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1686-08-31

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Entry number
800
Date
1686-08-31
Year
1686

English translation

In the presence of all the members, except My Lord the Commender and the ssrs. Van Keulen, Berg en Breugel.

The Reverend Administrator Andries de Man, by the disposition of the Reverend Commender and on his order, having announced in Council the request of the Lords of Siam ambassadors to the aforementioned Lord Commender, to be allowed to receive an additional two hundred rixd. from the Comps. cassa in addition to the fifteen hundred rixd. they have already received on account. After careful deliberation, it has been decided that, since they have already received so much, and that they appear to be satisfied in every way, they should not give them displeasure by rejecting their last request, but the requested two hundred rixd. to have her counted, like the preceding one.57

Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.

[Signed:] S. v. STEL.

[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

[Signed:] L. v. STEL.

[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.

[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.

[Signed:] Present, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.

Original Dutch transcription

In tegenwoordigheid van alle de leden uijtgenomen Mijn Heer den Commendeur56 en ssrs. Van Keulen, Berg en Breugel.

D’ E.Administrateur Andries de Man, bij indispositie van den E.Heer Commendeur en op desselvs ordre in Rade bekend gemaakt hebbende ‘t versoek der Heeren Siamsche ambassadeurs an den opgemelten Heer Commendeur gedaan, om boven de vijfthien honderd Rixd. die sij bereids op rekening ontfangen hebben, nog gelijke twe honderd Rixd. uijt Comps. cassa te mogen genieten. Is na rijpe deliberatie verstaan, angesien reets so veel genoten hebben, en dat in alles schijnen voldaan te wesen, haar door ‘t weigeren van hun laatste versoek geen misnoegen te geven, maar de geëijschte twe honderd Rixd. gelijk de voorgaande haar te doen tellen.57

Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag als boven.

[Signed:] S. v. STEL.

[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

[Signed:] L. v. STEL.

[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.

[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.

[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.