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A Defcripion of CEYLON. 
fx„A_/-) having ftilM himfelf. The much beloved 
Baldcciis Son of the always moving Sun. From this 
King Lankauvp Pati Mahadafcyn deduced 
Pedcgrcc rf \{x<i Origin, who took upon him the Name 
the Kings ^/cU-belovcd Lord of the whole 1/le. His 
oj Ce}lon. g^^^ Lankauw Singe Madahafcyn^ i. e. 
The wcU-belovcd Lion of the Ifle^ and 
aiter him his Son, Marajinge Mahadafcyn., 
i. e. The ivcll- beloved Conqueror of the Lton. 
This King left behind him two Sons, the 
firft named Lankauw Patti Mahaftane.^ 
or, The Eye-ap^le of the Country j the fe- 
cond Radgora Adafcyn., or, The rvell-be- 
loved King. Thefe two quarrelling about 
the Succellion, at laft divided Kingdoms, 
that of Candy falling to the ftiare of 
Radgora Jdafcyn^ and all the refb to the 
eldeft. 1 he Pofterity of thefe two Kings 
ruPd for a confiderable time after, the 
eld eft Son always fucceeding before the 
others. Among thefe Lankauw Patti 
Aiahaflane dying in the -^oth year of his 
Age, left a Son named Marandonna Mad- 
gora^ i. e. The Conqueror of the Eye-apple., 
who came no fooner to the Crown, but 
he engag'd in a heavy War againft his 
Uncle by the Father's fide, which was 
ended at laft by a Marriage betwixt 
Marandonna Mahaflane., the Son of Mad- 
gorOj and Malahande Wandige. They lefc 
a numerous llTue of Sons and Daughters^ 
and among the reft one named Fimala 
Banna Soria Adafcyn., i. e. The Conqueror 
of the whole Kingdom., ( born after his Fa- 
ther's Death ) who no fooner came to 
Age of maturity, but he attack'd al! 
the Neighbouring Princes that refufed 
to fubmit to his Jurifdidion and 
having by degrees fubdu'd them all, and 
eftablifh'd himfelf in the Throne, by the 
Death of all fuch as had oppofed him, he 
married at laft Rokech Wandige.^ i. e. The 
Beautiful Queen, his Sifter's Daughter, 
by whom he had a numerous Iflbe of 
Sons and Daughters, from whom the 
prefent Kings are defcended. 
CHAP. II. 
The frji Jrrival of the Portugueles /'^ the Ijle of Ceylon, under the Command 
of Laurence Almeyda. 
Avuval <f\ i\7H^^ft ^^^^^ Inteftine Wars were 
the Portu- V V Carrying on in Ceylon., Laurence 
gucfcs m d'' Almryda by the Command of his Father 
Ceylon, y^gg imploy'd in cruifing upon the Adaho- 
jnctans., who were then tranfporting their 
Effefts from Malacca and Sumatra over 
the Maldive Iflands into Arabia. The 
Portugutfcs being inform'd of the Condi- 
tion of the Ifland, and knowing that it 
was heft fiihing in troubled Waters, did 
turn their Arms againft it, and after 
many bloody Engagements, made them- 
felves Mafters of all the Places which 
produce the beft Cinnamon, which they 
ufed to tranfport in vaft quantities in- 
to Europe. 
Raja Singa At that time Raja Singa Adafcyn reign'd 
Adafcyn in Ceylon. The general opinion is, that 
an Enemy {jg was a King's Son, and Nephew to the 
f; the For- c^j.^. \ have often heard the 
£i!giiefef. pQyiifguefes and fome of the Hollanders 
fay that he was no more than a Barber, 
who being well skill'd in divers Lan- 
guages, and of a Warlike Inclination, 
aim'd at the Crown, and at laft was fo 
fortunate as to reduce the whole Ifland 
(after he had kill'd all the Great Men) 
to his Obedience. This King being a 
declar'd Enemy of the Portuguefes, he 
befieg'd Columbo with a powerful Army, 
and reduced them in a fliort time to 
fuch extremity for want of Provilions, 
that the Garifon knowing the Governour 
to be averfe to come to a Capitulation, 
they at firft broke out into injurious 
words, and at: laft refolv'd (unlefsthey 
receiv'd Relief from Goa in a week's time) 
to kill their Officers, and to furrender 
at Difcetion. But the Governour being 
advertis'd of their Defign by one of his 
Pages, did all that lay in his power to Coktnbo 
keep the Soldiers in Obedience with fair 
Promifes, till the arrival of the fo long 
wifh'd for Succours from Goa^ which- 
having defeated the Indian Fleet, thej 
forced them to raife the Siege. 
This Raja Singa Adafcyn having made 
himfelf Mafter of the whole Kingdom, 
except G^/e and Columbo., forced the Em- 
peror Mahadafcyn to fly the Country, 
who in his purfuit fcattered his Trca- 
fure of Gold and Jewels upon the Road, 
thereby to ftop the purfuit ot his Ene- 
mies. Raja Singa being thus become Maf- 
ter of the Empire, conftituted F'inne La- yj^Q^ 
mantia one of the late Emperor's Favour- manda 
ites. Governor over the Highland Coun- rebels a- 
tries, whofe Son, named Don Jon., after- ^-^'"-^ 
wards obtain'd the Sovereignty, This 
Vinne Lamantia finding himfelf in a con- 
dition to cope with his new pretended 
Mafter, took up Arms againft him, and 
^ • having 
