t o t he u s i e c th
a m ers , h e a m e wi a
s ail o r w h o was p c d f tch d k w t wh
r o ee i n
g t o e ri n i n
g a e r o m h e ,

seiz e d d hd
and as e d c p t y bb
t o t he gr o u n o m le el ,ro ing hi m
o f li ef th
. He t td
en r e r ea e t o t he A ms ter da ms che Poor t
t d
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s d
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’
c f th
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c d
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ro u
g t h e s o a ll e S tr and p o or tje den
-

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d
o w a r s M atr o as Po i n t p p H ere t he eo l e saw hi m
.

c o m in
g a h t
n d s u t wh p
t h e g a e ; d p yd er e u o n h e i s l a e h i s

t th by k
s r en
g m ah in g a o l eth t k
i n t h e w a ll wi hi s
'
r u n , an d ,

t u rnin
g w dh v w kd
r o u nd , o u l a v
e rcea e h i s en g ea n e o n a
P arawa wh o h pp d a th
en e to be w dh v
e r e , and wh o ou l a e h ad
t o p ay f o r it wi th f c wd p p
hi s li e , if a r o of e o l e h ad n o t

b d c d b t w y Th p d
,

ass em l e a nd s are t he ru e a a u s s u r ri se , .

t k fl ht by
h e o o h is i g t
t h e M atr oos P o i nt in o t h e sea H is .

xc cy G v
E ell en t he th
o ern o rd d p ty h
en o r er e a ar o f fi s er m en

w th th
i dv w th th b t
ei r tho n i es and s o m e Mal i i ans i ei r oa s t o

s et o u t and c pt a h
u re h i m p v d d b t w th
a vi ng als o ro i e a oa i
p p p Th b t c ck
,

s o m e r o e f o r t he 1 o lo
’
u r o se es e a o u
.
,
in t h e
ft d
a ern o o n , m a e hi m f t wh h d
as , w d
ile his in legs e re un e r

t
w a er , a n d th by us , c ck 3 o lo
’
ft i n t h e a ernoon , he had
b d w
een ra wt
n o u t o f t he h G
a er o n t o t h e s o r e o n t h e alle

b t th q t
r e ad a o u r ee m f
u ar ers o f a
-
C b Th il e r o m o l o m o en , .

b k h
r ea i ng ff
i ms el b d
ree o f al l p d
o n s an d o f all w h o res s e

p t k fl t b ck t
u o n hi m , h e o o igh w a in o t he o o ds .

A se w e r s o n a m e d fo r so m e sp e c i a l r e aso n , w h ic h I a m un a b le to
asc er t a m .
 Th er e was al s o h ld thi
e s da y a t
mee i ng o f t he Po l it i c a l
C o u nc il .
”

ll

S u nda y , 1 9 th D t h b f m
ec em ber . C a me i n o ar ou r ro

C y m ll
a e pM i L
e t h e sl o o ti ar a ou r en a .

Thi ft s b t 3 l k th V
a e rn o o n , bl d a ou
’
o c oc , e ene ra e an

L d R ct f t h S mi i m J h n Ph ilip p
ea rn e e or o e e n ar u , o a nes us
W t li l pt in t h L d Hi R v c b dy w ’
e ze us , s e e or s e e ren e s o as

M d y 20th D
on a mb ,
I t d i t h D tch Ch ch
ece er . n e rr e n e u ur
wi th t h f ll w i g e m y
o o n c e re on

l t s W lk d in f t t h S ch lm t f t h S min i m
—
a e ro n e oo as e r o e e ar u

F d ik J n d t h Vi c C
re r ct Ch i ti a s z an e e c re
-
or r s aan
B nj min Kl pping in c l k with c p b n d
e a e , oa s ra e a s .

2 d u All t h
.
—
t d t f t h S mi i m m chin g t w
e s u en s o e e n ar u ar o

by t w o .

3 d r S ix —
d t k ( p l ) i l k with c p
un er a ers aa ns r e cers n c oa s ra e .

b nd a s .

4t h Th b dy b
.
—
b y igh t U d
e o M ch nt d n
o r ne e n er er a s an a

q l m b f B kh d d wing Un d
e ua nu er o oe ou er s ra er

M ch nt l y d th D c
er af t h Ch c h
’
s s a ar an e e a o ns o e ur .

5t h A .
—
mbl g n f g tl mas s e d f i nd wha e o en e en an r e s o
f ll w d t h p c i p t t h h ch
o o e e ro es s o n u o e c ur .

T hi m i g w b g t H lf t d p t h l f t h
s o rn n as e un a u s or e sa e o e
re nt f th
s o li fi l d f th m h
e ne d m tt t h v t e s or e a a an o e u ar es s .

L t i t h d y H i Ex l l cy t h G
a er n e a pp int d s ce en e o ve rn o r a o e
a d p t ti c i t i g f t h K pm
e u a on o ns s d Fi t W n o e oo an an rs a re
h o u sek p W ee B gh i
er d th 0 nd k p m n
a rn er er u s an e er oo a
H m
ar J
an u s im Cl f t p c d with
er o n tin
u s v an ee o ro ee ,
a re ue
o f c m p y f F ili
a o an mm d d by E ign V n N
o us e rs c o an e ns a es
d th iv c t t C l mb
,

to H ngw ll a e t e , an d er e o rec e e an es o r o o o o
t h K ndy Am b d wh w th i w y hi th ”
e a an as s a o rs o er e o n e r a er .

(5 ) A p poi ntments 0 / N ati ve H eadmen .

All t he A ct s A p o in men
of p of t t N ti a ve H ead me n no w
ext t
an t d
ar e c o n aine i n s i x v o lu m es , as f o l l o ws
G t Act
r an s , d W t i d t N t i v H dm n
s , an arr an s s s ue o a e ea e ,

1 7 1 8 23
—
.

Act f App int m t f N ti v H

s o dm 1 75 6
o en o a e ea en , .

App i t m t T it l
o n d R nk f d i di vi d l
en s , es , a n a s c o n e r re on n ua s ,
1 7 60 .

Act s of N ti a ve p t
A p o in m e n s 1 7 6 3 t ,
.

Act s o f N ti a ve A pp t
o in m e n t s 1 76 4 , .

Act s o f N ti a ve pp t
A o i n men s , 1 7 70 8 4
— t .
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l as c o ryns
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of o m si x a n d a h f h c
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f G d
o u r o rdi n ary Li e u ar , and t h e re m ai ni ng th r ee r a nk s

h s all app t d h
er ai n t o t he s ai Ma a Mo dl iaarship ; and h e i s
p tt d cc
e rmi e , a p v
o rdi ng t o x p
r e i o u s e am le , and t o a dv an c e

his dignity v
am o ng t h e t d vt
ill agers o u si e t he gr a e e o f h i s t
ty c y fly b
ci ,
t o arr a ing ann er and b e a en e tt d d by s ix t o m

h tb p y
t o m he ate rs , a au o is l a er , and tw v el e l as co r yns , a n d

h v t y
s all r ec ei e a m o n hl y
s al ar ht d
o f eig ri x o ll ars an d t h e -

f th ur t xd
er gr an , as h i s fi e f w
ac c o m m o d dess an , o f t he o ll o in g
d t td
a nde l fiel s si u a e
'
in t h e Raygam Ko rle .

[H f ll w li
e re t f 3
o 1 di ff
o n t s wi n g
a fi l d wi
s th o ere so e s a
t t l xto a t f 20 m m m ]
e en o a un a s

Wh f th M h ti
ere o re M h ndi m A
e tj o o aars , o a ra s, r aa es ,

K g an dL aans y ,
d an t h G a d n d
asc o r l l w h m ns u n er e u r , a a o
i t m y f th a c nc ur d d d c mm nd d t
er o ern , are or er e an o a e o

h p ct nd b y
o no ur , res it b h v
e , th m t h id
a o e , as e o es e , e sa

D S i m n d S il v S i i w d
on o J y t i l k S n wi t n
e a er ar e ne a e e e e e e ra e,
M h M dli
as a a d Fi t I t p t
o aar f G t nd
an rs n er r e er o o ur a e, a

th p nt
e se
g t
r ese d t hi m
s aren d l i
r an e
g n un o u er o u r us u a s a
t d th
u re a n l f th H bl C mp y
e sea o e o no u r a e o an .

Gi i t h C tl f C l m b i t h I l nd f C yl n
v en n e as e o o o o, n e s a o e o ,

t h 1 7 t h Ap il
on e r ,

I t h f ll wi g A t f
n e o M d liy t h g t f m d l i
o n c o a u a ar e ra n o a e a s
l
a so i l d d I h v f
nc u e bvi . n m i tt d t h n m
a e or o o u s reas o s o e e a e

o f t h i d ivi d l wh
e n k v i h p ti c
ua nd o sen q nt na s r ac es a co se ue
b i h m nt f m t h I l
an s e d c t d t h v cy in t h
ro e s an re a e e ac an e

p o s t

Wh t h M dli d C
e re as l f t h B llig m C le o aa r an o raa o e e a or e
i th M t
n D e y in
a ar a c n q n c f hi es s a v o n o se ue e o s
un af ithf ln d th kn vi h p ctic t t h p j di
u es s an o er a s ra es o e re u ce
o f th H bl C mp ny h b n b ni h d f m t hi
e o no u r a e o a , as ee a s e ro s
I l ds an d ng bj c t nd hi p t h th b y
as a a er o us su e , a s os as ere

b m v c t ; nd pp li c ti
ec o e h b n m d by t h
a an a a a on as ee a e e

La s c o r y n o r , as i t is v a r io u s ly s p c l t , 11 1 s co r i n o r la s ca r m , 1 8 deriv ed
,

f r o m t h c Pe r s ia n la s p ka r a n a r m y w l u n c e lm ka ri , a s o l d ier co nver t ed
, , .

b y t h e Po r t u g u e s e i n t o Ia xq u a r m Th e wo r d i s a ll ie d to la acar , which.

ll
’
s t i l l i n u s e i n t h e e x r es s i o n
p g u n l a s ea r S e e Y u l e a n d B u rne s -
.

i ng/o I nd ia n G l os s a r y .

i A l i d a l a nd is t h a t w h ic h is d e l i ve re d b y t he p ro p ri et o r t o
“
'

m o t h e r t o c u l t i v a t e o n c o n d i t io n o f d e l i v e r ing t o h im h a l f t he c ro p l l
re n t T his 1 s t he u s u a l c o n d i t io n o n w h i c h f e r t il e fi e l ds are an nu all y
ht -
. S i r J 0 11 1 1 h O y l y (S e e
' '

. “
h i t e s G l o s s a r y o f N u l i r r Fo nfig ma ad
'

l ny l ie i v ul Wo r ds ( l m e r m nc n t Pre s s ).
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.
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S ab andaar o f Belliga m a o r es ai *
a nd C o d di f d
t oe akkoe Mo h andi r a m o f Ma u ra D o n S im o n, t o b e rai s e t o t , d
t he rank o f Mo dli aar we er e o r e o ns i er in
g h i s th f
g oo c ,
d d
q u ali ies t d
ee m i t
, d
esir a le t o a o in h i m t o t h e s ai b pp t
os dp t
by th p t pp t v v
,

as we do ese rese n s a o in h i m Mo dli aar o er s e en

ranks o f l asc o ryns b

el o ngi ng t o t h e Ma u ra i s ri wh o h ad t D t ct
b v
een se r ing u n er t h e sai d u n er t h e d
i le o f d tt
Wickrem erat ne D iss anayeke , and we gran h im as his fi e t xd
ac c o mm o de s san as m any a mm o na m s o f s o wi n
g l an d a s s a ll h "

by t w tt d d
a l a er rid en ee b e all o we t o hi m and t he s ai D o n ,
d
p tt d
S i m o n Wic krem erat ne D is s an ayeke is er m i e as a u r er f th
k ty
m ar o f di gni w
a m o ng t h e v ill agers t o ear a nd u se a
g o l d
d w th
me al i h c d
i t s c ain d And we o mm an and o r er all t h e
.

th
Mo handi r ams Araat jes and Lasc o ryns wi in t h e sai
, , d
j d ct
u r is i h p t by bhv
i o n t o o no u r r es ec and o e as i t e o es , em , , , th
d
t h e s ai D o n S i m o n Wickre m er at ne D iss anayeke as Mo dliaar
th td d t
,

and i s A c t i s gran e t o h im u n er o u r sign a u re and

s ea l o f b C p C b
t h e H o no u ra le o m any —
o lo m o 2 0t h Jul y , ,

f c d pc
The t wo o ll o wi ng ar e Mu daliy ars hip s o nf erre f o r s e i al
vc
s er i es t th
Th e fi rs o f
. p
es e i s o f t t
ec u li ar i n e re s c d
as i t re o r s ,

cd t
an i n i e n wh t
o f so m e a cc
u nc o m m o n o c
ur r en e viz t he , .
,

t p tf
rans o r Cy
ro m ph t
e lo n o f t w o el e d
an s t o H o ll an f o r t he
P c O
use o f t h e ri n e o f r ange z

1 Wh. J n Phil ip d S il v t w
er eas ya
g did e a o e ar s a o
c y t w l ph t t H ll d f H i Ill t i H igh
o nv e o e e an s o o an or s us r o us ne s s
th P i e f O
r nc e o
g d i g t h v y g t
r an ki gg
e, d f ur n e o a e a n oo c ar e o

th im l
e an nd di d hia s, i v l th
a d li v th m t on s ar r a er e e er e o
H i Ill t i
s H igh i
us r ous m w ll pl i g t him
ness n a ann er e eas n o ,

f which H i H igh
or h d b t w d s hi m t h gift f
n es s a es o e on e o a

g l dom d l w th f
e a , w d et h i m f h i d
er e o re , as a r e
g ar o or s oo

vic c n id i g hi g d q li ti nd in t m f hi
ser es , o s er n s oo ua es , a er s o s

p titi h v d m d it d i bl t pp int h im t f
e on , a e ee e es r a e o a o ,
ou o

dor d v
er , anth h d f tho er w d e pp i t hi m
ea s o o e r s , as e o a o n

by th p t M dli
ese v tw
r ese n s , k f C hi d T o aar o er o ran s o an os

A c co r d in g t o V a l e n t yn t h e S ab an d a a r o f Be lli g am (We l ig a m a )
w a s t h e c h i e f n a t iv e o ffi c i al o f t h a t s t a t i o n H e w a s ass is t e d b y t h r e e .

wri t ers o r c le r k s , w h o k ep t a cc o u n t s w h i c h h ad t o b e m o n t h l y s u b
m i t t ed t o t h e a u t h o r i t i e s a t Ma t ar a , w h e r e t h e S a b a n d aa r hi m s e lf h ad
t o a p p e ar w i t h a ll t h e p e o p l e un d e r h i m S ab a n d o e , o f d e S j ah b a n.

d aa r , ge ly k d ie v a n B e ll iga m di e a ls t H o o f d v a n d ie p l a at s is , h e b
’
,

b e n d e o n d er z i c h 3 s c h r y v e r s , d i e R e e k e n in g v a n di e H eer l y k he id
Maa n d e l y ks 0 p Ma t u r e rno e t en d o en , d aa r b y z e l f o o k alle Mas u d
v ers c h y n e n m o e t , a l z o o all e V o l k e r e n o p Ma t u r e o n d er h e m b eh o o r en .

— B es c hr vi n e va n C e lo n 1 1
y g y , p . .

T C hi a nd o — C h an d u s
, i . e .
, th e D u raw e o r t o ddy d r awin g
-
c as t e .
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l asc o ryns o f t he olo o Grav e t s om C mb

an e t he t w o c m d d by
Moh andi rams S i o n Fernan o and D o n e ro , i
,
m t he d P d w th
tt
i le of Ab eyewikkreme Go enet ill eke Rajikaroene and all
p rero ga i es and tv ri il eges w i ar e p v
a a e t o t he h ch tt ch d
d
Modli aar s igni , and fo r his fi xed ac c o mm oddess an we
’
ty .

g r an t h i m f o u r am m o nam s and fi ve c oerni es ande a n d

‘

tw ty
en ni ne a mm o n am s and t wo an d a h f
al c oerni es otto e
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so w d f
i ng l an o u t o f t he oll o w ing .

f w t
I H ere o ll o s a li s o f lan s d .

h f
W ere ore t he Moh andi r ams Vidaans Araat jes , and , ,

all o f hi s c t wh
as e o m i t m ay c c
o n e rn , are om c m d
an ed t o

regar , d h o no u r by
and o e h im Jan Ph p
ili de S il a Ab e yev
b h v th
,

wi kkrem e Go ene t ill eke Rajikaro ene , as i t e o es em ,

v
as Mo dli aar o er t h e C h ia ndos An d th p
es e resen s are t .

g ra n td
e t o h i m ud n t
er o u r u s u al signa u r e and t he s e al o f t h e

b C p
H o no u ra le o m an y —
C b
o l o m o , 3 rd Mar ,
ch
2 . Wh t h M h Vi d e reas f N g mb D n Ph ili p
e a a aa n o e o o o

Wi k m ing h di ti g i h d h i m lf b v th
c re es e as s n u sin e se a o e o ers

t h pl n t i g f c i
e a m n d h
o th by gi v n g t
n na on , an as er e e us r ea

sa t i f cti
s a ; w th fon d i i g t t ll w ch
e e r e o re , es r n no o a o su a
ser vi t p ce ow d d i a ss u n re m ti g f t h 6 t h A p i l
ar e , n ou r ee n o e r
l t th ght p p
as ou i t m f ro Dc er , f 1 9t h M
n er h s o o ur e re e o ar c ,

1 771 f th , as ur g m t f fi d l
er en c o u rai ty i n t h v i c
e en or e e s er e,
t pp i t him M dli
o a o n w d by th o p nt pp in t
a a r , as e o es e r es e s a o
hi m nd t,
h a h i m with t h gift f
o o no u r il v w d nd e o a s er s or a
wi th g t f 2 8 m m m d fi k i
a r an o a nd o nand s an ve o e r nes a e a

o tt a sowi g l d n an

[ M d p a f l l w
e u nd 7
as m m o m o ds 3 9 k
a i n e, a ona s an oe r es
o tt a 20 mm
,
m a d 6 k i
o na ] s an oer n es

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e r e o re a c mm n d d t
o a c o n c e r n ar e o a e o
reg d
ar d b y h i
anm D Ph
o i l iep W i k m i g M
on dl i c re es n e as o aa r
o f t h N g mb Di t i t
e e o d K y m ll o w ll
s r c th anill g a e e as e as e v a e

'

Otto e— o t t u , i a , a t i t h e o r o n e t e n t h o f t h e p r o d u c e Th e f o l
J
-
. . .

l o w in g d e fi ni t i o n t a ken f r o m S ir of h
’ ’
o hn D O l s t r a n s a c t i o n s t e
y y
R o y al A s i a t i c S o c i e t y , v o l I I I o c c u r s i n W h i t e s G lo s s a r y
’
1 83 1 . .
, ,

Ottu i s o f t h r e e kin d s ( 1 ) a p o r t i o n o f t h e c r O p e qu a l t o t h e e x t e n t
s o w n , o r t o o n e a n d a h a l f o r d o u b l e t h e e x t e n t s o wn i n so m e p ad d y

field s o r c h en as I t i s t h e u s u al s h ar e p a i d t o t h e p ro p r ie to r b y t h e
.

c u l t i v a t o r f ro m fi el d s w h i c h ar e b a r r e n o r d iffi c u l t o f r o te c t i o n f ro m
p
w i l d a n i m a l s , p ar t i c u l a r l y i n t h e S e v e n K o r a l e s , S a b a r a g a m u w a , H e w a
b e t a , a n d s o m e c h e n a s i n H a r iS p a t t u I n m an y r o y a l v i ll age s in t h e .

S e v e n K o r a l e s ar e l a nd s p a y i n g o tu t o t h e C r o wn 2
( ) T h e sh ar e o f .

o n e t h ir d p a i d f r o m a fi e ld o f t o l er a b l e f e r t il i t y
-
o r fro m a
g o o d ch em ,

so wn w i t h p a d d y (3 ) Th e
. s h a r e w h i c h t h e
p pr o r i e t o r o f a c h e n a , s o w n
b y a n o t h e r wi t h f i n e gr a in ( 1 1 t s fir s t f r o m t h e r i pe c r o p , b e in g o ne l arge
,

b as ke t f u ll , o r a m a n s b u r d e n
’ ’
.
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. th p t
gr an e t o h i mtd
u n der o u r t u su al s igna u re and t h e seal o f t he

b C mp y C
H ono u ra le o an — b . ol o m o l st May , ,

Th f ll wing th x mpl f M h ndi m Act ’

e o o a re ree e a es o o a ra s s .

