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p. i: Memoirs by his Excellency James Mossel from 1753 to 1755—Batavia 1755. The following papers, all in Dutch, are printed except where otherwise stated. This volume was originally classed as No. 1 of Class D (i.e., printed works) of the Mackenzie Private Collection.

pp. xv, xvi: Table of Contents of the first two Memoirs. p. xix: Memorie van zyn Excellentie Jacob Mossel de A(o) 1753 en 1755 Weegens den Staad, en 't belang der Maatschappy op haar Respective Comptoiroen. [M.S. title.]

1, pp. 1-56: (a) Batavia, 1 May 1753. Memorie ter verhandeling van den staat, en het belang der E: Comp: op hare respective comptoiren, om te dienen ter deliberatie in Rade van India. By J. Mossel. In margin: (b) Resolutien op de nevenstaande Memorie, successive genomen op Maandag, den 23(sten) July, Anno 1753. By the Council. Printed in Van der Chijs, Nederlandsch-Indisch Plakaatboek, 1602-1811, (1889), 6(e) Deel, pp. 381-442. This and the following memoir deal with the affairs of the Dutch Company not only in Java but in a number of outstations in many parts of Asia.

2, pp. 57-253: (a) Batavia, 9 May, 1755. Memorie ter verhandeling van den staat en het belang der Nederlandiche Oost-Indische Comp: op haare respective comptoiren, om te dienen toteen vervolg van het in Rade van India overgelegde schriftuur, de dato l(sten) May, Anno 1753. By J. Mossel. In margin : (b) Resolutien, op de nevenstaande Memorie. successive genomen op Vrydag, den 9(den) May, Anno1755. By the Council. Printed op. cit. (1890), 7(e) Deel, pp. 31-92.

3, pp. 267-78: Batavia. 27 December 1753. Resolution and proclamation of J. Mossel, Governor-General in Council, containing 71 arts. on Military law. Printed (omitting the preamble) op. cit. (1889). 6(e) Deel, pp. 622-33.

4, pp. 279-85: Batavia, 20 August 1753. MS. Copy of part (from art. 12 to the end) of a Resolution of J. Mossel, Governor-General in Council, prolonging the tenure of the opium farm for 10 years. Printed op. cit. (1889), 6(e) Deel, pp. 505-10.

5, pp. 287-95: Memorie Inhoudende de Zaaken, met welke alle Reijzigers en Kooplieden, welke. door hunne Zeehandel de ver Eijschte gelegentheijd hebben, verder alle Liefhebberen der natuurkunde en voortkweekers deezer nuttige weetenschap, (bij voorkomende gelegentheijd) mij zoude kunnen verpligten, door het bezorgen van zommige deelen der hier in aangehaalde voortbrengselen der natuur. MS. Copy of a memoir by a collector of natural curiosities appealing for specimens of natural objects, mineral, vegetable and animal, with directions as to the methods to be followed for their preservation. From internal evidence it seems probable that this memoir was intended to be printed, but it has not been traced, and neither author's name nor date appears.

6, pp. 299-343: Batavia, 30 December 1754. MS. Copy of a very elaborate sumptuary law enacted by Resolution of J. Mossel, Governor-General in Council, and partly printed op. cit. (1889), 6(e) Deel, pp. 773-95. The print omits arts. 76-122, which refer to Bengal, the MS. contains them.

7, pp. 347-61: Batavia, 29 October 1754. Conditien. Van het opregten van een geprivilegeerd Stads-logement, om teffens te konnen dienen tot een provisioneele Ordonnantie voor hetselve. (The Government hotel herein proposed was to be established at Batavia.) MS. Copy of the 31 arts. of a Resolution of Gov(r) Gen(1) J. Mossel and Council, but omitting the preamble thereof. Printed op. cit. (1889), 6(e) Deel, pp. 741-7.

8, p. 363: Extract uyt de Generale Resolutien des Casteels Batavia, genomen in Rade van India, op Donderdag, den 13(den) December, Anno 1753. On a matter of account, directing a deduction of 25 per cent. to be made in the books of the Company in respect of payments effected in their light currency, instead of an entry of the full amount and a cross entry showing the profit. Abstracted op. cit. (1889), 6(e) Deel, p. 610.