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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART IV
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Which I have already spoke of in the fifth Chapter of this Part.

This Embassador was much in the Kings favour, with whom he was detained till he died.

And then the King sent his Body down to Columbo carried in a Pallenkine with great State and Lamention, and accompanied with his great Commanders, and many Soldiers.
[The third Embassador.

Gets away by his resolution.] Sometime after the loss of the Fort of Arrundery which was about the year MDCLXX.

the Dutch sent up another Embassador to see if he could obtain a Peace, which was the first time their Embassadors began to bring up Letters upon their heads in token of extraordinary reverence.


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