Th y di ff nt f m ch th i f m nd p t ic l
e are e re ro ea o er n or a ar u ars as
h ving b n g nt d t p n f diff nt c mm niti
a ee ra e o erso s o ere o u es

1 Wh by t h d th f P q l d S i Wi t n
ereas e ea o as u ae e o sa era e

M h ndi m nd t h M h b dd hi p t h b c m
.

o a ra u er e a a a e, s os as e o e

v c nt w th f in vi w f t h g d q li ti nd n
a a , e er e o r e , e o e oo ua es a co
sid ing t her g n t p y f
e urD n t Se i l w h f ra m er o o a us e va , o or s o e

tim h d ti f ct ily p f m d thi vi c h v d m d

e a sa s a or er o r e s s er e, a e ee e
it d i b l tes r a pp in t him M h ndi m f t h M h b dd
e o a o o a ra o e a a a e
wi th t h titl f S i i w d n G n k
e e o nd t
rr e
g n t ar e e oe es e ere , a o ra

hi m mm d
as n acc o m ch f wing l nd o ess a hi so u o se a as s
p dc re P q l d S i h d nj y d f m t h vill g
e ess o r as u ae e o sa a e o e ro e a e
At t lli in t h G ng b dd p t t
o er e e f th M t
e a D e a e a oo o e a u ra es s a

vo ny Wh f . ch nd ll wh m it m y c nc n
er e o r e , ea a a o a o er ar e

c mm d d t g d nd d ly b y him t h id D n t
o an e o r e ar a u o e e sa o a us

Si l Si i w d n G n
e va rr e k ar ch in t k n f which
e e oe ese ere as s u , o e o

thi p n A t nd t h
s o e l f th H n
c ,
u bl C mp ny
er e sea o e o o u ra e o a

a nd l i gn t
o u r us u a i d li v d t him C l mb
s a u re , s e ere o —
o o o ,

2 4t h M ch ar ,

2 Wh
. Phili p F n nd h n w f ereas m ti m er a o as o or s o e e

p t b n p f ming p vi i n ll y t h d ti f M h ndi
as ee er o r ro s o a e u es o o a

ra m v t h Fi h
o er f th S S t nd t Chil w
e s ers o nd h e ea ra a a , a e

h dd d
as a n resse
g n t pp l t b
us a c n fi m d i
ur en t h i a ea o e o r e s

p t w th f
os , e ing n n t
ere o re , see f hi m hi p y o reas o o re u se s ra er ,

in t h t h h d b n p f mi g th
a e a d ti t
ee ti f
er o r n ese u es o ou r s a s ac
ti n d pp int hi m by th p
o ,
o a o t b l t ly M h n ese r esen s , a so u e , o a
di m v t h Fi h f t h S S t nd t Chi l w in d
ra o er e s ers o e ea ra a a , or er

th t a cc i n ff h m y in th t c p city d ly tt d
, as o as o o ers , e a , a a a ,
u a en

t o and l k ft t h C mp ny int t And w g t

oo a er e o a
’
s er es s . e r an

t hi m t h p fi t wh i ch h v b n
o e ro x d t thi ffic
s a e ee an n e e o s o e

f m f ld
ro o o .

Wh f ll wh m it m y
er e o re a c c m m nd d to a c o n e rn are o a e o

re g d ard b y i
ant b h v o th m e hi m,
Ph
asili p F n n d e o es e ,
er a o

as M h ndi m f t h Fi h
o a ra f th S o S t nd t Chil we s e rs o e ea ra a a .

And th p nt ese g n t d n t
rese hi m n ds ar e l ra e u o u er o u r u s u a

s ign t nd t h
a u re l f th H
a bl C mp ny
e sea o e o n o u ra e o a .

C l mb 2 5t h A g t 1 7 66
o o o, u us ,
.

3 Wh
. by t h p m ti n f t h M h ndi m f
er eas e ro o o o e o a ra o

t h At t p t t
e f th i pl c
e a C m li d Al vi
oe o t th s a e, o e s e s, o e

M dli o hi p f t h H w g m K l
aars o hi p t h e bc m
e a a or e , s os as e o e

v c nt d D D vi d Di h ppli d t b pp in t d
a a ,
an on a as as a e o e a o e

t o th m w th
e sa f in c n i d
e, eti n f th g d
e re o r e , o s era o o e oo

q liti f t h pplic nt h v b pl d t cc d t
ua es o e, a a , a e een ease o a e e o

I 9 3 06
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his p y nd d by th p nt pp int hi m M h n
ra er , a o es e rese s a o o a
di m f t h Att p t t
ra o und
e H i H n u t h D ess ave f
e a oe er s o o r e o
thi pl c nd with t h titl f R j k n S n wirat n
s a e, a e e o a a aroe e e e e
B nda n yk
a ra Wh f a th
e . A tj K ng an an d
ere o re e ra a es a a s,
L as c oryn b l n in
g g s t t h e o i d A t t p t t h oll s p e t e sa e a oe s a re c
a nd b y o it b h v
e , th m hi m t h id D n D vid D i
as e o es e , e sa o a as

R j k
a a S n wi t n B d
ar oene e n yk e M h ndi m
ra e an ara a e as o a ra .

A d th
n p nt es e g n t
res e d t hi m s n d
are u ral e o u er our us a
s ign t nd t h
a u re l
a f th H e b l C mp n y
s ea o e o n o u ra e o a .

C l mb 1 2t h Oct b
o o o , o er ,

A nk
ra w b l t
,
no th t f P t t g t y i c nf d b y
o so e e , a o a an a n, s o er re
t h t w f ll wi ng Act
e o o o s z

1 . Ad i d S fi h
r aan d e id nt aa ,f B lli g m s er an r es e o e a
wi thin t h j i di cti n f t h D f M t
,

e ur s ny o o i by e essa vo o a ara , s
th p e se t hi
re sen s , o n
g n t pp li c t i pp i
s ur en t d J i n t a a on , a o e as o
P tt g t y
a an d Ch i f f t h Fi h
a n an f B lli g m wi t h t h
e o e s ers o e a , e
t i t l f Wi W m J y
e o re i d
a ch t b
e a nd
es o er e , an as s u o o ser v e a
p f m ll t h f cti n pp t i ing t t h P t t ng t yn
er o r a e un o s a er a n o e a a a
s hip d t nj y th f
, an o e p t f t h fi h c g h t in
o e re o r ar o e s au
t h pl c
e c di g t ci t c t m Wh f ll wh m
a e a cor n o an en us o . er e o re a o
it m y a c j in d t g d nd p ct it b
c o n er n ar e en o e o re ar a res e , as e
h v th m hi m t h id Wi W m J y
o es e ,
e sa i P tt n re a e a es o e r e as a a

g aty d
n anCh i f f t h B ll i g m e F i h o C l e m b 2 4 t
e h a s ers —
o o o,
S pt m b
e e er ,

2 . Wh by t h p m ti f t h P t t ng t yn f
er eas e ro o on o e a a a o
thi t w J d S ilv t M dl i
s o n c an f N g mb
e a hi p t o o aa r o e o o, s os
h as b c m v c t w th f c n id ing t h i mp rt
e o e a an , e, e re o r e , o s er e o u
t pp l f B ti n Pi i h v d m d it p p t
na e a ea o as aa er s , a e ee e ro er o
a pp in t hi m th t
o w by th p nt pp int hi m
er e o , as e es e r ese s a o
P t t ng t yn nd J in t Chi f f t h Fi h f t his p l c
,

a a a a o e o e s ers o a e,
wi th t h ti tl f R e m n g eo W K l D tt dip di n
as e a o er e a rn s u a e a a aa
d th t with t h th P t t g t y h h m y p
,

in or er a e o er a an a n ere e a re
i ly b
c se v d p f m th d ti which pp t in t
o se r e an er o r o se u es a er a o
th P tt
e g y
a t n h i
anp h l l al k ft s t h in t
,
st f th
a oo a er e eres s o e
C mp y d d t t h g t f t h nd ign d G v
o an , an ren er a e a e o e u er s e o er
n or th vi h i b nd t c ding t nci nt c t m
e se r c es e s ou o ac or o a e us o
h ll nj y m thly l y f th i x d ll
.

And h e s a e o a on s a ar o ree r -
o ars ,
wh ich h ll b p id t him t f t h C mp ny T
s a e a o y ou o e o a
’
s r eas u r

nd th f th p fit f m t h fi h c ght h
,

a o er ur er ro s h ro e s au ere , s u c as
th e sa id J d S il c an p m t d h d nj y d nd which
e va , ro o e , a e o e , a
f m i t t im h b
ro an c en j y d by P t t ng t yn
es a ve ee n en o e a a a s
Wh f w c mm d th t ll t h fi h d th
.

e re o r e e o an wh a a e s e rs an o ers o
b l ng t thi c m m ity h ll g d p ct nd b y
e o o s o un s a re ar ,
res e , a o e as
i t b h v th m hi m t h
e o es id B t i
e ,
Pi i P t t ng t yn e sa as a an er s as a a a
a nd J in t Chi fo Wh f thi A t & C l m b 1 5t h
e e re o re s c ,
c — . o o o,
J n a y 1 761
u ar ,
.
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o u e e a es e s o ur er e a es
in whi ch t h G ld mi th e nd Bo b s f d t Th s a ar ers a re re er r e o . e

fi t
rs th t f M h Vid n f t h G ld m ith
1s a o a a a aa o e o s s .

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s D t h c nf d n t h M li ving in t h
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vi cini ty f t wn o o s

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a e e vi c h l d h e o es e ser e s ou av e
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e re u es a e e sa rese e , ee
i t d i bl es r a t pp int him Fi t Chi f v t h G ll
e o a o rs e o er e a e

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o u iding wi thin t h F
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re s t e our ra v e s ,

with th i ty t mpl y t h M I m il L b b M t i
au or o e o e oo r s a e e ees r
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er as s a e a e .

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a a oe i e e e e o ar c a r as
Fi t Ch i f f t h M
rs e o e oors .

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o o o, u , .

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s o erre o a s e or er ro ce
w ere p c li t th m I nly ci t h
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. o e er e e a es s o o e
or tw ffi co o it w es l f p min nt m n t h l d in t h
as u s u a or ro e e o o e

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u er e . e rs s a o o an
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a e a o ar , o e o a a as e ,
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aars ree ro ae a se r ce ,
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wh ich h will n t b e blig d t t k ff ywh
o e o w ll e o a e o an ere , as e as
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i t c ame in D u t ch t im es t o m e an a c o m p u ls or y s er v i ce o f a m en i a l
c h ar a c t e r w h i c h c er t a i n in f e r io r c l as s e s w e r e re u ir e d t o re n d e r
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f li “
f f l i d ty
o ur coe es ree o ae a u .

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t g d n
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hi m as s uc h .

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o o o ,
e e er , .

(6 ) S ecr etar i al Pro tocols ,

incl udi ng Wills .

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o u es o e th e er e re ar a r o o o s are ose
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o se e e u e a us an a e o n . s
so m wh t d t h v g l gth f t h will t b g n ll y
e a un er e a era e en o e s o e e er a

m t wi th
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no e e u ere o s an e ues s
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n es e o se an e o n , a e
s er v my p p wi th t y f th x mpl
e ur o se ou an ur er e a es

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s a o a n e ear , a e are e o re
m Je, H m n D c m S w Cl k f th P li ti l
o an er a us u a o rn er o e o ca
S c t i t i th p f th h i ft m n ti n d
,

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n e rese nc e o e e re n a er e o e

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s s o er o e ear ,
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er en o a a a, us a a e,
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This l ad y di ed a t G a ll e o n 7 t h O c t o b er , 1 7 6 4 , an d w as b u r ied
ins id e t h e D u t c h C h ur c h , wh er e h e r t o m b s t o n e m ay b e s een , c lo se t o
t h a t o f h e r d a u gh te r Mar i a C o r n e l i a S c h u t t r u p , t h e wi fe o f C o m m an d e u r
Ar no ldu s (1 0 L y .

1 S ee n o te o n p age 18 .

1 A b r a h a m S a m l an d t (a l s o S a m l a u t i n s o m e p l aces ) w as a f te r ward s
C o mm an d e u r o f G all e , w h ere h e d ied o n 3r d Ma y , 1 7 66 H e w as .

b o r n a t C o lo m b o o n 1 2 t h A p r i l , 1 7 1 3 , an d w as t h e s o n o f Bar e n t
S a m l an d t , On d er ko o p m a n a t C o l o m b o , an d t h e gr an ds o n o f Baren t
B aren t s z S a m l au t o f H a r l e m , w h o w as a Vryb u rger a t C o lo m b o .

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Fo rt , w h ere a l ar ge m o n u m en t s t o o d o v er h is gr a v e u p to t h e e ar
1 8 5 3 w h en t h e t o m b s w e re al l d e m o lis h ed an d t h e b o d i es re m o ve d t o m
,

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.

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p
m e m o ry in t h e c h u r c h I t is t he fi n es t s p e ci m en o f i t s km d t o b e seen
.

in C e y lo n . S a m l au t h ad a so n A b r ah a m S am lau t , w h o w as Ko o p m an
an d N ego t i e Bo e kh o u d er a t C o l o m b o a t t h e da te o f t h e ca it u l at i o n i n
1 7 9 6 , an d a da ugh t er A gni t a C lar a , wh o m arr i e d Will em ac o b v an de
G r aa f . a f t er w a rd i
Go v erno r o f C e vlo n .
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u re a a e ee o e , so e e c ase ,
th pp
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th m m y h ld t b in f d th in
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s s id en e a es re e sa
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by thi p c ipti in d th t t h p nin g f t h Wil l
s su ers r on , or er a e o e o e
an d t h f m l i ti e f ding t h m m y b v id d
or a es o re a e sa e a e a o e .

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e ar e rs a s o e ar e o a e en ru s e e e ec u
ti n f thi Will t h n t t h th f th m l v nd t h
o o s , e o e o e o er o e se es , a e
op ning f th p nt h ll b by him h p f m d
e o es e re s e s s a e or er er o r e
bf ch th ity i q i d by t h l w
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th with nd t t t t h m
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e a ou e e e o, e rs
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v nt f m th t t t nd fi t ign t y
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h f h pp i g t d p t th i lif with t l ving ny

ere o a en n o e ar s e ou ea a
child chi ld or th I d i th t th f n m d m f
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f i thf l thi d h nd h c d t b p t d wn n wri ting

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en a e er o e s e aar or er o e
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a e ess es :

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e e o ne n s e ar e s es o e o er
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a r an k in t h e Ar t ille r y .
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s ar , , a eare e ore e e a
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wh t th
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c tify nd d cl th t t t h q t f t h p titi n t h
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sa a d e errar us ersse e s e e o a s
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p ch d f m t h id M T v l B t vi n
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ree or e o e a es a e a ea o e or
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7
( ) La ndr aad Pr oce edi ngs and Mi nutes .

pp c t d
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a er s as ea ol u m e , ,

as a rule c o n ains a
,
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as e a a f n d n t a ears o e ro , a e e e a
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c u a an oor o r ans er . s s o o e
b y m ti n f m t h pl in t i fi f f th 1 4 d y tim nd ’
a o o ro e a s or a ur er a s e, a
wh n th t xpi th i di t m v n d pli q
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r es , e r c u a u c , or re o er , s
p nt d int c t I thi w y t h p c di g
rese e o ou r m . n s a e r o ee n s are s o e
wh t p t ct d till t l gth t h t l h ing c n i d
a r o ra e , a en , e ac u a ear or o s er a
ti f t h c t k pl c Th vid nc i c d d i n t h
on o e ase a es a e . e e e e s re o r e e
f m f q ti
or o d n w i p ll l c l mn
u es o n an Th y r” a s er n ar a e o u s . e a e
c ll d int g t i
a e d c nt i t g t i
er ro a o r es an ou er n erro a o r es .

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s a h t o er a ers ar e u ,
a e c o ur
fin lly gi v it j dgm t
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8
( ) Pa p er s on Educati onal Matter s .

Th y 9 v l m whi ch c ld b p t ly c l i
ere are o nl o u es ou e se ar a e ass
fi d e d thi h d nd th y ll l t t t h ch l in t h
un er s ea , a e a re a e o e s oo s e

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a e an xc pti th y
a ara ll s r s . o ne e e on , e a re a

I p cti
ns R p t f ni h d t G v
e on m nt by t h S ch l
e or s ur s e o o ern e e oo
B d Th th i p ci l p t b mi tt d t G v n
o ar s . e o er s a s e a re or su e o o er or

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u s f C l m b c m mi i n d t
o er p t en o o o o o ss o e o re or
u p t h tiv ch ch nd h l i th G ll d M t
on e na e ur es a sc oo s n e a e an a ar a

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s r s . d l t i ng t t h
e a se e o a s a r r ec o r s re a o e

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o o o s r s, ,
ar e a e e ac

th t th S ch l B d w g
a as e lly p id d v
oo by o ar s e re e ner a r es e o er

o ne of t h cl gy m n d w e i m er c i t d wi t h
e , an er e n a anne r as s o a e

t h Ecc l i ti c l E t b li h m
e es as t t h Ch ch C n i t y h d
a s a s en ,
e ur o s s or a
b n gi v t h c t dy f t h
ee en d f e f nc nd g i d
us o o e rec or s o r r e e re e a u
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th c d b th f t h C l mb
e r e or s w ll o f t h G ll C n
o e o o o as e as o e a e o
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s s or c lly l ki g v p p en Th i d n t
asu a oo n o er a e rs . s o es o ,

h w v xpl i t h b
o e er , e f t l t n ffic c py in th
a n e a se n c e o a eas a o e o e

G v m t A chiv
o ern en r es .

Th S h l h
e th S h l B
c o ar c en , o rd f dt c nit d e c oo o ar re err e o, o s s e ,

in C l mb o o f th Di v t h Cl gy nd th
o, o fo
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m mb e f t h P liti c l S vi c
er s o p c i ll y m i t d b y t h
e o a er e s e a no na e e
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o er E ch f t h C mm d m nt
or . af J fln nd G ll
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a ou es arr e .

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ro e r ar a s er o e u es o s ro o se us
b th in t h t w c t chi m nd in t h Ch i ti n p y
o e o a e s s a e r s a ra ers .

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e a e, p t m tt th t t h
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of B tt
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e a so a t e e rac s t k n t andom f m
a e a r ro a l at er
re p t (1 7 60)
or

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usu al way b th
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as regar s t
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e or ressnd th y f ta e e ore u er e e e o

D ess ave v y p ly ppli d wi th ch l inp po t i n

er oor su e s o ars ro r o
t t h n mb
o e f Ch i ti n
u i di ng in t h n ighb u h
er o r s d a s res e e o r oo .

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a dilig nt in ndi ng
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t ght Th p nt
au . m h w v t b qui t n pp
e are s se e ,
o e er , o e e u a ro
c i at i ve .

m wh t
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ch ch d
few s o ol m cm
il ren and b ut a s all o muni ty of
C t f d h w v th t c
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.

w t ht b
ell aug b d y w q t
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, ans er t he u es i o ns p ut
th m p y t
to e , to ra ty f yw
in elligen l and t o b e airl ell up i n ,

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P t
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m t xc t m
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tt d
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v d by ch m
The Or phan H ous e S chool is ser e t he S oo l as t er
xt
and S e m J
o n Wille t ct y
de ong wh o ins ru s , not onl t h e ,

orph h
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p p th
A d he al s o re aresmt ch ch m b
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n
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sh p .

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o s s s of 33 D utc h
and 1 9 S in alese h m mb e e rs . The Ch ch ur v
ser i ces are
 c n d t d th b y t h
o uc e wh e re e "
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no cc nt f ling ing di
a ou h n t th bili ty t l k
o a er seas e as o e a o oo
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er e u es o o e urc a e oo a
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ro Th
er i d nt th f a nxi ert . e res e s are e re ore a o us o
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9
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h c mp
T is by f th l g t ti n f th g n l
o oses ar e ar es sec o o e e era
c d All t h l tt m y b cl ifi d f ll w
re o r s . e e e rs a e as s e as o o s

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o a ro a a a, o u es e ers o a
f m H ll nd nd t h C p f G d H p 2 20 v l m ;
ro o a a e a e o oo o e, o u es
l tt
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a e, o u es
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t t ti n 3 8 5 v l m
ou s a o s , ; l tt t nd f
o u m Indi t ti n es e ers o a ro an s a o s

400 v l m
,

o u es .

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s ub nd nc nd t h di v ity f t h
ro e a u a e a e ers o e

m t i l h ly i n di c t t h t of t h c nt nt
,

a er a t l e re , o c ear a e e n a u re e o e s

of ll tha vl m es e Th D tch E t I di C m p ny b ing

o u es . e u as n a o a e ,

o fc m inly i t
ou rse , t d i
a t d d c m m c th
n e res e n ra e an o er e , es e

m tt a cc pi d t h m t p mi t pl c in t h mm ni
e rs o u e e os ro ne n a e e co u ca
ti b tw it c t f p ti
o ns e ee n s B t t h p m ti n f
e n res o o e ra on . u e ro o o o

t d d m d d tt ti t di v i ty f th m tt
ra e e an e a en on Ao a ers o o er a ers .

w lle g i
or d G v
an z e m n t h d t b o t b l i
e rn h d n d m
e i n a o e es a s e a a

t in d whi ch c ll d f
a e ,
t t m n hip nd l gi l ti n ; t h
a e or s a es a s a e s a o e

res o u rc es o f th t y h d t b p t nd c nt ib ti n f
e c o un r a o e u u er o r u o , or
whi h v i c g c i
ar o u s aw t b b en
ght in t esb i n g Th
ere o e ro u o e . us

a r
g i c l t u du rein d t i an c i v d c n i d b l
u s r es tt n t i re e e o s era e a e on .

B t t h C m p y whi l i t h d i t m
u e o an n y i m li k
, e th a s erce ar a s e o er

co mm i l g ni ti n h d t g n
er c a or a za ot y
s, f a a s ro n se s e , so o sa ,
o

it ms l o rap ibil iti r es w ll T c v t t h b night d

o ns es as e . o on er e e e

n tia vet th t o f m d li gi n w
e ru e re o r bj ct whi ch e re o as an o e

l y
a y ve r it h t Wi th thi vi w ch l nd ch ch
near s ear . s e , s oo s a ur es

w m i t i d in m t vill g
ere a n a ne d w re g l l y
o evi i t d a es , an ere re u ar s e
by t h S h l B d All th m tt whi ch I h v indi
e c oo o ar s . es e a ers , a e

t d
ca e d th
,
an l ti g f m
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res u n ro or e en en u on e ,

ar e th f l g ly d lt with in t h c
e r e o re ar e p nd c Th ea e o rres o en e . e

l tt
e f m B t vi t h h dq t
e rs ro a a f t h D tch E t
a, e ea uar e rs o e u as

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n a o d th an f m H ll d nd t h C p f
, an o se ro o an a e a e o

m
Thi s w as a l ay e c er in t h e c h u r c h , who u s u ally r e ad o ut p o r t i o n s

o f t h e Bi b le f ro m a s ea t u n d e r o r n e ar t h e p u l p i t .

