A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
781 
Chap. XL I. 
Candy, and that 90 of the Lafcaryn De- 
fer tevs had taken the way of Jngntotte. 
Thefe proved the Forerunners of many 
enfuing Misfortunes. In tiie meanwhile 
RajxSingn urg'd ftifly the Surrender of 
Negumho and Columbo into his Hands, 
under pretence that thefe Places belong'd 
to him, by virtue of an Agreement 
made betwixt him, and the late Direc- 
tor-General Mr. Gerard Hul(i \ upon 
which account he writ the following Let- 
ter. 
Letterof " R. Imperial Majefty being very 
Complaint <•<• delirous to introduce the Dutch 
from the ct jsj^tion into our Dominions, Adam 
mpem. iVcJl erwold c^mQ on this Coaftwich a 
Squadron of Ships, juft as we had 
made our felves Mafters of Batccalo^ 
*^ when we thought fit to conclude a 
Peace with him i which being confir- 
" med by Oath, was but flenderly ob- 
" ferv'd by fome Officers afterwards : 
As for in fiance by Captain Burchart 
" Kocks, alias Coque (who was after- 
wards kill 'd by a Soldier at Puntegale) 
and Commiflary Peter Kicft, who be- 
" ing fent as Plenipotentiaries to our 
" Court, did confirm the before-mentio- 
" ned Peace by Oath purfuant to which 
*' at thefr Departure foi; Gale, they 
took along with them one of our Dif- 
" favcsy in order to deliver into his 
Hands the Country of Mature, But 
" at his coming there, they found means 
to render the fame inefleftual, by find- 
ing out certain Difficulties, which 
" made the faid Dijjave return to our 
" Court, to our great Diflatisfadion. 
It was about that time that our Belo- 
ved Diredor-General did come into 
our Kingdom from Holland, with full 
Power to aft as hefhould find it moft 
futable to our Service, and to the 
" Eftabliflmient of a firm Peace and 
*' Friendfhip ■■, purfuant to which, he de- 
" lirM us by way of Mouth to bury all 
"■ pafs'd Mifcarriages in Oblivion, pro- 
mifing at the fame time in the Name 
" of the Prince of Orange and the Eajt- 
J;?dia Company, full Satisfaction for the 
fame^ as alfo, that the Fortrefies of 
Ncgumba and Columbo (when taken) 
" Hiould be deliver'd into the Hands of 
our Imperial Majefty, and certain Hoi- 
landers to be allotted in the faid Pla- 
ces for our Service. It is upon this ac- 
" count that we fent our Auxiliaries to 
" affift our dearly Beloved Hollanders in 
" the taking of Columbo which being 
taken ftnce, they are become forget^ 
ful of their Promife, and do continue 
" to do fo to this Day. Your Excellency C\J^\ 
" is left at your own Liberry to do what ^'^^'^^'W- 
" you thinit fit, till notice of this Pro- '^^"^-^ 
" ceeding can be given to the Prmce of 
Orange, and the Honourable Company. 
*' But 1 would have you remember, that 
" fuch as don't know God and keep their 
Word, will one time or other be fen- 
*' fible of the ill confequences thereof 5, 
1 am fenfible I have God on my fide. 
By way of Poftfcript was writ. 
" nn Wo Letters have been difpatch'd 
" from our Imperial Court. Your 
" Excellency has writ in Dutch to George 
*' Bloem.^ but without mentioning any 
" thing relating to our Service. Your 
" Excellency may write fuch frivolous 
*^ Pretences to whom you pleafe, but 
" ought not to impofe them upon our 
Imperial Majefty \ it being in vain to 
" alledg, that the Direftor-General had 
receiv'dhis Inftrudions from Batavia, 
" whereas he brought his full Power a- 
*' long with him out of Holland. Snch 
finifter dealings, as they create no 
" fmall Jealoufy, fol can't fee with what 
" Face you can expeft any further Cre- 
" ditfrom us. I have taken care to have 
" this tranflated into Dutch^ that you 
" may have no reafon to plead Igno- 
" rancc. George Bloem lhall ftay here, 
" till I receive your Anfwer, when I in- 
tend to fend him back with abetter. 
*^ No more, <b'c. 
From our Imperial Court at Re^- 
gammitte^ Afay 11. i6$6. 
Unto which was annex'd the following 
Account, not thought fit to be infertcd 
in the Imperial Letter. 
'T'HIS Day,being the 22dof3i^?rf&, 
his Imperial Majefty having fent 
^' for me, order'd the Letter writ in 
Portuguefc to be tranflated into 
Dutch, to be fent among others to your 
Excellency. When 1 Ihew'd the Tran- 
ilation to his Majefty, he told me, that 
after the Arrival of the Dire^or-Ge- 
" neral inCeylon, be had fent word to 
" him,that feveral Rebels flielter'd them- 
" felves in and about Co/wwto, efpecially 
one Cafiar Figeiro, who had done con- 
fidcrable Damage to his Majefty's 
Lands •, as alfo concerning certain Pre- 
" fents fent to his Court by the Viceroy 
" of Goa, fome whereof were fent only 
^' by the faid Direftor-General. His 
Majefty further defir'd me to give you 
