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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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Upon which the King gave Command to take him and put him in the Stocks under a Tree, there to be wet with the Rain, and dry again with the Sun.

Which was executed upon him accordingly.
[Flies to Columba, pretends himself to be a former King's Son.] The Chief Priest, who was the first Inventor of this new God, hearing what the King had done, and fearing what might follow, suddenly dispatched, and carried all what he had plundered out of the Pagods with him to Columba, and stole one of the King's Elephants to carry it upon.

Where being arrived, he declares himself to be Son of the King of Mautoly; who was elder Brother to this King that now is, and for fear of whom he fled to Columba; being at that time when the Portugals had it, who sent him to Goa, where he died.
[Flies from the Dutch.] This being noised abroad that he was a Prince, made the People flock faster to him than before.

Which changed both his heart and behaviour from a Priest to a King.

Insomuch that the Dutch began to be in doubt what this might grow to.


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