T h m i l m l l m b o f t h ese let t ers h e re i s m o re

1 t
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e c o p a r a v e y s a n u er

t h a n m a d e u p f o r b y an alm o s t c o m p le t e seri es o f t h e let t ers b et ween

G alle and C o lo m b o , wh i c h has b een p reserv ed in t he Reco rd s o f t h e
G al l e C o m m and e m ents .

L 93 06 -
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oo o th e, m t v l m in are in f m e In os m o u o us or . so e

in t c
s an es th l tt ese f ch l ngth t m k p n
e e rs are o su e as o a e u a

en ti v l m Th f m B t vi w
re o u e . ll dd
o se rod t a a a ere a a res s e o
th G v n
e o d th C
er o r an cil f C yl n d w ign d b y e oun o e o an ere s e
th e Gv o G ern o r l d t h M mb
-
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I di
n a I th
. m w y t h l tt
n e sa f m C l mb w ign d
e a e e ers ro o o o ere s e
by t h G v e o d t h M mb
e rn o r an f h i C n cil Th l tt
e e ers o s ou . e e e rs

f m H ll d w
ro o an i th dd d di ct t t h C yl n
ere e er a ress e re o e e o
G v m t by t h v l Ch mb i H ll nd
o er n en e se w
e ra a e rs n o a , or e re

e xt ct ra t i i g i t cti
s c on a n n l ti g t C yl ns r u m b di d o ns re a n o e on , e o e

in l tt e i d i
ers th
r ec e v e fi t i t nc t B t vi
n e d rs ns a e a a a a, an
f w d d th
or ar e f th i f m ti
e nce d g i d nc
or f th
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G v o d C
ern o r an cil f thi I l d All th ou n n m tt
o fs s an . ose o a e rs o

t t p licy d th
s a e o anl ting t dmi i t ti n w dd
ose re a d o a n s ra o ere a r es se

by t h Di ct t th G e re o rs G l o d C n c il e f o v ern o r -
e n era an ou o
I din a, d th an l tt g es ell y mb e c d c m
ers m n i c t i n
e ner a e ra e o u a o s
to a ll t h v i e g v m
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en s an a o r es o e o a
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an cil f Indi th n f w d d
seas . e oun o a e or ar e
c tifi d xt ct f t h l v nt p g t ch f t h b
er e e ra s o e re e a as sa es o ea o e su

g v
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er n t Th
en s l tt . dd d dei ct t e t h G
e rs v n a ress e re o e o er
m nt f C yl w f p ly m m i l t
e o e on e re o a d w u re co e rc a na u re , an e re

g ne ll y
e ra m ch h t u th t h th
s o r er an e o e rs .

A l cti n f x m pl
se e o f m h l g t i t by
o e a es ro su c a ar e s o re s no
an y m ea ns y t k
an eas
; b t I w l d w iash t c n ti n u , as ou s o o ue
t h pl
e I h van d pt d f gi ving n id
a e a o f ch cl
e o f a ea o ea as s o
th c d by ill t tiv xt ct I w ld h fi t f ll
e re o r s u s ra e e ra s, ou ere , rs o a
p d c p g f m ly l tt c iv d f m H ll n d
,

ro u e a as s a e ro an e ar e er re e e ro o a
l ti g t
re a n g i c l t
o a r I t i d t du 20 t h N
u re v mb . 1 66 7 s a e o e er ,

W c i d t h p m ti n f g i l t
e ons er e t b ro
g d o o o a r cu u re o e a oo
bj ct d c l c l t d t b i g b t g t t q illit y ; b t
o e an a u a e o r n a ou r ea ran u u
onth th h de o C yl n w ld th n q i li t t l
er an , as e o ou e re u re e
ic f m
r e t id thi w l d t p j di ci lly g in t u
ro ou s e, s ou ac re u a a a s o r
l ph t t d
e e an bc ra th B ge l d C
e au s em n d l t d e en a an o ro a e ra e rs ,
wh t o p t th i i c h in t h h p f c nv ying b k
ran s or e r r e ere e o e o o e ac
i th i v
n l th
e r l ph t whi ch th y p ch
e ss e s e e e w ld an s e ur as e , ou
b i d c d t
e n u d p th i t ffi c i l ph nt nd t h
e o ro e r ra n e e a s, a e
C mp y whi h h d iv d
o an ,
cm ch p fit f m t hi as er e so u ro ro s
c w ld b c mp ll d t t p t t h nim l t t h
sou r e , ou e o e e o r ans or e a a s o e
pp it c t i th i w
o os e o as i hi d vn l n u nd
e r o n or n re esse s , a er
t king which xp i c h h w
a e t b h
er en e d u as s o n us o e az ar o s .

1! t

We thi t h
s ee why t hals oP t in s e reas o n e o r u u ese
g
in th i l t y e r h d gi v
a er li ttl tt nti n te a rs a en so e a e o o t his
c lti v ti
u Wh t v th f
a on . Y H n a e er , er e o re , ou r o ou rs may
urg i th
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n f w f psin i n t h t t h
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e ar e o o o a e a e r o u ht
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t li
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e o t th p
er , a tj t wh easw 1n e res e n u nc u re , en e are so
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in nee o u s a h e e e a ra e s su c a

f i tf
ru c f in c m
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.

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e e e l tt
ra f m B t vi It i
s ro a e er ro a a a . s a

y l t i d t i 7 t h Oct b 1 668 nd t t f t h
ear a er n a e, v z .
, o er , a re a s o e

bj t It will v I think t h w wh t f th
,

sam e su ec . ser e, , o s o a ur er

i w t h C mp y h d n t h
v e s e o an bj ct f i a o l ti ti e su t e o r ce c u va on a
thi s e ar ly p i d f th i er o l o e r ru e

W d wi th ti f cti f th g t l d dill
e r ea sa s a on o e rea ze a an

g cen e sh w n n t ho p m t i 1 f g iec l t ro n t ho D i
on ot i ct a r u u re 1 e s r
f G ll
o a d it e an i ghb h d ; th t j ngl
s ne ou r d hi ll h voo a u es a n s a e

b n cl d d v l dyk
ee e are ,
an d c se l c era t ct d f e s an an a s o ns r u e or
th c e v y nc d t ti n f t h in w t ; d th t
on e a e an re e n o o e ra a er an a

m ny pl t f l d h v b p p d f t h c pti f
a o s o an a e een re a re or e re e on o
n lo th n 300 l t f d And
ess a as s with vi w t
o s ee . as , a e o

c g th int t d thi w k t y t g t
en o u r a e ose eres e 1n l s or o e rea er z e a ,

Y our Exc ll cy h e m wh t li b
en asll y p so t d th
e a era resen e e

C m m d Ad i n R t h
o an eu r d th D
r aa oo Ry kl fl ae s an e es s av e c o
van G n J ni
oe s,nd th i u b din t with w d f
or , a e r su or a es a re ar o
800 i x d ll r m tl y i n c h w will p
-
o ars , os th xp di t
as , e as s e e en u re

thi ti m s b i g m y w ll p t M y G d g nt
e as e n o ne e s en . a o ra no
l ess m cy d bl
er in g v an thi w k th hi l ving
ess o er s or an s o
kindn h hi th t c f d
es s as er oi h ving v n bl o n er r e d on u s , n a e e es se

t h S i nh l
e f th t in t d f n t h i d th p
a es e s o ar , a ,
s ea o a c er e an o er oor
f d th y h d b n d t th y
oo e a ee w bl t
u se bt in ic
o, e ar e no a e o o a r e .

L t y as w xp
ear d e e g t t i
ressef ct i n t th
o ur i p rea sa s a o a s ros

p i t
er y b t ,
t h c
u n t ,
l f
as m ne y d iov ro ff i ow so a erse a a rs as
c lc l t d t b
a u a e u c o f t e b l a t so t h G
r e v n om t r ou e o e o er en ,

Y Ex ll cy w sk d t c n id wh th i t w l d b
our ce en as a e o o s er e er ou e

d i bl f t h C mp y t c c i t lf t ch
a v sa e or e o an o o n ern se o su an

xt t
e en w wi th t h p m ti
as no f g i c l te ro i t o on o a r u u re , as

inv l v d t h
o e d pti f m e a e f th p v
on o ti f
eas u re s or e re en on o

f d d t h c n q t l which t h C m p y might
r au an e o se u en oss e o an

b e subj ct t ; nd y w e o k d p ci lly i f thi w k

a ou ere as e es e a s or

w ld t b m
ou no i t d t p iv t
e ore su t p i whi ch w l d
e o r a e en er r se , ou

fi d it n w d in b tt p ic
s re ar Wi th thi vi w Y e er r es . s e ou r

Exc ll cy e enlm t ti l y g d i y
a os en rel tt f a ree n o ur e er o

8 th N v m b o e m y b er , as f m t h f ll wi g w da e s ee n ro e o o n or s

A sg d reY ar E x ll
s c i i
our t t i t ce g i v
en v es
’
n en on o e o er

thi w k t p iv t t p i w m t dmit th t thi

s or o r a e en er r se , e us a a s

pl n i in cc d nc with
a s a orvi w nd i li ti b t
a e ou r e s a nc na on , u
w thi nk t h w k
e g ht e t b c
or t i n d
ou li tt l l no g e on ue a e o er

by t h C mp ny t b th t k n p by p i v t p
e o a o e en a e u r a e ersons ,

whi ch w thi k e ld b v y w ll d
n c ou t e nl y i er e on e no o n
G ll b t l in C l m b n w th t t h d ficit i t h
a e, u a so o o o ,
o a e e s n e

c t h b cl d
ac ou n s av e It w
ee n by meare as no ean s o u r

in t t i n th t thi w k
en o a c id s t p or nt h as ld b arr e on a re se s ou e
 ( 76 )
dd nl y b nd n d
su e a Y a Ex ll n y
o e m t as inf our ce e c see s o er
in y l tt
our f 2 5t h J n
e er oy t t h Di t t H m
a u ar o e rec o rs a o e,

b t th t thi
u h ld b d n g d lly nd in t h m t
a s s ou e o e ra ua a e os
f ibl m nn
eas e th t t h C mp ny m y b li v d f
a er , s o a e o a a e re e e o

th b d n m h p i bl ”
e ur e as uc as o ss e .

I will n w giv n xt ct f m lett d t d 24t h S p

o e“ a e ra ro a er , a e e
t mb 1 7 45 in whi ch t h G v m nt f B t vi l y d wn
e er , ,
e o er n e o a a a a s o
cl ly it p li cy
ear s g d
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as re ar f C w n l ds i n e a e a o o ro an s

C yl
e on

Th p v ni e l th gh th
ar a e m yb s, am in C y l n ou ere a e so e e o
b d n ci nt titl c n i t y t f t h m t p t
as e o an e es , o s s e or e os ar
f l nd
o ald l i n t d by t h C mp ny I t i cl
s so or a e a e th t e o a . s ea r a

m ng th th i n c i tyh nd th f t n hm nt
a o es e ere s e ess ere a ere o r re re c e
n th g
o d f i g l i ty in t h t n f Th c m y
e ro u n o rre u ar e ra s er . e as e a
b m nti n d f th t in t h vill g B mm i wh
e e o e o a th l e a e o er e , ere e sa e
t k pl c n twi th t ndi g th t in t h y 1 7 40 pg i ti v
oo a e o s a n a e ear s e
or d s h d b n i d f m h t t lly f biddi g ny
er a ee ssue ro ere o a or n a
li n ti n
a e n
a ch f ting I t i th f
o s o su oof t in fi . s ere ore eo ac o e ec
ti v nd ill g l nd t h l nd m t b c v d by t h
e a e a , a e a us e re o ere e
C mp y All th l d ld
o an . o li n t d in
er anth s so or a e a e s ce e
or d in q ti n w
er c i v d in C yl n m t in lik
u es o as re e e e o us e
m nn b t k n b ck S ls m t ll t h mi t k
a er e a e a . o a o us a e s a es
p vi t th t b m di d in
re ou s o a i t bl w y
e re A th e e a su a e a . s ese
li n ti n w
a e a n t ll f t h
o s ere m ff ct f q l p j
o a o e sa e e e or o e ua re u
di c t t h C mp ny w c n i d
e o e o i t d i bl t
a m k e o s er es r a e o a e
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or m A ll i ll
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i
v z th m d with t fli i t o se a e n n th g ou nd th tsu c en reas o o e ro u a
th y w g nt d c m p ti f
e ere ra e vi c
as nd o d e ns a on or ser es re e re ,

nd
u th n m er f p e ia d x mpt f m t h p ym nt
e o araven e an e e ro e a e
of ny im p ta h ll ft t h d th f th p nt
os s . s a a er e ea o e re s e
l wf l p bj t t th p y m nt f t h f ll
.

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e su ec o e a o e u
i mp t (wi th os l) wh th it b nd arrears tt,
e er e a e or a u,
f m th wh h ll th cq i it p
ro ose o s a i n by en a u re s ossess o , su c
ce edi ng t th p i o by inh i t nc In t h
e os s ess o n m er a e . e sa e
m nn a t b t
er are t d ll ill g l gift b t wi th t t h
o e re a e a e a s, u ou e
usu a l i mp t In thi c os t h i mp t will b p i d th
. s ase e os e a ere
aft by t h fi t wh h ll cc d t th p
er e rs o s i n ft e a su ee o e o ssess o a r
th t B t l nds l g lly p ch d i th f whi h
a . u a e a ur as e ,
v z .
, ose or c
d d f l h v be n bt in d by th wh h d fir t
ee s o sa e a e e o a e ose o a s
ac q i d t h p p ty wh t h C mp ny h d b n mi led
u re e ro er , ere e o a a ee s
by w ng pp i m nt by th wh cl i m d t h v
ro a ra s e e ose o a e o a e
rend d p t vic t t h S t t h ll b t x d g i n t
ere as s er es o e a e, s a e ( a e a a s
t h fi t whe h ll cc d t t h p p ty ft thi b t
rs o s a su ee o e ro er a er s, u
t h p ym e t will b c v bl f m t h xt cc
a en e re o era e ro e ne su esso r .

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o e er , ere e an sa es a e e en a e a er

p p ro pp i
er a m n t f w h i
ra seh t h f ll p
e i h , b orn p i d c e u r ce as ee a ,
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t he une xp ct d nd un v id bl in whi h p u d d w
e e a a o a e ra s c o re o n
h vily th di t
ea , o ci c m t nc pp t h
er s as r o us r u s a es a ear o av e

c mbin d t g th t mi c y th i xp diti n W c n i d
o e o e er o s arr se e o . e o s er
su ch n xp diti n t b tt d d by i k whi ch nn t
a e e o o e a en e r s s ca o
a lw y b f a s n ; b t th t i n
e o resee l d wh th u d a a an ere e ro a s are
in m y p l c in cc ib l th p g my i
,

an a es a f n ess e, e ro ress o a ar s

g re atl y i mp d d n d t h t e p e t f
, p av i i n c ld ne l y r a ns or o ro s o ou o
b e eff ct d n t h b ck
e e f m n
o I t i ind d p in c i p ll y i n
e a s o e . s ee r a
i w f ll thi th t in
v e o a l tt s f l ot h Oct b
a ,
1 7 64 our e er o o er , ,

w h d l
e a dy d p c t d t h c ying t f t h p j ct d
a rea e re a e e arr ou o e ro e e
e xp di ti n W g t t find by t h i
e o . e re re th t bj o e ss ue a o ur o ec
ti n w by n m n g ndl
o s ere o ea s r ou ess .

I t w d i bl th as f th
es r a t t h q e,i d mm n i t i
ere o re , n a e re u re a u o
a nd t h t n p e t f th b gg g nd th n c
ra s or o i e h d a a e a o er e ess ar es a
b n p vid d f in tim
ee ro e if thi c ld n t b d n f
or e , or , s ou o e o e or
w nt f t h thing
a o q i d t h xp di ti n h ld n t h v
e s re u re e e e o s ou o a e
b een u nd t k n It m t t th
er a e .m tim b b n in us ,
a e sa e e, e or e
mind th t thi mi h p w l d t nd t m k t h C o t f
a s s a ou e o a e e ur o
K ndy m
a i nt ct bl th n v
ore nd th t th
ra a Kin g e a e er , a a e
’
s

t p w l d b n t li ttl nc g d th by
roo s ou e o a e e o u ra e ere .

N t t o p t th o re f t h p t w wi h
ea th
e err o rs o e as , e s , as e
au th i ti h v d cid d t d t k f th xp di ti n
or es a e e e o un er a e a ur er e e o ,

th t ll t h m
a a which G v n
e eas ures n E k p p dt o er o r va e ro ose o
t k b fi t c mpl t d in d t p v nt f
a e e rs o e e p ibl
,
or er o re e , as ar as o ss e,
t h difi e lt i cund b t c l whi ch c d t h fi t xp di t i n
es a o s a es au se e rs e e o
t f il
o a I t giv u pl
. t n t th t Y
es s H n easu re h o o e a o ur o o u rs ave

d n y b t t id him in thi by f w ding ch thi ng

o e o ur es o a s or ar su s
as w e req i d W th f ind lg t h h p th t
re u re . e ere or e u e e o e a ,

th gh c t y t
ou wi h it w
o n r ar tp i bl t c n l d
o ou r s es as n o o ss e o o c u e

p e ac e , and t h p j ct d xp di ti n c ld n t b v i d d
e ro e e e e o ou o e a o e ,

th t it will t l t li t h d i d bj ct O h ty
a a eas r ea ze e es re o e . ur ear
wi h i th t G d wi ll b pl d t bl t h m f t h
s s a o e e ase o ess e ar s o e

C mp ny nd th t G v
o a , a n E k m y b a b ght t
o e r no r v a e a e ro u o
t h p iti n of b ing bl t m k p c
e os o e nf v a bl t m e o a e ea e o a ou r a e er s .

Thi it pp w ld b t h c if t h
s a ears ou lt f th e nd e as e e res u o e sec o
e xp diti n be cc f l ; t h m
e o su th C
es s u t h d e o re so , as e ou r a
l
a rea dy b f th d t f t h xp diti n m d di po d
, e ore e a e o e e e o ,
see e s se ,

if n t d i o t ttl t h di p t whi ch h d i en nd
es ro u s , o se e e s u es a ar s a
w as a b t t nt int n g ti ti n g ding th m
ou o e er o e o a o s re ar e .

I t i i n t h m nti m
s, m ti f ti n t
e ea th t th e , so e sa s ac o o us a e

a tt mpt f t h K ndy n t d i v t h C mp ny t p
e o e a a s o r e e o a
’
s r oo s
ou t f t h c nq
o d l nd p v d f til nd th t t h
e o u e re a s ro e u e, a a e

C mp ny i
o a till i n t h cc p ti n f th l nd
s s e o u a o o ese a s.

it

Wi th re gar d t o t he su bj ct e o f reli gi o n , weh v l a e e ar nt

with g t re re of t he incr ease in t h e nu m b e r of Ro m n C th a a o l i cs ,

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and i t h as gi v en us th t G v pl n E k
e a su re t o find a o er no r va e

h as tknm a e f easu res , p nt t t f fi i so ar as t h e rese s a e o a a rs

p mi tt d t ff ct lly p v t thi nd w c mm nd
,

er e , o e e ua re en s a e re o e

t h c i vil
e th iti nd ll th t wh m th p vi i
au or es a a o e rs o o e su er s on

o f thi x lt d vi c i t t d t pp t t h b t f
s e a e s er e s en ru s e o o ose o e es o
th i bili ty t h f th nc chm nt f t h R m n ct
e r a e ur er e roa e s o e o a se .

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as a s o p t i c l p l u e t l
us n th t ar u ar eas re o e ar a ,

sin c t h cc p ti n f P t l g d C hil w by t h cti v

e e o u a o o u u an an au e a e
c i r u ser s , m ggling h s u f dc d th t as f th so ar e rease a no ur er

re p t f it h v b
or s o iv d a And i t gi v
e ee n r ec e pl e . es u s e as u re

t o see th t y h v f i h d t h th i ti th with t h
a ou a e u rn s e e au or es ere e

c
ne essa r y v l which w ess e s fid nt th y h v l dy e are c o n e e a e a re a

p t
u t g d o v i c oo ser e .

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re ar o o n e s s o ns ra e o o re n s s, e

h v by p vi l tt
a e, re d d
ous n t h 29 t h A p il f l
e ers an t or e rs , o e r o as
.

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resse ou r e s e reo ,
a e re er o e

p t i l ly h b c
ar c u ar th ere , i v l f 44 hip i n t h
e au se e ar r a o s s e

y 1 7 62 3 i c t inly m tt f
ea r —
s er a li ci t d W a a er or so u e . e c an

h dl y p with t c mm t t h p mi i g nt d t
ar ass ou o en e er ss o n ra e o

v i t d t di p
ar o u s ra ersf th i m ch ndi
o s ose ch o e r er a se, su as

c ff o ee , s u
g Ch i t ff
ar , d th nes e s u
g d ; b c by s, an o er oo s e au se

su ch c c i n f ig o n ess o m nd m
o re tt t d t
ners a re o re a o re a r ac e o
t hi I l s d s an .

