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friendly alliance or make an agreement on lower terms with any 

 European power, except only with the Hollanders. They promise not 

 only to deliver over to the Company every person, every European 

 penetrating into the interior, but also to abstain from making an agree- 

 ment or pledge with any Indian prince to the prejudice of the interests 

 of the Company. 



Twenty-second Article. 

 In like manner, the powerful Company pledges itself not to make 

 an agreement with any power to the prejudice of the Kandyan Court 

 at any time. 



Twenty-third Article. 

 In order to strengthen the friendly relations between the two parties, 

 ambassadors will be despatched to and from each party. On such 

 occasions all necessary particulars regarding the supply of salt and 

 dried fish and the peeling of cinnamon may be discussed. Further, as 

 befits intimate friends and those who enter into agreements, ambassadors 

 of each party will be received with customary honours, and these 

 customary honours will be paid in full to both parties alike. 



Twenty -fourth Article. 

 The Articles of the Treaty will be strictly and carefully observed and 

 maintained by both parties. Should anything contrary to the purport 

 of any Article of this Treaty, or of any matter appearing in the 

 agreement, be neglected, peace and friendship shall not be ruptured 

 thereby ; but the aggrieved party must make complaint and ask for 

 redress. Then arrangements will be made for [a settlement of] the 

 matter within six weeks. 



Twenty-fifth A rticle. 



Should, however, notice have been given in any case, and satisfaction 

 not have been afforded within six weeks, or dissatisfaction [at the 

 decision expressed], then, as mentioned above, the defaulting party 

 shall be deemed guilty of breach of the agreement. Moreover, it is 

 not lawful, on that account, for the aggrieved party to show force of 

 arms to the party in default. 



We, the hereunder signed ambassadors of His Supreme Majesty of 

 the hill-country, the Chief Emperor possessing universal dominion, and 

 the subduer of powerful foes, in accordance with the command and 

 intention of our Supreme Lord, hereby certify that we have concluded 

 this Treaty, in peace and friendship as mentioned above, with Hot Pit 

 Lednart de Kosta OppraKopman [sic], the MahaDisava of Colombo, 

 and with Yoan Verradwan Angalbek Oppra Kopman [s/c], the Chief 

 Secretary, who were specially commissioned for that purpose by His 

 Excellency the Governor, Mester Wellam [sic] Palk ; and, moreover, 

 we hereby promise that the said agreement will be graciously accepted 

 by the Supreme Lord, the Chief Emperor possessing universal 

 dominion, and the subduer of powerful foes ; that the leading very 



