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Nothing further occurred till on Thursday, the 13th of 

 March, in the afternoon, Dodanwala* Ralahami, Disava 

 of Sabaragamuwa, Joseph d'Ortaf Ralahami, Disava of 

 Bintenna, and Dehigama Nanayakkara Mohottala Hami 

 arrived, being met by the Ambassador and the chiefs who were 

 with him at the usual distance. They were accompanied to 

 the tdndyama, where, after the usual inquiries after each 

 other's health, the Disava of Sabaragamuwa delivered the 

 following message from His Majesty : — 



While the Portuguese were settled in some places in Lanka, 

 as they failed to give satisfaction in their services to the 

 kings who were formerly on the throne, the great King Raja 

 Sinha, out of the confidence which he had in the Hollanders, 

 invited them to Lanka, and with the help of their army drove 

 the Portuguese out of the kingdom, conferring on the Hollan- 

 ders the forts, harbours, and privileges which they had held ; 

 and not only have past kings displayed such kindness, but His 

 Majesty who now occupied the throne even surpassed them. 

 His Majesty, therefore, desired to be informed why the trade at 

 Puttalam had been prohibited. 



The Ambassador suggested that it was desirable that they 

 should state in respect of what the trade had been prohibited. 

 The Disava replied that the previous year a quantity of pepper 

 and arecanut had been forwarded to Kalpitiya on account of 

 the Maha Gabadawa. In view of the repeated protestations of 

 previous Governadors of their readiness to carry out all the 

 demands of the Maha Wasala, why were these articles lying 

 rejected instead of being duly accepted % 



In accordance with the instructions which he had received 

 from His Excellency, as to the explanation which he was 

 to offer to the great Ralahamis of the Maha Wasala, the 

 Ambassador made the following reply : 



* In Saka 1653 [a.d. 1 731] he was Diva Nilame of the Maligawa, R.M. 

 Yatinuwara, Wibadde Lekam, Chief of Kottal Badda, and Disava of 

 Sabaragamuwa. His full name does not appear in the Sittuwa. Later 

 on another Dodanwala was D. Wikramasinha Chandrasekara Karuna- 

 tilaka Seneviratna Pandita Mudiyanse. — H. W. C. 



t The d'Orta Ekenaikes are a well known Matara family. [Joseph 

 D'Orthewas in 1721 Disava of Puttalam : Valentyn, p. 352. — H. W. C] 



