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Be?narks t —See 2 C.L.B. 285. 



One Simon Weedjewardene Tennecon was married to Dona 

 Catherina Jayatilleke, widow of Don Joan Abe siri warden e 

 Ilangakoon, Maha Mudaliyar. 



42. 



Gold medal 



TOT PUBLYK BEWYS VAN^ GUN ST EN AFFECTIE 

 WERT DESE EERE PENNING DOOR DEN EDELE 

 GESTRENGE HEER EN MR. ISAAC AUGUSTIN 

 RUMPF GOVERNEUR EN DIRECTEUR VAN 

 CEYLON, MADURE &C. VEREERT A AN DEN 

 WAKKEREN DON SIMON WIJEWARDANE 

 MODLIAAR GAGINAIKE JAAG EN ZAAY 

 MEESTER VAN MATURE EN OPZIGTER OYER 

 CATTOENE OEDEBOEKE DE GIRREWAYS EN 

 BAYGAMS DIE TOT ONS COMPLETE CONTENTE- 

 MENT IN ALLE GENOEMDE FUNCTIEN EN 

 SPECIAAL IN DE CULTURE VAN INDIGO 

 STEEDS UITMUNTENDE PREUVES VAN ZYNE 

 GETROUWHEYT AAN D. E. COMP. EN ONS 

 HEEFT GEGEVEN A. 1718. 



Translation. — As a public mark of favour and affection 

 was this medal presented by the Hon. Isaac Augustin 

 Rumpf, Governor and Director of Ceylon, Madure, &c, to 

 the gallant Don Simon Wijewardane, Modliaar, Gaginaike, 

 Master of the Hunt and of the Sowing at Mature, and 

 Superintendent of Cattoene, Oedeboeke, the Girreways and 

 Baygams, who in all the aforesaid capacities, and especially 

 in the cultivation of indigo, has always given, to our entire 

 satisfaction, excellent proofs of his loyalty to the Hon. 

 Company and to us. Given in the year 1718. 



Bernards.— See 2 C.L.B. 285. 



