Document: Order on a remonstrance of Cornelis van Ruyven against the loose manner of keeping the public accounts

Received and read a remonstrance of the receiver Van Ruijven, in which he shows, among others, the mistakes and errors that are found daily in the account books of the commissary, and the necessary revisions thereof, requesting that the order on the books of finances specified by the lords directors be put into practice; if that does not happen he declares himself innocent of the blame and damage the Company will get for it; and furthermore, that his account be examined every three months. Which, having been taken into consideration, it is resolved to call the commies to do his duty by the following order. Dated as above.

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