Chap.IV. 
the £aft-India Pagans. 
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Ring as a token to Ihew to his Spoufe 
Sytha : Accordingly they fet out on their 
Journy, taking two different Roads, two 
and two together j but not meeting with 
Sytha^ they met at a certain place near 
the Sea-lide full of Defpair at their ill 
fuccefs. However Hanumm bid them 
have a good Heart, telling them, that 
Ceylon lying oppofite to them crofs the 
Seas, he would according to the Power 
granted him by Fifinum fly over the Sea 
into Ceylon J where Ramn kept his Refi- 
dence. 
Hanuman Hanuman being at laft in difguife, ar- 
files 'into riv'd in the Ifle of Ceylon^ met with ten 
,^ Ceylon. Female Giants that were appointed her 
f Guard by Rnwan in the Air : Thefe re- 
fufmg him PalTage, he aflum'd the lhape 
of a Fly, and thus efcaping their Hands, 
advanced to the Shore of Ceylon \ but be- 
ing there met by a huge Giant who ftopt 
his PafTage, was forc'd to realFume his. 
own Body of an Ape, and fo to engage 
the Giant, who feeing him to fight fo 
courageoufly, commended his Bravery, 
telling him, that he Ihould fucceed in 
what he defir'd. Hanuman anfwering, 
that he came only to look for his Matter 
Ram\ Wife : The Giant reply'd, She is 
Jfearsfm h' Potent Rawan in a Garden 
5ytha. under a Syfem-Tree. 
Hanuman then purfuing his Journy, 
and being extremely tir'd, did fall into a 
fwound upon the Sea-fliore ; where ha- 
ving flept 18 hours, and forgotten the 
Name of the place aflign'd him by the 
Giant, he transform'd hirafelf into a Cat, 
and running through all the Houfes and 
Corners of Ceylon^ but without fuccefs, 
at laft happen'd to light upon the top 
of Rawan'^s Houfe, from whence efpying 
the Tree where Sytha was kept, he ad- 
vanced towards it •, but whilft he was in 
doubt whether it were Sytha or not, he 
faw Rawan coming towards her, and re- 
newing his Courtlhip, offering all his 
Territories and Treafures in cafe flie 
would confent to be his Wife ; but Sytha 
reply'd, that being ^^jw's alone, fhe would 
never encourage his AddrelTes, threat- 
ning to confume him by Fire if he per- 
fifted in his Demands. 
Rawan was no fooner gone, but Hanu' 
man dropt the Ring given him by Ram 
into Sytha^s Lap, who burft out into 
Tears, imagining that Ram had been 
kill'd by fome of the Giants 5 but Hanu- 
man throwing himfelf at her Feet, told 
her that Ram was in good health, and 
had fent him to look after her, Sytha 
ftill queftioning the truth, Hanuman toXA 
her that the Ring was given hira as a 
token to her, yet not with an intention ^^^rV^ 
to bring her to him, but only to learn 
News of her. Then hafte away, reply'd ^■^^'^ 
ftie, and defire Ram to deliver me out of 
the hands of the Tyrant Rawan. 
^ Hanuman went his way, but confide- 
ring with himfelf, he would not forfake 
Lanka without leaving behind him fome 
Remembrances of his having been there, Hanuman'^ 
he return'd to Sytha, asking her leave to 
gather fome Fruits, which Ihe deny'd, '^^ 
telling him, that he would be unfortu- 
nate in his Enterprize, if he fed upon 
any other Fruit but what he found upon 
the ground : Well, faid Hanuman^ and 
fo laying hold of the next Fruit-Tree, 
and tearing it up by the root he eat the 
Fruit, the fame he did to moft of the 
other Trees in the Garden, except that 
where Sytha was plac'd. The Gardiner 
feeing the next Morning what havock 
Hanuman had made, told his Mafter what 
happen'd, who being incenfed to the 
higheft degree, order'd 10000 Giants to 
kill this Ape. Hanuman feeing them ad- 
vancing againft him, laid hold of one of 
the biggeft Trees, and made fuch havock - 
among thefe Giants, that fcSrce one of 
them efcap'd. 
Rawan no fooner heard of this Defeat, 
but he fent 25000 more to revenge the 
Quarrel of their Comrades; but thefe 
having undergone the fame fate, he fent 
his youngeft Son at the head of 12000 
of the choiceft Giants, who put Hanuman G^eas 
fo hard to it, that they made him reel '^^'««^^^^^ . 
feveral times but his Strength being con- ^{^^ 
tinually renewM by Ram's care, he at '^^ ^' 
firft flew Rawan's youngeft Son, and at 
laft the whole Army. 
Mandory Raman's Spoufe did all that 
lay in her power to perfwade her Huf- 
band to deliver up Sytha to Ram, for 
fear of lofing his whole Eftate ; but Rawan 
was fo far from hearkening to her Coun- 
fel, that he ifliied a Proclamation, that he 
who thought himfelf the ftrongeft Man 
in the Ifle of Ceylon fliould engage with 
the Ape : But there being no body who 
durft compare for Strength with Rawan's 
eldeft Son, named Inderfiet, (who former- 
ly had vanquifli'd Raja Inder ) he order'd 
him, that whenever he was a going to 
ftioot his Arrow, he ftiould utter certain 
words taught him by Bramma, which 
had that effeft as to turn the Arrow into 
a Serpent, and to entangle his Adver- 
fary. 
Inderfiet thus bold with hopes, advanced 
at the head of his Giants againft Hanu- 
man, who laid fo bravely about him, that 
he made the Giants flirink, which Inderfiet 
f per- 
