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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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Who to prevent the worst, set a watch over him: which he not liking of, took the advantage of the night, and fled with all his Followers and Attendance up to the King again, and came to the same place where he lay before.
[The King catches and quarters him.] No sooner had the King notice of his arrival, but immediately he dispatched five of his greatest Commanders with their Soldiers to catch him, and to bring him up to him.

Which they did, laying both him and all his followers in Chains.

The King commanded to keep him in a certain Pagoda of the Chingulayes, until the matter were examined, the People in general much lamenting him, tho not able to help.

The chief of their Church-men, viz.

their Gonni-nancies, were all commanded to make their Personal appearance at Court.


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