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rKj\^ ra^ and Wandigc Nay Hanni Vice-AdmU 
^aldaus. "1- The firft Gaily was called the Candy^ 
one Sandtrappo Captain. The id call'd 
the Holland^ Ktfiena Captain. The 
the Mtgonne^ one JDtngappe Captain. 
The 4t/5 called the Fortune, one Ordia 
Captain, '^th the Good Luck, one Mara- 
fmge Captain. 6th, The Faithful, com- 
manded by Captain Sanderappo. Thefe 
Ships returned the 6th of March, 1513. 
with a great Booty amounting |to near 
600000 Livers, For they had taken two 
Portugutfe Velfels near Chtlau to the North 
of Negumho and Manaar, called Patajios ; 
and three Fujles^ befides 20 Barks which 
they fet on fire. Not far from Cakcut 
and the Cape of Comoryn they took ano- 
ther Ship, whereof they threw (accord- 
ing to Order) the Portw^Mc/a over-board, 
forcedanother alhoar, and took a yj^fooc///; 
Veflel richly laden coming from Ormus, 
and bound for Cochin, and another Por- 
tuguefc Ship coming from Bengal. The 
Portuguefes and Mijlices of all which 
they threw into the Seas, keeping only 
the Portuguefe Women and Negros. Jn 
the Road of Panaca they met with another 
Portuguefe Ship riding at anchor, deferted 
by the Ship's Crew, which they brought 
into the Harbour of Cotiarum. HisMa- 
jefty order'd the Booty to be diftributed 
among the Officers and Seamen. 
Ill July i5i3. the EmpvQCs Donna Ca- 
therina being with child, fell dangcroufly 
ill of a Fever : She fent for the Prince of 
Migonne and the Prince of Ouve, unto 
whom (after having taken an Oath of 
Secrecy from them; (he difcovered the 
whole Sentiments of her Heart, and 
(with the Emperor's Confent J conftituted 
them Governours of her Children. She 
had conceived fiich an immoderate Grief 
at the Death of her eldeft Son, the Prince 
of Mahaflanne, that (he would fcarce take 
any Sultenance. She declared, that no- 
thing troubled her more, than that be- 
fore her Death fhe fhould not fee the 
Downfal of the Portuguefes in Ceylon ; and 
would often, with a great deal of eager- 
nefs enquire, whether the expefted Suc- 
cours were not arrived out of Holland. 
Such washer Grief, as I told you before, 
about the lofs of her Son, that Ihe would 
fcarce reft day or night ; which had que- 
ftionlefs prov'd the occalion of this Dif- 
temper : and (he was no lefs troubled 
how to difpofe of her Children after her 
Death ; Ihe bequeathed to them all her 
Jewels and Treafure fhe had been gather- 
ing for a confiderable time ; as alio cer- 
tain Legacies to all her Servants, and 
reftored all her SUveSof both Sexes to 
their Liberty. 
J Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
The Em- 
frefs fulls 
f'A- 
Takes care 
of her 
ChilJicn 
and Sci ' 
Her Sicknefs increafing daily, fhe was 
carried from Welmantotte (her ordinary 
Refidence) to Modeni, where in the Pre- 
fence of the Emperor, fhe charged her 
eldeft Son to revenge the latedeceafed 
Prince's Death upon the Phyfician, who 
fhe faid was the Author thereof : But as 
fhe was fometimes not well in her Senfes, 
fo this was not much regarded. In the 
mean while the Emperor took care to pre- 
vent all Diforders which might be occa- 
fioned by the Emprefs's Death, by rein- 
forcing the Frontier Garifons, and doub- 
ling the Guards in other Places. The 
Emprefs having pretty well recover'd her 
Senfes, fent for her five Children, Coma- 
ra Singaflanne Hereditary Prince of the 
Crown, and his two Brothers Janiere 
u4{}anne and Lamait, and the two Princef- 
C^s Mahadafcyn and Hant an yldafcyn : She 
clafp'd them one after another with Tears 
in her Eyes, in her Arms,and killing them, 
faid. See here, you dearefi part of my own 
Flefh and Bloody your Mother that has brought 
you into the World, but mujl leave you in a 
little time. Then fhe call'd to her the 
two before-mentioned Princes, unto 
whom (he deliver'd her Children in thefc 
Words : / now deliver to you the dearefi 
Pledges 1 have ; take care of them as of your 
oven Eyes, and retaliate upon thetn the many 
Obligations you have received at our hands. 
Then turning towards the Emperor, fhe 
told him, You are the occafion of my Death. 
Which fo fenfibly touch'd him (he loving 
the Emprefs extremely) that foon after ic 
threw him into a violent Diftemper. Af- 
ter that fhe fcarce fpoke to any body, 
except to the Prince of Ouve, unto whom 
fhe declared her Sorrow for having adored 
and facrificed to the Pagan Idols, contra- 
ry to her better Knowledg, having been 
educated a Chriftian, telling him, that 
fhe faw the Devils ready to ftrangle her. 
The Prince of Migonne (upon whom (he 
fix'd her Eyes all the while) anfwered her, 
"that the infernal Spirits had no Power over 
a Chriflian, provided they heartily repented 
of their Sins ; that therefore fhe ought to refi 
fatisfyd, and to implore God^s Mercy for her 
Soul, for Jefus Chrijl''s fake. She returned 
for anfwer, / am a Chriflian, and would 
willingly pray, I deftrc you to pray with me. 
The Prince of Migonne pray'd aloud. Our 
Father., and the t2 Articles of the Chri- 
ftian Creed : Unto which the Emprefs 
reply'd in Portuguefe, O Ckifti A]uda 
mi I O Chrifi help me ! Soon after being 
carried back to Welmantotte, fhe fpoke 
her laft Words : O my dear Priizces and 
Princejfes, faid fhe, where mufi I leave you ? 
My Lords, (pointing to thePrinceof Mi- 
gom-,e 