A w c nn t s ff e thi t g
a o w su d th th
er s o o on e or er e au o

r iti t es t ictly b y th d
o s r t in d n thi bj ct
o e e or ers c o n a e o s su e

i n t h Pl e t f t h 29 t h M ch 1 7 54 wh
ac aa o e by f ign ar , ,
ere no o re
n ti a t d
on or t b p mi tt d t di p
ra ers are f th i
o e er e o s os e o e r

w in th I l nd xc pt l n ic whi ch th y b ing f m
ares e s a ,
e e a o e r e, e r ro

C m d l nd B g l d whi h i q i d in t h I l nd
o ro an e a en a ,
an c s re u re e s a .
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e o o el g l tt ra dd d by
s ro a on e er a ress e

Gv o ern o r F lck t t h G v a Go l nd t h C ncil f

e o er no r -
enera a e ou o
I ndi t B t vi
a a n t h 2 6t h J n
a a a, o y 1 77 2 t t g e lly a nar , ,
rea s enera

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an ,
uf nc chi fly t th c l ti v ti f ci
ears re ere e e o e u a on o nn a
m on It w
. thi G v n wh c mm nc d t h g wi g f
as s o er or o o e e e ro n o
cinn m in t h C mp y l d P vi t th t t h
a on e o an
’
s an s . re o us o a e

p i b k h d t b m inly bt in d f m t h Ki ng f
re c o u s ar a o e a o a e ro e o

K dy d mini n
an
’
s o o s .

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n e o oy t h vi io n f t h H
es s a vo n fd e re s o o e oo

an d L d Th mb an h b o c mpl t d In t h G ll
os as een o e e . e a e

K l t d l 38 1 f mili 2 9 8 g d n nd 1 90 wi g
o r e a r e e n e re ,
a es , ar e s, a so n
fi ld e d w h p th t thi w k w l d l
s, an e o e ba p di ly s or ou a so e s ee
c m pl t d I t h M t D ny h v b n nt d
.

o e e . n e a u ra essav o a e ee e e re

9 90 f m ili a 49 9 g d es , d 277 wing fi ld In d

ar ens , an so e s . or er

t o p tr e v en p ni f thi w k w
a su s e th i d t h
s on o s or e au or z e e

o fi i l tM tc a s a t t k in h nd t h Th mb u
a u ra o a f th Ge t a e o so e rave s

d i g t h tim th m y l f th Gi iw y w
ur n e e e a qi d
o raa s o e r a e re re u re
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i n t he ou n r for t he ga ering pf t he nel i w . H o ever , t o
f h
u rt er t h e c p t G
o m il a i o n of t he Th o m b o s o f t he al le C o rle
t d d
and t he Ma u ra D essav o ny , we o r ere , o n t h e 2 nd J y t ul las ,
t he G t
alle and Ma u r a Th o mb C m o omd b issio ners t o esc ri e
all l ands t o wh ch th w i ered p t ere any d i s u es u n er t he n a me
of t h ep t cc p t w th
resen o u an , t i ct th t t
a n o e t o t he eff e a h ese
w d p t Th w d v m ch t m
l ands ere in i s u e . is oul sa e u i e and t he
c d m yd p t w d
re o r of an v d d wh ch p c y
is u es oul b e a o i e , i , es e i all
t
in t he Ma ura D ess avo ny , wh d t
ere at t he s u rren er of Ma u ra

t h e old Th o mb t dm d p
o w as los , *
e d an a ro lo nge i nve s t i
g a t i o n ,
a n d a tm t w d p d
t h e s a e i m e o u l s u s e n t h e reco r di n g
d wh ch th
o f l an s t o i d p
er e a re n o is u te s . And since , as we
v ft t t d t pp h
ha e o e n s a e , a t Ma u r a , all t h e old a ers ave b een
t pp t t
l o s , t he a ers rel a ing t o t he Ma u ra l ands hi w ch w er e in
c t t h hv b
t he S e re ari a ere t
a e t
een s en d t o Ma u ra i n o r er
th t p h
a th
er ap s o u t o f p t C mm
em t h e rese n o issioners m ay
obt ht
ai n s o m e li g .

hv b d d
We a e we elieve go o gro u n s f o r su o sing t ha
, , pp t
c inn am o n m ay b e e as il y by g r obw n p
t h e l a o u r o f t h e e o p l e
here . y d d h tt
Man lan s are f o u n w ere li le o r no innam o n c
g r o ws t al hh o u g ,
s o f a j d d
r as m a
y b e u g e e x t e r n a ll y ,
t h e y
dt t td d
,
.

a re i n t he s am e c o n i i o n , and si u a e u n er th e sam e
t
c i rc u m s an c es , as t he ri ch t esp c i nn a m o n lo t s . It i s n o t
p b b th t
im ro a le a c f ct th t th
t he di ff er en e lie s i n t h e a a ese

g r o d hv
u n s a epp t ty
l e s s o o r c v
u n i f o c
r r e e i i n g t h e i nn a m o n
seed th d wh
an gro u n s by th er eo n , hb h d ei r neig our oo t o o ld
m t
c i nn a on c
r e e s , t he k th c d
i nnam on ernels are ei er arri e b y
b b w by w d f
t he irds o r l o n t he in i n alling .

k t t d d
To m a e s u re o f hi s , t he firs un ers igne (t he Go ver
nor ) , in t he y p t p c
e ar 1 7 69 , se t a ar d
a ie e o f gro u n in t h e
C b f c
Marandahn of olo m o , en ing i t t o ro e it ro p t ct f m c t a t le ,

and th d p v
ere , u n er t he s u er i s i o n of t he D ess ave deC o ste ,
c d q t ty c
ause a u an i of d p td
innam o n s ee s t o b e l an e . It
p vd
ro e t cc
a grea su cc d
es s . p t
And a o r ing t o a r e o r , in
t
s er ted i n o u r Res ol u i o ns o f t he 1 9 t h Mar ch by , 1 7 7 1 t h e
t C m C t
la e i nna on C ck
ap ai n D e v t d th
o ,
w h d
o i s i e i s lan
b t
a ou th ft b p t d th
2 1 mo n s a er i t h ad een l an e , f e re was o u nd

y c m p t v cc d
in i t 1 , 7 50 o u ng inna o n l an s o f ar i o u s siz es , a o r ing
as t h e p m
lant s were hd th
o re o r l es s i n t h e s a e , and u s p ro
t ct d f
e e h t
r o m t he ea Th y w m t th
o f t h e su n . e ere os of em

g nr o x l u ty
u ri an l cc
. A n d a o p t
rdi ng t o t he s aid re o r ,

Th e re app ears t o h a v e al w ays b een a s t r an ge f a t al i t y a t t en di n g t h e

Ma t ara l an d re gi st er s Wh a t t h e D u t c h G o v er n o r s t at e s h ere i n
.

ref eren c e t o t h e Po r t u gu e s e ( ) re c o r d s wi ll b e f o u n d t o b e s im il ar t o
t

t h e c o mp lain t o f t h e Br i t i sh au t h o ri t i es wh en t h ey t oo k o ver t h e
G o v e r nm en t in 1 7 9 6 S ee p age pp 5 , 6
. . .
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f y f mh
c are ull in or f d
i m sel how f ar t he esign has b een c arried
y y ft
out , and earl , a e r t he ga th t ering in of t he o t al pr o du ce ,

b t t
to su mi a wri ten re o r p t th f e reo .

C mb
In t he ol o th w
o D essa v ony , wi c a vi e t o f ull y arry
h d
out t is C
esi gn , t he D ess ave D e b os t e has su mi t ted a re por t ,

w ch w
hi f d p td t
ill b e oun incor o ra e in o ur Resolu i ons of t he
23rd Augus t l 7 7 l of th d wh ch ose gar ens i t he inhab it an t s
o f t he C mb o lo hv
o D essavo n
y c a e a g re e d t o l e ar a n d t h os e
w ch th y h v
hi e a e no t .

Of h v
tent imes h bt
a e t he in a i ant s of t he C o l o mb o
D essav ony oc mp d t p hbt c t
laine agains t he ro i i ion to lear hei r
g a dr ens h bt K
and t h e in a i an t s o f t he S alp it i o rle and t h e
Vd y P p c y ty
i an of au t u ra , es e i all l as p d th ear , re eat e is co m
p t w th
l ain i t g re cy h y h v
a u r ge n , asb t e a e n o t e e n a b l e n o w f or
m yyan c
ears t o h h d
lear t eir pa raveni and o t er gar ens and
th h v h f
ese w w d
a e t ere o re gro n v th m tt
i l and gi e e li le or no
p ro tfi . dI n p v
o r er t o c mp
r o e t he gro unds of t his o l ain t , t he
C
D essave D e o st e , by p C mm
a s e c i al c mp o iss i o n o os ed o f
Ch p p c d
ali as and Ko rl e e o le , q y au se an i n u ir t o b e m ad e
t
in o t h e m tt h p bm t d
a er , and t ereu o n s u p i te a re o rt w hi c h
h w wh t d
s o s a ga r h bt t
e ns t he i n a i a n K s o f t h e S a l p i t i o rl e

and P d
au t u ra c wh t d h v b
e s ire t o lear , a gar ens a e een ac c o rd
v th
ed t o t he i ll agers f o r vc d m
eir ser i es u n er t h e na e of p ar a .

veni s and ac co mmodes sans an d w i h ch th m

. of e are poss eu ed

by ht dri g of ft by h
eeds o f sal e or gi c or in erit an e , as well as
h o w m an yc t p t
innam on rees are at rese n t o b e f oun d on
eac h th m of e .

Th p t bm tt d
is re o r was s u C i e t o o ur o un cil on t he 2 nd
p
A ril , and wh d c
i le it has m a e lear t o us t he grounds o n
w chhi h bt t c
t he i n a i ants reques t o lear th d e ir l an s , i t ha s

pc y d
c o me s e iall tc th
u n er o ur no i e , wid regar to t he gard ens
h ch
w i hb t c p d m
t he i n a i t an s oc u y u n er t h e na e of para veni e
o r acc ommodes sans th t c , c
a , a c ordin g t o t he ust o m o f t he
c ty
o u n r , t heh d th f m t p v d d
o l ers ereo us b e ro i e wit h l ands
h b t c h t
fo r t ei r s u s is en e wit o u any i mp t os

p hbt c th
th e ro i i i o n t o lear d m t ei r gar ensck us b e re oned as
such mp t
an i th
os , and m t x ct
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l
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n w f
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a e r u er s a e as
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g i v en t i th
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or su ess e ac aa s .

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re ar o e es arra e e s

t b m d f
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e re or o e o ss o ers s s er e s sa
to co n i t f s s o

1 Th
. fing fe ro o th l o yn m n d
res n d o u s es , asc o r -
a o es , a
t h n li t ef th e p v ti n f p vi i n
s or e or e res er a o o ro s o s .

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v g w wi th j gl
o er ro n b t ct d by t un e or o s ru e rees
p ll d d wn by l ph nt
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a e 60 .
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t v night
f or r a ell ers atnd t h l n b , a e oa of e as t s o f

b d t np t fw gn
u r en f o r t he ra s or o a o s .

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as n to en or e s a a rs e res

h f q lifi d ffi c wh n t v lling
o u ses or ua e o ers e ra e .

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ea f m n p o a e n es arr eas ro o e ro

vinc t th f q lifi d fli e ot v lli ng an o er or ua e o cers ra e

n d ty S pplyi ng fi w d nd w t
o u .i n t u re oo a a er s o
d ty p f m d by th p pl h
a u th
er o r e ese eo e ere , as e

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o nd p
ss o h p er s s ee e o ,
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it i d n in C l m b nds th di t ict
o e o o o a o er s r s .

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s p viding th q i d p p l
e arra e e s or ro e re u re eo e
f orthi xt di y li vi c
s e l ft t t h P vin i l
rao r n ar oe ser e are e o e ro c a
M dli o d M y
aars an l th t ch p n i t d hi a o r aa s , s o a ea ers o s o o s
s h it i p b bl th t th
are , s chi f w ld x mpt f m
ro a e a es e e s ou e e ro

l b a th i wn f i nds d l ti v
o ur e r o r e an re a es .

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oo r , o us a e o o e o e o s or ,

c l d c mpl in t m b t I pp th y b t in f m d ing
ou o a o e, u su ose e a s a ro o
so f f or f t h chi f wh m igh t t li t
e ar o e th m n m e s o re a a e on e o so e
f t u ure o cc i N c mpl i t t thi
as o n ff ct h v b n
. o o a n s o s e e a e ee
su bmitt d e .

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e t t ti n c l d d m ch g in t
aars e ou s a o s ou o u a a s
thi p cti by ing th t th d ti
s ra ce p f m d by
see a es e u es ar e er o r e
ea ch p n i t n ; th y ers o lly n p vi th w k
ur as e u su a su er se e or .

B t m t f t h A dig
u os v yp o d find i t h d
e aars are er o o r , an ar
t om int in th i wi v
a a d chil d n n t h e rm ll l y es an re o e s a sa ar
th y c iv f m th C mp y nd th y h v n th u
e re e e ro e o an ,
a e a e oo er s o r ce
o f inc m A b tt
o cl e .f m n c ld n t b xp t d t
e er as s o e ou o e e ec e o
t k p th p t
a e u th wh h v p i v t m n
es e o s s , as o se o a e r a e ea s or
are m ffi c i nt w l d p f
o re e if th y eld n t t v ou r e er , e co u ,
o o ser e
in thi wi ld n
”
s er es s .

(1 0 ) Tr a n s act i o n s wi th the Kandyan C ou r t .

The p p n thi bj ct c nt i d in 8 2 v l m
a ers o n i t s su e , o a ne o u es , c o s s
mainl y f R p t nd D i i f Emb i nd C
o e or s a
p n ar es o as s es a o rres o
d nc Am ng xc pti n l v l m m y b m nti n d t h
e e . o e e o a o u es a e e o e e
T ty b tw n t h D tch Admi l Ad m W t w ld n d
re a e ee e u ra a es er o a
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a a n a Dn i l vi it t K ndy e ar o r . an e sz
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o f t h Engli h Exp di ti n
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s e o un er u o . o es e
I h v t a dd e i f 21o igi n l l tt
a i P t g a se r es o or a e er s n or u u ese

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a resse a a n a o e u c

(1 6 4 4 wh i c h w c tly t n d t t h A ch iv b y ere re en re u r e o e r es
M H C P B ll A ch l gic l C mmi i n
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er s o ere o ro ca e, a e
which th p t p ck d h ll b ver d wit h whi t e
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linen .

3 The Opperkoo pman and D essave Jan Bauert , aec o m

.

p ani ed t h e K by
oo p l ie de n t h e Fi s al W o u t e r R u do l p h ,
c
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sh ll b fi d f m t h
a e re l wh il t h c w h ll m n
ro e s ai dv esse ,
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th igging nd gi v th
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5 Th n t h
. t f t h hip h ll f ll w th C m m n de
e e res o es ss a o o ,
e o a r
o f th H e b wi th 1 5 g n d th th v l in
ar ou r u s an e o er esse s s u c c es
i n wi th t w l
s o ch cc ding t nk o ess ea a or o ra .

6 On t h
. iv l f th b t t th l pi
e arr t h le t t e a o e oa a e u su a er , e r
an d th p e nt h ll b nv y d th ugh d bl r nk
rese s s a e co e e ro a ou e a
of th l di y nd m ny t i mph l
e so er ch t t h w s t rn
a a r u a ar es o e e e
en t an c
r f t h G v nm t H
e o c mp ni d b y t h
e o er en ous e , ac o a e e
f ll wing it
o o su e

A gi m nt f th n ti v g
re d wi th th i t nd d flyin g
e o e a e u ar e rs a ar .

A k ttl d mm e e -
ru er .

A t mp t ru e er .

Tw lv d g n wi th th i t nd d b n by Li n t o
e e ra o o s e rs a ar or e a e

n nt a .

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r -
s re a ers e r s a ar or e a
Li t n nt nd cc mp ni d by m t i l mu s i
eu e a a a o a e ar a c.
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a e f n t ere e as ers are o o ro

p di ng li n n n t h g nd wh t h C mmis
s rea e o e ro u ere e o

i wi th t h l tt nd t h p nt
s o ners to e e er a e res e s ar e

w lk a .

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e er , u er a an o e ou r oe a es ,
nd c i d ina il v di h c v d wi t h g ld
arr e a s er s o ere o
b c d by th D ro a e n hi h d in th m i dst e es save , o s ea ,
e

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tt p c w h
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wh ch i tt t w
t he l e er and t he pres en s ere c arr i ed .

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-
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r a o o n s u n er
g ei r o fli c ers .

m t
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7 Th l tt. h ll n i t p g b l t
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c cy G v
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9 Mean wh . m t y h
ile t he i li ar s all asse mb b f v
le e o re Go em
t
men H o u se and di s arge ch th v y
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cc mp d by th
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more guns , t he oC mm d b
an er o f t h e H ar o u r 1 5 and t h e o th
er ,

hp d
s i s i n or er 2 l es s ea ch .

1 0 I n t h R c pti n R m t h l tt
. e h ll m i n n t h
e e o oo e e er s a re a o e
i d di h
sa nd c v sd by t h g ld b c d in h t
, a o ere e o ro a e, a c es
p i lly t p t f th p p
s ec a se a nd h ll b th d y
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d wn w d C l mb 7 t h D c mb
ra s or s —
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o a ere a e e o s era e

i n nv ni c
co end i k wi ng t t h di ffi c l ty f t v l nd
en e a r s o o e u o ra e a
th e un li bl ch re ct b th f t h Ki g d f hi c ti
a e a ra er o o e n an o s o ur e rs

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.

a e er a e sa a a s e , o e a o , , e

a d mi i ng t h cI g nd f eti t d f t h e
o ur a e am wh f m ti m or u e o en o, ro e

t ti m
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wh n th y w l d b ll w d t t
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t n t ll j B id t h g l nn l Emb i whi ch
re u r a a .
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es es e re u ar a ua ass es

co n y d t h L tt f S t t t t h Kin g wi th t h p nt
ve e e e er o a e o e e rese s
whi ch w xp ct d t gl dd n hi h t p ci l Emb i
ere e e e o a e s ear , s e a ass es
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a e whi ch t h Ki g w t
on e er o as o n o n e n as o
be ng t l t d n m f li ci t
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or e o o e
o n s m l s o b v m t I th y 1 7 40 King S i
e o s or erea e en . n e ear r
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a a a a c d Wif y ng
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’

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as t h e c h u r c h , h as a ar e n t l b ee n li t t l e a l t e r e d b u t i t i s c l e ar fr o m
pp y
o l d e ngr a v i n gs an d gr o u n d p l an s o f t h e p r em i s es , t h a t p o r t i o n s fr o m

t h e s i d e s h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d an d t h e s i te s b u i l t u p o n Th e w es t ern .

en t r an c e t o G o v er nm en t H o u se m us t h av e b ee n t h e l ar ge ar ch w a y
whi ch n o w l e ads t o t h e G en er al Tr eas ur y , an d t h e l o w ro o m o cc u p ie d
b y t h e Tr e as ur y c ler ks w a s p r o b ab l y o n e o f t h e o r i gi n al ap ar t m en t s .

1
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w i l l s e x t an t , e x ec u t e d b y s o m e o f t h e A m b as
s ad o rs o n t h e e v e o f t h eir d e ar t u r e t o K an d y , m u c h in t h e s am e w a y
p
as w il ls ar e s t i l l m ad e b y p e r s o n s in an t i c i p a t io n o f d e a t h o r b e f o r e
u n der t a kin g a p e r i l o u s v o y age K n o x s ay s Th er e a re se v er al w h i t e
.

amb ass a d o r s , b e s i d e s o t h e r C h i n gul a y p e o p l e , b y w h o m t h e D u t ch

h av e sen t l e t t e rs a n d p r e s en t s t o t h e Ki n g , w h o m h e keep s f r o m
re t ur n in g b a c k a ga i n T h e y a r e al l b e s to w e d i n s e v er al h o uses , wi t h
.

s o l d i e r s t o gu a r d t h e m ; an d t h o u gh t h ey a r e n o t i n c h ai n s , y e t n o ne
is p erm i t t e d t o c o m e t o t h e m o r s p e ak w i t h t h e m , i t n o t b ei ng
”
t h e c us to m o f t h a t l a n d f o r an y t o c o m e t o t h e s pe e ch o f a m b ass ad o rs .

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o P i nh e whi ch th King pp t h v
a ers a orse , e a ears o a e
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ass s us es cr e n s ar e as sa or ,
t h Und
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er er an us aa o e a e e err

W dn d y 2 0th J n 1 7 47
e es a ,S t t in f ll t t u e, e ou u s a e,

cc mp ni d
a o f a P eN kl g m by H i Exc ll n y
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f th
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th cc di ng t c t m w w lc m d by t h C hi f
ere , a or o us o , as e o e e e
Offici l f th t ti n t h En ign J C h i t fl l S ch ff
a o e s a o ,
e s an r s o e er .

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are u snd ose o e o a e er , ors e , a
p nt in t h pl c p p d f th m d h ving p t k n
rese s e a e re are or e an a ar a e
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er , r e re or e .

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u rs a P c d d in t h m ni ng t w d
,
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A i w ll
v sa wh e ft e, h t d t n ti n I w w l c m d
er e , a er a s or e e o , as e o e
by t h M h t ti e f t h Th
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o aar o hi f e ree o r es a so e esser c e s .

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a t i e o n b th i d th e us u a o ur es es , o o s es , e
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er as e e no o a e a ss a e s ou a e
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o a su en a re e e s o

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er , ee as a un a a es ro e
coldn f hi h nd
ess nd t h
o p ll f hi c nt n n e
s a s a e a or o s ou e a c .

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ea q t f t h chi f t h h e, a nd e re u es o e e s, e o rs e a

th p e nt w r ese c nv y d v th iv nd th f t
s ere o e e o er e r er , a er ea er ,
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a a nd t h
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as se on q i v wi t h
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,

o f t h e K an d y an E m b a s s ie s .

