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AN

ACCOUNT OF

XING KIRTI SBI'S XMBASSY SIAM rN 16?2 SAKA (1750 A.D.).

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Transiated from the Sighalese by p. E. prEnrs, n'[.A., Banister.-

Iurnont,rc't{ori.

Tlln lea*ne. Irntu.apdh sthavira.lvho wr"ore the Sirharest^ tr';rtrsla{ ion ol th c f- i, ri.t r ll' s l r r,,, i rr th,, Sr l;.- i;;;i'ff; {1770 e.l.), has lefi a shori sketch ,li ir'u rrisrory of the decline of.ihe irr L:,,f Fi ari,i irt ,,1," "lt.raitu ,,,,,i. under various 'r'iesthood kings to re_estalrjisjr jt orr a, sonnrl basis. He 3e.ys :tr rr
r

rirrtr'-firp.\(.:lls
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Tw'o huntlrcd and for.ty_years af ier the deailr of our Lorcl Buclilha. the shelter of all ihe.,,n"l.l"*, rvlu, ,l"p,rr.ti,d'ifli" iif"
slro\vor.o,-l orr

minist.:r.s, .l,rllol.erl if,", of ilre rtnl'elicvinq _anr1 rrrrrl [;161j1;1s. h,,,1 ,,,,i,i,",1 ,'l,o P:rr;,rr,,is Fou' N*c*551f ios : rn,J r. tr." t,'iisi,,',t rl",,nrl n,, n"n.r'piorrr plir,.ls of 11,,. -o,,r,i f1v1lilrc,s \\l1., assumerl ilrc rotre ha,.t n.t tt;; F;r;,i,i; .r,vith cr*e ill#;; ttre Olj.l,,:; rrlriclr gorrrrir 1117 l'),1,r;1rr.,i,,r,,, ',,',,,i '.lt,lt),J/,,rr,,,/. Three a'J ro
nl.oIopIs ft ity rlegloe" u,)\\or. I'oll iqo rl,n r,,,,,,i",l liie, r,, tlre :.:r',.;rl irrjrrr.;,,f llr^ ,.lrrryr.lr. .tr,,t',,, [nr the l:r.,r{;rne "l:'r",i'i,,,f,, p,.,*.,* ol. p.icsi!t. "rqtsr' tilCtI tt\'{,* ilr crilr\oltiillcr. rvillr tlre coilllinerl .in,

',ll*""S::ltr]':il!11 ttng,swll, o-1,e1: our Tslnnd of Lft+ki), n'irs rtot, l,is docttiiie, bv MrLtriiict. Mr"ha 'Xt16r6 *,,,t irr*,ttrrnr'ir";.t^ :11:. f::l-1i!".lluce,.l trnr flom L)a,nrtrrr"r,lir.n. Evel since the t,rithfiri anrj :Ill:l !,,:-.]l]lli,"rect !vrs(, l(nti{ \\-ltu hitIr, r,er!rrcd 1t.,)t)i tilrto lrr t;ltre. r,i,lc,l 1,.} ,t,"i,j li.lai rtrinislo's :rrr,I tlro , ff,,ti,,,,1 1,;,,,,* 1,i:,"-1. in.ll',",t i,, ,i" 1,,",.f,,,,i ';trcftrllr'{wepr.:r\\;l\ ;rll s,.1l.i.111. rh:rr'lrrd -f,,,,,l*. ,,f, rrrrl pr.,,-q1.1.g11 1l1p ,locltitre irrviolrrto. R'rl irr lor.,.1l litr,i,. -i,y lie',tir,,pp",,r:,,,,i. '.f "uppr"cssiolr *uch,.kings

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r', l-f-:;:,:l..lllily io ,,..0,n" thc'r.ol,r.. ,,,utaltl ,',t',,' rtrc e.r;rt.s rnrl \\e:l1tlr 1\'hrch qcrrcrrtlions.of goillyliilr** ",,', t'i'i.te.s L,.,i aaaiaoi"j t rht' servi.c if ilrc piicsth.JJ liiif ii'iit rr"",' a",i;"rteci to the use ' ""J;f fanrilies. 4cr ortlirn.ly. for. rlro -,,1." .t, 9l tlr, ir' 1lr'.i lr:r'l Ir'ivate . lhe mcnrLcr.*,,t rl,eii.-,ni:,, l,in,;f i.- ,',',.t,,i,,0A. *otlris \1.s1 l1h. llnt Leins ,t

ilrc lolre uirrrout rrrv ,iisrincri,,rt or r,rr,'itrl j,i 1,,^1,,'1 rrrrl 1ropps1112l \,:r,.r'.\i,)r ol n*"i*rl:rrrr,l. 1,r.rpil. ,l,i- ii,;; ir;,1;"j,',,;;,;. l;,ii;liJ; ph;.it'rl rvitlr sr,ir.ir'r:rl ki,i.l,ip.'.,, lu"--1 "".',,ii,,,, ,,,r,,..\.,,.ng
nleir

lrinrselJ h;r,l rrrrr..d:is llr,.fir.st i,,',n. i.,,",rf",iai'"r , lrc eotrlirruodirr.rlr(._po'cnns ol. D;rsel(.r\.r. i;nrl;,"'.. *i";,; l-),t,t,t,,t .,,s ,,,,,if i'ilr;;l,1,i g,uiilr:rvr. Ilihirrdu. &c.. rrr,l re,rritorl h,onr nll grio,r- fi,llr ii;;',,,";,;';;J

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'

03.]

pretending.that thrii robed they might. receive tire due c,t|t"jrtfuiri4,t; ihe srrccesslon appointed - !y itt" .church' But' incleecl thti 'i was -,ilor.i.,n. r.r.lrich was mrrntrined iiLrmaculr{,c.lry tlislobirrg,all priesi,,. ^,' .*m"il,i ii"f atecl tleir oRtlrs r1d l,v t hq or,litraliorr of"r'elilrous,ar'L!fl! ;;ii i-'';' .youths, t\i.rs l'e(lrrced t'o:' n"'otl<"r'; : tltt'l'.sale for, a,few holffi 1:

r<rwc KrRTr sRr,s HMBASsy TO

'J

l in I ll',:l'," ;ll' i::[ l i'T il :'111 l] il I lJilL" j;ill' l;,yi+":l: ild;#;l',1"H. il:11';l'Ll ;l l;; n:ll'l ll;l'!:.';T'"'W wtthrn atid;!
worship,"nll of rvhich i Irey p*ctiscd irr 'trl'ecoming'{lsbion wit],out ilre crpit:rl : ltrd ilrtts sirrnitrg ihe.goodwrJl, o[-klllgs al {'t ' nowerfui nrinistcr.. tltev ohtrinc,l mrrclr rvc:rllir atr,l Irigll ofhcc._ 'l h( i I iJ *.,';;;i";a lii es :rrr,'1, igno.irrg tirc p'eculrs ot t'1e law' tlrev betoc'k

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l',i,, lj#',,,i'j .i?,,; l..l,t.':,'.i l, .i:"i;, * i: Hi y [:, l.;, The survjvor rrii{le JLis ri.ry do p;;,rl':l;lsI)rlrg .itt ri'a sea. horrte to tell tlre sor.rorvfui ialo- * 'o'' \VllDce Ite i'ctuluet! ilr.e l<ing, rlitI rruL f oru'j'r"a.r. _B'tL A ^^ soort reacly arlJ j,l " ;l ;i u;;;; i.' ; i l' "Jll;.1 I 3ii t'lili{ J;lJ

,i,

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;it;;-;it'* to cultiv,,tioi an.1" trrrt16, acc-.rn.Irting jervellery ar;'i ctothes.;rnd nraJ<ing the supp,'r't r'l thcit l'r"rlrets rnrl ne1'ltews i:tl ;;ti"l;- theil r,rit'li. \Vlrcir'l,v llro irrcterse irr thc trutnhcr of tle '

