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Next day they went on marching until they reached the 

 other tranqueira, called that of Maluana 1 , of the same plan and 

 make as the former. And our troops attacking it at one 

 part, and the king at another, it was entered and captured, 

 though with many dangers and deaths on our side, and with 

 the loss of more than six hundred of the enemy, who aban- 

 doned it. 



On the following day they marched upon the other tran- 

 queira, two leagues from this one, called Grubabilem 2 , which 

 was larger and stronger than the others, on account of being 

 near the city of Ceitavaca. The curtain of the wall that ran 

 along the front was larger and thicker than those of the ones 

 they had passed. At each point it had two very large bastions, 

 and on the wall many watch-towers very well provided with 

 men and munitions. On the side facing the river, which was 

 the same Matual, ran a dense bamboo forest, and on the 

 other a very impenetrable jungle. Here in this tranqueira 

 were the forces of Madune, though he was in the city. This 

 tranqueira was attacked with very great determination, and in 

 this attack there were many wonderful feats, which we do not 

 particularize as we do not know the names of those who per- 

 formed them ; but as a result of the affair the tranqueira was 

 captured, though with loss on our side, and in it they remained 

 that day resting from their fatigue and tending the wounded, 

 who were many in number. 



Next day they proceeded to march to Ceitavaca, which lay 

 two leagues 3 in front, and on the road they met Madune with 

 all his forces. And joining battle (which was severe and cruel 

 and with much loss), Madune was conquered and routed, and 

 went fleeing to the mountains of Dinavaca 4 , leaving the city 

 in the hands of our people, who entered it as victors. 



1 If this is correct, the allied forces must have crossed the river, 

 though Couto does not tell us so. (Perhaps Kaduvela is meant.) 

 Malvana became later on a Portuguese position (see p. 405, note x ). 



2 Gurubevila (modern Haovella), where, according to the Rdjdvaliya 

 (78), the Portuguese in 1539 defeated Mayadunne and his Moorish 

 allies (see supra, p. 107, note x ). As this is on the south of the Kelani 

 river, the mention of Malvana previously must be an error. In 

 1595-7 D. Jeronimo de Azevedo erected a fort at Gurubevila (see infra, 

 p. 405). 



3 This is an under-statement. 



4 According to the Rdjdvaliya (78), Mayadunne, after preparing his 

 palace for the entry of his brother, left with his household and forces for 

 Batugedara (Ratnapura District), which, we see from Couto's state- 

 ment, lay in the old territory of Dinavaka (see supra, p. 34, note 3 ). 



