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examining the presents and inspecting the camels in their 

 stall, they remarked that they were a magnificent present, 

 and expressed themselves as highly pleased : they added that 

 these animals had been sent before but had not bred, and 

 the species was not then to be found in Lanka. After that the 

 Ambassador sprinkled them with rose water and they started 

 on their journey back to the capital. 



On the 14th [March] at one o'clock Ehelepola Ralahami,* 

 Disava of Udapalata, and the two Muhandirams Walgampaye 

 and Doranagama arrived from the Maha Wasala and were 

 received and escorted with the usual ceremonies ; After 

 exchanging inquiries as to each other's health, the Disava 

 announced that they had been commanded by His Majesty 

 to escort the Ambassador with the letter and presents with 

 every mark of honour to receive audience. The Ambassador 

 expressed his loyal thanks for this gracious favour ; after which 

 the presents were conveyed across the river, preceded by 

 elephants, and the same marks of honour as before. The 

 Disava was then informed that the Ambassador was ready to 

 start ; and at four o'clock the journey was commenced under 

 a salute of thirteen guns, the Ambassador and the letter 

 being accompanied by all the chiefs with a large body of 

 lascorins, banners, drummers, trumpeters, and performers 

 on the sinhdrdma. On reaching the river bank the animals 

 were taken across followed by the Ambassador, and all 

 advanced as far as the bridge at Bogambara, where a short 

 halt was made close to the city. Here we were met by 

 Rammolake Maha Adikaram Ralahami, f and Madanwala 

 Ekanayaka Ralahami, Disava of Matale, from the Wasala. 

 Next we moved on through two rows of armed lascorins with 

 a line of tusked elephants on one side amidst the whirling of 



* Probably E. Vijayasundara Wikramasinha Chandrasekara Senevi- 

 ratna Pandita Mudiyanse, in 1745 Adigar and Disava of the Seven 

 Korales. — H. W. C. ' 



f First Adigar, 1721 {Valentyn, 353). There was an Adigar and 

 Disava of Sabaragamuwa of this name in 1666 : Vijayasundara 

 Wikramasinha Chandrasekara Amarakon Seneviratna Rajakaruna 

 Pandita Wahala Mudiyanse. On the death of the Adigar in Kunda- 

 sale's reign the family became extinct and the village a Gabadagama, 

 — H. W. C, 