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;i,;;;; "4 p,l"*t, antl by thc oplr.ession.of ilre uubelicving Para46,i-; o"a llorrrif"n* the faitir i",,* utt'ih" bliLrk ,'f destruction, tt.gaqg.ftt nass rhat a vulir,,L, rtrd port''r'Irtl l<irrg ol thc nrme ol Rijr SiB i;;.;,i;,l ru the tlrlorr" ol Lrr;k'l. lrr llre ye11'ol' Buddha 2l9g;:' "Col,urbo a'il crushecl-t;e. po'nrer of t;;'-' strong fortress of ;;;;;d ilt"-He p;;i;i". irrvilorl o\.or llre Flu!lrndc's rr,l. rvitlr the_ol_rje rlio of nriiiectirrq thc lo\r'l Iirre rtrJ 11,s inhll,itrrLt' o{ [he lshttd It'0"' -of unbe)ievi'g foreigner.s, 1e appointecl them to be t'r,. ii "'"tt,i.f., guarclians of the coast. The rvaybeing thus cleated, Rfia SirSha's successor Yimalil d Dhu"rrra drir.iyailevoteithimself tothe good *u.ork ; a'c1i'dee as it rvas- ad'mitted tht-r't not moie it,e ,."ect rvals pressing, to iilo"'fit" Upus"i"puOu iriests of holv life Nereto be found iu aico'iii'gtv sent ?rn ulnJ)ass}' " Rct'lt'ltculg:r. itr" tstnr,r,i.t I{e ';;*;;*(irtaca,n i) antl 'obttr,iriecl thence bhe ten ra'nks cl' priest-.i,ho tu*,'" I'oqnit'erl ftrr tlt* or'iiuirtiorr ccl'emon\-' t )'ea-l fni* uious l<ing rlieil riliol a t'eigti of trvenir-lwoI und'':r' .;;t;;..u,i".irry the lulieNarm Nar6ridm' Stnha' revivecl' ^"; all the s."u O,ttolls pt''*i i tL *- r' th c- pi'i esthob cl rvhom " ,; S; i;;- f1.611 lrt'geins i,'o,n 'Ioor to ,In9]"'' thc. histoliri'rr .' Llre)' rogarded e.ren tbe e"ritrtg ollt' oL bittcrll' cotttlrl:rilts. irt ifr.i. Ji rns-bowls rrs r' tlisgt'aie' Theil foorl ri-as coolred : rts lhat of"t'Le g|oat lrobles flmong tho Jrit'riilu'.rllu'f,,.ltion prreFr:' .n,f ii *n* eaten ortt ol' lrlltios' Tn iach' ihel rtere brighl in norhing brtb the o..'or'in'" 'it*^';' There *u* ott* Saflg'i excention. in the ,t"'tJ""oi Sartinar"'kala the future ."o'",1"..';.i the practice t'r "';iih ; ;;;ii Land ll:iiJ"ti'J learning' rvaiting tfi" p""-ulf of^in the severest auste"lties'i"a for the betiet ,lry tlrat rvrs to d:r,rvn. Nar6nclra si After a reig. ot ;;;;;fthi;e-'vears. a,, king si g lto,'i ;.1; was succeedecl by rvi; ar: -;;;-;;ht 'of ^'e^1do; "''* the solar wiih ail the virtues]-ih"
r

it? l3r!!T,?:Li! i'1. l1.:l:, li;Jl,l ]r:l'lit r ub.Jccr !.r1ccor,1 plished.'rher.r. misiio,.iu i,"* ;";,:;:',,;ii't ;"; iii oll ili''iI l')'i'l' i:;;" l';, Y :f,,1l3 l; "' i l,* l; Ther.e I(jrrg l(i rii Sri l}ija Sinlra, ihe gL,e:rt i,efornrer.. succeede,l io tle C.r.ow-,,; lie ;;;;ii; i'i;, tt.r .ir,,; 'atl , lprtesthood. llrlr. rl thn abrrses ,u,," '.ll.u,tll i'igo'orlsiytlil, (,t'cl)L ttrto ' ,sw.eel-r-irrg arrtl zcriorrsfi"a,'l'],i,o.i'"'t I.'1 hir; JIirrisrer lDhelapola,,,, ['s,,,.,,,.,,, u kil r., . was the'e-irrsrirrrriorl, ot rtr. ijl, ;;j]i""11 t.)i,r)')',))r,t,,il; |,i?lliiri: 'yrgi,l i'onrarrtic isror.l, n_ecessar.y hpriests ol .i,he.enrlnJ_i: ;;'i;il ro siarrr io letcIr I tr,. l-ill ; i ;;;. ; i" ; ; i._ iJ r )'."i, be *iro.orr-ll,"ii'i ,.^,,^._.,_ ",;lil;i:i; il,il,""l]i l,' :'" i,l: i:i'n:f ru'ri tterr eiIlier. Lrr lill,t'1ro.ja lf,,fi.r'r,ii,, o,j,.\j,r,.Ii.,,,itti. i1ilr. f rv..ou{ ot ftre five irli.,,iu*u

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and we \\.e.re

Sumaira atrd lear.rr,'ti rh;rl. il.rey rvore inlrabiLea fry" uoorr on rhc eiglrrlr d.yl rh,.st; gi plrri,,* arrd !.;i,.,g ^\iondry. roc,(,v mounl:ri's I'erririro rrr Orr this "at

l{o. 54.-1903.] xruc+ Krnrr sRr's EMBessy ro srAM. 21 elrormous size, shaped I.ike loln rieks. Nexl we sightedAcheen rrnd

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hills

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,;ii;;llili".;;;.'\ye sftw a ranse of I'].|:y.t,.t"pplns'f.of moxntarns.rock-yplains,hills,andsrnrll str_et"hn.."ur"oun,ii"n,.jif""r,ff embankment of r tank. The captrin"ana omce.s',itr"r;;.h";;iib"J;: ation declared tbat ir worrltr rr" to.rriir-.il and examinins their chart and noticins tt"". t"aty'i"il;;;;-;; ".!i".tLe stretches oF sand that lav in our
ary*,
w-av. tt'.v"116 -nip'ir,*0"!h u that lay near ancl"rfter' four "a iir" aoy* pn.*J,l'tt;"ir,og." ol 'r*rro* passage

the C.mpanv.s factor and r,hc cliieF crlDenrr c,rlle;-i ir;'iils, tho.,,rn lJlamrth. who brought rvillr them in irio sloops ; i;;" Iroor"'", rvlrer., belel, and alecanuts,wirhc'|)cornrr1st"no.r"riar,oi.i, t''i[!j*,ra,."...duswithgreat krndrress. and re_sf;rli.in,r th" ,hip *" ,",.;r".i"i#*me evening at the halbour of Malaccir. fl'"r" on board from the fort.to*u waited thlee,fa"s rif f 6ve otficers clme *etcorri" * lrri't*f." us with the roval message a'd p'esenrs n ith our n ttonao,ii. o,i rii,r. iui_.iir;.;ri".irt on Sundav. the nvenrv_ninrt .t"y'o-i r,ili eleventh da.y o f I he ,o#ing rrarr o r ti," io .rr"" _il,rr Krny:r, being the conclucted wi th grea t cere.fton.y r o our l,rltiu g_;i."". o rr landins n_e were ",,;;;;;;l O,, th c ser.enth dav following' beius-werirresa,y,riro"cot"r""i'r""f 'ila the next the afternoon to inoui"o a"ti";;;; *;ii_ilil* iir"" risc:rrcalreilon usiil , dav five offi cers took us i n hoise ea rriages to re t'rn the-risii,,nA accom pen ierl us back again' on sundav it a-y .we taken back on boar,lshi"n,in"i*"rrtrr "i,'.J!"rr" monar damase sloops. *" f"rrrct :rli the rvere _UJ* properlv reprired. an d ri411vn o n 'wedn esday we se t
" u;gr,.r

-i..rn,ri,,"qriltly anclror. Seven davs later. on_Thrrril;y.-fi":";;rrs lowcred another: after r,iawn, tho officet' who had nr,i,,ee,lecl
,6,

and hegan to tois aU",rtiirut

sary tackie and senr oi"om."i, *iJnliii,i'rriilrs Saturdav inorrrins orrr sllip snapperl oua Br ir."

s'eat efforts for serren clavs fo tacr< t"^trr" "frf"'r" "frJ succeecred at rasiand ".o"ir.. we started ac.,rin ai d.1*l rn. So,ud-.y ona ili"t"O n,, for four davs. In i,he evenirr{ rve sounded.r.nA torn.f iw"inL f^ii,"rn. ojl warer ; and,as rhere was a stretch of sancl t y *," ,,'lr'ir-'';i,,;i;." dropped nnchor" On Thu.stl'ay.rii',ii_'i,Jl.i# jrr we tur]ecr sair and rhe ship.s boar and a n om.""'.tu.i"a ;; ri"y,i",,,""fJa"il ?,Tlii]..ry"p1" wir'renorlerr . rl0il'y morn'rg and t hat exrensive =*ltrdrnn k. ruv"o" 'Ihe capt'r i ia"cord i"qty 6i i,e.i ;';;;rh.r';iu, "r"* Ja".

-with "^.i'iri#rT 'ocky rnour.rlrin surrou,rdeh rry " a""""1 t.:'i..i ;r, bank of santl stretchin.g_ r,.,1,,J "r z,o/o,r t.ees lhat it." il,J rcllins us if we drew rerl. \ye .'".uf? noJ'fr" "ro,"i", .-.,_ the bar., mi,le

*"'*n"d anchor, srcered brck"i teer,lL?.h" fif -Ltavrng thus esclned th,e drtngcr,. $-e stflr,teil ""grin on our wav. an6 "*qn,ui .everr da's *ter orr surdry

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with iii sLrclches of sand, and,had reache? ,1"*"iJ"] As tfe wind {rrilprl we crs0 anchor, havine three *oonr"inJio"ir. .orr,t. Af ter terr davs the wirrd {r.eshened *meln,hal;'.o-;;;";;;.1 anchol and tar;ked about for five davs rrrd rrig[15, t'.yi"j'i,, ,]^ifi,11"s", on ,o our c ,ur$e. As wo were hack nnd ;"i";;"^i;'to'tnl .outr, Lo reach iiarnrhe uaprrr.irr 'rlifiins and ohcers herd,a ileir books rhat rLere "ousuritiii""r,,,ifu as they saw .froni

1'hen_we proceeded.four dars -till, on Thursdav ro uncr us' we saw rhar-we- hna pi**"a'i.,i .-r-#i?'iyir."i#"fllfl muurrtains wirh tLeil plains anit g""rt i""J_ijrand

