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His Majesty having made every preparation to receive them, 

 and to give the Ambassador an audience in Kandy, sent for 

 him, when the Ambassador went up to Kandy and presen- 

 ted himself before His Majesty with the presents. His 

 Majesty descended from the royal line and whose virtues 

 were like unto gems, after making the necessary enquiries 

 granted to the companions of the Ambassador presents near the 

 Atuwe * in Welate, and to the Ambassador the Walauwe f 

 of the Attepattu Chief of Udu Dumpela, directing him to 

 occupy the said Walauwe. His Majesty having learnt that 

 the Ambassador had gone with the presents and taken his 

 residence at the Walauwe, made him perform the duties 

 of the palace with the great chiefs, and promised him honors and 

 wealth if he should form an alliance with any house he liked. 

 Accordingly the hand of the daughter of Rajagooru Pandit Mu- 

 dianse was solicited in marriage, whereupon the king made pre- 

 sents of a cap of state embroidered with gold lace, jackets, belts, 

 swords, knives, and a box containing gold rings and chains, and 

 female ornaments, such as earrings, hair pins, bangles, anklets, 

 rings and necklaces, and a hundred loads of rice, meat, and con- 

 fectionery and two female slaves ; and the marriage was duly 

 solemnized. After the lapse of several years, the Mohottale % 

 who held the post of Secretary of the Chamber of Golden 

 Armour, and two sons§ were born, and when His Majesty was 

 informed of their not being able to support these children, an 

 endowment of seven amunams of Welate, and four gardens and 

 some Ohena land belonging thereto, and the royal village of Ha- 

 diramalan a/was made and delivered to the Amerekon Mudianse, 

 to be possessed from generation to generation . 



* Granary. 

 1 1 Mansion. 

 | Secretary. 



§ The Sinhalese has Mohottale and three daughters, but from the 

 context it is evident two sons were intended. The error most likely is a copy- 

 ist's. 



