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of the Honourable Company. Whereupon many cried out, 

 "God preserve the Honourable Company always, and the 

 Ambassador." 



I left Kanckerancketenoere about 2.30, being Friday after- 

 noon, and for my escort there were Oedepalate Dessave (who 

 everyone said had saved the life of the Emperor when his 

 own people were against him), Egullitij 'rater 'die, Attana- 

 corale, and four or five Arachies and their lascoreens, but 

 without drums. We remained the night at Pallana about, 

 I think, 2-J hours from Kanckerancketenoere ; but found that 

 for four months there had been great dearth of salt and 

 cloth, about which I had often heard complaints against the 

 Emperor whilst in Candia, and on my return not only from 

 the chiefs but also from the common people. 



Leaving Pallana in the morning I arrived in the evening 

 at Moligudde, when Egullitijraterale was on the way, 

 sent by Oedepalate to report to the Emperor that I had put 

 on my Cingalese clothes to appear before Your Excellency, as 

 I had promised the Emperor. 



I remained here a night and left in the morning, and came 

 to Kapuijttewatte, where I remained a night. Oedepalate took 

 leave of us between Moligudde and Kapuijtteivatte ; but I 

 sought first to take my leave of the king, which I did, and I 

 used the same words which I had uttered about the Emperor 

 and his Court. And this Oedepalate, after many blessings 

 and embraces, left us with sorrow, and showed towards the 

 Emperor and the Honourable Company, inwardly and 

 outwardly, his good disposition, as he always showed whilst 

 at the watch and on the march with me. 



I have on the way seen and heard that the Cingalese 

 above the great hill to Candia were not men, but craftier than 

 beasts, and were more favourably disposed towards the 

 Emperor than towards his chiefs, because they so pillage and 

 plunder that nothing is left for the sustenance of the people ; 

 but on this side below the hill the Cingalese desire the arrival 

 of Hollanders, and would take them on their heads. Because 

 the government of the Emperor is not good, but the 



