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forwarded to the Disava by the hands of one of the same 

 experienced Appuhamis and the Moho^tala of the Three 

 Korales ; who were also directed to inform him that imme- 

 diately on receipt of His Majesty's request His Excellency had 

 inquiries made throughout the whole of Colombo for four wigs 

 of very white hair, but without success. He accordingly sent 

 a wig, which had recently been received from Olanda* for His 

 Excellency's own use and which had never been so used, 

 to be submitted to His Majesty by the Disava on behalf of 

 His Excellency ; a wig such as befitted the king could not be 

 made in Colombo, but further inquiry would be made as soon 

 as the ships arrived from Olanda ; failing that, he gave 

 his assurance that a befitting one would be obtained from 

 Olanda itself, and he begged the Disava to report accordingly ; 

 further, the powder and ointment which pertained to the wig 

 would be found enclosed in the same box. 



The Disava replied that he would not fail to communicate 

 all this the very next morning to his Appuhami, who was 

 Haluwadana Nilame,f and send on the box, sealed as it was, to 

 be submitted to His Majesty at an auspicious moment in His 

 Excellency's name. He further added that when he returned 

 to the capital he would himself report everything by word of 

 mouth ; and he requested that his sincere thanks might be 

 conveyed to His Excellency for the trouble he had taken to 

 comply with the request made through him. He was convinced 

 His Majesty would esteem the matter highly as a signal proof 

 of His Excellency's unswerving devotion and loyal attach- 

 ment. All this was reported to His Excellency the next day. 



Nothing further occurred till Friday, the 4th of January, 

 1732, when on receiving information the Ambassador and the 

 rest advanced the usual distance ; and at six o'clock in the 

 evening met Hendeniye Kuruwe Mohot^ala Hami and the 

 Mimure and Walgampaye Muhandirams who had been des- 

 patched from the Maha Wasala. They were accompanied as 

 a mark of honour by nine tusked elephants with bells, seven 



* Holland. 



f Master of the Robes. The widow of the Haluwadana Nilame of the 

 last king is still alive at Kegalla. [The lady in question, Golahela 

 Kuniarihami, has died since this note was written.] 



