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Prince of Candia, by name Raja Cinga, making an incursion 

 into our territories, in order to incite the Captain-General, as 

 had been agreed with the Modeliares . . . .' 



"This is a sort of abstruse jumble, in which grammar is 

 wanting. Let us see what the manuscript says : — ' With the 

 previous occurrences which we have considered, the elder 

 Prince of Candia, called Rajatinga, \_sic'] made an incursion 

 into our territories to incite our Captain-General, as he had 

 agreed with the Modiliares . . . 



" With the same ideas, the conclusion of the chapter differs 

 in form. 



" The third printed chapter begins : — ' The King of Candia 

 Henar Pandar died, being the widower of D. Catherina.' 



" In the manuscript :— 4 Hanar Pandar, King of Candia, 

 being already the widower of the Queen D. Catharina, died.' 



•" Thus the literary and academic work proceeds with the 

 grammatical and linguistic correction. 



" The ninth chapter opens in this manner : — ' Before we 

 continue the narrative it is necessary for us for a better 

 understanding that we turn back . . . . ' 



" * To turn back ' is so vulgar that the author corrects in 

 the manuscript : — ^Before we prosecute this history, for its 

 better understanding it is necessary to retrocede . . . . ' 



" And the commencement of the eleventh chapter says : — 

 ' After the Prince had been in the city ten days . . . . ' 



"And the manuscript : — 'After the prince had resided in 

 this city ten days . . . . ' 



" And further, in the thirteenth printed : — ' After we had 

 the territories of Sofregao all submissive . . . . ' 



" Correction of the apograph : — ' After we had subjected to 

 our authority all the territories of Sofregam . . . . ' 



"And without going through all the chapters of the twenty- 

 seven which the second book contains, I shall show the manner 

 in which the last one commences : — ' The Hollanders seeing 

 that after we had lost the city of Columbo, we brought a large 

 force, and with it reinforced the Island of Manar, and the 

 Kingdom of Jafanapatao, where had assembled a fleet of 

 •galleys, which had been sent to the help of Columbo by 

 Manoel Mascarenhas Homem, who was Governor of the Domi- 

 nion, through the death of the Conde de Sarzedas, Vice-Roy 

 thereof, the Captain-Major of which was Francisco de Seixas 

 Cabreira ; and also another of twelve sanguicels^ which the 

 same Governor sent to Manar, and the Captain-Major of this 

 was Manoel de Mello de Sampaio : as well as a hundred and 

 ten soldiers and captains, whom the Hollanders had sent to 

 Negapatao, having surrendered in Columbo, and who went 

 as prisoners in the ships.' 



" What did the Hollanders do on seeing all this ? The 

 .text does not say. 



