Chap. X VJ . A Defcripion 0/ G E Y L O N. 
Bodies quartered, which were hung up 
about the Caflle. The unfortunate Go- 
yernour, who had been a Spedator of 
the miferable Exits of his Accomplices, 
being iij^ewife burnt with red hot Pin- 
chers at each Corner of the Streets, was 
broken alive upon the Wheel, and after- 
wards thrown before the Elephants, s^s^ 
one of which threw him up to a confide- Baldccm. 
rable height, and afterwards catching 
him again, crulh'd him to pieces with 
his Teeth. The reft had the good For« 
tune to efcape to Columbo. 
An En- 
gagement 
betwixt 
the Empe- 
ror and 
Rebels, 
The Por- 
tuguefes 
furprizf 
the Empe- 
ror'sCamp, 
CHAP., XVL 
J Battel betwixt the Emperor and the Rebels. The Portuguefes froPofe a Tred- 
tjof Peace, which is refufed. They march towards Candy, but are routed. 
SOON after the Princes of Mtgonm 
and Ome, together with the Earl of 
QHatrecorle^ took a Progrefs to Cockek^ 
corle^ being followed by 2000 Men, and 
honourably received by the Inhabitants 1 
they fettled Matters upon the old Foot, 
and made forae Alteration in the Coin* 
giving ftria Orders not to raife the Mo- 
ny above the prefix'd Value. 
In the Year 1514. there happened a 
bloody Engagement betwixt the Imperial 
Forces and the Rebels, wherein 4000 Men 
being kill'd on both fides, and the lafi: 
finding themfelves too weak, retreated 
in the Night time, and follicited the 
Portuguefes iov Help. The Emperor re- 
maimng thus Mafterof the Field, orderM 
his Camp to be ftrongly fordfy'd ; and 
keeping only 2000 Men, and 1000 Pio- 
neers for his Guard, he fent his General 
with the whole Array to cut off the Re- 
treat of the Enemy. The Portuguefes 
having got notice thereof, gathered fe- 
cretly a Body of 100 Portuguefes^ and 
5000 Natives ^ and marching thro unpaf- 
fable ways, furpriz'd the Outguards, and 
entred the Camp without much Oppofiti- 
on, every one feeking how to fave them- 
felves by a tmiely flight. In this Adion 
the Prince of Migonne was wounded with 
a Lance in his Right Leg, and the Prince 
ot Ouve in the Right Arm, and 500 were 
flam upon the Spot on the Emperor's 
fide. ^ 
Anno\6i^. March 14. DonMunmde 
Ferier^^ Brother of the Earl of Fere, ar- 
riv'd at Columbo, in the Quality of Vice- 
roy of Goa, to relieve Don Jerommo d' 
Ovtcdo. He brought along with him a- 
bout 132 Portuguefes, befides a good num- 
ber of Mi/ltces, to reinforce the Garifons, 
with pofitive Orders to endeavour, if 
pofTible, to procure a Peace with the Em- 
peror of Ceylon. 
Purfuant to thefe Orders he fent the 
3d of fuHc^ Don Francifco de Menex.es his 
Vol. III. 
Envoy to Cand;^, with full Power to Propofes^, 
treat with the faid Emperor upon the ^wee, 
beft Terms he could. Accordingly the 
faid Envoy delivered to the Emperor a 
Letter from the General, and another - 
from the Viceroy of Goa^ written in the 
King of S^ain^ Name, the chief Con- 
tents whereof (befides fome Compliments) 
were, " That his Catholick Majefty be- The Kkg 
' ing averfe to the EfFufion of human "/Spainv 
" Blood, was inclined to enter into a 
" Treaty with his Majefty, in order to 
' fettle a firm and lafting Peaces for 
" which purpofe he had granted full 
Power to certain Perfons of Note to 
treat upon that Head, defiring that 
his Majefty would be pleafed to accept 
' of them as fuch, and give them a fa= 
vourable Reception, Goa^ Fek 22, 
1 61 4. The General's Letter was much 
to the fame purpofe. 
The Emperor having propofed the 
matter the i^th following in GounciL 
It was refolved they Ihould bring in their 
Propofitions in Writing, which being 
done the iSffe of the fame Month, were as 
follows, 
1. The King of 5^iim is willing to en- 
ter into an amicable Treaty with the ZTr'L 
Emperor. ^ hi 
2. The Peace to be concluded either 
for ever, or for a certain fpace of Years, 
to be kept inviolably, and all Hoftilities 
to ceafe both by Water and Land imme- 
diately. 
3. Each Party to keep what they are in 
pofleflionof at prefent. 
4- His Imperial Majefty ftiall renounce 
his Alliance with the Dutch, and engage 
himfelf never to enter into any other 
With thera for the future, or any other 
State at Enmity with Spain and Portugal 
and to permit no other European Nation 
to traffick there. 
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