Chap.I V. ii Defcription of CEYLON. 675 
fide befet with Precious Stones, hedefi- Portuguefe Captain (upon the Signal giv- '"^^A^ 
red to let him fee it, feigning that he en by the General) did run him thro the 
liked it fo well, that he would take it for Body with his Sword, his Attendants '-OpJ 
a Pattern to have fuch another made after undergoing foon after the fame Fate^ 
i-mm-de- 7^^^^^^ not fufpedling their Defign, His Guards being advertifed thereof, 
" unadvifcdly parted with his Scymeter, cryed out, /^i^J^/y, Haddy^ Treafon^ Trea- 
which was nofooner done, but a certain Radgore Jamtre Maru^ue^ King^yans- 
tve is murdered ; which being a Signal to 
the reft, all the Indians left the Portuguefe 
Camp, except the King of Cof^ with his 
Forces, who had not immediate notice 
of this raofl detcftable Murder. 
The Portuguefes did all they could to 
jultify their Proceedings upon this account 
to the Emprcfs, who (tho but young) 
being highly difpleafed thereat, told 
DoniiaCa- them, That JUppo/ing be wa5 a Tray tor, be 
ReSens ^^^^^ ^^"^^ ^^^^ ^^^"^ barbaroufly mur- 
tip9n it. <^^^^<^t either kept a Prifoner, or at leaji 
had the Benefit of a Legal Tryal. Refl af- 
furedf added flie, that thi/s treacheyom Fad 
will turn to your Ruin ^ for who is it that 
hears of it^ but will eurfe you^ and 
never truft you in whatever you pretend to ? 
Andala5, faidfhe, bow ill have yon ferved 
your King and we, who am likely to be in~ 
volved in your Ruin ? Be therefore upon your 
Guard., for you will pay dearly for having 
rewarded thus a Man who had done you fuch 
Signal Services. Thefe Words, tho com» 
ing from a young Woman, and fcarce 
well initiated in the fundamentals of 
Chrillianity, were aftually fulfilled af- 
terwards, when the Portuguefes were dri- 
ven by our Forces out of BatecalOj Ga- 
le, Columho^ Negumbo^ andlaftof all out 
of Jafnapatnam. 
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