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himself at that fortress 1 , for a banishment that he was under 2 , 

 learning of that occasion 3 he freighted a ship, and collected 

 many soldiers to go with him. Dom Francisco de Sousa, 

 son of Dom Pedro, who likewise on this occasion had arrived 

 at Cochim from Ceilao, whither he had gone to report himself 

 on account of having certain years of banishment to that 

 island, and by leave of the general thereof had come to visit 

 his house, likewise freighted a ship with soldiers, and went in 

 succour of Cunhale 4 . 



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Dec. XII., Bk. in., Chap. i. 



Of what took place during this summer in the conquest of the 

 island of Ceilao : and of the victories that our people 

 gained over the tyrant of Gandea : &nd of the handsome 

 tranqueira that Dom Jeronimo ordered to be made in the 

 village of Manicravare. 



Having gained the victories that we have related in the 

 Seven Corlas, and demolished the enemy's tranqueiras, the 

 general Dom Jeronimo d'Azevedo determined to send and make 

 a tranqueira in Manicravare 5 , so as to be nearer to the kingdom 

 of Candea, in order to be able from there to conquer it, and tc 

 form in that tranqueira a magazine and rendezvous for war, 

 and to remain there as a post and castle against the Four 

 Corlas. This tranqueira he determined should be of stone, 

 for better defence and safety of the troops that were to be in 

 it : for which purpose he collected a large number of pioneers 

 and artizans, and all the articles and materials necessary for 



1 Columbo. 



2 I do not know what his fault was. Banishment to Ceylon to serve 

 in the " conquest " there for a term of years was a common 

 punishment at this period (see supra, p. 290, note 2 , and infra, 

 p. 433). 



3 The " occasion " was a projected expedition against the Malabar 

 " pirate " Cunhale, for which an armada under D. Luiz da Gama had 

 assembled at Cochin (in January 1599). For details of this disastrous 

 expedition and the successful one of a year later see Pyr. ii. 514-27. 



. 4 This does not mean that he went to assist Cunhale against the 

 Portuguese, but vice versd. The expression is awkward, and " socorro " 

 may be an error for some other word. 



6 Menikkadavara, in Klraveli pattu, Beligal korale, Kegalla District 

 (see Rep. on Keg. Dist. 31-2). 



