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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART IV
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For being already bound, they concluded there could be no other use for those Ropes but to hang them.

But the true use of them was to bind them faster, fearing lest the Wyths might break, and so they were brought up farther into the Countrey; but afterwards being become more tame, they were loosed.

They would not adventure to bring them to us, but quartered them in another House, tho in the same Town.

Where without leave we could not see one another.

The House wherein they kept the Captain and us, was all hanged with white Callico, which is the greatest Honour they can shew to any.


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