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chains, which his master the dessave tried politely to apologize for," 
&c. Again, the same DagJi-Reg. quotes (p. 242) a letter from 
Oalle, dated May 12, 1644, in which Thys reports that "on the last 
of April three of our soldiers with the leave of their officers having 
gone out to cut a maypole were set upon by ten or twelve inimical 
Singalese who gave themselves out as the King's people (one of them 
who would not let himself be taken prisoner being cut down), and 
carried off over the passage of Grindura (in view of Eadia Singa's 
lascarins). This affair according to all appearances was undertaken 
not without Radia's knowledge, since his dessave had two days before 
betaken himself from Gale to Biligam, and from there, owing to the 
arrival of our people (to view that district, being 200 strong), to 
Mature, where first there was denial, and then not without fear the 
matter was brought to light, he knowing how to comport himself 
artfully after the Singalese fashion in that matter, but according to 
our report at least some of the sharks that carried off the two soldiers 
would be caught." 
104 Port., expenses. 
105 Port, mantimentos, provisions. 
Sic for " Manicarware," i.e., Menikkadawara in Beligal korale. 
Sic for " Candea." The Bat. DagJi-Reg, for 1643-44, quoting a 
letter of Thyssen's dated March 28, says (p. 237) that " Radia Singa 
had betaken himself into the mountains to Candia and ordered all his 
people to assemble in Mupeligame " (i.e., Mapalagama : see C.A.S. Jl., 
XVII., pp. 460-461). 
The Bat. Dagh^Reg. for 1643-44 says (p. 236) that Caron, before 
sailing from Ceylon in March, 1644, left over 800 Dutch soldiers in 
Galle, " with the intention that ere long 400 of these soldiers should 
set out for Madampe and the river Alican, being the dividing limit of 
the territories of Grale and Colombo, in order to ascertain what was to 
be done there." 
Cf. C.A.S. Jl., XVII., p. 370 n. 
110 This is, I think, Wilgama near Hettimulla in the Mawata pattu, 
Kegalla District. 
111 For Port, capitao mor, captain-major. 
11^ I can find no record of this letter. 
The original letter has disappeared, but a contemporary Dutch 
translation is printed at pp. 309-310 of the Bat. Dagh-Reg, for 
1643-44. 
11* No copy of this seems to exist. 
11^ Caron sailed from Calle for Batavia on March 19, 1644. 
116 Port, covados, cubits. 
11^ Port, maos, maunds. 
lis The Dutch translator is, I think, responsible for this word. 
Raja Sinha almost invariably uses the old name Jacatra (see infra, 
and note 6 supra). 
