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When the most illustrious king, Wimala Dharma Suriya y 

 departed this life,* and was succeededf by the illustrious 

 Prakrama Narendra Singha, descended from the royal line, and 

 whose virtues were like unto the splendour of gems, the three 

 Appuhamys of the Ambassador were allowed to come into the 

 Royal presence and to perform the duties of the palace, and the 

 two JSfindagamasX of Selewe and Kendewele in the Dissawony of 

 Welasse ; and many lucrative offices, including the farm of the 

 arrow manufactory of Hapuwide, the Maha Kottal, and the Dis- 

 saweship of Welasse, were conferred on the eldest Appuhamy,§ 

 while the two younger Appuhamys received shirts and jackets of 

 velvet after the French pattern ; and while they were so living, 

 the Mohottale proposed to marry the daughter of Dippitiya Mudi- 

 anse of Podape in Four Korles, to which he received His Majes- 

 ty's gracious consent.]| 



Afterwards, the second Mohottale received the Nindagamas 

 and offices which the first Mohottale had held, together with the 

 Maha Mohotty-ship^ of the Chamber of Golden Armour ; and 

 while he was thus performing the duties of the palace, the 

 grand-daughter of Mahimi Bandara of Dambadeniya in Seven 

 Korles was proposed to him in marriage, and he married her 

 with the knowledge of His Majesty. The youngest Appuhamy 

 of the Ambassador, after having received the Nindegam called 

 Medegame and the office of Hetepane Bocotuwe Gate Mohan- 

 dram, was united in marriage to the daughter of Medegama Mu- 

 dianse of Medegama in Madura ; and after this was intimated 

 to the king, His Majesty, the ruler of the world, supreme, 

 pure, eminent and illustrious, protector and upholder, descend- 



* a.d. 1707. 

 t a.d. 1707 to 1739. 

 % Koyal Fief. 



§ Gentleman, son of a Chief. 



|| Here the history of the eldest son of M. Lanerolle breaks off abruptly, 

 and we are left to guess either that he died, or was deprived of his offices, as 

 was not uncommon in those days, forthe purpose of advancing the next favorite 



