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him wherever he went. Fearing to be taken with his family 

 and all his treasure, he placed them in a hamlet (A Idea), inform- 

 ing his friends and spies that he remained thereto save himself 

 from us. But one of his most intimate and familiar followers, 

 led away by covetousness, directed a company of lascarins to 

 sack the hamlet where he said he had his treasures, with orders 

 to kill all who resisted, never expecting to find Barreto 

 there. They found him lying ill on a bed, and not daring to 

 discover himself, being the first they came across, he was 

 taken so suddenly by surprise that he was unable to make his 

 escape. They beheaded him and all his family ; but the 

 moment the lascarins who did the deed found out what they 

 had done, they wished to kill each other in their remorse : for 

 they greatly loved the apostate, looking upon him as the 

 liberator of their country. But consoling themselves with 

 the thought that what was done could not be undone, in 

 the hope of getting the reward they carried the head to the 

 General, making a boast of their zeal and exaggerating the 

 danger they had run in the attempt to serve their king. 



The news of his death was soon published throughout 

 the Island. At the same time Madune, invested in the Two 

 Gorlas, again escaped to the mountains, whilst his army and 

 Chief Captain, who with a superior force and all the prero- 

 gatives of a king was keeping the kingdom of the Seven 

 Gorlas under his allegiance, was beaten and defeated by the 

 General. The Province was relieved, the rebels punished, 

 and their lands laid waste : those who had remained neutral 

 were brought over, so that all his plans were carried out, the 

 principal leaders taken ; and the Zingalas, weary of so much 

 war, were disheartened, and sought their own safety. 

 Madune, hiding himself in the mountains of the Veddas 

 (Jos Bedas), remained for many days concealed, until he 

 managed to cut his way through the j angle and crossed to 

 the opposite coast, afraid to trust himself even to his most 

 intimate friends after the fortune which befell Barreto, — an 

 example which disabused him of the risk he ran with friends 

 as well as enemies in time of adversity. 