No. 54.-1903.]
accompanied us

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.

f;;i'.Tifr?l$HiiiS::

officers came on Uoarafinmii,e "i:y',,.* forl io inter_iew gsr.&ttd took usbn Jand wjLh tbe_rovaf rni*"g"'ira preserrts in rroats. was on ,re afternlgX of Srrllra"y i,i=.""ilot"uott <iav the solar month y'ischika \4re"were .""";i.d'iiii'greai crisiinctit,f and *o., ir as'berore

ii:ff il3 j#*n:*d"tll,l':i1; j#:x."i*"*:"1r*.T:r.H ";;ffi dli p,ouc,, ea' ti J i q:t I ':lH, J ;;tg: Aflersome delavfive liliin,,
*u' u"igiua

y._i.:.l"pr";;?.;;i,;itl"

wind for tht nexr

;;;;;;; a"*.'irr"a ,rbov'e, r6wing on either side of us' Eight lar-ge ' iroui."witf, ilags ,nd umbrelias were attached to the -one-conveying the thus irkrng.the n,enns of stouc ;;;i ;;;;;;;by We ploceeded inlopei, one bo each,the river amrdst, this manner up 1uigu" ip 1,,iw. sreai 1ei,,i"lngs otr the parbnI ihe peoplc, and the sutne atternoon we '']'he Sirmese officer strr[ioned i.ii.fr"j"fr" dlsbricr caled Barrgl<ok. great respect ancl provided us with all uecessaries' with ir""u ""r",u"a morning, being Satulday, the chief priests from the bi'g n"tt "s
at Jur hands with robes and the priestly necessaries, and the Paflchasila was administered, after rvhich rve and our attendants were eniertained at a feast. Ireaving here the same morning rve amivecl in '**---t6e evening at the district crllecl Mung Nolak Yan, where too the Siamese officer entertained us. The rrext morning, being Sunclay, he arranged for the chief priests to come antl accept offdrings at our hands and to aclminister pattsi|, afler rvhich 'we were entertained in turn. Immediately after this we stalted, and by rowing the whole night we reached lhe spot called Wat Pro Yath at dawn on Monclay, ancl halted near the great vihd,r6 there. Here too we were received with the same ceremony, and similar religious exercises were arrangecl 'for us by the officer in commancl ; furlher, in obedience to the king's order he arranged zn Ultoscnnpo,clct Chari,tra Pi,ph,t tttrt, at this temple, so that we might both derive plersule antl acquire merii by the sight. We remainecl se.i'en daysl ancl at ilarvn on the eighih d:ry, being Monday, flve great Officers of State came from the capital and took the royal message in a large canopied litter which was placecl on boari[ a gilt boat, while w-e proceedeil in five others accompanigd by the presents anil attenclants. When "we reached the spot calletl Bai Pas Sath the t'wo banks of the river were adorned witb arches of golil and siiver cloth, while a large concourse of people holcling flags antl umbrellas of various kinds were thronged together on gaily deckecl boats. lMe were fiiied wiih ailmiration at tbe sights on this river,
crowcled as
shorved

in forty-eight boats with their tents ailorned in the

neiohb, urirtg

vihiras wcre inviLed to the sp6t, and

accepted alms

'thrs

ii

"na

au our,va.nri

, ouY"l days Iater, on Monday morning, three r: board from'Siam anci h,a an i,ite,t.,i;;"'r?i,i;';"_:

'?r fl"fi&ii{,T*u*it'*il t,i: ln: * :r;; " g!;l df"t';l-ltql;hH: ffj:"u 3t !.b"- quicklv io ihe tr" .n,o",i.o"-it" rnouth aod up t? ir*'"""r?#;iffSJ.-tt"u "tri'1.;"i'
we
dro
p^p e

games, speaking

.q?;;tr;i;$ltft r,;i"-:"'i,,tffi :;ji:.1{my*"mx,,i"'ffi il""'?,i^'31u;"-?,f f,:ffi;Xi:* "tu'i. i'i.. .t it" ii,ii.,;"'r,-r,;;;,";, T":;; a large oi a skiileJ pir"i":r, 'opplv nfJu;.';i;; *"."ptu"6a'ii;;"";;il#i:"ed to accompanv us' in"a stlo'i*' "rJ.l;*l-""".:"31'and "ilr"J $i*,* rr ii',i1lil!'" T:fJJr il T;liiT l*n, :n f r T ::8" # #i ; ;ffi ,Ii#;f,i:ln'df ;f,:t?{ :" *;tn"'i .u'ii"g "fJh",'."" meerir : wirh noll)r)g oI fbis day ilstne erevcnth at abnrnenho.l ,r.^ L_.-Lapproached- rhe harbonr .t h ur we Si;;,;.{ ;:;ilt. the elevcnth'hli," *. ni iea rrom e;;p;;;;i;:_.. tr, and officers were-ireailv_rgj,oiced niii"*iJi:;*.fi;'ll k}li"l,H: . ;:::ff " and firA;tr';'hr" guns
%

d, ;. il ;,.- ; h ;,

to

us m,

ifi

,.il1

aud cel,..,riated

About the eig'hth hour of the same morning we approached the capital of Ay6dhya Pura ancl were presentecl to the sub-king. We

it

was with every kind of merchandise.

filllfli,',i,r. ,T"._"* .:ts:,*ri"Si:Hi.Tl;*r,m:i{:l;f;ittT.,Tf;

ffifi
tf,

ni::!:-"^"1'.i1ff

him the royal message ancl presents, at which he expressecl his great pleasure and spoke to us most kindly for a short time ancl inquired about our journey. He further informecl us tbat a subsequent .commutication woulil be made to us regarcling the preserrtation of the roval message and plesents at the court, After this he desireal us to return to our halting-place. We accordingly returned down the river to the Duieh settlement. When the Siamese officers had conveyeil the news to the king, he sent orders that we and our attenclants were to be fully snpplied with all necessaries from the royal siores during our stay here. Later some officers came witd a large supplybf aU kinds of eatabies
ancl sweets of sugar, with mandarin oranges, ripe plantains, betel, arecanuts, lime, tobacco, and v:trious obher articles, They came a seconil time and distributed silver coins calleil ticcal and, masctm-puwa

r*:]#i*'H*1*"fl :tipl:{i*t*}-:lir{he9;#!'#'#T,ili'

Irft':Hi*$'*l;$ffri:4:d*}#*;iffi
b

vih6ras wete- requested to be kind as to visit the meri at all times 1 and to preach ba,ry,u, and. to ptiase them by allowing them to offer the. " usual offerings arid ihus acqfire merit.

from th_e royal treasury among us Moreover, the tradesptople w.ere ordered to attencl tbe people from La4kd, ihe chief priests of the
"so

all.

24

JorrRNArr, R.A.s.

(cnyrroN). [Vol. XVI l.

No.54.-l 903.] r(rNe KrR.rr sRr'g

tlvo cannon ml,cle
Larrd

p111unssy 1t,o

*'ii,"l]il.i'll,f r1;i, rv;ri gitr l,,,np*"i;;lX'i ; rs rvlil' m,ro,rlisl,r tn ih" i,trz*"oi' ,1"il;;d".:,,*rc:i : tLc sitr er sb, " rlt'o't' rr1, r h" nrid,lle ol ,1,. ,,,1""ni";-"r.,::"-"."j,:n rlrousillrri lirnrl)s. 'r'rr:rk. 'rt ,",,*'o,,u ;;r',"i"rij"ii.;l),f',ii:,1|;.s,r.ear sirc y ,r "rried ,.olorrr.s. rr.ir,vs an,l r,"-"*-,rt"r,;i""".",'",,'it*;?.1:-],:,lx;j, Ir'urrze. L'irss, rrd zirc. r.ed il"irT ;f"J " ;rnr1 .u.l,il,i ";,,,.,-;i;;;i. cmLrr,iflqrc,j qu ,1. llLl ill"ill'";1,;!1,].,:l: ",,n0,ri",, i, ., o,."::,,1;;:', "",u,r rrrs, prrn, r, 5, sq't eim"ats' all ttr:rtt.ne. mauner. ,,f ;i;;ii ." of fl;;;.:,' ,'ij ";,;i'lrlt, ;.ii: jl,; j ;;i;lljl i "i i:: ;, ",, lj +*j,ll":tl,";'i;i,'l'l *. rl prrl;rce' rvhit'lr sirone 1v11 [ . ' or the rvoL'l<, we,, r;.r',i.,j i; ;;j , ::s111 ;i r,ung'*iii, r,-e, ,i,ii li ,li,.ilr :.,iii:r? i::,"l;*"J i""l;;:i,'"T;i;: li :;i::il;";';,ir;.:;l:i "': .". ,rr,",i,' giltlirrg rr'l w.i',in ihe pni, with ":"-1,''"""?uui t ii,a. all o,,, ei,ti,.-j,1."; irl;l',,;:;'"t'nod
prrnrpr<irrc ,rcr.or.;Lrr.,r

' o"lJ,"'1,"":;J"ill;:jj",ld-?.,j'r.-the soiar uronth r(araka abour five ho .;, ilrlrl 1"t""',t''n;.'t u* ;,, t o.li:."'1 lrn,lc,l irr ihe srr.,,er rft,'l ""nt* grrrc ; i'r ti,. .ir., *rri'r"ir'' r,v t,o"nl"t"9nfl'."'lt esrr.iirrr.{ rl'rrrrrr ,,i r)e t,\v.o si'lq* 61 ""tu. tlr" srir'et,;";;;;;;; ',j
;'i,t;':,;,.i;,,',l"r.i',ii.' lr'Li^,'.r

srAM.

