Ryklof de Bitter, Dessave, Opperkoopman.
Jan van der Bruggen, Captain.
Abraham M. Biermans, Administrateur.
Claas Isaacsz, Lieutenant.
Pieter Boscho, Onderkoopman, Store- and Thombo-keeper.
Johannes van Groenevelde, Fiscaal.
Pieter Bout, Cashier and Secretary.
With a view to enable His Excellency the Governor and the Council to
alter or amplify this Memoir in compliance with the orders from Their
Excellencies at Batavia, cited at the commencement of this document,
I have purposely written on half of the pages only, so that final
instructions might be added, as mine are only provisional. In case
Your Honours should require any of the documents cited which are
not kept here at the Secretariate, they may be applied for from His
Excellency the Governor and the Council of Colombo. Wishing Your
Honours God's blessing, and all prosperity in the administration of
this extensive Commandement,
I remain, Sirs,
Yours faithfully,
H. ZWAARDECROON.
Jaffnapatam, January 1, 1697.