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t t n
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t h f ll wi ng d y in
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f or wh m h (t h D o )
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a a e e n er ere o ers a o .

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or an s re ue e a e an our er s
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r ea d ti n ti e t h 3 l t A
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re er e h i G ld er a e er e o re s o en
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on s re e ue res e . s

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a es as e e as e o e e er ss o o
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t o dd a h im in t h f ll w i g t i n
re s s e o o n s ra .

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on e au s ous e e o s ar r a e .

n m u p g y f m t h il l t i
er o us ro en lli nc w
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wh w o t ere cc d th i l dl y f t h
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h e, h ving ign d f th nd f y
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a nd h m ny f t h w lf
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t wi tn th d c l m it y f t h Kin g d th whi ch t k ’
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r es s o e u o ern e .
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1 7 90 .

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1 7 90 .

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o e a e a o ou no o er o er a e s

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o a ou ro e a ea s o er a ese oo r
c t
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ing n i ty
e Th k t G d w h v f dv nc d wi t h
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o ur g d i n l d
u art h t w h sp t han y n d a e o e o re ac ou r a our
p pl in t w d y B t thi p g h t b m d
eo e o a s . u s ro ress as o e a e
th gh d n f t nd b n m nt in c n t y
rou e se o res a arre ou a o us ou r , so
th t w h v n d t mpl y m c ti n w tchf ln
a e a e ee o e o o re au o , a u e ss ,
a nd c cy th n f c Y H
s e re m y b
a or ed . ou r o n ou r a e assu r e
th t w will gl ct m n in p w t d li v b th
a e ne e no ea s ou r o er o e er o
y c nt ym n nd
ou r ou wi th t di ti cti
r e M yG d
a o u rs ou s n on . a o
Al m ighty g nt H i b l i g n thi p j ct f
ra whi ch
s es s n o s ro e , or our
p y ra d p t i ti n m t b
ers an g n t l y eff d t o H i m s us e ur e o ere o .

A c py f o p l y t t h l c i p n t t y c nt y
o o u r re o e o a s r se o ou r ou r

m n cc mp ni
e a thi io l g g a d in En gli h
es s n ou r an ua e an s .

My G d p
a oY H n r eser v e our o ou r .

I r e m ai n , S ir ,
Y ou r go o df i d r en an d willing S er v nta ,

RY C KL O FF Go EN s
’
VAN .

I n t he m ar gin : C ol o m b o , 23 Oct b o er , N ew S tyl e,

n

The f o ll o w in g i s an e xt t f r ac rom t he Resolu i o ns o f t h e l 0t h t

Oct b o er , 1 7 20 It . i t h t xt
s e e o f a Man a e o r dt
r o l a m at i o n P c
p d i
ass e n C cil
oun an d i dt
ssu e o t he e a me n h d
rel a in g t o t he , t

co m man d ed b l e m a n t o l o o se t h e r o p es O ff h i s ar m s , an d p u t c h a ins
a no

i n h i s l egs , a n d ke e
p h i m i n h i s h o u se a n d t h ere f ee d h i m a n d c u re ,

him .

Th u s h e l a y s o m e s i x m o n t h s , an d w as c u r e d , b u t h ad n o s t r en gt h
i n h i s ar m s , a n d t h e n w a s t a ke n i n hi s o c e agai n , an d h ad as m u c h m
f a v o u r f r o m t h e k i n g a s b e f o r e w h o s e e m e d m u c h t o l a m en t h i m f o r
h i s f o ll y , t h u s t o p r o c u r e h i s o wn r u in .

N o t lo n g a f t er h e a ga in o ff e n d e d t h e ki n g wh i c h , a s i t i s r e p o r t ed ,
wa s t h u s A Po r t u gu es e h ad b e e n s e n t f o r t o t h e c i t y t o b e em lo y ed
ll
.

in t h e ki n g s s er v i c e t o w h i c h s e r v i c e h e h ad n o s t o m a c h at a , a nd
’

was gr e at l y a f r a i d o f as h e u s t l y m igh t b e
. j
Fo r t h e a v o i din g t h ere f o re .

o f i t , h e se n d s a l e t t e r t o t h i s E n gl i s h c o u r t i er , w h e r e in h e en t rea t e d
hi m t o us e h i s in t er e s t t o e x c u s e h i m t o t h e kin g Th e E n gl i s hm an .

co ul d n o t r e ad t h e l e t t e r , b e i n g wr i t i n t h e Po r t u gu e s e t o n g u e , b u t

a v e i t t o a n o t h e r t o r e ad ; w hi c h w h e n h e kn e w t h e c o n t e n t s O f
g , .

t h o u gh t i t n o t saf e f o r h i m t o m e d dl e in t h a t b u s in e s s , an d so c o n c e al ed
t h e le t t e r T h e p e r s o n t o w h o m t h e E n gl i s h m a n h a d gi v e n i t t o read
.

some t im e af t er i nf o rm e d t h e kin g t h e r eo f w h e reu p o n b o t h t h e

Po r t u gu e se t h a t s e n t t h e l e t t e r a n d t h e En gl i s h m an t o w ho m i t w as
,

se n t , and t h e t h i r d p e r s o n t h a t r e ad i t , b ec a u s e h e i n f o r m ed n o s o o ner ,

were all t hr e e a t o n e t i m e , an d in o ne p l ac e t o rn in p i e ces b y ,

Kno x s H i s to r ica l Rela ti on (Ph il a le t h es

’

pp 2 7 3 , 2 7 4
’
e l ep h an t s — . . .
pl nting
a and c l ti v t i
u a on o f c o ff ee , and will , I think , be of
som int e e r es t
Mandate f m ti
f o r t he i n d cti or f t h ch i f
a on an a on o e e s,
l v t bj ct
esser s er an s , s ud vi ll g e nd th
s , an l a ers u er e ru e
f t h Ill t i
o e N th l d C mp y within t h
u s r ou s e er an s o an e
j i di cti f C l mb
ur s on o w ll o o f G ll nd M t
o , as e as o a e a a ar a

with th i d p d nci e r e en e es .

W h v inf m d y by
e a e or M nd t l f t h 1 4t h
e ou our a a e o a o e

A g t l t f t h pl
u us as o which t h Ill t i C m p y h
e an e u s r o us o an as
b pl d t f m f i c ing t h inc m nd p fit
een eas e o or or n re as e o e a ro s

O f Th i bj ct d id t i thi I l nd n nd which
e r su e s an re s en s n s s a — a e

cou ld b i chl y
e so r m pli h d nd wi th ac c o l b s t e p k a no a ou r o s ea
o f in ch f t h
ea omm d n
e acco d p ov ni bc
es s a s an ara e e e au se

m n y l nd whi ch
a a s f nd th in are oui t bl f li e re uns u a e or ne
cu l t i v ti a d t p
o n , an t lyi g f ll w m y by t h
a re s en n y a o , a e ea s

pl ti g f c ff t p vi d y b th g t nd m ll
,

an n o o ee r e es , ro e ou , o r ea a s a ,

within y a t w wi th b
ear o r d t m y ffi ci nt t m k
o a un an o ne ,
su e o a e

y ou r i ch t l t f
or a t h m
e as p l m i
or nt n c
e a f y l v
e a e an e o o u rs e es

an dy f mili
o ur Tha fy
es . th f wh o se o dili g nt
ou e re o r e o ar e e ,

an d wh o v t h I ll t i C mp ny with fid li ty w ld
s er e e us r ous o a e , ou

b e a bl in f t e t f yu u re o u p i
o n d our m m d a r aven e a acco o es s an

l d t
an s li p fi t which y
o rea ze ro s t n v nj y d o u r an ce s o rs e er e o e

l th h th y f thf y p f d p
,

a ou
g i lel a m u f t h er o r i n f e or e o ss ess o O
th l d ll th
ese an s a vic which w d t t h l d f
o se se r es e re ue o e or s o

t h l nde a Th g d n d p
. o se ar ni e t bs an f l vi c
ar a ve s, o e o rea ser e,
s h ld b t t d t th wh w ld b bl t i
ou e en r u s e o o se o ou e a e o ra se a

d c t p fit t f th m which t h
e en ro ou o e ylb , f c ff e eas a ou r o o ee
pl nting w ld f m
a ou b d tly pply th h p t
ar ore a un an su an as u o

th e p nt tim bres e d wn t f c c n t
e een ra ouc o o o u or a re a

g ard n ewh i ch
s, ch bj ct h
ea l su d t ge t xp n
as c eare a re a e e se

f or l d
a s en nd d btf l p fit
er a ou u ro .

A th c s f ll w d t p nt i g d t t h
e o u rse o o e a res e n re ar o e

pl ti g i
an n mm d n acco vill g o w t l nd by th
es sa n a es or as e a s e

v ill g a m yer s gg t ta
y su t h i des th t
o c ff ou l t i v t i
e ea a o ee c u a on

will b g l
e ret d i n t h
u a e m m th
e sa t f e & a n ne r as a o arec a , c .
,

by whi ch t h Ill t i C mp y w t h ti c p nd
e us r o us o an o ns e en re ro a

ac co mm d o h es s o rs s i th p t
a r e ne t h wh l th er a far no r e o e e re o .

w e, f ll w i g t h
o o g n i i n c
e l i t i n
rac o u s f t h i d I ll na o o e sa us
t i C mp y d k wi g t h d in f t h vill g
r o ns o an ,
an no n e re a es s o e a ers
t d o o andp f mf t h b n fi t f t h I ll t i
er o r or e e C mp ny
e o e u s r ou s o a
wh t v a e t m h m d li bl in ch lik vill g t
er c u s o as a e a e su e a es o

th e l d f t h l d f m t h l d wh ich y
or o e an ro nj y f e an s ou e o or
y o ur m i t c d m it p p f y
a n e n an e , ee g t ro er or our re a er

c g m t d p fit t
en o u ra e en an c t y by thi p
ro , o a nn o u n e o ou s o en

M d t an a e
 t th t
Fi rs a t hep, tp
re se n o ssesso rs o f t he accommo des

s ans and par aven ie in ur f th c th f thferan e of , ei r ai c

ul ser vi e t o
th d
eir lo r s f o r w i h ch th y h v b p t c y
e a e een ar i ul arl g r an d
t e
accommodes sans h c d
s all als o b e li ens e p v d
and ri ile e
g t o
p t p b
l an as so on as ossi le ea
, ch m t c
i n hi s ain enan e lan d
, the ,

f w
o llo ing nu mb c t
er o f o ff ee rees d
and we fin i ng any ailu r e f ,

h erein c d p b y by
au se
, ossi l w
t h e u n illi ngness and ind o len e c
of t h e sai d h mh w v
vill agers (w o t d y
o e er we u rge t o s ea il p u t
th h d
eir an t o t h ew k d or p v
un er t h e s u er is i on o f t he accommo
dessors and i w th j y t p p m
t h e en o m en o f t h e ro er re uner a i o n t
for th t b f m
eir ro u l e ro d
t h e s ai ft
accommodes sors ) a er t h e
e xp t ir a i o n o f six or eig ht m t on hs o r m d
o re if nee be on t he , ,

reas ons b h
ei ng s o wn f o r t h e negle ct xc
and t he e us es f o r
th c d ct b
ei r on u h d hv
ei ng ear v f c d t
a i ng gi en ull ons i er a i o n
,

t o all t he m tt a ers acc d or ch j t c

t o ea t he u s i e and t he re re ss
, d
wh ch th y h m t
i e s all eri .

c y ch
S e o ndl ea , h
accommodes sor s all b e o li ge b d c t o o ns
t ant ly m t ai n ai n t he s a m mb e nu t
er o f h
rees as are ereunder
pc d
s e ifie h
f or t he oldi ng o f h is accommodes s an il lage o r v
v t f th d
ill ages u n il ur er o r ers and t o th h c t ty
i s end s all o ns an l ,

p u t i n n ep t
w l an s inp c l th th t h v b c m
a e of o se a a e e o e O l d
or hv d a e die d th t
in o r er , t
a t he Ill us ri o us C mp y o an may b e
p t wy
in a o si i o n al a s t o as ert ai n c wh t mb a nu t
er o f rees are

f d
t o b e o un v
i n t he accommodes san ill ages gar ens , and d ,

p a r a v e n i eth G v
o f i s o e r n t
m e n a nc q t y wh
d o n s e u en l a t su m ,

m y d c d y dw th
,

in o ne o r go o s o ul b e annu all p u t o n t o eir o wn

dt
c re i and h ow m an
,
y hp d
s i s f o r t h e lo a i ng of t h e b e rries
t p vd d
mu s b e ro i e h h v
We s all owe er if any o ne re erre t o
. p f d , ,

p t t
lan m ore rees i n hi s p ara veni th an i n t h e accommodes s ans

t ch p m w th p m
,

g n
ra su i i n i erl n
ss o i n t n e as u re o su c e re as o

b ing h wn i ti m b c
e s o us t h i nt nti n f t h I ll
n e e au se e e o o e us
t i
r ous C mp y i t b fit th m l v with t p j di
o an s o ene e se es ou re u ce

as f p ibl t Th i H n
ar as o ss e bj ct
o e r o o u rs
’
su e s .

Thi dly t h Ill t i C mp y will p y f t h h l f

r , e u s r ou s o an a or e a
o f th g ed w ll d
oo i d i,c l y p ep -
d n
r ed l , b l n e re ar e , a s a ea e
co ff ee asm y b g th a d w i th i e t h f a i d er e m n e a o resa acco

m d n l nd th
o es s a light ti v
a s p p
r een d t h q i s ers er ou or e e u va
l nt f th i in g d
e o wh th
s li n oo s,y th d i
e d er en o r an o er es r e

g ood ps v i d d thro t t h me m d a h ll d l i v e t a cco o es sor s s a e er o

t h Ill t i
e C mp ny l d nd p p i t f t h l nd
us r ous o a , as or a ro r e or o e a
in p p l bl t t t h th h lf th f f
,

a ro d er a n s a ea e s a e, f e o er a er eo r ee O

p ym t wh by y will b
a en , er e bl d t ouj y c n id e en a e o en o o s er
a bl p fit with t t h xp
e ro f m ch l b
ou e e f p e en s e o u a our or o su r
vi i n ; b c
s o it i e au s ef w l nd th t g t
s on n mb e f a s a a r ea u er o
t w ld b f d g wi g wild c mp d with t h b n
rees ou e o un ro n o are e a u
d t p d c f t h pl t g wi g in t h g d n Th t h
an ro u eo e an s ro n e ar e s . us e
 1 06

With vi w t c t i t h x ct mb f t h l t
a e o as er a n e e a nu er o e as
m nti n d d l w h t k i d f t
e o e , an a so ch i di vid l h a n o rees ea n ua as
in hi mm d
s a cco n p io g
es sad n w , q i t h
ar aven , or ar e , e re u re e
na tiv Chi f c in v y th m nth t f i h t t h
e e s , on e e er ree o s, o u rn s o e
M dl i
o f aar o G t cc t li t h wing wh t n mb
ou r a e a u ra e s s s o a u er
o f t d pl n t
rees a n ch i h bit t f th i di t ict h in
a s ea n a an o e r s r as
hi l s d d th
an , di t i f t h t
an e c on g d f i t
on o e rees as r e ar s ru s,
& c S ch li t h l l b f
. u i h d i d pli c t t t h D
s s s a e urn s e n u a e o e ess a v e
or S p i t nd t f
u er n e ch di t i ct en w ll f C l m b
o ea s r , as e o o o o as
o f M t nd G ll
a ura a a e .

A p vi ly c it d d f t h 1 4th A g t t t
s ou r re ou s e or er o e u us s a es

th t t h I ll t i
a e C mp y will l p mi t m l t
u s r ou s o an a so er o e a

g d
ar i
en sl p l l, n dn e t m h a l
es , d l y i a g t i d
ra t h a er a an s n ou s e e
f id
a o r es a mm d acco ill g t b pl nt d wi th c ff
o es san v a es o e a e o ee

by t h chi f e bj ct d i h b it nt
e s, su ep n p vi s, an n a a s u o re ou s
a pplic ti p id d th y b f nd it bl f t h m
a on , ro v e e e ou su a e or e sa e,
wi th t c i g y hi nd c t t h g wt h f c in m
ou au s n an ran e o e ro o na on
an d th t im b w h v th f d m d it p p t
o er er , e a e, ere o r e , ee e ro er o
m k a di ti cti
e no g d
s i g n ch l d
on r e b t t l l w
ar h l f n su an s , u o a o a
th p d c
e ro i in g th
u f m t g t t h p fit f th
e ar s er e r o o o o e ro o os e
wh h v cl d d pl t d ch l w lying C mp ny ’
o a e ea r e an an e su o -
o a s
l nd
a p p vi
s u pplic ti
on re Th m l t g d n wh ich
ous a a on . e o ea ar e s

a pp t in t t h p bli
er a oth e h ll b d l t wi th in t h
u c r es o u ses s a e ea e
sa m m e th id l
ann e r as f t h 1 4t h A g t h
e sa dc d o a o e u us as e r ee ,

C l m b 2 7 t h S pt mb 1 7 20
o o o, e e er , .

S mm y f t h
u mb
ar f c ff
o t whi ch ch
e nu er o o ee rees ea
c d i g t hi k d c ndi ti i t pl t d
,

ac or n o s r an an o on , s o an an
m i t i i th D a n a n i nf C l mb e d M t e ss a v o n es o o o o an a a ra
d i t h G ll C l
an n c ding t t h
e a mb
e f
or e , ac or o e nu er o
x i ti g ffi c
e s f th pp
n o ersi t h M nd tas ur er a ea rs n e a a e
l f t h 2 7 t h S pt mb
o a o e1 7 20 i e e er , ,
v z .

Mo dliaar s
Mo h an d ir a m s
A t t e co r l ea s o f G a ll e an d at u ra M
C o r a al s
Vi b ad de Vida an s
Vid a an s o f t h e l s t S o r t
Vi da ans o f t h e 2 md S o r t
A r a at j es
C a n gaa ns
S m a ll A t t eco r le as o f C o l m b o o
Pann e v i de C ar r ea s
Las c or yn s
Pa t t an gat y ns

T o t al nu m b er o f t r ees
 1 07

B id es es th ose wh o do no t p f m din y vic

er o r or ar s er es
wh ose nu mb er is to be f u rn s i h d by t hep cti e r es e ve
Chi f e s .
”

Thext xt ct I gi v l t t gh tly pi d in t h
ne e ra e re a es o a as e so e e
D tch hi t y f C yl
u i
s or t h ty nni c l d m d
o e on , v z . e ra a an ur ero u s
l
ru e of t h inf m Gv e P t V y t (1 7 2 6 a ou sI o ern o r e rus u s
p d c it h
ro u i t wi ll b f
e d t cl er e as
p p in t w hi ch e ou n o ea r u a o
h h ith t b
as lv d
er o i th hi t y f t h w ll
een u ns o e ,
v z .
, e s or o e e
kn wn in c i pti n t b th f t w ll f t h h ‘

o s r o o e s een o n e r on a o e o u se
i n B illi t t xt t t h M d B nk Th in c ipti n
a e s ree ,
ne o e a r as a . e s r o
r un s

D OOR G E WE L T G E VEL T
’
D OOR r REG r H ERS TELT

wh ich t r ansl a e t dm ean s

D es troyed by Might :
Res tor ed by Right .

All th t h b n v g ly k w f th i to hi th t
a as ee a ue no n o s
'

s ne er o

h as b n th t it w p t p t h
ee a t ti f b il ding
as u u on e r es o r a on o a u

whi ch G v n V y t h d c d t b d m li h d W
o er or u s a au s e o e e o s e . e

n w l
o m f t h ci c m t
earn s o c nc i g thi v nt
e o e r u s an c e s o e rn n s e e .

I t pp a th t t h igi l h
ea r s h dba t h dw lli g h
e or na ou s e a een e e n -
ou se

of Li t t And i S w t wh with t h B gh
eu en an r es ar s , o, e ur er

Li t t B j mi P g l t t y h d in c d t h G ’
eu en an en a n e a o ,
a u rr e e o v ern o r s

r e sen tm t den t lly b c m t h vi tim f hi

an e v en u a e a e e c o s

i h m it y Th y w t i d by B l d C cil ll d
,

n u an . e er e r e a oo ou n ,
ca e a

C il f W
ou n c m t c o lly t t d d i g m i i ly
ar ,
”
os ru e or u re , an no n ous

p t
u t d th
o b t
ea t t i fi d w i th t hi tuh P l i t
no i l C n cilsa s e s, e o ca ou

w as c ll d t c i d pl by w hi h t h G v
a e o o ns p p d
er a an c e o e rn o r ro o se

t h l d p t h m m y f hi vi t i m t p p t
o o u e e l x c ti
or o s c s o er e ua e e ra on .

I m k a t t f t h wh l t y i t h R l ti B k ;
e an e x r ac o e o e en r n e es o u on oo

so t h t t h m f t h m wh p ti c ip t d i thi t
a e na es o e en o ar a e n s ac

o f c l ty m y l
ru e b kn w Th i h i ll t h ct f
a a so e o n e r s ar e n a e a s o

vi l d i g thi p i d w lly f
.

o en c e a n d pp i o res s o n ur n s er o as r ea o a

p i v ki d b t wh t h d y f ck i g c m
as s e n u d V y t
en e a o re on n a e , an u s

h d t p y t h d th p l ty f ct t h m wh
,

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oo Ad m i i t t D i k B i n
n s ra eu r , r ere s .

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ess ave , e er o e s e a o .

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ecr e a r , u o s e aar .

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s ca , o a er ar e au .

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ar e o u s e ee er , orn e s va er e .

