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yearly a good quantity of cinnamon and elephants. And as 
His Majesty guarded the Dutch persons in Kandy very 
strictly, so that they had little freedom, a certain servant of 
Kieft's, who was already very weary of this, had cunningly 
run away, but as soon as he had reached Dutch territory he 
had been made a prisoner, wherefore Van Kittenstein begged 
the King not to take very amiss this occurrence, which 
had been caused by the too strict detention, but, on the other 
hand, to grant the said Kieft and his followers somewhat 
more liberty, as was done by all princes, and to allow 
him to write frequently to his fellow-countrymen. The 
Governor also sent His Majest;^/ as a token of his regard five 
ells of red scarlet,^" ten ells of gold and silver lace, two and 
a half ells of broad silver lace, a hat with a fine plume, a 
case of Dutch distilled waters, a small cask of Spanish wine, 
besides some Dutch butter ; apologizing that on account of 
the passing by of the Surat ship he could at that time offer 
His Majesty nothing else.^*^ 
On March 4, 1651, the Dutch Governor wrote from Galle 
to the King, informing him that he had received from 
Batavia a long-expected present, and begging His Majesty to 
give orders for its conveyance to his court. From a letter of 
Van Kittenstein's, dated from Galle on April 15, it appears 
that the present in question was dispatched to Kandy in 
charge of Lieutenant Frans Has.^**^ It consisted of a fine 
gold chain ; a saddle covered with silver gilt, handsomely 
embroidered, and provided with all its accessories ; a bi idle, 
also of silver gilt, consisting of a head-, breast-, and hind- 
piece ; a quiver embroidered with silver and gold ; a bow- 
case similarly ornamented ; fifteen gilt arrows and two 
bow-strings. The Dutch Governor in forwarding these 
gifts begged His Majesty to be pleased to send down 
Jurriaan Bloem,^^'^ who was in Kandy, in order to utilize his 
services according to His Majesty's desire, in writing the 
letters to His Majesty in Portuguese.^^^ This request the 
King (who meanwhile wrote to Van Kitteii stein on July 23 
and August 5) complied with, the Governor thanking him 
