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having brought over the greateft part of 
the Country (grown weary of the Ty- 
rant) to his fide, was proclaimed Empe- 
ror, under the Title of Ftme Ladarma 
Soria^ i. e. The Dsliverer of the Empire. 
This War being carried on with various 
Succefs for a confiderable time, the Por- 
tuguefes got t'lmQ to breath, and induced 
Raja Singa to come to a Corapofition with 
Comes to a Fime Ladarma Soria, offering him the 
compofiti- v»hole Treafure he had taken of Alaha- 
^T^-^'S''- dafcyn the late Emperor, provided he 
Kajabinga. ^^uld refign the whole Sovereignty into 
his Hands. 
Whilft they were treating of the 
Peace, Finne Ladarma had a Son born 
him (who bearing his Father's Name, fuc- 
ceededhim in the Empire) bat he was rxA^-^ 
fcarce a Year old, when Ra^a S'mga^ not Baldaus, 
thinking himfelf fecure in the late Trea- '-^^o 
ty coacludQdvfhh rmne Ladarma J he at 
laft found means to cajole him to his 
Court (notwithftanding thofe of Candy is betray J 
ftrongly oppofed it) where he was no foo- 
ner arrived, but being feized upon with 
all his Attendance, Raja Smga order'd 
him to be buried in the Ground up to his 
Breaft, and fo to be killM by the means j^f,^ 
of certain Wooden Balls, which were 
thrown at his Head, tiOhis Brains were 
dalh'd our, the chiefelt of his Attendant? 
being likewife put to death by the Ty- 
rant's Orders, 
Candy 
conquer' d 
Raja. 
This done, he bent all his Force againfi: 
Candyy and having made himfelf Matter 
of the whole Country, fold many of the 
Inhabitants for Slaves, anddifarm'd the 
reft, making the Emprefs his Prifoner. 
The Zingakfes being much opprefs'd by 
the Tyrant, who forc'd them to carry 
Earth and other Materials upon their 
Heads for the building of Fortifications 
all the way betwixt Candy and Settavaca^ 
foBght for ^.elief by the PortU£uefes^ who 
glad of fo favourable an opportunity 
of ftrengthning their Intereft in that 
Ifland, fent Jtutrew Furtado a great War- 
rior with a confiderable Force to Jafna- 
fatnam^ which he furprized, and having 
got the King of that Place in his power, 
requir'd his Confent and Afliftance to 
pafs through his Country for the Relief of 
Candy. The Inhabitants of that Kingdom 
being not as yet enter'd into any fettled 
Treaty with the Portnguefesj were not zingalcfes. 
