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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART IV
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He would make the Women beat their own Children in their Mortars, wherein they used to beat their Corn.
[Gaspar Figari Splits Men in the middle.] Gaspar Figari, had a Portugueze Father and Chingulays Mother.

He was the last General they had in this Countrey.

And a brave Soldier: but degenerated not from his Predecessors in Cruelty.

He would hang up the People by the heels, and split them down the middle.

He had his Axe wrapped in a white Cloth, which he carried with him into the Field to execute those he suspected to be false to him, or that ran away.


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