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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART II
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The people were now all up in arms one against another, killing whom they pleas'd, only saying they were Rebells and taking their goods.
[A great man declares for the King.] By this time a great man had drawn out his men, and stood in the Field, and there turned and publickly declared for the old King: and so went to catch the Rebells that were scattered abroad.

Who when he understood that they were all fled, and no whole party or body left to resist him, marched into the City killing all that he could catch.
[For eight or ten days nothing but killing one another to approve themselves good Subjects.] And so all revolted, and came back to the King again: whilst he only lay still upon his mountain.

The King needed not to take care to catch or execute the Rebells, for they themselves out of their zeal to him, and to make amends for what was past, imprisoned and killed all they met; the Plunder being their own.

This continued for some eight or ten days.

Which the King hearing of, commanded to kill no more, but that whom they took they should imprison, until examination passed; which was not so much to save innocent persons from violence, as that he might have the Rebells to torment them, and make them confess of their Confederates.


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