Here Rests The Body (LYR) of the Honorary (WELEDELE) Most Respectable(GROOTAGTBAAR) Mr. Geraard Iohan Vreeland Council-Extraordinaire of the Netherlands India Governor and Director of the Island of Ceylon, of Coastal Madura, and of other Possessions, Born in Utrecht the 24 September of the Year 1711 Overcome by Death in Colombo the 26 February of the Year 1752, Aged 40 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days