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A Defcri^tion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
and of the Occafion thereof, as alfo of 
BalddEiis. the Death of Bofchhoum:; to the Em- 
<_/-V-v' peror, who no fooner underftood his 
Death, and that the Danes preten- 
ded to put the Equipment of this Squa- 
dron to his account, but he appeared 
mucli furpriz'd thereat, declaring that 
he had given no Autliority to Bofch- 
houmr to enter into fuch an En- 
The Emre- gagement fo that the Danes had no- 
rorre;.u'}s t^jng but bare Words, in recompence 
their Offer. Charge they had been at upon 
this account. 
The Danifh Commodore GuJe Gedde^ 
finding himfelf thus difappointed in all 
his hopes, apply'd all liis Thoughts, how 
to reimburfe the King his Mafter part of 
the Charge he had been at in the Equip- 
ment of this Squadron ^ for which rea- 
r/;f Danifli fou he feizM upon all Bofchhoumr's Effeds 
Commodore aboard his VelTels, alter having taken 
J'Yh <:are of his Burial, which was perforra'd 
houwerV with little Pomp ; but that of his Son of 
Effe^s. three Years of Age (who being born at 
Copenhagen., was Godfon of K. Chri(lian 
1V^ and died likewife in this Voyage) 
was done with more Solemnity. The 
feizingof ^o/cW^omwc A Effefts being per- 
V . f'orm'd in the Harbour of Tnnqiunemak 
by Gule Gedde., he fent his Widow at 
her requeft to Candy, ftript of every 
* thing, except what Ihe had faved pri- 
vately by the afliftance of fome Friends, 
from whence after a ftay of feven Years, 
Ihe was by the Emperor Zenerat (at the 
requeft of General Roland Cra^e) fent 
with fome Servants to Tranquebare. 
After the Departure of Boftbhoumy-s 
Widow for Candy, the Commodore Gu/e 
GeddektSa'd with part of his Squadron 
from Coutjare, in order to join the reft 
of his Ships at Batecalo^ and to foUicite 
once more Satisfaction from the Emperor J 
but in the mean while, one of his Ships 
that was left at TrinquenCmale being fei- 
7ed upon by the Ships Crew, and after- 
wards fplit upon the Rocks, the Seamen 
and Soldiers got with their Boats to the 
Coaftof Coromandel^ where fome of them 
took Service among the Portuguefes at St. 
'Jhonmi^ the reft among the Dutch at Pa- 
liacatte. Giik Gcdde having but fmall 
*, hopes of Succcfs, and fearing that fome 
Demp^i-k'-of the Other Ships might follow their 
Example, thought fit to weigh Anchor, 
and take his next courfc for Denmark. 
The Portngi'.ej'cs being infinitely glad 
at the Departure of thefe unwelcome 
Gueftsout of Ceylon, now bent all their 
* Thoughts how to exclude all other Nati- 
ons from the Tra flick of that Country : 
To encomDafs which, they judged it the 
raoft proper means to ered a Fort near 
that Harbour, the Place v/hereof (after 
a narrow View taken of the Ground, 
and various Debates) was pitch'd upon 
at the North-Weft Point of the Bay, up- 
on z Neck of Land jetting out into the 
Sea, on the back-!ide of the Pagode ot 
Trin/iuenemale, the Walls whereof would 
be of conliderable Advantage to them- 
Accordingly the faid Fort being begun 
\6ii, was carried on with all imaginable ^"l"^/"' 
Vigour, to bring it to perfeilion, before pr,r: 
the Emperor of Candy (with whom they 
were at Peace then) could have any no- 
tice of it. For no fooner was that Prince ' 
advertised of this treacherous Defign, 
but he protefted againft it, and fent a 
confiderable Force to demolifii it j but 
being repuls*d by the Portuguefes, thefe 
continu'd the Fortifications, being an ir- 
regular Triangular Fortrefs, which they 
furnifh'd with great Cannon taken out of 
the Sea, belonging formerly to theD^- 
nifh Ship that was caft away near that 
Place. 
Whilft the Portuguefes were embroil'd 
with thQ Cingalefes upon that account, a 
certain Radye of the Malabars entred the 
Kingdom of Jafnapatnam with a confide- 
rable Force, in hopes to recover the fame 
from the Portuguefes, who had lately con- 
quer'd the fame : But Philippo d' Oliver e Rout th: 
their General, an old experienc'd Cap- Malabari. 
tain, receiv'd them fo bravely, that few 
of them return'd into their Native Coun- 
try. 
The Portuguefes having thus once more ^"'^^Z"*'* 
^ , _ . more horts. 
Tid their Hands of their Enemies, yet 
not thinking themfelves fecure,unlefs they 
ftrengthenM their Conquefts by fome ad- 
ditional Fortifications, order'd certain 
new Works to be made, which after- 
wards were chang'd into a Royal Fortrefs 
with four Baftions. The Foundation 
whereof was laid 1624, but not brought 
to perfedion till the Year 1^32, being 
lin'd with white Stone. 
But to eftablifii themfelves the better 
in this Ifland, they concluded a Peace (by 
the Mediation of certain Clergymen) 
with the Emperor, who was willing to 
embrace it, till he could find a more con- 
venient Opportunity of revenging him- 
felf for the many Aff ronts they had put 
upon him \ one of the main Conditions of ^..i,, 
this Peace was, that the Portuguefes fhould Ve.icewHh 
not build any other Forts or Fortifications rhc^mpe- 
in any Place of the Empire, but might 
remain in polTeirron of what they had at 
•prcfcnt, 
Notwithftanding this Agreement, 
which was fo advaacageous to the Portu- 
guefes, 
