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make Kletzkletz in the following way : viz., they pour some Tea- water 

 into a bowl, put a handful of sugar Candy therein, and beat it up with 

 a split rattan, until it has dissolved, during which stirring eight or ten 

 eggs are beaten up therein, and when it has all been thoroughly beaten 

 up, as much AracJc is poured into it according to the strength desired, 

 then a little Muscat-nut [nutmeg] is grated over it, and this is drunk 

 instead of a warm wine. In the same manner also Massach is made, 

 only that instead of the Tea-water Sury is taken." He also describes 

 Brombrom, Pontz, or Surepontz (see Hobson-Jobson, s. v. ' Punch '), 

 sugar-beer and Cras-bier (see Hobson-Jobson, s. v. 4 Beer Country')." 



8 Surie = sura, ' toddy.' See Hobson-Jobson, s. v. ' Sura.' 



9 Klapper= Malay haldpa, 'cocoanut,' the latter being probably 

 from Skt. Icapdla by metathesis. 



10 Lanterloo, 1 an old game at cards ' (Calisch). "A game mentioned 

 in Games Most in Use, 12mo., n. d. The game of loo is still termed lant 

 in the North" (Halliwell). 



11 Prauw = Malay prdhu, boat. Cf. Sinhalese pdru(wa). See 

 Hobson-Jobson, s. v. 'Prow, Parao.' 



12 AlJcatief. — Yule's Hobson-Jobson, s. v. 'Alcatif ,' says : " This 

 word for ' a carpet ' was much used in India in the sixteenth century, 

 and is treated by some travellers as an Indian word. It is not, 

 however, of Indian origin, but is an Arabic word (katif , ' a carpet with 

 long pile ') introduced into Portugal through the Moors." 



13 The Pas = Pass Nakalagam, or Grandpass. The reception hall 

 referred to occupied one corner of the square in which Wolfendahl 

 church stood. See Percival and Cordiner. 



14 There is a blank here in the original manuscript. The editor 

 queries ' vaantgens,' bannerels or bandrolls. 



15 The ' Beknopte Historie van de Yoornaamste Gebeurtnissen op 

 Ceilon,' compiled in 1760 in Colombo, in the office of the Political 

 Secretary, and published at Leyden in 1862 by Mr. P. A. Leupe, thus 

 refers to this event : — "In the month of December of the same year, 

 1687, tidings were received that His Candian Maj. Raja Singa Eajoe 

 had expired ; whereupon it was resolved to go into mourning until the 

 envoys, who had come to Colombo to make known the succession to the 

 throne of a new King (namely, the young Prince Mahastane), should 

 have put it off. The said envoys conducted themselves as if they 

 knew nothing of the old King's death ; which hypocrisy was repaid 

 them in the very same coin. However, the Gannebandaar begged H. 

 Ex. the Governor privately not to grieve over the old King's death." 



16 Zeduaken = Situwaka. 



17 Roeenelle = Ruwanwella. 



18 Anguellen = Hanwella. 



19 Matualen = Mutwal. 