2b

**

great gate is at the lnncling_place; ",,A'",,[i,..f".ihcu.ho]e cifv. The ffr;;;;;;lJ;;;;-l;;;.;r";" ;;,; runs io the riElrt,: rherr ii rn.esps 1611116[ irr i circle rvhole cicv. tiri it finarv mcets Lire riv"r,a1ain.'"witrin ",,""rilpu.iin"nj,1ri rhe citv ihere are canals runrrirrg i,, ,irrallci'lin* ilf* ii"_'i",rves of at )ntl) blanch. I'^1^i^s.impossibJe
traffic on the sreat'iver can ili;*;;;;; less streers rhronged *"h p-;;t;; f;ii'.i iempted to
passengrs on

of the five kinds of metals I rounil tlese rested a of fiplrrirr! merr irrm"ed rvirh cluls-""ft,i'pr1,,." grte, tlre. hall 'n,,dr,--*i.""a5sqn1r,lofl, in which ihu 'il,-ki,'g .,ia _rn" rlre cloor.s, windows. rrn,l bitls rveie :rll derlolrlnrI i,i g"""i i.ofrr*i.,n: the fo'mv? were crorvrret] v'ith giti spi'es, florvcr.s, ,rr? i;;#h-:'-ii, ii."'iriiliTi all stood the king's f.1fl::-:l nu"'stag"_,'"*i_,it^r.ty;il;;;d ;"iit gilt spires. At the four.colners .iyele loi" ioiu.,". fige sbories high, picr", ,l u'itlr. mrury ryinrl,rryr rrrrrl l,rf,li"e'.,ii,rt ,l,he.e rv*r.c man;- lrrlls dec,,r.aled wiih mrreh gil.ling j . , in i wo also L,rif srases. palrce of fhe n.inc.e ana ii" ii;;;;';,,il;.";?'.;,,;,,n;:;,_,;t;'; T'c "'" simila'in rt,i" ,n,,g.i,ii,.;;; "rj;il:'* erecied
"ppearan"'". rvail, which cbmmencns ar thc rir?er on rhe r.iver

these. Who"will o",rtu."

t"o

givc.rny

trr-rrr.epLiorr

of it,u numbel of boats .r,.i.ii"plrrying

.'.Ksr,.s! ,tonr-qrrri.djrrrr.

*dor.rred

0 urrbiis lrigh : rourrrl it'u.o"e *lsrl. rv l Sil;: JH fli'J;;0"il!';idcries wore"ti,,,,o"i.,],,,r1'r,i,",",ii.,ii : ,vere 1,., u gh i b r"," il,,:r. i, g:j, i f l: r, i;: X""ff , ?;r, \ve" $, r'e gr':r.iously i?::. p",'*:ii..r' i; ,li;i,"i,," liij l. rnre,,ror. of li;:';.'"ntt'
ilbout..l

rvirh goJ11. r,, thni,j

"i".'"i'"' ;li::"r":,};tt'il::i.:s:'i figu'es ot r",i""iiti , ,uiii.i',;:;l,iii:,1,;i,[],llr;],,,Iii.,if".; ,: ,'n"*.i'"go,,,",,

t, _"v i"-rilJ fi;ieii; and i" fi"i" were atso number_

ever.y kind

nk

;r gilt s*,hte. ,,i'n*t l,;a.a.,, r,erre;rrh rr ,r. ,,lso.ann?herot;i;ri"Jn,;_*,,.:,ir rirrgol h,,rres.,r *imil"",.in"g';;;;d1 j.

"i.ir, ^, sr.mltar.'i;rll rvas t bircl<'rrrskel ifri,+i"' siurila.ly o'r o,r, le[r w",.c tno grav elepJrarris'i,, "..:,ly ,,,"i;"JJ.rtrtJ.th
i

*'1,,t f ;f#nT n :l# q,tit' l:l,lJl';l:',:: kn*?itrf, J a.ortencls(.rl.uirt,g,,J.loo'lhi;ll5::l:.rusi'*'rduiin".l'r,i;i';"i;;;o.i : ;; ;;l; s ;, :. ;':i;T,: *,ffi ; :,flill,j,ljJl :;tn ;illj,il;gl ';j;l :.r1, i ,,.r", i
i

,,,rTi't"!".1;js-tll,lt"t"ll'p;-,' gilt ele|lr:rnr sf ,rll : wirh-in-c,vererl v woi.rie,r'r,,,,;,,;,: ;-^:;,:;',:rrhgotdenbeils,flonner..,,,,t;i"_;1;l;;.'*

dic;i;;;il;'i1,",:lxiii ij.fl:loi."lu",,1.n i l'a-,,e o'iry "tAs we were di.ected to ."rt"i"'To fr"iti"g_pl:rce, two officers accompanied us bacl<, first-in carriag". "", ora tf."""i" Seven_tlays_lrrer on r"ra."yirr"iiifnii;#;:'t;o fr"u*. . otficers came and rrrformed us that i,he king t La g,""?-,,;d";; f;; ";. to go at two vihriras on tlris ail . w'" n".ol;,ri,,glulr,;;.";l""al anil worslin i"'.il"ri.. rvorshipped ai tlrc vilrir,:"",,11.,i ""i a description of rbe ntace. v^illr;i;i'g,i;;". The fo'owins is great river there _On tlre,i!i,t pll l :jgi r i_p to il," rr "i'ifr" rr#r ; i1..i-or." buil r lon g ranges :l'':Il"_: :l or t,wo-storre([
hal]s in the

c,f merchandise iicludir

Ii I ii

lit+:il;:l;ii ll;,:i,*li
i,it-J],'
nJt
fl

r:l,lt,Il *p

3
:r.

,r,*i;;lLlt:lli ill; "

I ;il,i

r
t

.n*t iig a"..$al',' ;",.J.'i?,T ,]ll:,'lt" :r. h'"i,'i'? ""o'ud "ii h,,"i; il,i'""i^],:l'n"l' rvjth theil heads wrap"poa irr Pal-trini. Mu,'r., Wn',lig.. lil;kj.; ,;: "lo,li ,i men of il-iu, iirf,iiJ,i"t'",1, gt

""iillll-""t ,ll: U,",,il ;;iii';;,?Ti::i

, "r,,ttheir necl<s ; r

I il -:l**' :;:t] Ji"l u'E: i;{,;: lii *ii in :rt'mour i"",l,i'.r-llt:t:tt.'1 9t'lssed wi rh gilb q u'itt, rrii""i"";" h. h,1tu"
p;;
u

ivers. susperded ro'

1,,{^'r"l::

;#jI;l*:;l lJ ;lJTi;'i motlev

i; gold supported on eiiher_si,f" f,y

gold, and on
,,,

:ll$J::ii,+ir*"',o fiu"-rloi.i"a urira;,,g r.rr"*'*"tii, an.ningsanct adorned piurrrngs anrl gildins : the pilhri io tf,-" miJale *";;i;;J;i;il prates
w_rrn

the'bant< .f storied buildins wirh n. rt "r;;;.tfrJ;t.in#f il rr gilt figule of-th" R,,jdh.^ """"-* t*"ir"."i,li.'lri.i,.'

Oi en teling3 b.y the eirsfern erte there is frurid:r flisht ^lt'it.i," -t"nJsiir','',1;*i*, in the rvomb of*ihe c'igaba are enshtinEd rie.rrory rcrics: in.r'i,i;;*" *" buiri rhai ir was possiblc io wrlk rorrnrl ni5l1i/' ';i;," 'l'here was aiso rvilhiri a gilt. ;i ;';,ig;;; ,r;ii ""t approaching rhem. r.cp.oJ-"";i;,'; Sacrerl Foot. On either side of rhis s;rte ,,or" iuilr-t,io;;;.i;;;;;i "i;,;;'..,;;t; Nigr R, j:rs a l,paren'y descenrtirrs ro or rnrs rrirs a two; on this was seated Io rhe cast of this

#l'"'?'^t;:i:,'ff :",'i:;1i:rt":ii'^ffi :y,XH#i+;{iffi ffi#l with the r.spi..io,rs-s;mb,,i;;;;i;;ii; g"ri.'.hYilt i' the ce.tr.e is:i gt'eat gilt d{saba $.ir,ir {(.,ur grtes.

form.,f".." a squale.'rvliil-ruu"gat"rr.avs on

the

of

ibro-ne

various

iffit""3l:Xll:,.j*',^y,,1^r..

nr,h;si".;";i

;t; ;;;;;-;;-; iii;:.i; t*" .;-lirr"Sj, rrn:rges sIil;g;,;; 'it,ii,"'' the two

il,,nat,rrr Simi rncl

1.,*:'l:::illl"tlfu i::*1*ilir;.frillt:.1*!::ll":ii''xf n eth er, .ia"'*""".t,ii. il'; ;"f f ,:1.:, ;1,"--**; l;

ffi jl Jl ?.*

il

"#lll;t

and rgairr, when bis disnolurse v.ls enderl. tro isiJpi"t"a as descendins bv the golden stai's to sakaspura. rr," by nalls and gates; r'ounel ibout' ure'huii;';i;#t ;..rronqJv srard"E "il,,ii.i i,.;t

ffi

:?mBiltt*#;:ffi m1'tl[],:i'J,'

hats inrr-priesrs,

r\

26
houses filled
devotec:s -

JoURNAL, n.a.s. of eitlier

(cnvr,ow). [VoL. XVIII.

of high .rank a tl

No. 54.-1903.1 xrNe

Krnrr snr's

EMBAssY

To srAM.

