A Defcripion 0/ G E Y L O N 
rs^^--^ • Having for feveral days pafb dif- 
f*^^, charged oar Traft as a Captain ought 
'ibcy\fscr " to do, and finding you not fo furioully 
tocdpitu- " imployed to day, 1 thought fit to take 
lata <■<■ this opportunity to try whether you 
would treat with me according to the 
*^ Cullomof VVar^ for which purpofe I 
" have fent you a trufty Perfon. In the 
mean while all Hoftilities fliall ceafe 
on our fide, hoping the fame from you. 
" We recommend you to God's Protedi- 
" on. Crt/ef^ye, Od. 14. 1655. 
^nthonio Mendts Aranha. 
A Ceffation of Arms being agreed up- 
on, Martin Sholtes an Enfign was fent 
back with the Portugucfe OfBcer to treat 
about the Conditions, whilft a Meflen- 
ger was difpatchM with a Letter to the 
Dijfave (or Deputy-Governour) of Saffra 
Gamme^ to defire him to have it rumor'd 
abroad, that the Portugueses in Cakture 
had lately been fupply'dwith Provifions j 
in hopes thereby to amufe Cafpar Figeiro 
(vvhoftood with his Forces near Mouta- 
plle) not to haften to their Relief. 
The Capitulation was foon after con- 
cluded upon the following Terms: 
Arikks of " The Soldiers to march out with their 
the cafi- " Matches not lighted, Balls in the 
tuLttkn. a Mouth, and Enfigns difplay'd ; the 
Officers with their Scarft, which they 
*' fiia 11 lay down rolFd up before the Stan- 
dard of the Company. All the Great 
Officers, to the Captains inclufive, to 
" be tranfported during this Mouffon to 
" Goa the reft of the Officers and Sol- 
" diers to Batavia^ and from thence to 
" Portugal at the charge of the Company. 
" All the Officers and Soldiers fhall be 
allowed to carry their Baggage along 
" with them but their Servants fhall 
*■ be left to the Difcretion of the Dutch 
General. All Church Ornaments fhall 
be removed. All fuch as have married 
Pcrtuguefc Women) and the Mijlkes^ 
" fi'iail be conduded to Columho^ or where- 
ever elfe they think fit. But the Laf- 
" carym and Negros^ whether married or 
unmarried, ihall remain Prifoners of 
" War. The Fathers and Clergymen 
fhall enjcy the fame Liberty as the 
highefc Officers, and fiiall be tranfport- 
" ed from Cakture on the fame day. 
" Thefe Articles are to be ratify'd to 
~. " morrow morning by Sun-rifmg. All 
" the Superior Officers, including the 
Captains, fhall have liberty to take 
their Swords along with them. It 
wasfigned, 
Anthonio Mendes d' Aranha. 
John Ahnz.0. 
After the ratification it was thus 
" fubfcribed by both Parties. 
G erard Hulfl. 
Adrian van der Meyden. 
John van der Laan. 
Anthonio Mendes d' Aranha. 
John Alonz.0. 
The j'^th eariy in the Morning th^ Tbeymmh 
Portugu'j^ Officer returned with the Ar- 
tides i towards Noon the Garifon, con- 
lifting in nine Companys making in all 
255 men, marched out of the Fort, and 
having paid theirReverence with theirEn- 
lignsas rfual, the Soldiersweredifarmed. 
The Coi^panys were the following: The 
Royal Company commanded by the Cap- 
tain Plijor Mar cello Fialho^ confiftedof 31 
Portuguef^s : That of John Anthonio Fel- 
haon of 27. That of Pedro de Barhos of 
28. That of Manuel Rodrigos of 28. 
That of Diego Frchoi 3^. That of Ja- 
como Padraon of 28. That of Manuel 
Mendes of 27. That of Lewis Alvres 
Periero of 24. And that of Leonardo de 
Silva of 26, In all 255, 
Befides the Perfons of Note living in 
the Place, with their Families, that were 
condudtd to Callamoende^ and 50 more 
that were with the Governour Anthonio 
Mendes Aranha (afterwards our Prifo- 
ners at Jafnapatnam) that were carry'd to 
Cak^ the other Superior Officers were 
fent to Macoencj and the reft kept under 
a good Guard in the Fort. 
Immediately notice of this Vidory 
having been given to the Emperor Raja 
Singa^ General Hul[i and Mr. Adrian van 
der Mcyden took a view of the Fortificati- 
ons of the Place, whereat they were not 
a little furprized, and found therein 10 
Enfigns, 5 great Guns, 4Brafsones, 10 
8 and 5 Pounders, and one Iron 8 Poun- 
der, 40 Barrels of Gun-powder, 204 
Bamboe Canes iiU'd, 710 Bullets, 180 
Mufquets, 62 Pikes, 7 C hefts with Muf- 
quet Balls, another Barrel with larger 
Bullets fit for Mufquetoons, 116 Ammu- 
nition Pouches, 5 Mufquetoons, fome 
firy Bullets, 6q Spades and 8 Hatchets. 
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