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prisoner in Kandy. He also adds that these unpleasantnesses so 
annoyed Raja Si^ha that for two or three days he was angry with all 
his courtiers. 
Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon Record 
Office. Baldseus also gives a translation (op. cit.^ p. 120). From a 
comparison of my translation with that of Baldaeus it will be seen 
that the latter has taken considerable liberties with the original. 
Altered from ^' service.'' 
See Baldaeus, op. cit, pp. 118, 226. 
See Baldseus, op. ciL, pp. 121, 226, 229 ; C.A.S. Jl., XI., pp. 300- 
302 ; XII., pp. 97, 98. 
See Baldaeus, op. cit* pp. 122-126, 229 ; C.A.S. JL, XI., pp. 303, 
304 ; XII., pp. 98, 99. 
400 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. 
See supra. 
402 Tjje three deputies were Louren9o Ferreira de Brito, Diogo 
Leitao de Sousa, and Hieronymo de Lucena. 
403 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. 
See note supra. 
See supra regarding Joris Blom, the official interpreter. 
Given in Baldseus, op. cit, p. 132 (see also C.A.S. JL, XL, p. 56). 
407 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. It is referred to by Baldaeus {op. cit., p. 133). 
See Baldseus, op. cit., p. 133 ; C.A.S. JL, XII., p. 103. 
409 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office {cf. also translation in Baldaeus, op. cit., pp. 133, 134, and 
see C.A.S. JL, XI., pp. 56, 57). 
4io|0r Captain Bogey (^ Capitao Coquo). Regarding Captain Burkard 
Koch, see note supra. Baldaeus inserts here, in parentheses, 
" afterwards wounded and killed by a soldier at Punte Gale." 
See supi^a. 
This was Rampot : see supra. 
Op, cit., p. 134 (see also C.A.S. JL, XI., p. 57). 
Cf. C.A.S. JL XII., pp. 102, 103. Raja Si^ha seems to have 
claimed Gaspar Figueira as a rebel " on account of his being the son 
of a Sinhalese mother. 
o 
According to Baldaeus, op. cit.^ p. 135 (see also C.A.S. JL, XI., 
p. 57). 
Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. 
That is. Van der Meyden (see superscriptions of previous letters). 
This was actually done by the Dutch shortly afterwards. 
419 Baldseus, op. cit., pp. 135-137 (see also C.A.S. JL, XI., pp. 57-59). 
42^" According to Baldaeus {op. cit., p. 137), who does not mention the 
date of the communication (see also C.A.S. JL, XL, p. 59). 
