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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART II
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The like is in all other places which the King bestows: if they know not what belongs to their places, there are Inferiour Officers under them, that do teach and direct them how to Act.
[The next great Officers.] Next under the Adigars, are the Dissauva's, who are Governours over Provinces and Counties of the Land.

Each Province and County has its Governour; but all Governours are not Dissauva's, nor other great Officers known by other names or Titles, as Roterauts and Vidanies.

But all these Generals or Chief Commanders, who have a certain number of Soldiers under them.

These great men are to provide, that good orders be kept in the Countries over which they are placed, and that the Kings accustomed dutie be brought in due season to the Court.

They have Power also to decide controversies between the People of their Jurisdiction, and to punish contentious and disorderly persons, which they do chiefly by amercing a Fine from them, which is for their Profit for it is there own: and also by committing them Prison.


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