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e s en en e c d by t h C t M ti l h r on o un e e ou r ar a e re
o n th 1 1 th M
e h l t g i t t h t w ch t it A
a rc as a a ns e o ar ra o rs h
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r es ar s a n en a e a o , a ee or er e

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en a h f
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th e acc d h ld b d m li h d d
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,

n o e e on n o e rs a e e ao -
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ou rn o n e r aa a e s r ee n e as e, a
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a on e s e o es e o u n s s a e u u
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as o e o e rn o r s a see a ro

p i t
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is thi s M emor i al r a i s ed

to the a ccu rs ed memor y o f the

ex ecu ted tra i tor
A ndr i es S wa r ts
on the s i te o f hi s demol i s hed dwell i ng ho u s e -

to be
to the r i ghteo u s a to ken o f i n ces s an t
l han kfu l ness to Go d fo r H is Pro viden ce ,

a nd to the wicked a p er p et ua l zoo m i ng

aga i ns t evi l .

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-
.
,

c nt m e a n i n g i n D u t c h f ro m t h a t i t h a s i n En g l is h b e i n g i n t e n d e d t o ,

d e n o t e t h e p o s s e s s io n o f a U n i v e r s i t y d e g r e e g e n e r a ll y t h a t o f D o c t o r .

o f La w s

1 VVh y so l d
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cal c
(z o o g r naa m d ) i s n o t c l e-
ar In t he s a m e wa y .

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,

b e e n C h a t h a m S t r e e t is a l w m s r e fe rr e d t o i n D u t c h t it le d e e d s as t h e
,
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a o ou r th n
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a e o u ,
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m n y ea s lv t
o u rse v th m des o ser e e sa e en .

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ont h d ti e u f hi es o ffi c d t b s o ll w d t e , an m i in o e a o e o re a n
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e pp li c t i n
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o no u r , n o s an n s e en
’
s re u es
th t h h ld c tin i ffi
a e s ou on m ti m l g
ue n o p itd ce so e e on er , er s s e
i hi
n q t it w
s re u es ,
l d n f th as res o ve c i d ti t o ur er o ns er a on o
c d t hi p y b th ght th t f t h
,

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a n n b p j d i c i l
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ou pp v d b y T h i Exc ll i t B t vi
e a ro e e r e enc es a a a a .

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a nn e s d er C y m n an di d us D i r f M t
ts an e as ss av e o a ar a on
7 h D
t mb
e ce 1 7 58er , H w b i d i th e h h h
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p r ed ec eased h im on 1 9 th D ec e mb er 1 7 3 6
, H er to mb s t o ne is in Web
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Md a C t b i g d p iv d f
u ra o as Op p k /d
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th ffi c w
e o f m ch i mp t c in t h
e as o ne o vi c f u o r an e e s er e o
th H e bl C mp y it w c n id d th t i t h ld
o n ou r a e o an ,
as o s e re a s ou
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a ers o n g d o a ,
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k wl dg f tt g d
no e e o w llco f th on in t t
oo s, as e as o o er eres s

f t h C m p y th H i Exc l l y tt ti w ’
o e o an e re . s e e nc s a en on as

th p di ct d t w d t h Ad mi i t t f T t
ere u on re e o ar s e n s ra o r o u u
c in G d i d S w p i c id ti f hi fift y
or o r e ee s ,
n ons er a on o s ee n e ar s
’

re sid c i th en e n g i i d i v i
o s e rec H i tho ns f n v er se s er es . e s e re o r e

u n im
an ly mi t d t th
ous id p t f Op p h fd f
no na e o e sa os o er oo o

th M d e C ta u ra o as .

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as a so een e e o a o n as s ra or

o f T t i Ph i l ipp
u u c or n M tth T k l Und M ch t
us a eu s re e s, er er an

an d Di p h s i hi pl
e n s er th C hi G b i l
ere n s a ce e as er a r e

Wil li m P t k C hi h t h Fi c l f T t i
,

a o en as as er e re , e s a o u u c or n ,

G it E g l H l t ;
e rr n e Fi c l f T t o si th U d as s a o u u co r n , e n er
M h t
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an an f th I M g in J h
u er s or o e ro n a az e o an n e s

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ar o o d i hi pl c t h U d
eu s en M h t an n s a e e n er erc an

G d J b O b k wh h b
e r r ar ac o t f b th A t
ver ee ,
o as ee n o u o er .

th m t i m t h Ad m i i t t
e sa e e, f T i em l Ad i n s ra o r o r nc o a ee , r a an

M n oe d th S
s , an d A di t h h v b p mi tt d
e ec o n u or e re a e ee n er e

t m k
o a x h g f d ti
e an e c an e o u es .

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s a so res o f Li t e t o ro o e n ac e o e u en a n

F n Al b t
ra s P i p m t dC pt in t h E ign Mich i l
er u s r ns ro o e a a , e ns e

E ve nt wy k Ch i t ff l B t k d i h i pl c
r s o e d i th t aa e , an n s a e an n a

o f t h E ig J e C lns O b g l t ly d p t d
n o an ar e v an sse n er , a e e ar e

f or B t vi t p m t
a a a, C m m di g S g t t h
o ro o e, as o an n er e an s , e

S g er t Jh H m
e an s d J h
o an M nk ll th
oo an an o an e e, a ese

a pp i tm t bj t t t h pp l f Th i Exc ll ci
o n en s s u ec o e a ro v a o e r e en es .

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e ar n c i d f mro L i t at re or re e v e ro eu enan

N yb g d S g
er er an t S ipk th t t h P iv t J h J b
er e an e a e r a e o an ac o

H fmo l t ly an , th t
a e f t h C m p y f m S it
, on e r e u rn o e o an ro a

v q h d t h i l c d d city i m t i m p t i
a ue , a e n s o e n e an au a , n a os er

n tm
en t t ik t h id S g t S ipk
ann er , o s r th h d
e e sa er ean e on e ea

wi th hi w d th t h w th wn t h g d ; ll
s s or , so a e as ro on e r oun a

wh i ch wi ll p p i t h f ll wi g i
a e ar ti n e o o n nser on

I t i th s f lv d d d id d th t t h
er e o r e r es o id P i
e tan ec e a e sa r va e

H fmo ft b i g m ch d t t h M t
an , a er e n Pi t d ar e o e a r o os o n an

b ing th
e v ly b t wi th t h p d h ll b
ere se e re ea en e ro e en ,
s a e

d g d d t t h p i ti f m t
e ra e o e os on o a a ro o s .

L ie u t e n a n t Pr i n s r o s e e v e n t u a ll y t o b e Ma o r 1 n t h e D u t c h A r m y , j
j
a nd , as Ma o r P r i n s w as c h o s e n A m b a s s a d o r t o t h e C o u r t o f Ka n d y m
,

1 770 . H e w a s t h e f a t h e r o f C o r n e l i s A r n o l d u s Pr i n s w h o t o o k se r v i c e ,

u n d e r t h e B r i t i s h a f t e r t h e ca p i t u l a t i o n o f C o l o m b o a n d a t o n e t irn s ,

a c t ed i n t h e o ffi c e o f A d v o c a t e Fi s c a l (A t t o rn e y G e n e r a l ) -
.
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CH APT ER I V .

T M n L DR
H O R BU S o AN EG I S T E S .

H E Th mb L nd R gi t
o us orf m di tinct a ct i n f e s ers or a s se o o
t h A chi v Th w d t h m b f( m P t g t mb
“ ”
e r es . e or o u ro or u u e se o o,
a re
g i t ) n d
s er t h y t
a m i t l f pp t
e s h v bs e b w d se a e ar o a e een o rr o e

by th D tch f m t h P t g
e u ro wh id t e h v or u u ese , o ar e sa o a e
i t d c d i t i t C yl d i g th i l f t h m i ti m
,

n ro u e n o e on ur n e r ru e o e ar e

p viro H w f
nc e s . th P t g o y t m w f ll w d by
ar e or u u ese s s e as o o e
th e D th c u c t nw b ann o t i d cc t f t h
o e asc er a ne , on a ou n o e

d t ti
es r u c f th P t g
on o d al dy f d t
e or u u es e re c o r s re a r e e rre o .

I t i m i f t th t g
s an t tt ti w p id by th D tch
es a r ea a en on as a e u
t th c
o e f l c mpil ti
ar e u d p o v ti n f th R gi t
a o n an r ese r a o o es e e s e rs .

N m u d
er o u s d or l tier s f C ncil an g l t i ng
res o u t h o ns o ou re u a e

m d i whi ch th y w
o e n t b k pt e till p v d Th
e re o e e are s reser e . ere
a pp earst h v b n i o t h C l m b D i t i ct
a e ee t l n t tw e o o o s r , a e as , o

diff t p i d t which C m mi i n w
e r en er o s a pp i t d t o ss o s ere a o n e o
c y t thi w k Th C mmi i n t t w k m ch
ar r ou s or . ese o ss o s se o or u
i th m w y I b li ld Vi i t ti n w
’
n e sa e a th H , e e ve , a s e er a s s a o s er e
m d i E gl nd in t h
a e n n i xta th d v nt nth c t i e s een an se e ee en u r e s .

Th Th m b
e C mmi i n vi it d t h inl nd vill g
o u o ss o l
er s s e e a a es , co
l t i g ll t h i nf m ti
ee n a e th y ld bt i n n t h p t
or a on e cou o a o e s o ,

h i g cl i m
ear n d t ki g vi d c
a s, an Th lta f th
n e en e . e r esu s o es e
o ffi i l i q i i
c a n w b q t l y c d d in l g i
u r es e re su se u en re o r e ar e s ze -

ru el d f m f t t h nd m d p p
or s o s ou S v l y a pp -
a e a er . e er a ears a e ar
t h v b
o a et k i th c mpil ti f ch f th Th m b
e en a en n e o a on o ea o ese o us .

Of t h li t wh ich w
e e ar es c mm d wi thin h t tim f
, as o e nc e a s or e o

t h c nq
e o t f C l mb
u es oly f gm t o o n wt b f nd
o , on ra en s ar e o o e ou .

Th c d t f Th mb w c m m nc d b t th y
e se on se o o us as o e e a ou e ear

1 7 40 th t f C l m b w
, a o mp l t d i t h y
o o o1 7 7 2 th t f
as c o e e n e e ar , a o

G ll t m ch l t p i d
a e a a u a er er o .

Th C l mb Th m b
e o o w xt
o t c nt i n d i n 9 8 l g
o u s , no e an ,
ar e o a e ar e

ro y l f li v l m Th y
a o o o u i t f H es fd
. H d Te h m b c o ns s o a oo or ea o u
an d L d Th m b
a an in p t l m o u,nd di vid d se ara e vo u es , a ar e e
ac c di g t k l p t t w
or n o d vi ll g
o r a es , Th H a fd u as , an a es . e oo
or H d Th m b i g l gi l gi t f t h p p i t
ea o u s a en e a o ca re s er o e ro r e o rs

o f t h l d d c ib d i t h
e an s es p di g L d Th m b I t
r e n e c o rr e s on n an o u .

i c ll d t h H
s a e d Th mb b c
e ea in ch c t h n mo u , e au s e ea ase e a es
a re t b l t d d th t f h d
a u a e un er p nt tiv f th a o a ea o r re res e a e o e

f mily pp ntly t h i di vid l wh c m b f

a —
a ar e e th n ua o a e e o re e

co m pil f th
er s o R gi t b h lf f th
e et f t h f m il y
s er o n e a o e r es o e a

cl im t Th th
a an s . m epp ond h i wi th t h i
er na es a e ar u er s e r

l ti v
re a ki hip t him “t t d Thi i
e ns o m tim v y s a e . s s so e es er

m t f i t nc f th b th ’ ’ ’
re o e, as , or ns a n e, n a er s ro er s so s so or

g n df
ra t h a i t ’
& T h
e r s s s er s s o n , b n c ’
f t h t l c . e a se e o e ac ua
 t he c di tion tt ch d t t h igin l g t At th n q i y
o ns a a e o e or a r an . e 1 u r
h ld by t h Th m b C mm i i
e e o th u vic p o ni s s o ne rs e s er e ar a ve
h ld
o w b d t p d c p f f th i titl
er s ere o un o ro ch nd u e ro o o e r e as s u , a
i f il f d ing d w f f i t d t t h C mp ny
,

n a u re o th l o so , e an s ere or e e o e o a
ff d t m i in th i cc p ti n Th y w th
,

b tu su er e o re a n e r o u a o . e ere en
e nt ered m th Th mb e S v ic P o ni L nd
u as whi ch f er e ar ave a s, or
w nt f p f f ti tl h d v t d t t h C mp y nd w
a o ro o o e a re er e o e o an ,
”
a e re

th c f th t b p
en e o r o d d t h c di ti n pplying
e o s s es s e un er e on o s a

t o C mp ny l nd Th vill g w
o a
’
s a s . lly ll w d te a er s ere u su a a o e o
c mp d f t h nn l p ym nt
o ou n or e a ch l d by th d
ua a e o n su an s e e
li v y er f ot t d n mb f
a s a e n t Oth c i
u er o ar ec a u s . er u r o us
c diti w tt ch d t t h p
on o ns ere a i n f p p ty by
a e o m e o ssess o o ro er so e
o f th l w c t
e o ; th
er mi th w in m in t nc q i d
as e s e s s ere so e s a es re u re
t o p nt t h D tch D i v v y y with kni f
r ese e u ss a e e er ear a e or a
h tch t t h p tt wi th p t m tim i t w
a e , e o ers t wm t
a o ,
so e es as a s r a a
m tim c t in n mb f c k f t h n tiv g
,

an d so e es a er a u er o a es o e a e su ar o r
j gg y I n ll c
a er . h w v t h i t nti pp t h v
a as es , o e er , e n e on a ears o a e
b t h m i t m k th f d l ch t f t h t n
een e sa e, v z . o ar e eu a arac e r o e e u re
C n id i ng th t ly ll vi ll g p p ty w igin lly
.

o s er a near a a e ro er as o r a
h ld d
e un ch vi t d
er su th it i b t n inf i ti tl
se r u es as ese , s u a er o r e
a ft ll whi ch th Th mb Ext ct
er a e m ch p i d by t h
o u ra , so u r ze e
v ill g a v n w bl hi m t t bli h It w c mm
er e en o , ena es o es a s . as a o on
p ctic f m ly f th i p
ra e or er i or f c ll d nc t l
o se n o s s es s o n o so -
a e a es ra

p rop tyer i m g i n i
,
n g th t
a t h Th m b w b an d t pp e t o u as ou o su or
th i ti tl t pply f xt ct wh v th y nt d i nt
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se a a r av g f v mi til I d t d
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un e r s an

M P E Pi i wh n O ffic A i t t t t h G ll K chch i
r . . . er s , e e s s s an a e a e a er
sh tly ft thi t k int t i th m nd d v t d m
or a er s, oo an e r es n e a e o e so e

tim t th i e o ng m nt e r It i I b li v
r ea r r a d t hi e e . s, e e e, ue o s

ex t i th t t h fil h b n t i d p in p t b ndl
er o ns a e es a ve ee e u se ar a e u es

an d l b ll d a B t the tt mpt t
e .
g t h
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wh i ch h v b m a p t d f m t h fil i di ffi c l t t k
e ec o e se ar a e ro e es s a u as ,

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oft m tt
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a er o e re a es oss e u . o er

res p t t h m k I h v m d in f c t t h C l m b
ec s e re ar s a e a e re eren e o e o o o

Th m b o pply t thus a w ll x pt th t wh t h H fd
o ese as e e ce a ere e oo

in C l m b p t c
,

and L d Th m ban o
gi n i us o o o ar e ve n se ara e or res

p di g l m t h G ll Th m b h w th m
on n vo u es , pp it
e a e o us s o e on o os e

p g f th m l m
a es o e sa e vo u e .

C H APTER V .

G R nn A L LE Ec o s .

H EG l R c d f t h C m m nd m t
en er a e or P vinc f s o e o a e en s or ro e o
G ll m y b id c m p ti ly p king t b t h b t
a e a e sa , o ar a ve s ea ,
o e e es
p d
r es e r v e d m t c m pl t an f th i os i fo c d e e o e v ar o u s s er es o re o r s
f mi g t h A chi v
or n Th y w c nt i d in
e r es . titch d e ere o a ne s e
fil w hi h I h v h d p
es , c t l yb n d n d n mb
a e a d Ih v
se ar a e ou a u ere . a e
l
a r ea dy d l t wi th t h ea bj t m tt f th c d in h t
e su ec -
a er o ese r e o r s a s or
in t d ct i
ro t th C t l g
u on I h v c m pil d f th m whi ch
o e a a o ue a e o e o e ,

i
s no w i t h h nd n f th G v e m tP i t a s o I m y p te o ern en r n er . a re ea

h th t th R d w lying i t h G ll K hch i
e re a ese ec o r s er e n e a e ac er

f m t h d t f t h B i ti h cc p ti f t h I l d d w
ro e a eo e r s o u a on o e s an , an er e
re m d t C l m b i 1 880
o ve o Th y m p i l m t v y
o o o n . e co r se a os e er

d c ipti f p b li c d c m t t
,

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e . .
, e so u on s o e
P l it i l C c i l f G l l C
o ca oun p d c Ad m i i t t i
o a e, o rres on en e , n s ra on

an d th R p t P t
o er l f D d S t t i t ic l R t
e or s , 8
ro oc o s o ee s, a s a e u rn s , 50
Th c d th f c p d i p ct f t h C m
.

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m d m t
an e P vin f G ll t t h fi t t w cti
en s o r ro ce of a e, o e rs o se on s o
t h C l mb
e R
o o d l dy d ib d T h y f ni h f ll
o ec o r s a r ea es c r e . e ur s u

d t il l ti g t t h ff i f t h t p t f t h I l d f m t h
e a s re a n o e a a rs o a ar o e s an ro e

t ki g f G ll b t h D t h i 1 6 40 t t h nd f t h D t h
a n o a e y e u c n o e e o e u c
ru el Th d f t h fi t ixt n y
e r ec o r s ( 1 6
o 40 e rs s ee ears

d ing wh i h G ll t f G m nt c t i
.

ur w th c a e as e se a o o ve rn e on a n

i f m ti l ti g t t h t t P t
,

n or a o n re a
p i g i n nt h o
g e o e ra o ns a a s e or u u ese
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t o t he ari o u s esigns f o r t h e a ing of o l o o o lu m e s .

t c d y
1 and 2 , c on ain ing t he re o r s of t h e ears 1 6 40 1 644 , w —
ere
t td
r ans l a e C y B ch
f o r t he e l on ran y tc c y
o f t h e Ro al As ia i S o i e t ,

and are t o b e o u nf dp td rin e in N o 53 , Vol ! V I II , of t h e . . .

Jo u rnal o f th t a t t
in st i u i on .

h dy c y
I t is ar l ne essar f o r m e t o s u pp y h l xt
ere any e r ac t s

fr o m t he v m olu G
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s i m il a r t o c dd
o se in lu e in t h e
G c
eneral Re o r ds I h v d t w th
a e eal i h ch p
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s ee ea rs

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r or o e a u a t
on o o o o e or u u es e o

th D tch p t t h y 1 7 9 6 wh n t h D tch w
e u — u o e ear , e e u ere

cc d d by t h B iti h f w v l m b i ng d t b
su ee e e r s , a e o u es ear a e su
q t t t h D tch c pit l ti n b ing l m g t h
se u en o e u a u a o e a so a on e
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er . bj ct mb c d e su v i d th y m y b
e s e ra e ar e ar e e a e

rou
gh ly di t i b t d d
s r t h f l l w i
u e
n g h d un er e o o ea s

1 P c di g f t h P litic l C cil f G ll
. r o ee n s o e o a ou n o a e .

2 C. p nd nc b tw t h P litic l C nc il nd
o r res o e e e een e o a ou a

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an p f
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2
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3
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4
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5 a on s in I ndi a .

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r o o o s of v ari o u s D d ee s c
in l u di ng th ose aff ec t in g
l nd a .

4 . dmini t ti n nd S t t i tic l R p t
An nu al A s ra o a a s a e or s .

5 Min t
. f v i J di c i l T i b n l
u es o ar o u s u a r u a s .

6 T n l ti n f S inh l
. ra s a nd T m i l D c m n t
o s o a ese a a o u e s .

7 R p t
. nd P tit i n
e or s a e o s .

8 Mi c ll
. Pp
s e aneou s a ers .

A m kn wl dg f t h in tit ti n d whi ch t h
s so e o e e o e s u o s un er e
G v nm t f t h P i c w
o er en o i d n t t h ti m m y
e ro v n e as c a r r e o a e e a
i t in gi ing
as s s l idv f th t nd
a c ear e r nt n t f ea o e n a u re a co e s o

th d I will t t h i b i f t li
es e rec o r s, f s a eI m er e n r e ou n e , as ar a s a

a bl h w th G v
e, o m nt w e g n i d
o d wh
ern t t h e as o r a ze , an a e

f n ct i
u f t h p in ci p l ffic
ons o w e r a o ers ere .

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ea o e a s ra on as e o an eu r ,

wh f l l t itl C mm d d t d l nd
o se u e, o G l an eu r er s a en a en van a e,

Mt a u r e enz , d t d t h t b l d v ll t h t it y
’
en o e a e ru e o er a e e rr or
inc l d d wi thi n t h Di t ict
u e f G ll d M t e At fi t
s r s o a e an a ar a . rs

thi t t h d l ng t h
s s re c eb d f m th i
a o f B nt te s ea oa r ro e r ve r o e o a
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Of t h J dici l I n tit ti
e th R d
u n J ati t i w s u o ns , e aa va us e as
t h h igh t
e It wes c t c m p d f t h C m m nd
. as a ou r o o se o e o a eu r ,
as P id t d tw
r es en th m mb, anf t h P li ti c l o or r ee e er s o e o a
C cil I t x ci d b th n igin l d n pp ll t
ou n . e er se o a or a an a a e a e

j i dicti
ur s Of t h inf i c t t h L d d w
on . e er o r our s e an r aa as
p id d v by t h S p i t d t f t h G ll C l
,

r es e o er e u er n e n en o e a e or e ,
a nd t h S t d R d t whi ch t h m m b
e a s w aa l ct d, o e e er s ere e e e
t i nni lly by t h S i Offi c n t h B d
r e a ,
e en o r er o e oar .

