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letter of 17th March, 1656 (see infra), and from the description in 
Baldseus (chap. XXXIY.) of Hnlf t's visit to the King. 
Grirai^&bula, in Udugaha Pattu, Hewagam Korale (c/l Edjdvaliya, 
Eng. trans., pp. 78, 96, 97). 
Ceylon, chap. XXIX. 
He seems (though Baldaeus does not say so) to have left the 
Dutch camp on 8th February with another letter from Hulft to Raja 
Si^ha, whose reply he now brought. 
Baldseus punctuates thus ; but I think that there should be a 
full stop here, " From " beginning a new sentence, and a comma 
taking the place of the full stop after " Empire " (cf. letter of 20th 
January, supra). 
See supra. If Knox's estimate (Hist. Re'L, pp. 46, 58) of the 
prince's age be correct, he was at this time five or six years old. 
374 For the explanation of this ambiguous message see the statement 
of Baldaens that follows. 
375 Weliwita in Palle Pattuwa, Hewagam Korale. 
376 Baldaeus (op. ciL, p. 92) describes him as "a native of the 
Hague, a brave and clever man with the rapier as well as the pen, 
from whom the Hon. Company has had the benefit of many services 
and still has, he being Director and Governor of Merchandise in 
Persia." (Cf. note infra.) 
377 Baldaeus, op. cit., p. 92. 
378 See translations in Baldaeus, op. cit, pp. 92, 93. 
379 For a full summary see Baldaeus, op, cit, p. 94 ; and for a briefer 
one see C.A.S. JL, XL, pp. 51, 52. 
380 G-iven in Baldaeus, op. cit., p. 100. 
381 Baldaeus, op. cit., p. 101. 
382 Baldaeus, op. cit, p. 103. 
383 Op. cit., pp. 104-107. There is also a large two-page plate 
giving an entirely imaginary and utterly ridiculous representation of 
Hulf t's reception. 
384 Baldaeus, op. cit, p. 108 (see also C.A.S. JL, XL, p. 149). 
385 Given in Baldaeus, op. c^^., p. 110. 
386 Given in Baldaeus, op. cit., p. Ill (see also C.A.S. JL, XL, p. 54). 
387 See Baldaeus, op. cit., pp. 109, 112, 123. 
388 Who had been imprisoned in Colombo for being implicated in 
Don Braz de Castro's revolt against the former Viceroy, the Conde 
de Obidos (see Baldaeus, op. cit., pp. 98, 109, 123). 
389 This was done : see Cey. Lit. Reg., II., p. 118. 
390 Given in Baldaeus, op. cit., p. 113 (see also C.A.S. JL, XL, p. 54). 
391 Given in Baldaeus, op. cit., p. 118. 
392 Given in Baldaeus, op. cit., p. 119. 
393 See note supra. 
Baldaeus states that Hervendonk was suspected of poisoning the 
King's mind against Has, and of thus causing the latter to be kept a 
