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for the king of Portugal, to whom they were paid in former 

 times, but had been usurped by Machine 1 , which were as 

 follows : — From the ports of Licao 2 one thousand fanams, of 

 Belicote 3 three hundred, the lands of the queen 4 three thousand 

 three hundred , those of Mapano 5 seven hundred, those of Muli- 

 ara 6 two thousand, the Regir 7 two thousand five hundred, the 

 port of Matual three thousand three hundred and twenty, that 

 of Columbo two thousand 8 , Paneture five hundred and sixty, 

 the port of Macii 9 , Beligao, and Gale, and Chucari 10 nine thou- 

 sand seven hundred. And they agreed further that the captain 

 should apprehend the grand chamberlain 11 of the king of Cota 

 and his brother-in-law Alaca modeliar 12 , and a son of the black 

 captain's 13 (who were the three persons whom Madune most 

 feared), the ambassadors leading the captain to believe that 

 these were the instigators of the affairs in which Tribuli Pandar 

 was concerned, that they helped him in the ravages that he 

 had committed : for Madune thought that when he had not 



1 This is the first time we learn of these important facts. When the 

 customs dues of the Ceylon ports first began to be collected for the king 

 of Portugal, I do not know. 



2 This should be " Alicao " (Alutgama), the initial having, as in other 

 instances, been dropped through confusion with the Portuguese femi- 

 nine definite article (cf. C. Lit. Reg. iv. 190, note). The plural form 

 " ports " refers to this and the next place mentioned. 



3 This is an error for " Belitote " ~ Welitota near Balapitiya (cf. p. 358). 



4 I do not know where these were. 



5 Mapane (Mapane) was the name by which, in Portuguese times, 

 the tract of open land now called Galle Face was known (see C. A. S. 

 Jl. xii. 76, note). We shall come across the name more than once in 

 the account of the great siege of Columbo, 1587-8 (cf. infra, p. 296, 

 note 10 ). 



6 This is evidently Mulleriyava, a few miles east of Colombo (cf. 

 infra, p. 292, note 4 ). 



7 This is a puzzling name ; but coming, as it does, between Mulleri- 

 yava and Mutwal, I think the original " o Regir " is a misreading or 

 misprint for some such form as " Veregore " = Veragoda {cf. infra, p. 384). 



8 The port of Matual, it will be seen, had a larger trade than that 

 of Columbo. 



9 Maggona. 



10 This, I think, must be a ghost name, evolved out of a misreading 

 of some Portuguese word or words. It may, however, be a blunder 

 for " Caleture " ; but its enumeration after Galle makes this dubious. 



11 Tammita Bala Stirya Baildara (see supra, p. 156, note 1 , &c). 



12 In VII. in. v. (p. 177) he is called Alanca. (Perhaps Alegakkon 

 is intended. ) The Rdjdvaliya does not mention him. 



19 I do not know who this was. 