I ddi ti
n a t th th w on l t h f ll wi g i n ti
o e se ere ere a s o e o o n s
t tiu o nsd ffic an wh p nn l c mp d f Offi c i l
o es , o se ers o e , o o se o a
an d U ffi i l M m b no w
c a p i di c lly ch g d t h e ers , as er o a an e , e

no m i ti na f t h C mm
on d b i g lw y bj ct t
o e o an eu r e n a a s su e o
c on fi m ti r by t h G
a on d C cil t C l mb e o v ern o r an o un a o o o .

Th eO ph r C h m b t h C t f C m mi i
an s
’
a f er , e our o o ss o ners o
M i g Carr a e th S p i t d t f t h Fi
a u s es , B ig d e u er n e n en o e re r a e,

th W d e ar f th T wen o t h Ed ti n l B d d t he o n, e uca o a o ar , an e
O ffi c f t h B g y T i b d
e rs o e ur er or ra n an .

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a ar a dmini t d ff i wi th e ess a v e a s ere a a rs a

C ci l d j d i c i l t i b n l c
o un an p ding b t inf i
u a r u a s o r re s on , u er o r ,

t th
o f G ll
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e . e es s a v e as s u e o e au or

o f th C mm e do Th O ffi c th c
an p di g t
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th P li ti c l S c t y t G ll w tyl d th
e o a e r e ar G a a e as s e e eau

th i d
or z eer th i d ffi f m t h chi f w d i t h
e o r au or ze o c er , ro e e or n e

titl w hi ch d c i b d hi f cti n t t h t m k v n l l
e es r e s un o s —
o e a en a a e

p bl
u i q t i l
c u e no a r ee ei t m t t d m p t i g ns r u en en en ez en co o r e

au th i d ( th i d t
o r zeer tt t ll p bli c t i l in t
au or z e o a es a u n o ar a s ru

m t i th i
en s n s

C H APTER VI .

S CH O T OM OL H BU S .

H E S ch l Th m b c t i d i 66 v l m f v i
oo o u s are o n a ne n o u es o ar o u s

i I h v c ll d th m S ch l Th m b
s z es . a f w nt f
e a e e oo o us or a o
a b tt e t m bc er er th y i
,
f gi t k
e aus e pt n d e are a ser es o re s er s e u er
th edi cti f th S h l
re on h S ch l B
o d I h v e c o ar c en or oo o ar . a e

expl i d th t th y h d b lying i t h R gi t G
a ne a e l a e en n e e s r ar -
e ner a
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s

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e or a dw
o nl y
s iv d i t m y
er a e e , an e re o rec e e n o
t dy l t y
cus o Th y d t pp t h b n c l t
as e ar . e o no a e ar o av e ee o ns u

ed f d t d ing t h wh l tim th y w i t h
or re err e o ur e o e e e e re n e

R gi t G l O ffi ; b t j t b f b i g t f d ’
e s r ar -
e ner a s ce u us e o re e n r a ns e rre

h th y w tly b d in v w f m ic
,

e re e e re nea d ou n can as ,
an no or a n e
i f v l m
s er e s o f m whi h i f m ti f
o u es y i t ti g
ro c n or a on o a v er n e re s n
ch ctar a nd t
er , tiv f mili p h p f g t l
a , o na e a es , er a s o rea va u e ,
may b e bt i d Th d ig f th
o a ne .
g i t m
e t b es n o ese re s ers us e
t d t t h Ch i ti i i g p li cy f t h D tch Th t g
rac e o e r s an z n o o e u . e s ro n

ind c m nt h l d
u e e t t th e tiv t mb c Ch i ti i ty
ou o e na es o e ra e r s an

lt d i wh l vill g b i g c v t d d th
”
res u e n o e a es e n on er e , an ese

vo ul m c d t h m f ll th wh w b pti d
es re or e na es o a o se o e re a ze

d t d d m i d d t h in t m nt li ty f t h C m
,

e uc a e ,
an ar r e un er e s ru e a o e o

p y an E cc’
l s i t i c l d E
es as d c t i n l ga c i an T h gi u a o a a en es . e re s

t hv b
e rs a e k pt th t t t h p
een so et d y th y p v i d
,
a ,
a e resen a ,
e ro e

a v t m t f g l gi l inf m ti
as a oun o l ting t
e nea o ti v ca or a o n re a o na e

f mili inf m ti which I b li v w ld v h v b

a es , or a on ,
e e e, ou ne er a e ee n

a v il bl b t f t h m ch c d m d y t m f t h D tch
a a e u or e u on e ne s s e o e u
in f c i g th i
or n li gi n p th
e r re ti v inh bit t o d in
u on e na e a an s an

p p t i ty t h m f th wh m th y b li v d
,

i gf
reser v n or os er e na es o o se o e e e e

th y h d c d f m H th ni m
e a re s ue ro ea e s .

E h f mily i g
ac a p d t g th i t h gi t t h m
s ro u e o e er n e re s er , e na es

o f th h b d e us d wi f wi th t h d t
an an f th i m ei g b i g e a e o e r ar r a e e n

fi t gi v Th m p t y m i c i i i b ly m t i d ’
rs en . e an s a ro n s n v ar a en o ne
Th i i t v i wi t h t h
.

b t th w m
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u e n t o l
an s o as a r u e . s s a a r a nc e e

w ll e t bli h d p ctic f t h D tch i c di g t h m

es a s e ra e o e u n re o r n e na es

o f th i w p pl
e r o nI ll b p ti m l
eo e d th
.
gin at a s a an o er re s e rs

d i f t wh ib d th m i d
,

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wif w lw y gi v f l l m id Th i p cti
, ,

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w as s o un iv l th t v ers a i ig i ng h a m e l dy en v n s n er n a e a a ne er

o m i tt d h m id
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th h e b d w l iv h t k hi
us an as a m d dd d h
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a ft it th
er ,
b us d wh h b c m
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thi w d h th ig d h f ll m id m w ith
.

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th dd iti f wid w
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till b d i H ll d d i t h W lf d l
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s re ar e t th. S ch l Th m b
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d c i bi g t h n m f th p nt
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o f th hild with th i g t t h d t f th i b pti m

e c re n e r a es a e a e o e r a s .

th d t e f th i
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o e r a ss o n o e sc oo ,
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di h g f m t h
sc ar e ch l f th i b pti m f t h i m i g
ro e s oo , o e r a s , o e r ar r a e,

an d l t f ll as f th i d th
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l m v y ft n f c i m d t th p g
.

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n s as co u n er o e re e re n e s a e o o er a es

o r sec ti f th o ns o g i t w h t he re p p il pp
s er h d en e se u s r ea e ar as ea s

o f f m ili a f th i es w o It i i d d e r p i i g i t wh t
o n . s n ee sur r s n n o a

re m t p t o e f th ar s o t y d i t wh t b c e co u n r i ll g an n o a o s u re v a es

th es e Ch h d S h l Ag t p t t d ; n t vill g
u rc an c oo en s e ne r a e o a a e

or h m l t wi t h i t h d m i i
a e n f t h C mp y p pe o t n o ns o e o an a e ar s o

h a ve b wi t hee n t it h l Th f ll wi g t t k ou s sc oo . e o o n en r y a en

f m t h S h l Th m b f t h ill g M pitig m in t h
ro e c oo o u o e v a e a a a e

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o f th f ge i g d
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e n e e an e een s ro ou
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.

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t he a rt ic l es O f t r a d e m o st ly in d em a n d , a n d , a s f ar as p o s s i b l e ,
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,

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t he o at h o f fi d elit y t o t h e S t at e s G e ner a l -
.

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D e c e m b e r 1 7 4 8 , t h e H er ed it a ry Pr i n c e S t a dh o ld er Wil li a m I V
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t h is p u r p o s e h ad b een gr ant ed t o t h e D ir ec t or s b y a Re s o l u t i o n
o f t h e S t at e s Ge ner al o f t h e 2 4t h Mar c h 1 7 4 9
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I n t h is c a p a c i t y , .

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w h i c h wa s r e vo ked b y t h e S t at es G e n e r a l o n t h e 4t h Mar c h 1 7 9 5 -

, .

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,

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en C o mm i s s a r i ss en va n N ed er la ndi c h I ndi e I nt r o du ct i o n -
. .

Treat y b et ween Adam Westerwold , on behalf of t he D utch East

India company, and Raja S i nha, Ki ng of Kandy, 1 6 3 8 .

(T r a n s la ted fr om the Ofii ce i n D u tch p res er ved i n the

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Gover n m en t A r chi ves ) .

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t o et e r n it y , b et ween t h e H o n ou r a b l e A d am West er w o l d , E xt r a
o r d i na r
y C o u n c i ll o r o i I n d ia a n d C o m m a n d e r o f t h e p r e s e n t
t
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p p y ,

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g g
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S i n ga , E m p ero r an d Kin g o f C ey l o n an d C a n d i a , & c an d t h e
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g o e e c e o e r
H i s sa i d I m p eri al Ma e st y , o n t h e o t h er p artj .

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j
,

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f r ie n d s a nd a llies a n d t h e p r o t ec t o r s o f t he ir c ou nt ry agai nst t h ei r

and our co m m o n e n em
y t h e P o rt u g u e se ; t o h e l p t h e Ki n i
g n
de f en d i ng hi s l a n d s o f C ey l o n a ga i nst t h e gr e at a n d i nt o le r a b l e
de c e it i m p er t i n enc e a nd an n o y a n ce c r ea t ed b y t h e Po rt u gu es e
, ,

in t h e o c cu p at io n o f h i s l a n ds d o m i ni o n s , an d se ign i o r i es
, .

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.

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t h e h elp o f H i s Ma est y , ei t h er b y t r eat y o r b y f or c e , a l l t h e b o o t y

a n d go o d s f ou n d t h er e in s h a l l b e e u a l l
y d i v i d e d b e t w e e n t h e q
t w o p ar t i es .

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j
.

a nd o c cu p i e d b y u s a n d H i s I m p er i al Ma es t y i n m a nn er s t at e d

a b o ve t he
, c o n u er e d q
st r o n g h o l d s s h a ll b e gar ri s o n ed b y
o ffi c er s a n d s o l d ie r s a n d su p p l ie d w i t h o r dn an ce an d a m m u ni t i o n

o f w ar a ga i n s t f u t u r e at t a c ks o n t h e p a r t o f t h e Po r t u gu es e An d .

if w e c o n s id er t h at t h e s ai d st r o n gh o ld s ar e n o t su ffi c i ent l y
d ef en s i b l e t o wi t h st an d t h e en e m y , H i s Ma est y sh all b e b o un d j
t o s t r en gt h e n a n d f o r t if y t h e m t o o u r sa t isf a c t i o n .

4 . H is Ma j s h a ll als o
b e b o u nd i n c as e any f o rt s o r
est y

f o rt resses are gar r is i o n ed b y ou r o ffi ce rs a n d s o ldi er s t o p ay t h e i r

m o nt hl y s al ar ie s a n d w ages .

5 . H is Ma jb e o b l ige d l i ke w ise , w h e n st r o ngh o l d s

es t y s h a ll

hav e c a p t u r e d , t o a l l o w u s s u i t a b l e p l a c es f o r t h e s t o ri n
b ee n g
o f o u r go o d s a n d m e r c h a n d i s e , a n d w h en t i m e a n d c ir c um s t a n c e s

p e r m it t o h a v e b u il t f o r u s a s t o r eh o u s e a cc o r din g t o o ur ap p r o v al
,

s o t h at o u r go o d s m ay b e s a f egu a r d e d a ga i ns t fir e a n d o t h er

a c c id e n t s a n d d i s a st er s ; a n d o n t h e sa m e t e r m s t o b ui l d f o r u s

a g un p o w d e r s t o r e f o r t h e p r e s er v at i o n o f gu n p o wd e r , lu n t ,
am m u nit i o n o f war , an d o t h er a p p l i a n c es .

6 . H i s Ma j
b e b o u n d , w h e ne v er d es ir ou s o f at t ac ki n g
es t y s h a l l

t he Po r t u gu es e o r u n d er t a ki n g a ny t hi n g a ga i n s t t h em , t o p r ev i o u s
l y c o n su l t wi t h s o m e o f o u r p r i nc i p a l m i lit ar y o ffi c er s , a nd t o a i d
t h e m b o t h w it h c o u n s e l a n d b y d ee d s o t h at t he resu lt m ay e n u r e
t o t h e w e l f ar e o f H is Ma e st y s c o un t ry
’
j .

7 . H i s M a es t y s h a l l aj l s o s ee t h a t a f e w f r i ga t es de r em os *

a re b u il t i n h i s c o u n t r y a s s o o n as p o ss i b l e , t o b e m a nne d by
r o w e r s o f h i s o w n p e o p l e , a n d p r o v i d e d b y u s w i t h s o l d i er s a n d

a m m u n it i o n o f w a r , f o r t h e pr o t ec t i o n o f H i s Ma es t y s r i v e r
’
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o u t le t s a n d h a r b o u r s a s s i s t e d b y o u r s h i p s , y a c h t s , a n d o t h er
,

v e s s el s , a n d t o p r e v e nt a n n o y a n ce , i n v as i o n a n d a t t ac ks o n t h e ,

a r t o f t h e Po r t u gu e s e
p .

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.

i n t er m s o f H i s Ma es t y s p r o m is e a n d u n d e rt a ki n g t o H i s E x c e l
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le n c y t he G o v e r n o r G e ne r a l a nd t h e H o n o u r a b l e t h e C o u n c i l o f
-

l u d i a t o p a y t he y ea r l y e x p e n s e s a s w e ll a s t o b e ar t h e c o s t o f t h e
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,

re s e nt e u ip m e nt a n d fi t t i n g o u t o f t h e s h i p s y a c h t s , an d o t h er
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c e A n d .

s h o u l d t w o o f t h es e s hi p l o ad s am o u n t i n v al u e t o m o r e t han t h e

y e a r l y e x p e n d i t u r e o n t h e s hi p s t h e b a l a n c e w il l b e f o r w a r d ed t o
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H is Ma es t y in s u c h m e r c h an d i s e , ar t i c l es , o r c as h as m ay b e
d es ir ed b y H is Ma es t y j .

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t ra v el f r eel y an d w i t h o u t m o l e s t a t io n o v er H is Ma es t y s c o u n r y
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f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f c a rry i n g o n t r a d e an d c o mm er c e wi t h t h e
in h ab it a n t s , a n d t o l eav e t h e c o u n t r y u n d i s t u r b ed w i t h t he g o o d s
p u r c h a s e d T h .e in h a b i t a n t s s h a l l b e b o u n d a t t h eir o wn exp en s e
t o p r o v i d e b eas t s o f b u r d en f o r t h e t r a ns p o r t o f su c h go o ds an d
m er c h an dis e a s ar e p u r c h ase d in t h e in t er io r b y o ur m erc h an t s , t o
“
,

c o n v e y t h e m e it h er t o o ur lo gi c o r o n b o a r d t h e s hi p s , i t b e in g

u n d er s t o o d t h a t o u r D u t c h p eo p l e s h al l b e u n d e r o u r o w n
‘

ur i s j
d ic t io n a n d a l l egi a n c e in t h e s am e w ay as t h e n at iv e s o f C e y l o n
j
s h al l b e s u b ec t t o H i s Ma es t y j .

13 . N o p er s o n , w i t h o u t an y e xc ep t io n t radi n g w i t h us s h a ll
,

h av e p o w e r t o d el iv e r t o o t h er s t h e a r t ic l e s r e s er v e d f o r us b y t h e
c o n t r ac t u n t il w e h a v e b ee n gi v e n s a t i sf ac t i o n A n y o n e di s .

c o v e r ed d o in g s o m a y b e arr e s t e d i n o r d e r t h a t b y t hi s m e a ns w e

m ay o b t a i n t h e g o o d s c o n t r a c t ed f o r b y u s A n y o n e i n d eb t e d t o
.

u s i n a n y c o n s id er ab l e a m o u n t m a y b e d e a l t w i t h i n t h e sa m e w ay ,

w i t h t h e u n d e rs t a n d in g h o w e v er t h a t i f o n e o f t h e Ki n g s s u b e c t s
’
j
b e t h u s arr es t ed w e s h al l b e b o u n d t o ad v i s e H i s Ma e s t y or h i s j
r e r es e n t a t i v e t h er e o f
p .

14 . N o o n e o f w h a t e v er c las s , c as t e , c o n d it i o n , o r qu al i t y ,
e xc e t w h en a o in t ed t h e r et o b y t h e K in n d b t h D t c h
p pp g a y e u ,

s h a ll h av e p o w e r t o c o i n , m a ke , o r c i r c u l a t e m o n e y , m u c h l es s t o

m a ke b a s e c o i n A n y o n e d is c o v e r ed d o in g s o w h e t h er D u t c h o r
.
, ,

v as s a l o f t h e K in g , n a t i v e o r f o r ei gn er , n o o n e e x ce p t ed , w ill b e
c o r p o r a l ly p u n i s h e d w i t h o u t m erc y , an d all hi s p ro p er t y c o n fi s

c a t e d a n d d e l iv er e d t o t h e Ki n
g .

15 . I n t h e e v e n t o f a n y o f o u r D u t c h p eo p l e , w h en p r o s ec u e d t
f o r a n y o ff en c e , ill co n d u c t , o r o t h er m i s d e m ea n o u r t a kin g r ef u ge
-

j j j
,

in H is Ma e s t y s t er r i t o r y H i s Ma e s t y an d h i s s u b e c t s s h a ll b e
’

j
,

b o u n d t o d e liv er t h e m i n t o o u r h a n d s A n y o f t h e Kin g s s u b ec t s
’
.

t a ki n g r e f u ge w i t h u s f o r t h e s am e re a s o n w ill l i ke wi s e b e d eli v e r e d
t o H is Ma es t y j .

16 . j
N e i t h er H i s R o y al Ma es t y n o r a n y o f h i s s u b e c t s , n o . j
m a t t er w h o , s h a l l , in t e r m s o f t h e c o n t r a c t m a de b e t w een u s , b e
p e r m i t t e d t o c arr y o n a c o rr e s p o n d e n c e w h e t h er s e c r e t l y o r o p e nl y
wi t h hi s an d o u r c o m m o n e n e m y t h e Po r t u g u e s e s t il l l e s s t o m ak e
an y p l a n s o r c o n t r ac t s w i t h t h e m n o r t o h a v e a n y o t h er d ea li n gs
,

w i t h t h em , w h e t h er c o mm e r c i a l o r o t h er w i s e T h e y ar e , o n t h e
.

c o n t r ar y , t o b e f o r e v er d e c l a r e d o u r en em i es I n t h e ev en t o f a n y
j
.

o f t h e Ki n l h P m h di
’

g s s u b e c t s s e l i n g t o t e o r t u g u es e e r c a n s e o r.

Lo c al h e ad qu ar t e rs , Fre n c h , l oge .
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o t h er art i c l es , w h a t ev er t h ey m ay b e , he w i ll be cor
p o r a l ly

un i h ed n d c o rr ec t ed as a n exam p l e t o o t h er s
p s a .

17 . j
H i s Ma es t y w ill n o t t o l er a t e an y p ap is t s , m o nks o r ,

o t h er e c cl es i as t i c s (wh o al o n e a r e t h e c a u s e o f a ll c o m m o t i o n ,

d is s en s i o n , an d dis t ur b an c e , an d ar e t h e d es t r u c t i o n o f ki n gd o m s
an d c o u n t r i es w h er e v er t h ey h ap p e n t o b e ) b u t will ex t erm i n at e,

t h em a s f a r as p o ss ib l e , b ec a u s e t h ey ar e a l w ay s t h e c h ar ac t er s
w h o s e t t h e in h ab i t a n t s o f a c o u n t r y a gai n s t t h e i r K in g , w i t h a
V i e w o f t h e i r h e l p i n g t h e P o r t u g ues e t o c o n u e r a n d m a s t er t h eq
c o u n t ry .

18 . I n t h e ev en t o f an y o f o u r s h ip s m a kin g a p ri z e o n t h e ir
w ay o u t , w h en s en t h er e in t h e ser v i c e o f t h e K in g , o r o n t h e ir w ay
h o m e , w h e n e v er t h a t s h o u l d b e , t h e f ul l c ar go an d a ll c o n t a in ed i n
s u c h p r i z e v e s s e l s h a l l b e t h e b o o t y o f t h e H o l l a n d er s
-

On t h e .

u n d er s t an di n g a l s o t h a t w h en an y s hi p s ar e l o s t i n t h es e e x p e d i

t i o n s t h e l o ss w i ll b e b o r n e b y t h e D u t c h a l o n e .

19 . I f w e s h o u l d al l o w an y o f t h e o r d n an c e f r o m o u r s hip s
t o b e p la c e d o n t h e f o r t s o r f o r t r es s es , t o b e u s e d i n t h e K in g s
’

s er v i c e , w e w i ll b e a t l i b er t y t o r e m o v e t h em a t a n y t i m e a n d

l c e t h em o n b o a r d o u r v es s e l s o r w h e r e v er w e s h o u l d c o n s i d er
p a

a d v i s ab l e .