27

wiih

the holy men, with worshippers

sex.

thlee srages, Luilt on ir picce of ievel ]ancl bv the bank of the"rir r, Alorg thJfour walls rvete ranged v:r,rious irniges of the Bucltiha a d of }lahats as well trs of gods ancl l3rabmes. in diverse colours z il rniddle rvas a glittering image of E adorneil -rv^ith gildin-g. In
digtrbas_;.the verv gateways were

F.'oi11 this place we proceeiled to worshif at the Pallaukara /.16,,,,, -,=ih;ir'6, ihe drsc'ription of which is as fo-1lolvs.-1'tre .bLitating is rf

guld our lord repo.ing irr Ii,,n {asLiou in-hi* scttttcd loorn, whilsb Lnada Mahas;irui is approaching hoicling in liis right hanil a golc'.ln
cancllestick.

two figures of the Sacred Footprint with the auspicious symbols in golcl. In a similar hall to the west wete thlee images, llere was depictecl in

.Saliyut ancl Maha Mugalan, all profusely adornecl u r golil. Facing this were two two-storied h:ll1s I rounil about rvere 1 i
im_a_gestf

-the Buddha life'size and serrted on

il tlrrone! supl'615"4 orieithei siile i

devotces. After.
place.

of I'reaching- arrd living-h;rlls.

gilt, tlnd tire plaee was one labyri:,r r;lrr,,ngecl rrirlr priests, piurrs men, r i rvolshipping her.e we w"'e rr'kcn breJi toorrrhrlri

q i

fir

ran four canals. From the watercourse to the east up to the g ihere lr,'as a long covereil passage of two stages. On enterirrg atgate'waywe sll$r on the four sides eighb holydigabtrs, so coveLedil gilcting thtrt, they resembled masses of l;ittiltit'iyr.t, florvrlrs. In intervals rvere v*r'ious images. Anong them at tbe four sides w four builclings of two stages ilgainst the inner walls of which, ancl ris to t-he roof 'were large giit images of the Budclha. Within the spr cnclosed by these were :four ha,nclsome gilt dd,gtr,bls rvith imal .s interspersecl. In the very centle of aII wni a digaba richly adorn,. r, with doors on the four siilcs fitteil .wilh stails, up ancl down rvhich , ,: could ascend anil clescencl. At the four corners-of the square base the spire were four diagons rvith wings outstr.etchecl ^and meeti 'l g a,bove;_in. the four panels were foul images of gocls adornecl w,,h aII the divine ornaments, as rvcll ls-imrge* of ihe gdils "w.ho preside .ui the f.our points of the compas,s, rviih their hands cl'aspecl overjreacl. in the intervlls wer.e inragcs of door-gulrili:rns urmed rvilh swords, rr ril<shas with clubs anrl ol' bairayis wiih stelcs, rvhile above t he cir.cu . . base of the spire lvere depicted in solicl gold the sacred halo. (!n either side of the stair leading from the eastern gate ran two snal<,.s, - their bodies the size of palmirah palms ; where the)' reacheil tne grounil their hooils were raised rnd restins on slabs of crystal; their open j;rrvs rrrd pr.ojecrirrg frngs 6llerl lhe" hearls of those who sL& them rvith terror. Starting from here there were ranged rounil thi: ,ligabe imrLgres of lions, beais, srvans, peacocks, kinclura"s, deer, oxen, rvolves, buffaloes, mai<arls, and dooi-gua,rdians armecl with sworcs. Also, clu'rying palm fans,' chimaras, -srlsal, triumpha.l chan&s, and various o{terings, rvith their hanils clasped aboveiheir heads,'were
,

,-On the trverty-fir'st clay of the solrr month l(anya, being Sunday, th officels ctme iri thc morning ancl accomp:rniecl us in boats tothevih called Maha Dhanvarama, in the ciistrict named Na pu ihtrn, that might make ofier"ings there to ihe Buddha ancl accluire! merit, and I see the beauties of the place ; nncl this is .r.vhat rve sa.w there. The pI was tr. fertile stretch of level lund enclosecl by four walls, outsicle wh

.':

fl
t{

rvith

numero-us images

was an ima_ge

reactreit by

of the Budclha supp6rtecl on either side bv i,nages o? tl.e two grert d.isciples.rvirh rhnir hi'nds ,.lasped above thei? her"cls. .\l.n t!91e;las,anothel irrr;rge of the lord tr,s hi u,as in life, begging for for,"d wtth hts bowl irr his sucrerl harrd. rn rnother buildiig-, #hi"h *u.
ar

gold. Li tlre hall to thJ east, with its

of Brlhrna,s, Sakras, or.d^the Suyama gods, ali adornerl

eyes" fixed" on

ihe

d6gaba,

{
;l

fliglit of

steps,;;;;-*i;;l;;;;,,f-;#h"aai,"

""4

olfenila,s{ft# aII this'we were taken back to ourhalting-place in the everlirg. E-ight clays later', being l'[onday rhe eighth day of1[e waning moon, tw-o oflicels came and lccompaniecl us to a vih/rr6 rvhich rvas full of priests' houses. I{ere rve sarv a building of three stlges the tiles orr the ioof of v,hich were gilt and appeare.l as a m&ss of l;inihiriycr, flowers. In front of this.vere two golden dligabas. Iilaviug ntde our obeisa,nce to these, we rested a short time iir a hall herc : aftel rvhich rve were invitecl to a two-storied hall whele \\'e were receiyeal s'ith every marl< of respect by the secoud srrb-kiug and several Ministers of Stuie, and were ente::tained r.r'ith our attendirnts at a feast antl subscquentlv vith betel anil arecanut. T'hen several da.ncers in v;rrious gold-#orkecl costumes wele broucht in to sing and dance before us I aft-er which.rve were trlien back to our restiug place. On the monring of the neli- day two_o_fficers cl,me fron the palace and toolr us on hoiseback to the(uown. We arrived at a street on'e side of which was ocoupiecl by two-stor.iecl builclings ir.1il variousiv gili

On the four wa,Iis rvl.s depicteil the Vessantara birth-story, ancl next his bii'ih in the Thusit;r, heir,ven, whence again he .lv1s begotten of King Sudt'lh6danil in the rvornb of Queen Mahamllv{ aucl \{as }:rrought forth into ihe arms of gocls, afterlvhich he nrirde his GreatReuulciation, ancl on his gleaming throne uniler the sacr.ed B6 attained Buddhahooil ; and, s,eated on bhe \Vhite'l'lrronc of Sakr.ay/r, he preaohecl his tlblt,id/u.tt'nta to the gocls, and lftrer receivilg the ofierings of the gods ancl Brahnras lre descerriled by the divine stair to the Silhya city;-a11 this was pictulecl in gilt. Outsiile the great rvall of the vihir6 were severiil prerching-hrlis; to the west of this rvas the resiclence of the Saiga Rrija. The dinirrganc'l preaching-halls ryere adorneil iu diverse fashions wiih giiding. One room was hung with l,rvnings anil curtains embroiclerecl'lvith golil, rvhilst tLe flool rvas"c.rvered rvirh"r,arious precious carpets. l'hereiverd vases aruanged in rorvs filled with flowers, whilst above wele hung circular la,rnps. On two thrones on either side rvere placed two priestly fans : the handles of these-lvele nltrde of elephants'tusks, the ivory oi rvhiclr rvas sawn velv fine like the leaves of Llne ltus-krts, and woven rvith red velvet and ihin strips of goid and sil.r'cr like rushes to form the leaf of the fan. Two hoiy priests stood on either siile mal<ing obeisance to where the Safiga Rhja was. Behincl a curtairr curiousiy embroiilerecl with golcl lvas tthrone on which the Saf,ga Rirja himsel.f was seated. His face was soreeneil by a fan of golclen-hued bild's plurnes which he helcl iu his right hanal. \Me rvere lecl in ab his comrnand to make our obcisance to him and to acquire merit. After we had naile suliable offerings to hirn we wele serveil with betel and ilrecanut, and were grnciously prniseil by him for the faith{ul devotion to the Triple (iem rvliich had brought us ou this toilsome but blessed r-oyagc across the dangerous sea. I{e was also pleaseil io say that 1,r'iests rvoulil be sent to- accompany us brrck i;o Lapk6,. Surrounding this spot "were sevei.al houses occupiecl by a vast number ,if priests eld'simanilras, devotees of either sex ;ho ob."r.." du,sa sil, as I'elI as a crowd of pious lnd courtly folk r.ho providetl daiiy

?8

JouRNArr, R.a.s. (CEyLoN).

