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A Defcripion of CEYLON. 
The Gene- 
ral's En- 
try. 
" nilhing you with all things requifite 
for the accoraplifliment of fuchMea- 
fures as (hall be taken betwixt us. Af- 
ter my Recovery I intend to come in 
Perfon into your Camp, for which 
reafon I have commanded the Dijfave 
" of Omw to prepare my Quarters there. 
" No more, but that our Imperial Ma- 
" jefty does not ceafe to pray to God for 
" your Excellency's Welfare. 
April 7. bejne breaks 
of Daji. 
Raja Singa.^ mofl; potent 
Emperor of Ceylon. 
CHAP. XXXV. 
The GemraPs mofi mugmjicent Entry. He is admitted into hit Majejiy's Prefeme. 
What Pars' d at their Inter'uietv. The Generals Return. His unfortunate 
What fafs'd at their Interview. 
End. 
A Bout Noon, juft as the General was 
at dinner, we heard a Noife of 
Drums, Trumpets and other Mufick on 
the other fide of the River, and foon 
after faw fome of the chief Courtiers of 
the Emperor, with three of the choicefl: 
Horfesof his Stable, adorn'd with molt 
magnificent Saddles, Bridles and other 
Accouti ements, to advance in very good 
order towards us •, fome Perfons of the 
firft Quality marching before to invite his 
Excellency to Court. The General or- 
der'd immediately his Guards to pafi the 
River with thePrefents, with an inten- 
tion to follow them in Perfon with his 
whole Train, where his Excellency was 
complimented by the DiJJaves of Ouve 
and Matule, the Captain of hisMajefty's 
Guard du Corp^ and a great number of 
other Courtiers. The whole Cavalcade 
was order'd in the following manner : 
His Excellency's Guards led the Van, 1 5 
Enligns and Standards being by the firft 
Ranks carried trailing upon the Grounda 
