NO. 41. — 1890.] REBELION DB CEYLAN. 



579 



The peace must be an armed one ; which will be a power ready 

 prepared : and tell the King of Candia that unless he agrees this very 

 moment he will lose both himself and his children. 



I notice many things in these words. He proposed peace ; 

 but he neither advised it nor condemned it, principally 

 because he knew our arms were weak, and he wanted to 

 secure that which he always had at heart for His Majesty to 

 obtain possession of the whole Island. He pointed out the 

 ways and means by which peace should be made, as a great 

 soldier, taking upon himself all the blame, so as to make 

 it easier to obtain it. What greater mark of love could there 

 be in a subject and minister to do all the work and to take 

 all the blame, leaving the glory and certainty of success 

 to the king ; which all desired and knew was due to him. 

 Lastly, he counsels the idolater, perhaps to induce him not 

 to respond, since these hard times would not allow us to 

 be courteous. Moreover, the counsel was so far friendly 

 as not to be thought inimical. Since princes of such small 

 States as Candia ought to do all they can to preserve 

 themselves rather than seek acquisition ; as Livy observes 

 in his remark about the tortoise, which as long as it remains 

 within its shell thinks itself safe, but when it comes out is 

 in danger. 



This last codicil was written the 23rd of January [1]630. 



At this time it pleased God to listen to the prayers of the 

 poor people of Gey lan (many of whom had given up every- 

 thing) for the restoration to health of Constantino de Sa. 

 He obtained it, although late, but never such as before ; for 

 the continual watching, want of sleep, and incessant worry 

 and care — the usual inheritance of governors, — had done its 

 work on his attenuated frame and weary soul. An adminis- 

 trator wants nothing who keeps his health : he has no pleasure 

 without it, and with it there is no work that cannot be done 

 and made tolerable. 



With his convalescence the treacherous designs of the con- 

 spirators revived, for the King of Candia became more than 

 ever afraid of the General, whose indefatigable courage 