[vor,. XVIII.

dra;ins;;'r crose a crt,traru Katirn pt * n"f-0t"1-"Tffi;;ff"tJ1li"w g"'y.*.nuin,'",i i,i',ll1,lrru?l ili-i*{ ;it'*"*tll f and a hosr.o{, priesrs Si_,in..n*. lVe sai t. , ll:^_*:llh,and this wus rLe _inne" uni -'-"" processrox ; l; i:rlst lnere came. mounterl,on crrparisonecl "f elephanls, a bod.y of rren

and there *u* no a*"iu,,;-;"";*;;l *" "riu "i.'il', orr tlre side where ihe horse slablesoq;;;.-"

-were similar elenhrnt. stalls: on th: horse siables. It ir :1lut; side imr]ossible ro give the ,rrumber .t hr;.;;'-;;; elephants, male anc lhrt ye-r'e here : the femelr.,

y6. ir4.-1903.] KING KrRTr sRr's

t-)rea-t Boats,

EMBASSv

ro srAM.

Zg

.t"u*t *u* uni;""11

jl:)"1{l:l3y"5n,i,.y1 "'

:i

*lli:

female elep^hants carrying.t!"{" ;;;.*f,l""ifr" "acb,';;1i"" #i;""i*o.la". walkecl t ,r officer who ca e next in simjlar fashion"cariica tl" p.i"_tly *."il.i*. on a golcl salv : A number of beautiftrl boys foilowed with gold-workeci cloths ir,"* ."r,.i.a";il "X _"i",r.r".elephant cover.., ;jii" .n*+::*::q;;i.*;r;;iq , braccrers or rhese ,;;.?il'.".1.11' belel tra

sds,rr,

richlv capa.i,oned elep',ants'vitTr-;i,,i;,,;; hung behincl th ir errs and on l,'eir backs how'dalrs ; *'ill" seated, holding in his two hanas',,"g";i;'#;;r"; a M inister of St i,. "r"fr"#Js which were olar d robes of the finesi veltow sitk , #;;;i; i and spears.

"""ii,*:*;l'fiitt *,,oth."'.ili;;t;';#io. ,;tt quns on th their sides ; anolhcr brnd simila i.". ;;,;;;-ih;;; ir#h p"*l.irr'*",il,il r'r""."yi,,g rthn.ias atit gi r, cl ubs ; anotF,.r swords in scrrrhrr.rls *",.t.a i"iir,-.1,"_, i'i;";;;. ;ith,#;;;,.,, a simitar band with i,,*irumlnti',ir_ir.;"1iii;;1s, fifes, drums large ancl smrlt. plr),i;;-;;;"ir.#"'dr."g horns, rhese Iur,.,, wiih w.re two "ti
sltoulders and powder nouches at dressed with various r.in,ts o_f -br pr ttilko s on nd _gilt staves, r rv*h "i

mounted bo. Iro..."Toii;ffi;'ili host with s*ords in oilt scabl,a.r,ds",

': srmilarband a

j+$"{tq:ri$i.i:,:,.,,.*'tlTi:l,xTh..'ffiTJ,},,lilSJf

came rn successro,ir

l:
r. r:

two Masters-of the lforsc, two of tbe Kinq.s phvsicinns. ;rvoolficerswho were in cha-rge, the one of t,he stores;f%;;Jr.';;;: '.tlnmlnber. norns, r:rry,_whrte and red sandalwood, of {,'hi villased lheir ;";i.";-;;; ffir'produce l,heiii, and of the men ,ffir ,' , il?]:Ii_l ll": ard ber,el villag"*,emploved in renanrs,_all dhese un'd u"f c{F4 r erepnanrs notdlng wtth both handstheirgolden iravs their on ouul.rlrgs or roDes alrd ottler necessaries as described befoie, each by his vassals. Behind .uLJ"" rrl.t of hunclretls and accornpanied tnousanos or oevotees. male.and female, carrying on their heads robes and o-ffelings. Next came ilre bwo seconcl AnulRrijas, carriecl on the necks of sralwar.t men i n_ two- co*h_-h6;; t;;;ies with a balastrade of ivory, ador'ed qith gold a_nd rows p:;;l;;;;d set with masnificenr
gems ; above bheir heads. were "f carried i"o ,a.rol,"u"i;;?; .#; iollowed bv a host armecl_with the five tiioJ. oi weapons. Nexr, in tbe first of two simirarr v ado.ned trt.on"s, wasi.i-ou on the shoulclers of stout warriors the Greir offi*.'#S;;i;'i;;;;;; hanrls are entrusted all the affairs of Siam, ancl *t '"i- -"rfi"J"if," U;;- R;;i;il;? Above him we'e carried_five sds,rt, " o,,a rrur,ini hil *"".-, il.iii'#i;i; umbrellas a'd swords- rn-the seconcl tn"onu *". ,r. .""ooJ.ol-iiioi carried iu sirnilar stale. Ne_xt came tt e grert, -Sia;JL-I"f;;;;,T;: whole of its bodv was Lhe colour of it *u*;;o;;;; *il; full rrappings of"golcl or ""pp"?, ""A ;;'ii;L;;'';"rricd four and "r"r,..*ii" with"pe"iJd''*ugur_""oe, sisai jak, four flags ; eight travs' of g_old elf ripe and plan tains were "carrieid fo" ir. ioodi'i"ts-itte'oanis-erephants "d with and *ichour rusks, mate f;;J;_f;ll;;;;-;';;
_

slung ovcr their neik*;

uo**, theirquiv

,lk

t#o of

"fi""

s"ri_*.j;u";i;

"'Ufniii"""ot l"J-:.1lb* and.the. p.i"-iiy ;il;;;t"s;'o"o"fiti,u* sicle rode r.,r n "-,"i"i.i"i.'Jii'"lla#, g"J_"j'"#,:i.,?Tljl$.r':'#iff.""H.,,,?l$,[",,,,; spear and orher ornaments. ett.i ir,"i'"i;iriliril-",; ;y;:$"ilu
omcel's a.ccomnanied hw

*q*"t*ll*ffi fu;l'Hit*ilq**ll$*++'m'*r Slate who bor,

atrd wate. iilies. carrivin-in its howchh

#",fi'."a.i ""d merr ca*ving flrgs. A vast numbet. of ozu.ing.'trr the Budclha were prescnted to theiriesrs with tle iih; ""b;";;"p;;;ly,"";;;;;;.Siamese officers iotd us th"r bt l;;";;; #'o"i.L.,a we roo were ro share in the merii rccrrired ty "tt ;-g;#?"r;'i))i'p;rtro^u, and of all the other reliqious serlvices *i i.r. rri. ;rl*.i.i"r. " in his greatdevotiorr ro the Trtple c;;. "":'""" *":"i#'.il;i;r.d;i":,i 4.fier_this we were taken badi< io our-haltine_place. This description is raken t,,o," tL" ""*;;;';i;", by Siddamparam th"1!y, who was atrached r";;. i;;;p"",8r,'."a who knew the details s'eil ; a considerabr" porlioniroii;;"f';;;.1 he rerared to us and
On rLe nishi of Tuesday, about foulteen houls before dawn, two noblemen ca"me fron, ialace-,rn"J i;f.il#' us ihat n relisious torch procession was ',"" ;* i";;"; ;dt;;;: ".ry,q-q;;.;i,; ;i;;;:'i;; up at is the description or ii- r'nit r"*f""* *;;.; the'ihriras on either benk of r,he rir er sia. ;'lir;*; ;;;; ;";; down, ancl orr ihem "f were hung gilr circurar la.mps and turrrp. oi ;'ti; king himself, his son ihe. pliuce,-li""..1"",i"f.rng, and "uiror. "ilr""iiiiar:' flre Uya Rajjuruv6 came in the *"r" erecteit .gilt'rotei' t;&;";;'*hi.t alcoves with curtains nnd arvnings of various colorrr.ed boats were fiired rvilh sold-and *-ir""".iuniJ'ioil,ng cloihs; these lighted
sweet-sce"nted

[T"lX;"iiTffij:{iflil],.1'""i""";;i;i"d;;;;dth;;r^,,li;?.pn";fi

,['fhe,rvriter who followed in sin

*-Nrext, walking

next

pr.oceecrs

ilar state.]

to describe five other ministr.s

*#. :"irff :" wirhiu male an.' :male, lHl rr.appings;i ;h;;;;f"'.pr;;a"ii","iJr:.y,

{gl' ' abreast and carryin-g gold_workecl flags, camr * -*lt [1 3 l t" :i;:'"-*u .", r, f; hl' Li

j
i

of wax a'd

o's;-

a-

candres rr*i-"t'""il,".en to'uwed in

{ti[Hq*"$}',t;t'-"*i.1ffiffii'#Hf-'#r

f;""""*1r,in:Y'tion
related to
us

* Ad,end,unt,_As a discussion s,as. raised on this statement of the passage u"aiv r..ppiiJa'ro me by
them..

I add the nrriw.-il

"Although we wrote

and from u.har

u.e sarv.

many,things rv"ro o4itred frorn what was iyt ;.+, E*,".a"to"bqJincre<tible..._p,E.p.

30

JouRNAIr, R.A.S. (CEYLON)"

fVor,.

XVIII.

No.

54.*f903.]

