History of Ceylon: presented ... to the king of Portugal, in 1685 / translated from the Portuguese, by the Abbé Le Grand. Re-translated from the French ed., with an appendix ... by George Lee.

  • João Ribeiro
Date:
1847
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Credit: History of Ceylon: presented ... to the king of Portugal, in 1685 / translated from the Portuguese, by the Abbé Le Grand. Re-translated from the French ed., with an appendix ... by George Lee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * ío lhe conclusion of the peace in 1668, by which the King of Spain acknowledged the house ot Braganza as true and lawful heirs of the crown of Portugal. I found among these papers several journals kept by Father Damian Vieira, who, although a priest and a jesuit, ren¬ dered his name famous by his defence ot Colombo, and afterwards of Cochin. I have also in my possession several original manuscripts of the same Father, among which are extensive memoranda respecting the ecclesiastical and civil governments of India, which have sup¬ plied me with many particulars relating to Ceylon. Besides these manuscripts, I have taken advantage of the “Life of Constantin de Sa,” written in Spanish by his son Juan Rodri¬ guez de Sa andMENESEZ—the “Decades of Juan deBarros”—of Diego de Couto and Bocaro—the voyages of Spielberg, Wibrand van Warwijk, and Walter Schutzen—of the History, which Philip Baldeus has published in a folio volume, of the Coast of Malabar and the Island of Ceylon, at which latter place he was ten years a Minister of the Protestant religion. The collections of travels and voyages made by R amusio, Purciias, and Thevenot; have also been exceedingly useful tome; and I have spared no trouble to render this narrative interesting and profi¬ table. I have consulted the best maps and plans, and have copied some which were lent to me by M. de Guenegaud; I have obtain¬ ed some plans from Holland, and M. de l’Isle, who has, for so long a time, applied himself to geographical studies, has kindly drawn up the map which is prefixed to this work.* Lastly, 1 now add to the Translation which I have enlarged from the abovementioned sources, the opinions of some ancient authors respecting the island of Ceylon. *This is unfortunately wanting to my copy. L
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