Chap.XIII. A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 691 
againfthim, that he had fcarce any thing 
to reply, he acknowledg'd himfelf guilty, 
craving the Emperor's Mercy, in regard 
of his being defcended from the Imperial 
Blood, and of the many Services done to 
theCrov/n by his Anceftors. 
-'/!r?n' Order from the Council 
'«;;. " ordered to be committed Prifoner in the 
Caflleof Aleddetna HomrCj from whence 
he fent a' moft fubmiffive Letter to the 
Emperor, imploring his Mercy to favc 
his Life, and to condemn him to a per- 
petual Imprifonment. About62 Perfons 
found to have been his Accomplices in 
this Confpiracy were fent to other Pri- 
fons, and afterwards punifh'd with Death. 
Hit TtUl. The 10th of March being the Day ap- 
pointed for the Trial of the King and 
bis Accomplices, 50 Lords of the Em- 
pire appointed for that purpofe, after a 
full Hearing found them all guilty of High 
Treafon, and accordingly pronouncM the 
Sentence, following Sentence : That the King of 
Panua fiiould be beheaded, and the reft 
be thrown before the Elephants, and 
all their Goods and Eftates be confif- 
cated. 1 his Sentence being figned by his 
Imperial Majefty, was put in execution 
accordingly the 24?^ of yWiircfo following 
in the Forenoon. 
Execution. Accordingly a Scaffold cover'd with 
White (the Royal Colour here) being 
ereded in the Caftle of Meddema Honore^ 
the King was brought thither, and feated 
Behmour. ^^^^^^^ ^pon a gilt Chair. He at firft 
appeared undaunted •, but being depriv'd 
of all his Dignities, in the view of the 
People, and the Sentence read to him, 
he began to bewail his unfortunate Con- 
N dition, asking frequently whether there 
were no hopes of a Pardon ? Being told 
110, hefufFer'd himfelf to be undrefs'd by 
feme of his Gentlemen of the Bedcham- 
ber (who were all in Teats) unto whom ^-^^ % 
he made rich Prefents of Jewels, and Baldxuf, 
order'd his Chancellor (who had not had ^r-^ 
the leafl Knowledg of this Defign) to 
bind up his Eyes. In the mean while the 
the King took fome Betel and j4rek^ and 
then faid, Why do we flay ? Vnfortunate /, Sfieck. 
what am I reduced to! Then taking three 
turns round the Scaffold, he fat down, 
and taking a little Bttel told the Specta- 
tors, I am a King defcended from the Im- 
perial Blood kit ftnce I mujl die, this is 
my only Requefl^ that my dead Corps may 
not be left to the management of vile Perfons^ 
but be honoured with a Royal Sepulture, 
Which being promis'd by fome of the 
Lords there prefent, he feem'd to be 
well fatisfy'd, and having ask'd their 
Pardon for what had pafs'd, he had iris 
Eyes ty'dup, and laying his Head upon a 
Block, it was fever'd from the Body, 
which (at the Interceffion of the faid 
Lords) had a Royal Sepulture allowed ic 
by the Emperor. 
After his Death Samatway the King's HitSuccef- 
Uncle being with a general approbation^"'"' 
declared his SuccelTor, marched at the 
head of an Army of 50000 men, the 
^thoi Jpril, to Panua J to take pofleffion 
of that Kingdom, which he found invol- 
ved in no fmall Troubles, there being a 
ilrong Party who oppofed his Succeffion : 
But 125 of the Ringleaders being cut to 
pieces by the new King's Forces, the reft 
refl thought fit to fubmit. So foon as he 
found himfelf in the quiet PolTefHon of the 
Kingdom, he fent back the Forces, asalfo 
the Arrears of the annual Tribute, be- 
fides conliderable Prefents. The Portu- 
guefes not long after fent their Deputys to 
entice thofe of Panua with vaft Promifes 
to engage with them afrefh •, but thefc 
were fent back without being heard. 
CHAP. XIIL 
The Emperor fits down before Walane, The Frince of Migonrie equips a Squ/t' 
dron of Ships, The Emprefs falls fiek, difpofes of her Affairs^ and dies. 
The Empe- 
ror befieges 
Walane. 
IT was not long after that the Empe- 
ror with a good Army form'd the 
Siege of Walane^ and took the Caftle by 
Affault i but his Souldiers being too in- 
tent upon the Plunder, the Portuguefes re- 
covered themfelves, and beat them from 
thence. The Emperor being highly exaf- 
perated at this Mifcarriage, caufed 105 
Cingalefes tobehang'd, which proved of 
the worfe confequence, becaufe thejpor- 
Vol. in. 
tuguefes receiving frefli Succours fbon ^f'f'^^ 
after, he was forc'd to raife the Siege. 
In the mean time the Prince of Migonne ASquadnm 
had not been idle to equip fome Gallies of ships 
and Fufies (fmall VefPels) to cruize upon 
t\\Q Portuguefes between the Cape of Co-^'"^" 
moryn and thQ Ifle of Ceylon. The fame 
fet fail the i6th of May out of the Harbour 
of Cotiarum^ under the Command of a 
Nephew of the Prince of Ome^ as Admi- 
Vvvv 1 ral. 
