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of seeing a long piece of parcliineBt on n hicli tliey were insciibcd ; 
but although I had procured a copy of them, I am coiiviiiced 
that few of iiiy readers, even tlie greatest proficients in hei'aldry, 
would have taken the trouble to read it. For several of his 
titles, the king seems to have been indebted to the Portuguese 
and Dutch, who v^re extremely liberal in repaying him with 
these for any corner of his dominions which tliey found it 
convenient to appropriate to their own use. His Candian 
Majesty is usually designed I^lmperor of Ceylon, King of Candy 
and Jafiiapatam, Prince descended from the golden sun, whose 
kingdom and city of Candy is higher than any other, and be- 
fore whom all others must fail prostrate; Prince of Ouva, Duke 
over the seven provinces and corles on the east. Marquis of 
Duraniiro and the four corles. Lord of Colombo and Galie, 
Lord of the sea-ports of Nigumbo, Caltiira, and Matura, to 
whom the island of Manaar and Calpenteen belong ; Lord of 
the fishery of pearls, the Owner of all precious stones 4 He be- 
fore wdiom elephants bow: these with a long string of others 
of the same sort are always added to his Majesty’s address. 
Many of them were evidently invented by his European neigh- 
bours to amuse him with an imaginary sovereignty while they 
bad the actual possession. 
These lofty titles are attended with correspondent reverence 
on the part of his own subjects. No one dares approach him 
without prostrating himself three several times before the throne, 
each time repeating a long string of his Majesty’s titles with the 
utmost fervour. No one even of the highest rank is allowed 
to cough, or spit in his presence. Every one is silent before 
liim, nor does any one even in a whisper venture to address 
another. The solemn gravity of his nobles when admitted into 
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