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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



MS.fol. 39. 



in the town and fortress of Sta. Cruz de Gale, datum ut 

 supra. Jan Thysen, Paulus Doncq, Gerrit Moutmaker, Jan 

 van der Laen, Pieter Lemoyne, Lambert Camholt, Albert 

 Hooghland, Secretary. 



Tuesday, March 5, 1648. 



MS. fol. 40. 



Forasmuch to-day there arrived here from Candea two 

 ambassadors from King Raja Singa, with letters and 

 presents for His Excellency Pieter Boreel and President 

 Jan Thysen, and with oral orders to offer the said letters and 

 presents to the aforesaid Lord Commissioner in person, 



And since the aforesaid Lord Commissioner sailed from 

 this bay on the 26th February last, but had still been seen by 

 our men from the town in the morning of yesterday, 



Therefore the Lord President having convened the 

 Council, has in private meeting submitted to them the 

 questions whether it would not be advisable to comply 

 as much as possible with the said king's wish and petition, 

 and to send the said ambassadors this very evening in the 

 yacht " Rommerswael" (supposing the same can be got ready) 

 on the track of the aforesaid Lord Commissioner, 



All which having been duly weighed by the said Council- 

 and regard being had to the opinion of the Lord Governor- 

 General and Council of India, that so long as our affairs 

 with the Portuguese here in Ceylon are not established on 

 a firm basis (which up to this time is not the case), we had 



MS.fol. 41. 



better humour the Cingalese ; 



further, considering that at all events the Lord Commissioner 

 ought to be made acquainted with the said king's views, to 

 the intent that on His Excellency's appearing before the 

 Viceroy at Goa, he may, as far as the affairs of Ceylon 

 are concerned, to some extent be guided by them ; 



