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in great state, in honour of the Honourable Company and Your 

 Excellency, by the chiefs who were sent on Imperial orders. 



The next morning I left for Ruanelle with the same 

 Singalese officers, viz., Dessawes, Raterales, Rales, and a very 

 large company of lascoreens, drummers ( tablelineros ), drums, 

 trumpets, and elephants, who together escorted me in honour 

 of the Honourable Company and your Excellency, as far as 

 Ruanelle, where we arrived about evening, and remained 

 there one night. 



Leaving in the morning, arrived on the 25th at Bomou ; 

 and having spent the night there we left in the morning, and 

 when we had been on the way about six miles, as I thought, 

 from Ruanelle, we saw from afar about nine or ten of our 

 men, who were prisoners, very naked and destitute. But about 

 evening we arrived, on the 26th, at Capuijttewatta, where we 

 remained four nights, and on the last night left for Moligudde, 

 when we had to remain, on the orders of the Emperor, for 

 four nights and days. Thence on March 5 leaving for Kohon- 

 chitte, we slept there one night. The next day, being the 

 6th, we journeyed to Ampittie, where also we rested a night ; 

 and in the morning, being the 7th, left for Maoe (where we 

 lodged two nights in one of His Majesty's courts or forts) 

 and proceeded on our journey to Gandia, having been, so 

 far as I remember, fully seventeen days away since we left 

 Colombo. 



Having waited with the letters for not more than four days, 

 I had the honour, on the fifth day, to appear before His 

 Majesty, and at the same time to present the letters given 

 me by Your Excellency, carrying them on my head in gold 

 salvers, which were first brought to my lodgings by His 

 Majesty's Adigaars and other courtiers, and His Majesty 

 received the said letters out of the same with his Imperial 

 hands, and soon afterwards inquired about the health of 

 Your Excellency and Council. 



No sooner had I answered him and paid him my respects 

 than I got a ring set with nineteen rubies, for which I 

 thanked His Majesty and did the courtesies, as best I could, 



