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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART II
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First, such Towns as belong to the Idol-Temples, and the Priests, having been given and bestowed on them long ago by former Kings.

And secondly, The Towns, which the King allots to his Noblemen and Servants.

Over these Towns, thus given away, neither the forementioned Officers, nor the chief Magistrate himself hath any Power.

But those to whom they are given and do belong to, do put in their own Officers, who serve to the same purposes as the abovesaid do.
[Other Officers yet.] But these are not all the Officers; there are others, whose place it is, upon the Death of any Head of a Family to fetch away the King's Marrals, Harriots as I may call them; Viz.

a Bull and a Cow, a Male and Female Buffalo, out of his Stock.


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