KrNG KrRrr sRr's EMBASSY ,l,o STAM. Bl

sim.ilarly illumineterl..boats. There were also lamps made of ied a'{ white p;rper *lrrr'ed.Jike I!lus flowers, rvith rvax c;rnriles 6xed in the ' crr4s; rnv.r'ir,l" lf l!..:" !"yorrd ;rll corrnling *u,1" Rorti,,g-;.;;;; rlvcl'. l't'ew,)l'J{s 01 \'dl'touS,deV-tces wc'e rlso cAst into the rvatel these lvould ira'el underneath for some time n"a tl"" burst inl to-ngues of_flame in all directions, with,au exl,losion a. of u jirrgai ili whole surface of the .vater .lppearecl pu"eia wiit n.e. ,ifr&" *J also- dancers in gilt clothes in boats, siuging uod-Jurr"iog dH; ;",; of drunrs. residing withir . {ext, the priestsrvere priserrrcdr the city antl i n the vilri,ras on eith bank,nl the rivcr $'irh dJler.ine*, *iilr- ron;.. ffi"ii prrcst ly nccessancs. l lre s
procession. borr

#;;;i wirh irurks antl lakes and-.u.ith.shady groves of mangoes I among these coulti be plocured food rnd.drink an,igrrssl things tt l1.l'p;h;;;?""11;;
I

lTl:'"{, wolslrip irt.lhe holy shnne.. 'l'he following is a tjescritrtion of it. From 1r'c.rvel'oI Dram.to this pJace rvas a corrtinurus line of vih:i.ras_
da_y_of
ra

of the pinnrcl" i{_t}" gilt d6gaba erected on this sacrecl site, when we haslened rr,ru n lrom-our elephants and proceedecl two miles on foot. resting irr rr he'ni t's cell in,t lre ncighbourh6od r,i*-.1';;.,il;
noxt.tl.al n: lls,
v
i

,ll^g^

tne eighi

the "tit'i. moirth, we offered lunar

lJages,

el ds,

nd gr rder

;rt

rervll*

*".;i;t;-;;r;;

s.fils6 car.r.ir,tl t lrem fornrirrg

ln unbrok,

m1k1qS obeisance. IIere we rvelJ ushereil in and introcl;.;i. sub kiug_inq.ired, afte. our wel:fare, anil betel rva. haoa"a-";;rrd; lrays. We n'ere then shorvn some books that rvere not to be founcl-, Larrk6at {lre lims. We grz,,r-l rr rhem;n .*.rilo"., bowirrg our h.ea, Deloi'e tlrc.holy pep_er.,:rrrd rvele gmciously infor.med ilno llo-lll.tcsfs woulcl be givcn to ns. Next a great lhai ihese bonl J.elsI of rice w i:.,::li:l l. and our ntteidrnis. ,,f le. wllici-'.,ieloceive.l permissir ro

of dir'.,rse kiuds, rnr,,rrg go,,g:eo,r* goi.l_work, stretched on the floor, rvrs the sul;_kin"s liimself'seated-on wroughr t.i)vrl thr{rrre.. ll,".tul1o,1.l{ -Bgrulifully englirvcrl .ruorid. so,rfl gol(1. lrrys iilrd b,,xeq of go)d:rnd siivnr, tLi,l var.ious roT 1]_:1-unt., u ere plrced orr. eir hei side : lherc rl'r" nolO"n' .*ti rtra_wn, and o. this side of it the great mi'iste's " "on ilreir kne *ere *',il
hulrg wrtll clorhs
carpets-

'iver brurrght rrs in lrorrts ever.y-thing ilui was ,,.qu;r",t fo. o *i1nii otlertlj!.lvtlh ;r mps":rge {rom the lring llrat rve Loo shoul,l celclrr.a such an offe'inE with- our own ha'cls] We accor..1i-ngly ;;;;; rvhich wele fl""ila'a"#" ii" :l::: lld ;lir.hfrps ce.emonies were performecl ,tr"n,,,, ancl bur h.ewo'ks srmtla. by us th; followi, Thursdrry rnd Jrridrv. , On lhe.ser','nllr d;ry <if rhe sollr.morrlh ll.irulti, being WeLlnesd:rv. the moultrg. l,r'. oflieo's (.;rnlo tlrd a.compatricd ,rs in boats tn neri il Uva Rrjjulrrv6. 1'hcro, irr'" t,,run_.rog"d onr,,grnri'1,, 1L1":" "f,lh"
oIfi,re.rs

sands

been obselvcd {i.orrr rime.imnremolial bv ihe pious *o,"."iorr." Ay.6dhy,rprur ycrr'.:r-ller yeur .irr honrur.of the s:rcrecl fo,,tp.iii,-i rehcs of the Buddhr, rrrd o{ tlrrt other.footprirrt rvhiclr ai tio."nrl of thc Nr1.gn fing 1.t., Irord lrrrd in his lifeiitrre imp,,i,,ted-o'ii'"ii

a,nd eighth days of the, rv;rning nLoon. rrrd on in6'no.u nroon, rvhcn r w as season ceme to a close. ft was explainecl to us ilrat this f6stival h

.^^Sliil*rnritr.wasobselveil moon ot the monlh llin:l'a..on

on the thirteenth day of theincrersir the full_moon ,i:ry. ori lhe first, sevonl

'n r.se on the right; this-was forrned by Sachcha'dandhaia F,"";;;;; "ange'of the caves where the he.rmits live. "At their prayer ihu Su;r;d F;;; h-rd been imprinied as if iL werc in a mass of soffcl,rv t" tf," a"um""i rbout four iiehes riohr up io rhe .ho;i;g tri"-ird'"*#"i.""nkl"; sigus-,rvi rh r he fi ve -toes seprrr.Ler y *ur.i."a.' ri"i"-i,, g i#i*"i;';ri;
l:r'eadlh of aboui,
n,

his

way.

.Where the road came to an end a g.e?t

*;;;t"i;;

ser wilh il::Lli- currousty c}trrarns

of

rhe

N.'buddr. on thc aJterrrot,n of wcd'csdnrl li

srructure werc sl one srcps facirrg.in- every tiirecrion, o,,d with plates of silver so tfiat the J'"oi"iog fru'*u"rr.-"uoa""d,ou",: -Ur;;""#; sacred footstep and made of solid gdl,l va* "oi"oLld p*g."d; ,;"p;;; ";;; suitnble_pillars, forming a sh'ine. 1i tl,"'"ioo',,'corners " wer.c oracerr

snan were th"""e rows;i'p"iri.;Cp:"*'ltrh, pr'icetess S.IIS, tlg wirole beiug covcrer,l wirh sevcn wor.l<ed rvith gold. ln tbe middle of the *.rr.r,o

iiil

four golden

wlthdrflw.

Itt tho sp,|

rom ilro ^*9:_1T_:t-":onrh,drry il:':"::".1-: forilcts to pal:r.e in ihe rra(l I'ecetred

lrr

W;;.;ffi #; li;::i:l:i,ll,ll.ll,i.":..in..troriq..atrmirirrs ir,"'i:,lio"*'.,;;;;;;,'';i

roryp

1< g1y, 1.rrr p;r

Thuh. heirrg Sunchy, thr. mornirrg rn,{ infor.frecl rr" 1i,,t g,, accoml,rnv us lo $.o"r-hip llre " S;rcrcd Fooanr]
nchathn Ma hr pohatil.

o..t'the colrr month

the inferv,ri* were large full-blorvn ]Jtus'flrrvers-iriifr=-""pptlr"s, the size of lime l'.o* trr" pearls, while five bunches of various g;;;-ur; size netrvorr< of "ot'ri.i*'^to"g.aof iarse rinc arecanuts hung at the corners anil the i.riaat". Willi,i-"_"j-",_t'itl western rvall, rvrs rrised-* lrrgc gill thron" on ."hi;h;,;.i;';;ii; fruits, set.in their hearts.
a Bramah carrving
:r

ff;ffii h.ung.ropes of pca.ls,:rntl orr,ihe p"i,,i of tir" Jpi,." ru"* set u slnohire tbe size of a iime f iri" i""iniii,r"'irill 'nir- \\'ithin ald r-cano-lry' there hung f.om lhe mi,'lrile cr il'e tpire r'utt-ttorvn totr,s o^{ Sold, in rhe mi-ddle of which ,;..-;i."r,,.,y " .ilii;;';;;. Chariots, shins. elenhr,nts, and fror*"r'*liiiill;" "i all made of gold, a n d of a i u i ( r'bl e *i r",**-n"." pir."i'" "i.,""s, the s,ilver paverlent. This-was sluug ol wi.es o'f gold, rt;p:;i i"b'" ;; "'.'g"r;";' to which.nere attached orname'ts set with pearls ?he d.-"f "ti." ne,,ifruit,as rvell '.i.lLzui as other_ jgwellecl ornaments,' ;"d-;h;in,;. B;' "l"go, device all this courti be movecl a-ronl irri-.irt* p"""*"rt, ;;;;' Trrere.were rows o[' vases * ibh loi.rrs. wrt.r-lil i.i. ,,,p,,, ri,,,i,|,:n, jrsmirLe flon-ers, a" weI rs fl,;.;i;;pi;;;:.""['ffi" ;d,1,,, "0,,1,,,)r;;,';;;; rhi,. sh'irre, which rivalled in irs blaze of splerrdour:-tii"-rf.A" god*, arrd four_ square with it. rvas a strrrdture of cle'eri;,"g".:"?ih* ii;p?;;;#-#;; silver., while- dhe four *"ff* lu"."-"t"r""jt"iii, gilaing and various ceiling was at*o E:iltilej*l lh"v-ere hurrg up. gil;,";;it.-"rr.":"'irr" shrine and at the rour cornel.q five Jrrge gilt slsal ln

stones lil<e bunches

slsrrr, rnd-fr.om rrhovc

of

rip_c

rrecrnuts in si7e.

