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Candia formerly was ruled by lords before she had kings, 

 with no other right to dominion than that derived by force 

 of arms and what tyranny marked out of the empire by 

 power and cupidity. 



In the reign of Parea Pandar, King of Geylan, in 1547,* 

 when the Portuguese had been forty-two years in the Island, 

 they entered into negotiations with Jurira Bandar,^ the 

 eldest brother of Madune, who, under pretext of his conver- 

 sion, asked King John III. for priests and for arms to 

 uphold and carry out his intentions. Three Franciscans 

 were the first to be sent from Columbo to Candia on this 

 mission. The name of only one of them, that of brother 

 Pascoal, is given by Diego de Couto. 



Don Juan de Castro then governed India. Being informed 

 of the idolater's resolution, and fearing that his baptism 

 might stir up strife amongst the Gentiles, as often happens 

 on the introduction of a new religion, he sent Antonio Moniz 

 Barreto (a distinguished soldier, and afterwards Governor of 

 India) with some ships of Avar, presents, and promises of 

 further aid if necessary. Barreto, disembarking at the port 

 of Batecalou with 120 Portuguese, marched to within a short 

 distance of Candia. The idolater had repented of his former 

 wish of becoming a Christian, and imprisoned the Franciscan 

 Brothers, who managed to inform Antonio Moniz of the 

 ambush that awaited him. He therefore turned in the di- 

 rection of Triquilimale, when he was surrounded by a body 

 of 8,000 Zingalas. After bravely defending himself for 

 three whole days he managed to cut his way through to 

 Ceytawaca, and ultimately reached Columbo without losing 

 a man. He then took ship to Goa, to the great anger of 

 the barbarian, who reaped the fruits of his wickedness and 

 utterly failed in his treachery. 



His great hatred against our religion now openly mani- 

 fested itself, which up till then he had carefully concealed, 



* Don Juan Dharmmapala, the roy f meant of Kotte, 1542-97 A.D — 

 B., Hon. See. 



f Jaya Vira, king of Kandy. He was related by marriage to Maya 

 Dunne. — B., Hon. See. 



