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into mourning during the time the messengers remained 

 in Colombo, according to the usual custom. 



On the 12th of March, 1740, Governor Gustaaf Willem 

 Baron van Imhoff left for Batavia, being succeeded in the 

 administration by Governor Willem Maurits Bruyninck. 



In that year the King and some of his evil-disposed 

 courtiers refused permission for the transport of cinnamon 

 to the Three Corles and the Saffregam Corle ; and notwith- 

 standing repeated requests no answer was received to them. 



The consequence of this was that it was resolved that the 

 ships returning [home] should leave without cinnamon. 



In the following year, 1741, an Ambassador having been 

 sent to the Court as usual, he was received with apparent 

 civility, and expeditiously sent back with some small 

 presents, but the chief purpose of his mission was a failure,, 

 as in both audiences he was strictly forbidden to submit any 

 complaints. 



Meanwhile two Candian Araachies and two Yidaans of some 

 villages, assisted by 100 inhabitants from the Four Corles y 

 came to Attenegale (it was presumed at the instigation 

 of their Dissawe) and destroyed all the materials collected 

 there for the repair of a dam, and prohibited the people from 

 continuing the work without special permission from the 

 King. 



Some people from the Three and Four Corles also came 

 down and plundered three houses in the village called 

 Gallepitty Mandeme, destroyed the roofs and raided the 

 gardens, and upon their departure robbed the Company's 

 Vidaan at Awisawelle of all he possessed. 



The inhabitants of Koerewitty Corle also, not satisfied 

 with appropriating to themselves some lands in the Com- 

 pany's territories, compelled the poor natives to deliver up 

 the money of the taxes of Ande and Ottoe belonging to the 

 Company. 



The Company's Ambassador having violently protested 

 against this at Court, the courtiers replied that it was the 

 King's command that the works at Attenegale should remain 



