232 Terms of address in use 



It consisted of a great many office-bearers. Dr. Davy, 

 who was indebted for the interesting account which he has 

 published of these officers to Millawe, the Dissawa of 

 Wellassa, gives thirty-six. A Gajanayaka Nilama seems to 

 have been the principal of them. As the term implies, he was 

 " the chief over the Elephants ;" and probably his superiority 

 over the rest arose from the great estimation in which Ele- 

 phants were anciently held, as one of the 0^<3x$5*£(^d>£>33 

 or ' the four constituent armies of War.' His office was ana- 

 logous to that of " The Master of the Horse " in England ; 

 and under him was placed a Lekam or " Recorder," who 

 obtained the designation of Kuruwe Lekam, the word e Ku- 

 ril we ' signifying his connection with the " Elephant depart- 

 ment." 



The Maha Aramudal Wannaku Nilama was the " Lord of 

 the Treasury," an office of the highest rank, which corres- 

 ponded with that of Banddgdrika, and to which anciently 

 even princes were appointed, as for instance, Prince Ghota- 

 bhaya.* The Malta Gabadd Nilama, and the Uda Gabadd 

 2 /ilama, were also "Treasurers," each with distinct duties to 

 perform, The officer answering to the "Lord Chamberlain" 

 of the English Court, may perhaps be identified with the' 

 Haluwadana Nilame of the Singhalese. He brought to the 

 King his apparel, his sword, crown, &c. He dressed and 

 undressed the King, and waited on him for the purpose of 

 adjusting his dress. The Batioadana Nilama, the officer who 

 had the management of the royal table, and the Diawadana 

 Nilama, who superintended the royal bath, were officers who 

 approach very near to the "Lord Steward" of England. 

 Under these were many subordinate officers, of whom Sat- 

 tambies were the people who poured water on the King at his 



* See Attanagalawansa, and also Mahawansa- 



