[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies PART II 5/97
Commonly he holdeth in his hand a small Cane, painted of divers colours, and towards the lower end set round about with such stones, as he hath, and pleaseth, with a head of Gold. [His Queen, and Children.] His right and lawful Queen, who was a Malabar, brought from the Coast, is still living, but hath not been with him, as is known, this Twenty years, remaining in the City of Cande, where he left her; She wants indeed neither maintenance nor attendance, but never comes out of the Palace.
Several Noble-mens Daughters hold Land for this Service, viz.
to come to her Court in their turns to wait upon her Majesty.
She bare him a Prince, but what became of him, shall hereafter be shewn.
He had also a Daughter by Her, she came also in her Youth to a piteous and unfortunate death, as I shall relate in its place. [His Palace, Situation and Description of it.] He keeps his Court at Digligy nour, whither he fled in a Rebellion against him.
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