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A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
Ow'Vo a little furpriz'd at the fudden arrival of 
Bald^eus. the Parangys (fo they call Foreigners) 
c^'-sj fearing (which prov'd true afterwards) 
that inftead of their pretended Delivery 
they fliould only change their Slavery v 
which the cunning Portugueje Generals 
having well forefeen, had brought Don 
John and Don Philip^ the laft Uncle of 
Donna Catharma^ and both educated in 
the Romifh Religion, to Candy^ the laft 
of which he conftituted King, and Don 
John Generalifllmo ^ leaving Donna Ca- 
tharina the Daughter of the late Empe- 
ror Mahadafcyn^ and the fole Heirefs of 
the Empire, at Manaar. He alfo took 
care to give notice of his coming to thofe 
of Candy, with full Aflurances that he 
was come for no other end than to de- 
Entf> in- jiver them from the Ufurper's Yoke, 
Z,ce mth ^^^"^^ Sood an efFeft upon them, 
f/,^,^, that they enter'd with him into an OfFen- 
five and Defenfive Alliance againfl: Ra^a 
Singa Adafcyn, 
The Ufurper got foon fcent of this 
Treaty, which made him advance with 
a Potent Army towards Jafnapatnam^ 
to prevent the Ponuguefes from marching 
to Candy but thefe were too nimble for 
him, and coming to Candy before he was 
arriv'd in that Kingdom, immediately 
crown'd Don Philip King, and declar'd ^^^c! Dos 
Don John Generaliffirao, under condition ^^'^'P 
that both fliould marry Portuguefe Ladies, 
and the Inhabitants take an Oath of Al- 
legiance to the King of Portugal. 
Don John in the mean time feeing Don 
Philip prefer'd before him by the Portu- 
guefes, conceiv'd a mortal hatred againft 
them, but thought fit to dilTemble it, 
till he fhould meet with a favourable op- 
portunity of fhewing his Refentment. 
With this intention he took care to have 
Candy fortified fo, as not to fear an^ 
thing from Raja Singa, and the Royal 
Palace ( lately demolifli'd by that Ufur- 
per) to be rebuilt with more Splendor 
than before, for the Reception of the Don Jote 
new King, tho at the fame time he con- sxdfpetA- 
fulted with a certain famous Sorcerer ^^"^ ^ # 
how to remove the faid King by Poifon, 
which he efFeded afterwards. 
C H A F. IIL 
Don Philip poifon^d. Don John fucceeds him. He routs Raja Singa, 
foon after. His Secrerary Janiere takes uf Jrms againft Don John. 
H E Portuguefes fearing not without 
reafon the approach of Raja Singa, 
had fortified Gonnoor, and fent John de 
Mdo in Company of certain Religious 
Men to Manaar, to bring them frefh 
fupplies of Men, Arms, and Ammuni- 
tion to Candy, the Inhabitants whereof 
were all difarm'd by the Ufurper, ha- 
DonPhilip ving firft introduc'd Don Philip in great 
fettled at Pomp, and plac'd him in the Royal Pa- 
Candy, lace with the general Applaufe of the 
Inhabitants. 
But he fcarce tafted the firft Fruits of 
his Greatnefs, when Don John (taking 
the opportunity of the abfence of the 
chief of the Portuguefes^ got fome Poi- 
fon adminiftred to him, which not having 
/, pohon J^^^ defir'd efFedt, he gave him_ another 
h Don Dofe, which put an end to his Life ; and 
John. by prbmifes of great Rewards and other 
Enticements, brought moft of the Inha- 
bitants of Candy over to his fide, who 
Who k declar'd him their Emperor, and gave 
n\xde Em- him the Title of Vinne Ladarma Soria^ 
tmr, gfjgj jiig father, mention'd before to have 
been murder'd by the Command of Raja 
Singa, 
The Portuguefes fore-boding them- 
felves no good from Don John, whom 
they knew to be their Enemy, fent 
Meflengers after Meflengers to John di 
A4elo at Manaar, to reprefent to him 
their dangerous State, wherein they found 
therafelves not miftaken : For no fooner 
was Don John feated in the Throne, but 
he fent a Herald to the Portuguefes in 
Garifon at Gannoor, who upbraiding them 
with Perjury and perfidious Defigns, or- 
dered them in the Emperor's Name to 
quit their Pofts within five or fix days, 
which if they refufed, they muft exped 
no Quarter. The Portuguefes finding 
themfeives unable to refift his Power^ 
and defpairing of the defir'd Relief, 
thought it their fafcft way to come to a And foras 
Capitulation with Dohn John,viho granted ^o""* 
them a free Paflage with their Swords on- f^^^j^ 
Jy, being forc'd not only to leave all their noorr^' 
Booty, but alfo their Bag and Baggage 
behind them. 
The very next day John de Mdo ar- 
riv'd with the Succours from Manaar, but 
too late, whilft Raja Singa was advancing 
towards Candy, threatning a moft fevere 
Revenge to the Inhabitants of that Coun- 
try. Don John finding hirafelf now defti- 
tute 
