Chap.XV. A Dejcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
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" (tho of the next Kindred) as pre- 
" tend to diliurb the publick Peace: 
" And laftly, all the Kings and Lords 
" (hall take an Oath, that after our 
" Deceafe they will raife no Difturbance 
" in the Empire, but will fubmit quiet- 
ly to the prelent Difpofition, under 
forfeiture of their Lives. For which 
reafon our Grant written in Golden 
Letters, is to be deliverM to the Princes 
" of Mtgonne and Ouve^ purfuant to 
" which they (hall have full Authority to 
" govern and proteft in our and the 
" Hereditary Prince's Name our Domi- 
nions, and to adminifter juftice both 
in Civil and Criminal Caufes. We 
**• therefore order and command all 
Kings, Princes, Dukes, Earls, Clergy- 
*' men. Nobles, Governours, and Heads 
" of Provinces and Cities, Captains, Pre- 
" fidents, Counfellors, Admirals, Chan- 
cellors, and all other Perfons in our 
" Service, as Deputies, Adminiftrators, 
*' Farmers, Inhabitants, Souldiers, Citi- 
zens, and others inhabiting the Cities, 
Villages, or any places whatever, all 
and every one in particular, to receive 
" and acknowledg the before-mentioned 
" two Princes, Adrainiftrators and Go- Balcdem, 
vernours of the Realm, till the Here- ^>.^-\> 
ditary Prince came of Age, and to take 
the Oath of Fidelity to them, and fliew 
" them the fame refped as to our own 
" Perfon, and, as becomes faithful and 
" true Subjefts, to behave thcmfelves in 
" all refpedts according to the true intent 
of this Patent. We alfo annul by 
*' thefe Prefents all Laws or Conftitu- 
" tions which may feem contrary to the 
true meaning thereof ^ and to give ic 
all the Authority and Weight that 
" can be, have in Conjundtion with the 
" Hereditary Prince, and the Princes, 
" Dukes and Lords of this Aflembly, 
" fign'd it with our own Hand, and or- 
der'd the Great Seal to be afFix'd to 
" it. For the fame reafon we have alfb 
" commanded the fame to be regifter'd 
" in all the Courts, Councils and Trea- 
" furies of our Empire, that no body 
may plead Ignorance of this our lall 
Will. Dated at the Imperial Court 
at Digelege, ip Aog. 16 13. 
CHAP. XV. 
The Hereditary Princes are earned to CockeIecorle» Gale Heneraed is 
and being jummoned to Court ^ is made Pnfoner^ md executed. 
children to 
the Admi- 
nifirators. 
The Empe- "T^ H E faid Patent being publilh'd by 
ror furren- 1 his Imperial Majelty's order, the 
ders hii Adminiftrators as well as the reft of the 
Eflates took the Oath of Allegiance to 
the Hereditary Prince ^ which done, the 
Adminiftrators upon their Knees re- 
turn'd his Majefty thanks for the Honour 
lie had beflow'd upon them, wilhing him 
a long and happy Life. His Majefty 
lifting them up, order'd them to fit 
down by him, and difclofed to them 
fome of his Treafures which were buried 
under ground, befides feveral other mat- 
ters relating to the Adminiftration of 
the State. 
Then the three Princes and two Prin- 
cefles being call'd in, he exhorted them 
to follow the Diredions of their Gover- 
nors i and taking the eldeft Prince in his 
Arms, A/y dearefl Son, faid he, I wifh you 
and your Brothers and Sifiers all imaginable 
Profperity : and then turning to the Princes 
ofMigonne and Ouve Receive, fays hc,from 
my hands thefe my dearefl Treafures, which 
I commit to your care ; and thus deliver'd 
them up to the two Adminiftrators, who 
took care to have them conveyM in the Thej ar$ 
night-time to the Dukedom of Cockele- Mnkd u 
corle for their better fecurity, charging Co^kek- 
thofe who conduced them, upon their ' 
Lives not to divulge whither they were 
carried : which done, the Aflembly was 
diffolv'd the xoth. 
The Pcrtuguefes had no fooner notice 
of the Death of the Emprefs, and the 
Sicknefs of the Emperor, but they left 
no Stone unturn'd ( notwithftanding the 
mifcarriage of their Defign upon Panua ) 
to raife new Troubles. For this pur- 
pofe they had found means to bring over 
to their fide the Son of Gael Heneraed Go- 
vernor of Harcipate, Prefident in the 
Dukedom of Cockelecorle, who all along 
had fupply'd them with Provifions at 
Walane, and had engag'd feveral of 
the Nobility to raife Divifions, thereby 
to give opportunity to the Portuguefes to 
make themfelves Mafters of the King- 
dom. The two Princes Adminiftrators 
having got fome notice of the matter,, 
they refolv'd to find out the bottom of 
this Defign, For this purpofe $he Prince 
