aemy % tho the repairing of it (during 
my ftay in Ceylon) under Captain Peter 
iVa/h, coft us abundance of People, that 
were fwept away by a Phrenfical Difteni" 
per, which made them drown them- 
felves in the Sea. Some of their Bodies 
being openM, certain Worms were found 
in the Subftance of the Brains, occafion'd 
queftionlefs by the Violence of the Heat, 
the continual Labour, Watching, and 
the feeding upon Salt-Provifions ; but 
more efpecially by the cold Night-Fogs. 
Strengthe- After which time it was ftrengthened 
tied With with fome additional Fortifications, as 
additional appears by Captain Peter du Pom's Lec- 
Fortifica- j-gr, dated the 5 tfo of Offob. 1661. froni 
Atacajfar in the Ifle of Celebes. 
" I was once more order'd to fail with 
*^ fome Forces to Trinquenemale^ to take 
once more pofleffion of that Harbour 
and Bay for our Company, which I 
" did' accordingly with good Succefs i 
and having refortify'd the Place with 
fourBaftions, and reduc'd the circura- 
jacent Inhabitants to our Subje^ion, i 
left a fufficieat Garlfon therc^ and 
returned to Col«w&a, 
From Trinquenemak you travel by the 
way of Capello to Satecab^ the firft place 
conquer'd by the Dutch in this Ifland^ 
whereof we have given you the belt ac- 
count we were able, not queftioning hut 
thatin cafewe fliould once live in Peace 
with the King of Candy (who is very- 
old, almoft doting, and much addicted 
to ftrong Liquor) our Countrymen will 
be much better acquainted with the In- 
land Countries than theyhav6 htenhU 
thertOe 
According to the laft Letter I received 
from Tutecoryn, dated Decemk 20. i5<58, 
there had been lately an Infurredion in 
the Ifle of Ceylon^ fo that they were for- 
ced to draw their Forces together out of 
Sajfragam and Mamekewarre^ but was 
appeafed fince, tho the Forces were not 
as yet difmifleao 
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