T h u s d o n e , r es o l v e d a n d d e c id ed i n t h e p r es en c e o f H i s R o y a l
j
Ma es t y o f C e y l o n b y t h e H o n o u r ab l e A da m Wes t er w o l d , E x t r a
o r d i n a r y C o un c i l l o r o f I nd i a a n d C o mm an d er o f t h e p r ese n t N a v a l

Fl e e t , an d W il l em Ja c o b s z C o s t er V i c e C o m m an d er
,
-
.

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j
Ma es t y , t hi s 2 3r d d a y o f Ma y , 1 6 38 .

I t w as f u r t her a gr ee d t h a t al l v e ss el s w h i c h d e p ar t h en c e wi t h
p as s p o r t s f r o m H i s Ma es t
y o j
r h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a l l b e gi v e n a l l
ai d a n d as s i s t an c e b y t h e H o l l a n d er s .

A c t n m a s ab o v e o n t h e da y , m o n t h , an d y e a r a f or ew r i t t en , t w o
o f t h e s a m e t e n o r as t h es e p r es e n t s , t r a n s la t e d f r o m t h e D u t c h i n t o

j
Po r t u g ue s e , s ign ed b y H is Ma e s t y Ragi a S i n ga , E m p er o r o f
C ey l o n a n d o f C an di a , A d am We s t er w o ld an d Will em Ja c o b s z
C o s t e r , and se a le d wi t h t h e s eals o f H i s Ma es t y an d H e er W e s t e r j
w ol d .

A f t er c o lla t i o n an d c o m p ar i s o n o f t h e D u t c h an d t h e Po r t u gu es e
v er s io n s , t h e f o r e o in
g g h as b e e n f o u n d b y m e t o c o n t a in t h e f u ll

s e ns e o f t h e Tr ea t
y .

(S i gn e d ) F BRU
. Y N IN C K ,

S e cr e t a r y .

Tr u e c op y f r o m t h e a u t h e n t i c d o c um en t p r es er v e d in t h e C as t le

of Bat av i a . 2 6 t h S ep t em b er , 1 65 8 .

S i
( g d ) AN D
n e RI E S Fm s m s .

S ecret ar y ,
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d by th A m bly f t h S v nt n ( p
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senti g t h
n G n l N th l nd Ch t d E t Indi
e e era e er a s ar ere as a

C mp ny ) mp w ing t h Ch mb t t n p t n d
o a e o er e a ers o ra s or a

c v y t C yl n i t h S hi p fitt d ut by th m
on e o e o n e s e o e

h I di vi d l d F mili
su c n h ll pply t
u a s an a es as s a a o

th m f P g e or ass a e .

Th o s e w h o a lo n e , o r wi t h t h e ir f am i lies , s h a l l app l y t o g o t o
C e y l o n s h al l b e gr a n t ed p assa ge f o r t h is p u r p o s e in t h e s h ip s o f t h e
C o m p an y , a n d b e co nv e y e d t h en c e f r ee o f c o s t o r c h ar ge , u p o n t h e i r
t a k i n g t h e o a t h o f fi d el i t y t o t h e s a i d C o m p a n y .

T h e y s h a l l n o t b e p erm i t t ed t o c a r r y w it h t h e m an y o t h e r o r
fu r t h e r lu gga ge t h a n s h a ll b e n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e p as sa ge , a n d t h i s
a t t h e d is c r e t io n o f t h e D i r e c t o r s o f t h e C h a m b er u n d er w h o s e

a u s p i c es t h e y s h a l l s e t o u t E x c e p t t h a t ea c h p e r s o n o r f a m i l y
.

s h a ll b e a t li b er t
y t o t a k e w i t h t h e m c a s h u p t o t h e s u m o f t h r e e

t h o u s an d gu il d ers .

O n arr i v al i n C ey l o n , t h e y s h a ll s et t le d o w n in t h at I sl an d o r
o e e d t o C o c hin , w i t h t h e v i e w o f o b t a in in g t h e ir l i v el i h o o d b
p r c y
m ean s o f w h a t ev er in d u s t r y s ki ll , ar t , o r h an d ic r af t s h all b e
,

w i t h in t h e i r c ap a c i t y , an d a l s o t o c arr y o n t her e any t r ad e w hi c h

m ay b e p er m i t t ed t h em an d n o o t h er .

Th o s e w h o s h al l b e d e s i r o u s o f d e v o t i n g t h em s elv e s t o agri c u l
t u r e s h a l l b e gr an t ed as m u c h l an d as t h e y s h all b e ab l e t o m an ag e .

Th o s e w h o s h all p r oc eed t o C e y l o n o n t h e f o r e go i n g t er m s ,
wh e t h er al o n e o r w i t h t heir wi v es an d c h i l dr en , s h all b e b o u n d t o
re m a in i n t h e c ou n t r y f o r a p er i o d o f fi f t een y ear s ; b u t , i n t h e

e v en t o f t h eir d y i n g d u r i ng t hi s p er i o d t h eir w id o ws , if t h ey s h o u l d
,

r e m a rr y , s h all n o t b e o b l i ge d t o r em a i n f o r l o n ger t h an a p er i o d o f
-

fiv e y e ar s r ec ko n ed f r o m t h e d a t e o f t h e ir m arr i age , p r o v id ed t h a t

fiv e o r m o r e y ear s s h al l b e l ef t r e m ain i n g o u t o f t h e sa id fif t e e n
I n t h e s a m e m a n n er a l s o t h e d a u gh t er s m arr y i n g in C e y l o n
y e ars .

s h al l b e b o u n d t o r em ain n o l o n ger t h a n fi v e y ear s r ec ko n ed a s

b e f o r e f r o m t h e d ay o f t h e m a r r i age .

Th o s e w ho a t t h e e xp i ra t i o n o f t h e a f o r e s a id fif t e e n y ears s h a ll
b e d es ir o us o f r et u rn i ng t o t h is c o u n t r y s h al l b e r e u ir ed t o p a y t h e q
c h ar g e s f o r t r ans p o r t a t t h e r a t e w hi c h n o w ap p li es t o f r ee m an ‘

in I n di a v iz , a l l m al e s a n d f em a l es o f t w el v e y e ar s o f age an d
'

.
,

u p w a r d s f o r t r ans p o r t , t h r e e h u n dr e d g u il d er s e a c h
,
t ho se u nd e r
t w el v e y ear s , o n e h u n dr e d an d fi f t y g u il d e r s ea c h I n addi t i o n t o .

w h i c h r a t e s s h all a ls o b e d u e b o ar di n g c h a rges as f o l l o ws m al es

Th o s e no t b o u nd by an y agr ee ment of serv ce . i &c .

, to t he
C omp any .
 Kora le s ) A ngam m ana Ralah am i (G ra nd B isav a o f U d ap al a t a )
Mu v at t ar a Ra lah am i (Gr an d S ec r et ary t o t h e Ki ng) and Mo ra ,

gam a M u h a n d ir am R a la h a m i .

ART . 1 .

H en cef o r w a r d t h er e b e a n e v er las t i n g f r ie nds h i p b et w i xt

s h a ll

t h e Ki n g o f Ka ndy , hi s N o b les o f t h e Re al m , a nd o t h er su b e ct s j
o n t h e o n e p ar t , an d t h e ir H ig h Mi gh t i n es ses t h e S t at es Ge n er a l -

o f t h e fr e e U
n it e d N et h e r l an d s a n d t h e Mi gh t y D u t c h C o m a n
p y
a n d t h eir in h a b it a n t s o n t h e o t h e r p art .

A RT . 2 .

j
H is I m pe r i al Ma e st y t h e Em p er o r o f Kan d y an d t h e N o b les
o f h is C o ur t a c k n o w l e d ge t h e I llu s t r i o u s an d Mi gh t y S t at es
G en er a l o f t h e U n i t ed N e t h er lan ds an d t h e p o w er f u l D u t c h
C o m p a ny a s la wf u l an d s u p re m e S o ver ei gns o f a ll t h e la nds t h ey
p o ss e s s e d o n t h i s I s l a n d b e f o r e t h e p r ese n t w a r , v i z t h e k in g d o m
o f Ja ff n a p a t a m wi t h it s de p en de n c i e s a n d t h e Wanni p r o v in c es ,

t h e I s l a nd o f Mann ar w it h it s s u b o r d ina t e p r o v i nce s f r o m t h e

p r o v in c e o f P u t t a la m , K a l i
p yt i a a n d i t s d e p en d e n c i e s , t h e
D isa v as hip o f C ol o m b o , t h e di s t r i c t o f G a lle , t h e D i s av as hi p
o f Mat ar a Ba t t ic a l o a , a n d Tr i n c o m ale e a n d t h e l a nds f o rm er l y
j
, ,

d e p en d en t o n t h o s e p l a c es a n d H is I m er ia l Ma es t y a n d t h e
p
q
N o b l es o f h is C ou r t d o h er eb y r e l in u is h al l r igh t a n d t it le t o t h e
a f o re s a i d l a n ds w h i c h t h ey m a h a v e f o r m er ly h a d o r
p r e t e n d e d
y
t o h av e .

A RT . 3 .

Th e Kin g o f Ka n d y a n d t h e N o b les o f h is C o u rt cede o v er a nd

a b o v e t o t h e a f o r es a i d C o m p a n y t h e s o v er e ignt y o v er all t h e sea

c o a s t s r o u n d a l l t h e is l a n d , i n so f a r t h e C o m p a n y d i d n o t p o ss es s

t h em b e f o r e t h e p r e se n t w a r , v i z , o n t h e w es t s i d e f r o m Kay i m a l
.

t o t h e d is t r i c t o f Ja ff n ap at a m , a nd o n t h e e as t s i d e fr o m w h er e
t h e d is t r ic t o f Jaff n a p at a m e nd s as f ar as t h e r i v er Val av e , a n d
t he s e c o a s t s a r e ce d e d i n t h e a f o r e s a i d m a nn e r , t o t h e b re a d t h
o f o n e S i n h a l es e m i le i n l a n d m o r e o r l es s as t h e s i t u at i o n o f t h e
,

h il l s a n d r i v er s w ill p er m it .

A RT . 4 .

To l im it t h e b o u n d ar ies o f t h e c ed e d c o u n t r ies C o m m is sa r i es
s h a l l b e a p p o i nt e d b y b o t h p ar t ie s , an d t h e m ea su r i n g s h a ll

c o mm e n c e f r o m t h e h i gh w a t er m a r k o n t h e c o n t i n ent , n o t c o m

h n d i n t h r n d r t h e s m a l l i s l a n d s N a v ik ka r a i , Ko n a nt i v u
p r e e g e eu e ,

a nd a s i t is n o t t h e C o m p a n y s i nt ent i o n t o
’
Pu l iy a n t iv u & c
j
,

e nr i c h i t s el f at t h e e x p e ns e o f H is Ma e s t y s r ev e n u es , t h e C o m p a n y
’

m i t h im rl t h m m o u n t as w as f o r m e r l
p r o se o p ya y ea y e s a e a y
r ec ei ved f r o m t h e c o u n t r i es n o w ce d ed t o t h e m ; t h e C o mm issar i es
t
w h o l im i t h e b o u n d a ries s hall als o m ake t h e n eces sary ar r an g e .
ment s res pe ct ing t he rev enu es .
 1 35

A RT 5

w
. .

On t h e o t h er h a nd , t h e Il lu s t r i o u s C o m p an y a c kn o l e d ge s t h e
K i ng as S o v er e ign Pr i n ce o f a l l t h e o t h er d is t r i c t s o f t h is i s la n d .

A RT . 6 .

T h e I l lu s t r io u s C o m p an y f r o m a r e gar d t o p ea c e a n d a m it y
will r es t o re t o t h e King all t h e d i s t r i c t s c o n u er ed b y t h em d ur in g q
t h e w ar , ex c ept t h e s e a c o a s t l a n d s a n d p l ac es i n i t s v i c in i t y
,

wi t h in t w o h o u r s wal k o f t h e se a , a gr eeab l y t o A r t i c le 3
’
.

A RT . 7 .

Per m iss i o n wi ll b e gr a n t e d t o all t h e Kin g s s er v a n t s an d s u b e c ts

’
j
t o f e t c h wi t h o u t p ay in g a n yt hin g f o r i t , e it h er t o t h e C o m p a ny
o r any o t h er p er s o n o n t h eir p a r t , a s m u c h salt a s t h ey p lea s e f r o m

t h e l e v ay a s a n d o t h er s al t p an s t o t h e ea st , a n d f r o m S i l a v am
a n d Pu t t a l a m o n t h e wes t .

ART . 8 .

In t h e sa m e m anne r t h e C o m p a n y s h allb e p e rm it t e d t o p ee l
c in n a m o n in t h e Ki n g s l o w e r t err it o r y , v iz t h e D isa v as h ip o f
’
.
,

S a ffr a gam , t h e T h r ee an d Fo ur K o r a les , a n d t h e S e v e n K o r a le s

as f a r a s t h e h i l l n am ed Ba l a n e .

A RT . 9 .

Th e Ki n g s h a ll is s u e o r d er s f o r t h e c in n a m o n w h ic h gr o w s in
t h e h i gh l an ds e a s t w ar d o f t h e B a l a n e m o un t a i n t o b e p e el ed b y
j
h is s u b e c t s a nd del i v er e d a lo n e t o t h e C o m p a ny a t G all e C o l o m b o ,
,

o r Ma t ar a at t h e r a t e o f fi v e p ga o d a s f o r ea c h b al e c o n t a i nin g
8 8 lb o f go o d fi ne c i n n a m o n
. .

A RT . 10 .

t
T h e C o m p a ny s h all , exc lu s i v e o f a ll o hers , r ec ei v e i vo ry p ep p er , ,

c ar d a m o m s , c o ffee , ar ec a n u t a n d w a x , o n p ay i n t h f ll w in
, g e o o g
r a t es v i z , f o r 1 lb o f p ep p er w it h 5 p er c en t o v er we i h t 4 s t i v er s
, . .
g .

or -
1 2 4t h p ago da , 1 lb o f c o ff ee wi t h 5 p er c e n t o v er w e ig ht 2
. .

s t i v er s o r 1 4 8t h
-

p g
a o d a , f o r o n e a m u n a m c o n t a in i n g g o o d
d r ie d b et el nu t s w h ich s h all b e d e liv er ed o n t h e p ar t o f t h e K in g
f or 3 r i x d o l l ar s o r 1 5 p ag o d a f o r ev er y 1 00 l b g o o d p u r e w ax
, .

2 5 ; r i x d o l l ar s o r 1 2 4 p a go d as .

A RT . 1 1 .

A s t h e C o m p a ny n ev er t r a d e d h er e i n i v o r y t h e p r i c e o f i t is
no t kn o wn , a nd t h er e f o r e t hi s A r t i c l e wi ll in p r o c ess o f t im e b e
arr anged .

A RT 1 2 . .

I f in p r ocess o f t im e t h e C o m p an y b e i n wa nt o f a n y o t h er
p r o d u c t s f r o m t h e Ki n g
’
s c o u n t ry t h e p ri ce s w ill b e fi x ed a c c o r d i n g
q
t o e uit y .
 A RT . 13 .

j t
Th e ir m u t u a l s u b e c t s s ha ll b e a l l o w ed t o t ra de wi h eac h o t h er
fo r wh i c h p u r p os e t h e i nh a b it a nt s o f K a n dy will b e perm i e d t o tt
c o m e a n d go t o a nd fr o m C o l o m b o , G a l l e , and all o h er t p l ac es
t
,

an d s ell a n d p u r c h a s e w i h t h e s am e l i b er t ies and r i vil e t h

p g es as e
j
su b e c t s o f t h e C o m p any i n li ke m a nn er t h e C o m p any s inh ab i
’

t
t an t s w il l b e all o w ed t o t r a d e in t h e King s c ou n ry , so t hat b o h
’
t
n at i o n s i n f u t u r e s h a ll b e c o ns i d er e d as o ne , an d en o y e qu al j
p r i v il e ges .

A RT . 14 .

t
A s it is n o w t h e in t er es t o f b o t h c o nt r act in g p ar i es t o e n c o ur age
t h e c u l t iv a t i o n o f t h e c ou n t r y p r o d u c t s a n d t o p rev en t sm u gglin g ,
t h e K in g a s we l l a s t h e C o m p a n y e n gage a n d p r o mi se t o a i d eac h
o t h er , an d t h er e f o r e w h a t e v er s e i z e d in t h e Kin
’

g s t e rr i t o r y
j
,

a l t h ou gh i t b el o ngs t o a C o m p a ny s s u b ect , sh all b e f o r f eit ed

’

wi t h o u t a ny n o t i ce t h er e o f b ei n g t a ke n f o r b eh o o f o f t h e King s ’

t r e as u r y a n d in t h e s am e m a nn er s h a ll b e f o r f eit ed t o t h e C om p any
,

all t h a t i s s e i z e d i n t h e ir t er r it o r y , al t h o u gh t h e p r o p e r t f
y o a
Ki ng s su b e c t
’
j .

A RT . 15 .

[f t h e l u n g s h a ll b e i n w a n t o f a ny f o r eign go o ds , t h e C o m p a ny
j
wi l l p r o v i d e H is Ma est y w it h t h e m a gre e ab ly t o t h e m u st e r s i f
t h ey are t o b e h a d .

A RT . 16 .

O n t h e o t h er h an d , t h e Ki n g a n d t h e N o b l es o f his C o urt engage

t o s u pp ly t h e C o m p any at B a t t ic al o a a n d Tr in c o m alee wi h su c h t
t im b er a s t h e C o m p a ny s h a ll wa nt .

A RT . 17 .

Al l p r is o n er s , w h e t h er E ur o p eans , Malays , an d S ep o ys , a ll
d es ert e r s e it h er Eu r o p ean o r N a t iv e I n f ant r y an d a ll re b els w h o
.

h a v e d es e r t ed t h e C o m p a n y s t er r it o r y s h a ll b e i mm edi ate ly deli

’

v er e d u p , an d t h e gu n s t a k e n f r o m t h e C o m p any at H an v alla an d
o t h er p l a c e s s h a l l b e r et u r n e d a ga in t o t h em .

A RT . 18 .

I n f u t u r e t h e ru naway s l av es fr o m ea c h p art y s hall b e imm e

d i at ely se i z ed a n d del i vere d u p , a n d a r ew ar d o f 1 0 ri xd o ll ars
p a i d a s a g r at ui t y t o t h e p e r s o n w h o a pp r eh en d s a n d re t u r n s h e m t
t o t h eir m as er s t .

ART . 19 .

’
j
I n c as e an y o f t h e C o m p a ny s su b ec t s c o m m it s in t he Ki ng s
’

t e r r it o ry a n y dep r ed e t i o n s o r cr im e m er it i ng c or p o r al pu nishmm t .
su c h p er so n sh al l b e s ei z ed b y t h e K in g s p eo p l e an d deli vered
’
m
t h e p r o o f s o f h is c rirn e t o t h e C o m p a ny , w h o wil l gi ve y M
 I n wit nes s w her eo f , we h a ve h er eu n o set o u r h and s
and t
a ffi xe d t h e
g a t s ea l o f t h e Mi g h t y C o m p any in t h e C as t l e o f
r e
C o l o m b o , t his 1 4t h d ay o f Fe b r u ar , 1 7 66
y .

I W FALC K
. . .

J T FEBER
. . .

l) BU RN A T
. .

G L D E C OS T E
. . .

(S ig ne d ) A D E LY
. .

J L VAN A N G E LEBER
. .
.

P L . S C H MI D T . .

A MO EN S
J
. .

H . BO RWATE R . .

S
( gi ned i n S in h alese ) S RI LA N KA D E VE S V A R A
S R I KI RT I R A A S I N H A J .

Letter f rom William V Pri nce of Orange, to Governor

Van A ngelb eck, 7 t h Feb ruary, 1 7 95 .

(Tr a n sla ted fr om the Or i gi na l p r eser ved i n the Gover n m ent Archi ves ,
C o lo mb o ) .

N o b le an d Mo s t H o n o ur ed C o n fi d ant e ,

O u r Tr u s t y an d Wel l -
b el ov e d !

We h av e dee m ed it n e c e ssar y to a dd r ess y o u t h is co mmu ni ca io n t

an d to re q u ir e y o u t o ad mi t i nt o Tr i n c o m al ee an d e lse wh er e i n
t he C o l o n y u n de r y o u r r u l e t h e t r o o s o f H i s Ma es
p y t h e K i ng j t
o f G r e at Br i t a i n w h i c h w i ll p r o c ee d t h er e , a nd als o t o admi t into

t h e h ar b o u r s o r su c h o t h e r p l a c es wh er e s hi p s mi gh t s af ely anch or
t h e w a r s hi p s fr iga t es a n d a r m e d v e sse ls w h ic h wil l b e d espat ched
j
, ,

t h ere o n b e h a lf o f H is Ma es t y o f Gr e at Br it ai n an d
y ou are al s o
t o c o ns i d er t h e se a s t r o o p s a n d s hi p s b e l o n gin g t o a Power t h a t
i n f r ie n d s h i p a n d a ll i a nc e wit h t h e ir H igh Migh t in esses , an d
w h o c o m e t o p r ev e nt t h e C o l o n y f r o m b ein g in v a de d b y t h e
Fr e n c h .

Wh er e f o r e N o b l e an d Mo s t
,
H o n o ur e d C o n fi d a nt e , Ou r Tr us t y
-

a n d We l l b el o v e d We c o mm i t
’
-

, y o u to God s h o ly p r o te c t i o n an d .

re m ain

Y o u r wel l m -
s hi n g fr ie n d ,
W . PR . v . O R AN G E .

Ke w 7 t h Feb r u ar y
, , 1 79 5 .

H . C . C O TT LE , G O V ER N M E N T PR I N T ER , C O L O MB O , C E Y LO N .