A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
ufed to make this Siege their Sport ; and 
f one Francifco l^iero^ one of the richeft 
Merchants in the Indks^ ofFer'd to lay 
vpfl: Wagers that it was not taken by the 
HollayideYs. 
The King of Celebes and MacajTar (the 
Capital City of that Ifle ) had the fame 
opinion concerning the Strength of Co- 
Imnbo^ he and moil of his Courtiers be- 
ing much indin'd to the Portuguefe fide. 
But within three Months, juil at my re- 
turn to Batavia (after the Conclulion of 
the Peace betwixt us and the King of 
Macajjar) we had the News of the Sur- 
render of Columho, brought to Batavia 
by Peter Bitter^ to the general fatisfaftion 
of the People. 
But after this Digredion it is time to 
come to Ncgumho^ which lies about two 
Leagues and a half, or five good hours 
walking along the Banks of the River to 
the North. I am not able to tell you the 
■• ; exad time of its beginning, the Portu- 
guefe Hiftorians being fileut as to this 
Point, being no more than a Fort built 
for the conveniency of protecting the 
Country, which abounds in Cinnamon. 
1 told you before, how Adam IVeJler- 
wold made himfelf Mailer of Batecalo: 
After which Anthony Caan took 1639. 
the Fort of Trinquenemale, the molt fpa- 
cious Harbour on the Eail-iide of Ceylon. 
Philip Lucas the Dutch Director-General 
in the Indies took Ncgumbo the firlt time 
Feb. p. 1640. and foon after (as has 
been told before, viz,. 1 3 March follow- 
ing) ouvCommodorc William Jacob Kojlcr 
took Gale by Storm, but was afterwards 
treacheroufly murder'd by fome of Raja's 
People with four of his Guards. 
For the faid Mr. Kojler coming to .ifr-KoHer 
Candy in Perfon, was detain'd there with rreade- 
vain Promifes, without the leaft proba- '''""JJy 
bility of fuccefs, till growing impatient '^"''^'^ 
he began to utter Threats and very harlh 
Words (a great piece of Imprudence) a- 
gainft fome of the Great Ones at Court j 
which coming to Raja's, Ears, he was 
difraifs'd without the ufual marks of Ho- 
nour, and conduded towards Batecalo, 
but murder'd by the way by the Cingalefes 
his Condudcrs. This was the Reward 
beftow'd by Raja upon Kofter^viho had re- 
duc'd Triyjquenemale^Gale and Mature^with 
all the Countries thereunto belonging, 
to his Jurifdidlion. 
flu- Murder ofjr.KaJher by 
' the CiiT^aLeJej 
Certain 
