Chap.XXXIX. A Defcripion of G E Y L O N. 
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VI!L All Foreign Merchants, both Eu- 
ropeans and Negroes, that were come to 
Colmnbo to traffick, lhall be free to depart 
with their VefTels, Goods, Gold, Silver, 
and other Merchandizes bought up here, 
efpecially the Cinnamon bought for the 
King or the City's ufe, whether aboard 
a Ship or not : Provifious (hail be likewife 
provided them for their Mony, and a fafe 
retreat ; and in cafe they ftand in need of 
Seamen, they fhall be fupply'd with them. 
IX. The Negro Inhabitants both mar- 
ried and unmarried, and even the Fo- 
reigners of what Condition foever, fhall 
enjoy the fame freedom granted to the 
Portuguefe Citizens, 
X. All the Modeliars^ Cratches and Laf- 
caryyis that have hitherto been in the King 
of Portugal's Service ( notwithftanding 
they have left the Service of the Compa- 
ny, or of his Majefty) fiiall be at liberty 
to depart with their Moveables whither 
they pleafe. 
XI. XII. Simon Lopes de Bajlo, a Portu- 
guefe by Birth, but fince in the Service of 
the Dutch^ fhall be pardon'd for his 
Offence in coming over to us, and be free 
to depart in Company of the Governor : 
Likewife all Dutch Deferters that have 
taken Service in the City fhall not be 
molefled, but have liberty to march out 
along with our Forces. 
XIIL All lick and wounded Soldiers 
or Inhabitants, fhall be entertain'd there 
at the Charge of the Company (if the 
Superplus of the King's Mony proves in- 
fufficient ) till they recover their Health, 
and afterwards provided with Conve- 
niences for their Tranfportion. 
XIV. Upon the Surrender of the City 
after the Dutch are put in PolTeflion there- 
of, their General fliall take effedual care 
that no Affront or Mifchief be done to 
the Governors, other Perfons of Note, 
Soldiers, and Inhabitants, and their Fa- 
milies, but the fame fhall be protected by 
the faid General, as well within as with- 
out the City, againfl all Violences from 
the King of Ciiw^^j-'s Forces. Signed, 
j4nthonio de Souz,a Coutinho. 
After mature deliberation in the Coun- 
cil, the following Articles were in An- 
fwer to the former, deliver'd the nth 
to the three Deputies in the Name of 
his Imperial Majefty of Ceylon, their 
High and Mightinefles the States-General 
of the Vnited Provinces, the Governors 
of the Eafi-lndia Company, and of John 
Maatz^uyhr Governor- General, and the 
Council of the Indies, 
'T'H E City fhall be furrender'd this day f^^; 
^ before Noon, without any further Articles 
delay, upon the following Conditions, granted to 
What was defir'd in the fecond Ar- * ^orcu' 
tide in relation to the Clergy is granted, S"'^^"* 
and two Places fhall be appointed for 
them to be in till their departure. 
To the third Article it is anfwer'd. 
That it is not in the Power of the Gene- 
ral to have the Governors, &c. tranlpor- 
ted at this time to Tutecoryn or Manaav^ 
but that it fhall be done with the firft 
conveniency ^ or elfe to Cochin or Wtn~ 
gula: But in cafe they have a mind to be 
tranfported to the other Shore, the fame 
fhall be perform'd by fome of the Com- 
pany's Ships within 1 5 days after the date 
hereof. They are allow'd to carry along 
with them all their Slaves of both Sexes, 
and thofe belonging to the Governor's 
Son Chrijtovaon de Souz^a^ in hopes that 
they will not take any but their own, 
as likewife all their Moveables, Gold, 
Silver, Rings and Jewels and they fhall 
be protedted in their Houfes till the time 
of their departure. 
The Officers mention'd in the d^th Ar- 
ticle fhall be treated according to their 
refpedive Dignities, and be proteded 
againft all harm. They may take along 
with them their Gold, Silver, Clothing, 
and what elfe they carry about them : 
But as to their Slaves of both Sexes, they 
fhall be confider'd according to their re- 
fpedive Qualities. In what they carry a- 
bout them fhall be comprehended Beds and 
Bed-clothes, Hangings, Tapeflry, Bol- 
fters, Quilts, &c. The Ofhcers and Re- 
formades fhall march out with the ufual 
marks of Honour, and be tranfported 
to the Coafl of Coromandel with as much 
of their Moveables as their Slaves or 
other Servants (allotted them by the 
General's favour ) fhall be able to carry. 
The Soldiers fhall march out with 
their Baggage, Colours difplay'd. Mat- 
ches lighted, Ball in their Mouth, and 
Drums beating to the General's Quarters, 
where they fhall furrender their Arras 
under the great Standard, and from 
thence with the firft conveniency be 
tranfported into Europe. Such as are 
married or born in the Indies fhall be 
tranfported to the Coaft of Coromandel^ 
and be maintain'd till the time of their de- 
parture at the Charge of the Company. 
The Officers mention'd in the 6th Ar- 
ticle fhall partake of the fame Favour 
granted to other Perfons of Note ; the 
City Major and Head Faftor to be com- 
prehended m the fame. 
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