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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART IV
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He swore he would make the King eat Coracan Tallipa, that is a kind hasty Pudding, made of Water and the Coracan Flower; which is reckoned the worst fare of that Island.

The King afterwards took this Lewis Tissera, and put him in Chains in the Common Goal, and made him eat of the same fare.

And there is a Ballad of this Man and this passage, Sung much among the common People there to this day.
[Simon Caree, of a cruel Mind.] Their next General was Simon Caree, a Natural Chingulays, but Baptized.

He is said to be a great Commander.

When he had got any Victory over the Chingulays, he did exercise great Cruelty.


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