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that the milk brought to us by the chiefs was poisoned, in 

 consequence of which neither the dogs nor the coolies 

 would take it ; and I must say that never before for eight 

 months had I seen such milk as that which the chiefs had 

 brought for four days after my taking leave of the Emperor. 

 My lascoreens were for complaining, but I told them not to 

 do it, as we were on the point of departing ; which we did 

 on the fifth day after obtaining leave from the Emperor. 



Anthonij oVOrte and Paulus, of Copenhagen, came with 

 some chiefs and said that the Emperor had ordered my 

 luggage to be strapped up, and that I should at once go 

 to the Court with them, as the Emperor was out, and 

 that I should there take leave ; as happened. I did the 

 courtesies before the Emperor from a little distance, in the 

 Dutch and Cingalese fashion, shouting with a loud voice 

 under the blue sky, "God grant His Majesty long health 

 and prosperity to the exaltation of his Imperial name and 

 fame," and falling a second time on the earth cried out in 

 a loud voice, " God the Lord, preserve His Majesty's honour- 

 able and trusty Governor, who resides within the Imperial 

 Fort of Colombo, and grant him lasting health and pros- 

 perity," and falling for the third time to the ground, shouted, 

 "God the Lord grant the Emperor lasting and prosperous 

 peace with his trusty Hollanders, by means of which the 

 lands and ports of His Majesty and the Honourable Company 

 may flourish and increase." Lastly I thanked His Majesty 

 with all gratitude for the Imperial gifts which I had received 

 from His Majesty for the honour of the Honourable 

 Company. 



Thereupon I left, but not without distributing some money, 

 given to me for the purpose by the Honourable Company, 

 among the people who stood there in the open,our Ambassadors 

 and other poor people. First of all I assisted Paulus, o £ Copen- 

 hagen, and Anthonij d'Orte, who complained and cried 

 out, and Francois Has and Toedecolle ; also to some English, 

 French, and Hollanders, whom I did not know, I gave Portu- 

 guese money, and asked them to drink with it to the health 



