nfiss-’ hereafter; blit sparedbjthe ^mmfcsKjimcir 'high-priest, whc*
. had* smweredp. wdhat \ nothing w ^ !i imppssijgslf. ife*»God, ^iwho * was
“ inclined to pardon.”
rcAfter'Raja - ^inga’s: jdeathv‘c Dorr Johm fp'undixap.Qther^opipe-?
tifqrbmnhis , minister^.5 Janiefe W&ndaar.; who,;. .having' ^possession
of proclaimed!;himself King, and applied
to- the Rorifengaese;;rfbt, sudcoufs, ^ which, were :readj-l^t ^gragted
him. |. Several . of- th.ec petty princes. of th e . island were also,
brought over, to' his _ interests; and the .Portugse^-thaving."received
,large .reaftfa'Feempnbbftpm, Goa, mar.qhed-^gpi§t’;ciCh®>
John, gave him a Complete ifdvfeidhraj^r;iia^^^feh^/hi,ih^.td
take refuge lirr the,5' woo,ds.;.| |They,* hes^m mow' to tanjper with
the inferior princes,, and attempted to,' persuade- the <§fe5ilonesj|
'to own theosovereignty o f-th e
tinea; were' loud:. and • unanimous. in ; their hrequesto tbaibik^Onpu
Gathatina^ .the daughter of theiri belovednEmp%or,J’shOuMjebe
jpasgdimi the ihioneiij"-To:.this proposal; itKb ii®r^gu^g><^,t last
Consented for. the extreme, youtlmof ath^^.panfceS,S;iga^t them
reasons tal r/hope, th a t; thrive should be able to^g^w^pibyisSfcout
cohtrouhsund’er > the m a sk ,of her-, aui%pphy. J^Sf^cdord?
ingly brought« in great pomp |from IfcEanaar to G^dajjffiattepded
by the principal Portuguese officers; and was r'teeeivedfjby nhei
new subjects with;j th e . loudest* aeolamathjHSi and ieygry^jgvpres-
sion; tifi jOy, :v During the festivities whicte^ol|owed,
in the | disguise of a beggaredattempted^ to
b u t being frustrated jn his object, and a large <re\5;ard'-0#fefed
"fef diiis; apjH*ehension, he lwith difficulty effected his escape.
The Portuguese,, thinking their power jecuye)» began .now;-to,
behaite with their wonted perfidy and . cruel|fc«[ r The; Ceylonesp
were treated with the most wanton insolengp, maud piondered.
u/n.•'Td e: r th§Ke Pori- u■Om.: t.cse.
without mercy$|| to satiate-, the avarice, of their foreign masters.
These injuries; at length, became altogether insupportable; the
n&^aesi privately. entpfedU int(4f«3.pombihatioituto» Qdfcroffjhe’ supplies
of *tbe«w$?obfcugupe, and^ acday.. wajfy'( appointed fb^ a general
attack* on these.’ oppi&^e^sm ,|M^lhaguel was-oheaded by daniere,
'•jda^ now, found, thal& madft; Abe.,, dpp’e«, j of A their
tj^eherons^fj^fcyy^^tei^^Brtug.uiese had ^priyatelyu;.promised
-.him^that ihe? ^hoi|l^■'mapfcy;-Donna--Gatharinavnpi;oyid§d; lie., air
lowed5 hep qufetly ^fe.eatgd'^om.'^ife.e^throne,;*, 'but when he
urged.'the-'-fulfilmelSt^d£',,'lthis^ip;onnse,t lie” was refused with../the
most«insolentc^grsm n ^ ^M e nlikdi.ntinora this., opeped a negotiation
IwithiDom Jpfin, nfferingubjmVthe \dpmuuant- qf u&emWS
Jan'd^^ptoy^ded^ h ^ himself1;.,was ^allpwed^ to. retain .mmdisturbed
pgsse^sion .of the mtermi>.. The Rqrfi.igpese,^,.on ^distievemgjfhis
^Orrps,pop,dqhjt^|^caiused Jdnierqgand- liis attendantbt®fcbe,, m m
^ E e 4 an^'t^e p.al&q^&qf <Gandy,i,>>w:heEemhe , 'thenoremjed.hlpiig’
^itlagjjheir. s,^ ec^ . ,Qu J,eaj;nkig his all J ^ ^ o tlie n princes,
with l^eip troops, imme4ia|:efy. fledj fro.mgt|ieA.Pp^tng,ugse ccamp.
^ ^ e ^ y o u n g j^ j^ g n , y who , still' remained,- m jth^njhadds,' louder
deelanediJiejL ahhoriAanOe/i.of jlthe murdm : and told tlK^Poi'fu-r-
. ^ ^ ^ ^ v 4 ®.sM ^ m p t |^ ^ ^ j us<yfyi!Lth^Hisdlyp^.|<^ & ^ ^hatathmr
wpuldxsponvfe#^ thadffffects of tfe a treachew. ■ -
, ^lipvhopes qfi. D » Jpjaii^now. again began to revive^ and. his
preparatiqn^^eufi na'lila. little, „ a s s i s t e d i n d i g n a t i o n ! ; which
fhe piurder of Jamer^.h^d expitedjJv ^ h ^® b El ^ d e^,;perdbived
f h a ^ j5l|pyv.Sj^ p u ld natt^be, s able,., with ytheiiUpiesteiat fopses,:-. .hk
retain^possession of Gandy!«ag;mnst a^.gemerkl 'A©mbinatipm;,pf the
natives. - .Tlieyp therefore,,i4‘ d e te rm in e ^ lo j retreats towards xithe
coast; and .for this purpose, mprvched fromf<their, camp at.^pan-
poor,, near Gandy, to^^alfanee. The.nativesj haweyer^.bent
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