A Defcriftion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
'^^^-"-^ Head of 12500 Portugueses^ befides a 
BaUUus. gQQ^j number of Mijtices ai¥d InSms^ 
J^QCj;^ which oceailon'd no fmall Conftern-ation 
Ajfiiunce in Don Johris Army, who had been late- 
bythe Por- ly Spectators of the Ravages GorafmiEted 
ruguefcs. t>y thofe of (^^/e and Columho (with the 
alliftanceof the new King) in the Zow 
Lctnds^ and therefore had all the reafon 
fo fear fo ftrong a Force of the Portugueses 
ready to join WFth his Eflemies. Howe* 
ver Pedro Lopes finding the Loiv-Lands hid 
dcfolate (thebeft of the Country) and 
confequently promifing himfelf but 
in 1^11 Advantages by his Stay, was for 
retarntng to Goa^ had he not been oppo- 
ied by the reft of the Officers, who al- 
kdgcd, that the beft part of the lace 
King's Treafurc remain'd as yet entire 
at Caytdy •, and that in order to make 
themfelves Mailers of the whole Ifle, 
they mufl; take this Opportunity of con- 
qnering the Petty Princes one aftet ano- 
ther, which they put in execution accord- 
ingly. For having partly by Force, part- 
ly by Promifes, brought the Kings of the 
Low- Lands over to their Party, it was a- 
greed to alTemble a ftrong Array againfl; 
Don John. The Quota's of the feveral 
Princes to be furnifh'd for this Expediti- 
on was regulated in the following manner. 
The King of Cota 62oo Men, four 
War- Elephants, 50 other Elephants,i8oo 
Osen forGafFtage, and roooCo/yj orPi- a great 
©neers. I^ing Jankre IVandaar Ragora ^^f^j^ai- 
28s>8oMea, 24 War-Elephants, 20a o-^^f^^^l^^ 
thers, 50<xDOxen for Carriage, 3000 Pi- ^^^^ 
oaeers. The Kingdom of jafnaf-nnam 
1 9900 Men, 10 War-Elephants, 40 of 
the common forC, 3000 Oxen, and zooo 
Pioneeis. The King of Co:tar 798a Men, 
6ooPioHsees, 1000 Oxen, 30 War-Ele- 
phants, 25 others. The K.of Palugan, 
5890 Men, 1000 Pioneers, 3 War-Ele- 
phants,and 25 others. The King of Ba- 
tecab 9800 Men, 2000 Pioneers, 2500 
Oxen, 4 War-Elephants, and soothers. 
The King of Panua in conjundion with 
fome other Princes, 59895 Men, 2140 
Pioneers, 530 Elephants, and 16000 Ox;- 
en. So that the whole Number of thefe 
Forces amounted to 1 51085 Heads, a- 
mong whom were 139245 fighting Men, 
and 1 1 740 Pioneers, 75 War-Elephants, 
1 000 other Elephants, and 29500 Oxea 
for Carriage. The Quota of thePorfa- 
guefes tinder Pedro Lopes amounted to 
1474 Portugueses^ 1200 Mijiices, and 
1224 Indians^ 47 War-Elephants, 945 
others, and 19900 Oxen. 
The firft thing they took care of was to 
fecure their Retreat, by eredting 3 FoTts, 
call'd Manikeromri, Mapati and Ganna* 
tart which done,thcy dircdted their March 
with their joint Forces towards Candy. 
CHAP. IV. 
Don John draws out hU Forces agAinfi Janiere anA the Porcuguefes, attacks 
them with Succefs, but is routed at lafi. Donna Catherina declared Em^refs^ 
Janiere murdered. 
DON John having received Intelli- 
gence of their March, was put to 
a great Nonplus what courfe to take in 
this Exigency of his Affairs, his whole 
Army confiiting of no more than be- 
twixt 30 and 40000 Men : but know- 
ing them to be refolute and entirely de- 
voted to his Intereft, he keptasclofe to 
the Enemy as poflibly he could, and in 
feveral Engagements got the better of 
them, till at laft; being attack'd with in- 
credible Fury by the Portuguefes, they put 
him to the rout, and took the City of 
Don John Walane^ with the Lofs of 49 Men only 
routed. on their fide, killing above 1 500 of the 
Inhabitants, which ftruckfucha Terror 
into the reft, that the whole Cownrry 
fubmitted without the leaft Oppofition, 
except Dollefwaggt, which rhey were nol 
able to take. 
Don John not being able to rally his Retreats 
fcattered Forces, retired with his Em- into the 
prefs into the Woods and Deferts, where De/erfx. 
they were forced to feed upon Flerbage 
for fome time and the Portuguefes being 
now Mafters of the Country, required the 
Ctngalefes to own the King of Portugal 
for their Sovereign Lord. Thefe on the 
other hand dcfired that Donna Catherina^ 
the Daughter of Mahadafcyn their Legal 
Emperor, might be brought from Mana- 
ar, and declar'd their Emprefs : Don ?e- 
i/KoZo;« being well enough pleas'd with 
this Propofition, yet willing to confult 
with Janiere about the matter, he found 
him not averfc to it, his Intention being 
to marry her with the confent of the 
Pmuguefesy who had underhand promi* 
fed thefam«as« Reward of his Services 
d«fli& to th«aj, 
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