An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies: Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous EscapeKnox, Robert
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An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies: Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape
Knox, Robert
Sri Lanka -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Sri Lanka -- Social life and customs
[In their way they meet with a River which they found for their
purpose.] But in our way before we arrived hither, we came up with a
small River, which ran thro the Woods, called by the Chingulayes Malwat
oyah: the which we viewed well, and judged it might be a probable guide
to carry us down to the Sea, if a better did not present. Howbeit we
thought good to try first the way we were taking, and to go onward
towards Anarodgburro, that being the shortest and easiest way to get
to the Coast: and this River being as under our Lee, ready to serve
and assist us, if other means failed.
[They come safely to Anarodgburro. This Place described.] To
Anarodgburro therefore we came, called also Neur Waug. Which is not
so much a particular single Town, as a Territory. It is a vast great
Plain, the like I never saw in all that Island: in the midst whereof
is a Lake, which may be a mile over, not natural, but made by art,
as other Ponds in the Country, to serve them to water their Corn
Grounds. This Plain is encompassed round with Woods, and small Towns
among them on every side, inhabited by Malabars, a distinct People
from the Chingulayes. But these Towns we could not see till we came
in among them. Being come out thro the Woods into this Plain, we stood
looking and staring round about us, but knew not where nor which way to
go. At length we heard a Cock crow, which was a sure sign to us that
there was a Town hard by; into which we were resolved to enter. For
standing thus amazed, was the ready way to be taken up for suspitious
persons; especially because White men never come down so low.
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