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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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This new-found God therefore went on boldly and successfully without controul: [His Success.] the People all in general began to admire him thus come among them.

And great troops of People daily assembled thither with Sacrifices, and to worship him.

Whereby seeing their inclination so strong towards him, he began to perceive it was not only possible, but also easie and probable to change his Priesthood for a Kingdom.
[The King sends for one of his Priests.] At which time, whether the King began to suspect or not, I cannot say; but he sent for one of his Priests to be brought up to the Court.

For this God had his residence in the Countrey at Vealbow in Hotcourly, somewhat remote from the King.

This Priest having remained at the City some days, the King took a Ring from off his Finger, and put it in an Ivory Box, and sent it by three of his great Men to him, bidding him to enquire of his nameless God what it was that was therein; which amazed this Priest; but he returned this subtil answer, that he was not sent to divine, but to heal the Diseases and help the Infirmities of the People.


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