In 1508, when patrol boats needed to communicate something important to the Resident, they had to hoist their flag and fire a shot. The Resident would then immediately send a trusted person with a vessel to learn what they needed to communicate. The patrol boats, like other vessels, were not allowed to dock alongside or board the ship. When the English needed to tell something to the Resident, they could write a note and call one of the patrol boats. This patrol boat would then position itself alongside the ship and receive the message at the gangway, after which it had to leave immediately as mentioned in article 13, section three.
National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.04.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), 1602-1795 (1811), inventory number 3218, Heren Zeventien en kamer Amsterdam, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN UIT INDIË, Overgekomen brieven en papieren, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1769. Derde boek: Batavia, derde deel
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