Chap. VII. A Definition of CEYLON. 
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ing to agreement, well arm'd with Japo- 
77e/t'Scytfieters, call'd Trajfados^ they were 
kindly receiv'd by Emanuel Diasj and in- 
troduc'd into the Emperor's Prefence; 
but foon after were feiz'd by his Guard, 
and the Signal given at the fame time 
from the Fort of IValanc So that the 
Portuguefcs believing every thing to have 
fucceeded according to expectation, ad- 
vanced with all poffible fpeed towards the 
Fort, where they queftionlefs would have 
met with fo warm a reception, that few 
of them would have return'd home, had 
not a certain Servant, who had deferted 
from the Enemy, difcover'd the whole 
matter to them, viliich made them re- 
treat with all fpced towards Columbo^ 
leaving all their Baggage and fome Arms 
a Prey to the Enemy. Emanutl Dias got 
a valt Reputation by this bold Enterprize, 
and was rewarded with vafl: Prefents by 
the Emperor i but the five Portuguefes 
were after a long Cap-ivity put to a raofl ^vTUo, 
painful Death. Baldatu, 
About this time the Dutch General 'Jor'vs 
Spilbcrgen coming with two Ships on the J'^"^ Spif- 
Coafl; of Ctylon. went to Candy on pur- ^^'"g^" 
r r- ^ ,\ ^ • I comes to 
pole to falute the Emperor m the Name ceyio„. 
of the States of the United Provinces^ 
and his Excellency Prince Maurice of 
Naffau ^ and was favourably receivM by 
Don Johny and difuiifs'd with confiderable 
Prefents. Having left Erafmiis Martens 
and Mr. Hans Par ^ :!^ two very good Mu- 
ficians, there, he return'd highly fatif-r 
fy'd, 3 Sept. 1603. by the way of Mete- 160^. 
cola, to yichen. But the Ponngtiefes were 
were not a little difiatisfy'd at his arrival 
there, as fearing that in cafe the Dutch 
fliould enter into a Confederacy with the 
Emperor, their Stay would not be long 
in that Ifland, which proved true after- 
wards, they being quite chafed thence in 
the Year 1658. 
G H A P. VII. 
Sebald de Weert comes to Ceylon. Great D i jf at isf action betmxt the Emperor 
and him. Is murdered. Don John falls Jick, and dies. His ^lualif ca- 
tions. 
Sebald dc 
Vveerci 
comes to 
Ceylon. 
Difference 
letwixt 
the Empe- 
Tjr and 
h'm. 
Ts aiig- 
nicnfed bji 
the Empe- 
rar^s Am- 
SEbald de Weert and Fibraads van War- 
_ Tvick came foon after into Ceylon, 
where they entred into agreement with 
the Emperor. Afterwards they fail'd to^- 
chen to alTemble more Forces, and landing 
at Matecola with 7 Ships, 26 ^pril, 1603. 
De fi^eect gave notice thereof to the Em- 
peror, who defired him to come and put 
an end to the Conferences begun before, 
for the confummation of the Treaty. 
Dc Weert coming into the Emperor's Pre- 
fence, was ask'd by him why he had fet 
the Portuguefe Prifoners at liberty •, which, 
as ft had been done unadvifedly, fo he 
made the belt Excufe he could upon that 
fcore, which being not fatisfadory to the 
Emperor, caus'd in him nofinall fufpicion \ 
the fame was much augmented by what his 
AmbafTador (who had been with the 
Vice Admiral De Weert at Achen) related 
to hira, that during his ftay with the 
Dutch he could not obferve but that they 
were Friends of the Portuguejes^ where- 
of they had given fufficient Proofs, when 
they fet the Portuguefe Officers that were 
their Prifoners, above him at the Table. 
He further added, that he had received 
information from credible hands, that 
the Vice- Admiral intended to invite the 
I'mperor and the chicfeft men of his 
Court, aboard his VelTel to a Banquet ^ 
but in efFed, to detain them Prifoners, 
and raakethemfelves Mailers of the Coun- 
try : That he had thought it his Duty to 
give this Caution to his Majefty, that he 
might not truft the Dutch, and thereby 
with the reft of his Princes be drawn 
into the Snare, to the irreparable ruin 
of the whole Country. 
Don John finding the AmbafTador's 
Reafons not to be ill grounded, and ha- 
ving conceiv'd no fmall jealoufy at the: 
Vice- Admiral's difcharging the Portuguejb 
Prifoners contrary to his Promife, it was 
debated in Council, whether they ought 
to treat with him any further, or break 
off the Treaty already begun. After 
various Deliberations, it was agreed to 
endeavour to perfwade the Vice- Admiral 
to fail with his Fleet to Gale, in order 
(according to mutual Agreement) to 
befiegc that Place, whereby they would 
not want opportunity to judg of his 
Conduft in reference to the Portuguefes. 
Sebald de Weert foon after invited the Dc Weert 
Emperor aboard his VelTel, which he re- in^'festhe 
fufed, alledging that the chief Men of^T'v 
the Empire did not approve of a thing 
never known before. De Weert feeing 
the Emperor refolute in his refufal, de- 
fir'd 
