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A Defcripion 0/ G E Y L O N. 
Portuguc' 
fes march 
to Jafna- 
patnatn. 
determined by the Emperor and his Privy 
Council. The Judges of this Court were, 
the Prince of M'lgonne Prefident, the 
Prince of Ou.ve^ the Prince of Velarm^ 
and the Prince of Cottomale. None of 
the inferiour Courts were to take cogni- 
zance of criminal Matters, without the 
approbation of this High Court, from 
whence no Appeal was to be allowed. 
The Prince of Ouve^ the Prince of Afi- 
gonne, the Prince of yelaren^ the Prince 
of Cottomale^ and the Earl of Quatre Cork, 
were appointed Members of his Majefty's 
Privy Council. 
It was alfo further decreed, that not 
only Liberty fiiould be granted, but alfo 
Houfes and Lands allotted to fuch Seamen 
as would fettle in his Majefty's Domini- 
ons-, by which means they propofed to 
get in time a fufficient number of able 
Seamen to man their Gallies, of which 
three were orderM to be built immedi- 
ately, with fome other Veflels, to cruize 
upon the Portuguefes on theCoaft of Orixa 
and Bengale, &c. It was alfo agreed, 
that no Quarter Ihould be given to the 
Portuguefes and their Confederates, unlefs 
they were Women or Children ; and that 
2 Pardon fhould be publiflied for all De- 
ferters that would return within 60 Days 
into his Majefty's Service, which was done 
accordingly at Candy^ 23 July, i5i2. 
Whilft thefe things were tranfading, 
Advice was brought that the Portuguefes 
were on their march towards Jafnapat- 
mm i whereupon the Emperor having 
fent part of his Forces defign'd for the 
Expedition againfl: Walane and Gale, to 
obferve their Motions, they attack'd the 
Reer of the Portuguefes, who imagining 
no otherwife than that the whole Force 
of the Emperor was on their back, were 
foon brought into confufion j but finding Arekittm, 
their Miftake, rallied again, and retreat- 
ed towards Columbo, making themfelves 
Mafters in their March thither of the 
Dukedom of Migome, where they com- 
mitted all manner of Cruelties. The 
Modeliar or Governor being accus'd of 
having betray'd his Truft, fent a Letter to 
the Prince of Migonm, wherein he decla- 
red, that after having fuftained three Af- 
faults, he was forced to furrender ; ad- 
ding, that they were ready to lhake off 
the Portuguefe Yoke with the firft oppor- 
tunity that offered, tho the Pomguefes 
had taken moft of their Wives and Chil- 
dren, ( and among the reft the Gover- 
nour's Wife) along with them, as Ho- 
ftagesand Pledges of their Fidelity, to 
Columbo, They fent alfo a Prefent to their 
Prince, as a Token of their Obedience. 
The Letter was dated 30 Aug. 1612. 
by the Command of the chief yifego 
Modeliar, 
The Prince, after having confulted 
about this Letter with the Emperor, fent 
anfwer, that he was extremely concerned 
at the lofs of his Country and Subjedts, 
exhorting them to perfift in their Fidelity, 
and that as foon as poffible he would ap- 
pear among them at the Head of the 
Imperial Army. 
CHAP. XIL 
The Death of the Hereditary Imperial Frince. His Funeral. The Kjng of 
Panua rebels^ is taken Frijoner, and killed, mth all his Adherents, 
Death of 
the Impe- 
rialPrince, 
A! 
Bout the fame time the Hereditary 
Imperial Prince Mahajlanne, Son of 
the late Emperor Don John, died after a 
Sicknefs of fix days. The occafion of his 
Death was varioufly reported but the 
general Opinion was that he had been 
poifoned by Cenuwieraat his Father-in-law, 
to make way for his eldeft Son Comara 
S'mgafianne to fucceed him in the Empire. 
Certain it is that his Death was generally 
lamented, the Guards were doubled all 
round the Imperial Palace, and great 
Preparations made for his Funeral, which 
was perform'd the I'^d of Augufl mth.t 
Afternoon. The Emprefs efpecially gave 
rooft evident Marks of her Grief, calling 
him at parting. Her own precious Plcfh and 
Bloody her only Hopes, Life and SatisfaCiion, 
vowing to revenge his Death, and not to 
take any Nouriihment, that fhe might 
follow her Son. She did afterwards fall 
into a Swoon, and was fain to be removed 
out of the Room by her two Daughters, 
who alfo were melted in Tears. 
The Corps of the deceafed Prince be- 
ing expos'd to the view of the People, 
they broke out into moft lamentable Ex- 
clamations, crying. Where is the Traitor 
that murdered our Prince ? We will tear him 
to pieces. So that the Emperor fearing a 
general Infurredion, got the Prince of 
Migonm and the Prince of Ouve to tell 
thena. 
