A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
C^^- his Majefty reply'd, that he was highly 
Baldaiis. fatisfied with his Propofal. 
ted with it 
Garter. 
Then the General giving a fliort ac- 
count of their Succefs againft the Ene- 
my, his Majefty laid, that he had heard 
ot the lame to his fignal Satisfadion, and 
that he had a Prefentfrom the Prince his 
Son for his Excellency : Whereupon ap- 
is K^'/ffl- proaching the Throne a fecond time, his 
^"^ ' Majefty prefented him with a Garter of 
Gold, which he faid had been worn by 
the Prince himfelf. 
This done, our Prefents being order'd 
to be brought in, Capt. Hanman enterM 
with 15 of his ftouteft Soldiers, each of 
them trailing one of the Enemies Colours 
upon the ground \ which being thrown 
careleOy down in the Hall of Audience, 
a white Buckler formerly belonging to 
the Portuguefe Governor Anthonio Menhes 
d'Arenha^vi'as ld.idi upon them, asalfo^an 
Indian Scyraeter, the Hilt whereof was 
of Achet and Gold curioufly wrought, 
which his Excellency declar'd to be in- 
tended for the Pi ince, wherewith to de- 
fend his Subjefts (when come to riper 
years) againft all the Enemies of the 
Crown, not excepting the Hollanders 
themfelves, if they defervM it. Where- 
with his Majefty feem'd fo highly fatisfied, 
that he put the Scymeter next to his 
Throne. 
The Prefents fent by the Company to 
his Majefty were as follows. 
Two very fine Pcrfian Horfes, one 
T'urky Gun, two Perfian Bows, with 
their Arrows and Quivers richly em- 
broiderM •, one Japonefe Gowa^ very rich ; 
two Greyhounds, two Per/tan Sheep, two 
Rock- goats of Vifiapur^ one piece of 
Sindelwood. 
Thofe for the young Prince were : 
One very fine Per/ian Horfe, two Fu- 
fees with very curious Barrels, one Sil- 
ver Baibn, wherein were laid two pieces 
ot Perfian Stufis wrought with Gold, two 
Silver Boxes of China^ one Hog Stone 
call'd Pedra de Porco^ one piece of San- 
delwood, vjTc. 
Whilit the Prefents were delivered, his 
Excellency begg'd his Majefty's Pardon 
for having detain'd him fo long ^ and as 
the time of his ftay could be but ftiort, 
he told him that he had three things more 
to propofe to his Majefty (whereof the 
want of the Pioneers was one) deliring 
that he would be pleafed to hear the 
fume from the mouth of Tsbrand Gotskens 
in private, he being the only Perfon 
whom he had cntrufted with the Secret. 
The Emperor then commanded all his 
Courriers to withdiavv, defning that our 
Officers might be order'd to do the fame ^ 
which being done accordingly, his Ex- 
cellency again approached the Throne, 
and having by his Interpreters George 
Bloem and Cottemaley^ difcours'd with his j-j^ 
Majefty a quarter of an hour, he defirM J/ JJJ; 
leave to depart to the Camp, which be- leave of 
ing granted, he was recondudted with ^mpe- 
the fame Pomp to his Lodgings. 
The fame Evening the General fent 
to the Emperor by George Blocfn two no- 
ted Partifans, who had dene a great deal 
of rnifchief in the Country under Gafpar 
Figeiro^ to difpofe of them at pleafure. 
Mr. ^/oewwas receiv'd by the Emperor 
in a private Room, and prefented with 
a Golden Chain and Ring. 
The ^th of April early in the Morning The Gem- 
the General took Hoife, and came pretty ''^t^ ''t'turm 
early with his whole Retinue to Naccle-^° 
gamtne^ from whence he was conduced by '''"^ 
Mr. Adrian 'van der Afcyden and Mr. John 
a/an der Laan with two Companies to the 
Camp. At his arrival there he found 
the Gallery fix'd in the Ditch (without 
any confiderable lofs) and every thing 
elfc in a good Condition. 
The loth in the Afternoon the Gene- Takes a 
ral took a view of ail the Works, and view of the 
among the reft commanded Capt. Henry Worku 
Gerard to fet up a Ladder, and take a 
view of the Condition of the Enemy on 
the other fide of the Ditch ^ he found the 
Enemy had made an Entrenchment ex- 
tending towards the Sea-ftiore, with a 
Ditch before it, 8 foot deep, upon 
which having planted two pieces of Can- 
non, they were likely to prevent our 
fixing the Miners on that fide, our Tren- 
ches being carried on direftly againft that 
place ^ .whereupon it was agreed to make 
a Breach in the Wall on tliis fide of the 
Ditch, and to plant a Cannon there in 
order to ruin the faid Entrenchment. 
About Sun-fet his Excellency returning r/jcPorw- 
to the fame place to encourage the Work- guefes fet 
men both by his Words and Example, o"*' 
the Portuguefes began to ufe their utmoft ^''^'"'^ 
endeavours to fet fire to the Gallery, 
throwing all forts of combuftible Mat- 
ter upon it, which the General per- 
ceiving, he advanc'd with the reft to alllft 
in extinguiftiing the Fire-, but whilft he 
was bufy in the midft of the Gallery in 
performing his Duty with his Breaft open, //L' « 
he was heard on a fudden to cry out, n'oundeJ. 
Good God help me ! O help me ! which Capt. 
Joachim Block who ftood hard by hear- 
ing, and finding him all over bloody, he 
carried him with the afiiftance of Major 
Fan der Laan from thence to a Bed, where 
without fpeaking one word more he ev- 
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