lr";,g

i";; ;;;;L;; ;;';#;i;;l O^;h;;;il";f

;'";.h;;#i;g

north; the doors and the a6o"-p*tr^'o"." of gold ; -the former were in p""[t., irr" nrJ
a-

facsinrilc_

of rhe sacred ioorp.Int.- i;;;;;r;

sistt, rire see.nd

f"."a ir,. .t"tr, i,lii

*fi*'srwillffitrru.-:l$rrn*,,"ru

their. in adoration. Above r,lre door.u.ele fru"g rlu"-q.ljgr curtains. hercls At intervals on Lhe orrter face of- lI3 wrllJ.,ulr" ,.1ru"" operings set with glass, in which were arranged ngu"u{;f lions, nears, elephants,

god with

the_th.ird of a S,,yim ae;iy..,oitt-r

jeweiled trn,-ri_lr with ihcir t.,""a.lt,,.i.a.bore

.f a"a."r"a bl;"i;l;';=;;;;: Srk'r.,i ,I; j,;;i1rh ot a Santhusita "rr,i;;;.,

""i**a .,"iti, trr" nr""# ii """""*iirr"rrJilli

.'

''l
I

; in the inter.vals,riere figuresot.*unE. pu""o.t.., pu.rit.,'alu... pigeons, and_ orLer l,irds. ril gTti ,nJ "ur.";i,!-io,o. d"';;r.;';i,-;h;i; as o-tfrosr iae ti" ltfi O, t[" *aii* l:1!stin su.gh.profusion l<iuduras wele atso grlt lmages of arrd ndgas bl6wing horus.

stqges were separated"ou"rld.ouitr, b'-.f.o"i ,uff* the corn-ersbyfigures of the sataravaran cleitiSs armed witrr **6ia1 those of other gods and B.ahmas carrying ;a;;irrg* ancl ihe n"e'lii,nds of lotus occupied thu The spireJ t".,rri"iting ttle r,,of werJ $:^o:.. adorned rvith gilc five_headed, _snakei and a.ngon* plaied with lifting u-p their grea_t hoods on Ligh,.while,,lon! tr,u edges of the gold roof heads ol snakes and dragorrs_plited with goi.iwele arranged ahnr_ nalel,r'

EacI. The-various

JouRNArr, R.A.s. (cDyrroN). [yor,. XyIII, horses-. cattle, .maklpya;,, dragons, swrns, serpents, and kinduras, 4g., plot"d with gold. The columns of thb verit,dori o"t.ia" tiles on the roof rrere gilt, and the floor ""Jiiri *rr""i* oi-*liiu'
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After pe'forming ou'r.eligious excrciscs rt this molntng of '['u".dav. lfhiclirvrs the firsi qr,,i,iu1. holv p'ce on the of Lhc Sirmese office's inforlnrerl, u. ,r,*t-rni,l""#.1""'.'.';,,;r;;n;, mool. thc ;;;;,i"'ii; visito{, ud ;rccom.prrricd us, * ,Ji.i;;;';i,lio"t r.l ,7,r,ry herc r-e lyolslrrppcd ri. lhc irrnunrerel,le imagcs irr,,,t.t ii," u;n,i."r,ruj *it,""u ca'es. One thc lattcr, "."
obliged lo conduci our rvorslrip. frl: ,"r"Ugfrr. The crves rn,,l vihiras hcr.o were to counto',1 li tl;." l;";rr<enrl: gilr ,idgrLrrs crowned the summiis of,be tha.mourr_tain"*. ,,tt ,,l'irt,"*" we wotshirrner.l and dicl ou. obeisance to the rrorv 1,;l"J-"#h;'ii"ii ,Li,*il}'ilii among rirem. Wherever rve turneil,':rs toi:"*ilr. eye colld reach. orr cverv level rock a'nd cave,
rvound .ibout io al"""nr^'f contai.ed mrnv imloes: lrut i hc ,l,irf n"_l *r"'",,'inr",,r" ""i ihrrt rye rverc

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strike terror in any beholcler. ihis spoi ancl outsidelhe walls there was a large numli,er of-Encirclin-g varioui corourecl eloths : r.;;*d;;" . sisat of a'ci towards r,rre gilt ddgaba wirh r"lics-oiiflJ"no.rafro : on irs sn_r.e {:hq *y" *11 " g.rlt lhe six_hued hrlo was desrgned rn of the lorcl hhzing ta,.ih-. *i; the wesr. on rhe fon of the mountain where he had

gilt. Ar the r:orth arrd south.gat", to*n "i';;;,;;" rarr tlo srrrl<es wilh bodies like lrrgc palrnir.rli trees "iill;;;i;"';;;.r"",,"""JtI;; mrdc oi. wh,te "f.' Ierd : whcre thev rea.ehed ttrc g.&ni lf,"i" ug" five_ folcl hor ls made of bronze "are reisecl aroit?ith';";il"; fiirce aspect, as wor,id

d bhairayds, servi' g as cloor, guardi ;;;-; l[;';ighJ "i'iil."' Lower down the mounl;rin was_a cilve, in whieh rvas a giJI image of the Sachcha Bardhar* hcrm i t. close by'Lhe nig}. i or .to"E .t"p. oi",north side,stood two la.ge stone piilars"oo *l-,-j-.h-,uu"" fixed st'rut t,i " rods ; to these were secured a pole of the size of a large u"""ur,roi i., r" caseil in c-oppcr. :rnd gilt, supporting u,, ,n,l,."lla 'rlso
rAkshas,
an

l_l stages were simi larly_ gi lt. arrd on the extrcme point o1. rne il: :l""eu "" I ceul,ral sllre was fixed. a g9m the size ol an orange. flu **ti surround-ing this rvas of various-kincr of alabaster; ut tnJ ror" .o"nJ.. and at, the sides of the four_gates.-.were fixed tw"tu" fa"g"iari;;';; alabaster,shapeil like lcaraqz_Qi,'vhile 380 smaller oo."* uto"rru,i tii" walls. There were:rlso fixed'round aboui figures of lions..hears, croeodiles. sntkes, maklras, ."od d""","f"pf,."ia.-1,.ra""., ;ii;;i;"#;J material and i.rr due prop,,l.tion; these serverl ashmps. f f.,. iigfri. fr"i"g placedirrsidc chem. Therewerealso here and ,Lur" f sr"".o-f u"f..-tr_.

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thesc we rvolshippoj Round a'out lvere streu,rns an-cr mou'tain torrents of cool water ancl ta'l<s and rakes with ihe banrcs mortrr'. Arnorrs these rvc rv;rnrIered. ."iil'"o 1,,'A"iis-i,l"'[",,"",i, and ""t:"'..,tty'bil; "p rvith stone
rrrscorrr.setJ fronr the commenrrr.ies on tho.livos.nl'.1hg gro.L a;u";'pi". ol t he Lorti. The ttex.t day we _ri'orshippe,l rg:rin t orf.,'m,,rn;uf !,,a ,, ,f _J

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place: uone but the architect"of the-gods himsclf coulrl hrve desiqrred i't. There werc r,wo g,rtes, carcfrrlly secured with keys arrcl bolts anci b*^qlldiXho Y3}|ll:3 rtere ancl tlrerswere a,ppointeci according to r,he various waLcrres' 1n6ng:ihe caves we.e s&ts fashionecl for. meclitation. On all sitle. p.riesis' h,,uses of. r,.wo a1d three stage. adorneci witli gil,lino . I,Ylt" s,imandra*.-r,,,i-;i;;.. ;;i':::".*:;""$i:"'JX""X,.lJlh"n;lLL:::.',#tl rnd weils of cool waie. adorrrei i;" .;;j: osa' \rIrr

""{l^lC1]l t'l,a.large cave to the south_east were Ducn was thrs rnarvellous

tife_sized siarue of tf."-e"ddi*, ll,I?]t"n:litg:qe,. a preachinlg_hal, a and rwo vln;rrts contarnrrE mlny.imeges, l large dining_hall on tire iil risrr;rrea S*li "f {J]:l were also a tank;n.iaLn i. "iihl i.'p"r"r.ing of the Sacr _,1 'lfiere wrs of lead filletl witir cool ivrrter. f,ow.l, loot. three more

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gilt il6gabas.

*.i;i;:";;iJi bv his st.r,rrq men rvirh- thc #ll, .i'r.r;""j*i",or,;,,o-ui '^'f*-" {alhoms to i spot,rh"rc h,ii"j,l ""i',,". i-,f;_i,,rr."'ri'Eil repose' over this he also built a-iemple or iir.o" -t-["'-ii"rri"r, "i..:"i..il,i #s rdorned willr giJdirr:'. :rrll {r.om lh" l;i; to Jfr. 'r.ru"t ovcr rhe E0 far,homs that ih1 in*i,e hrtl,rr."l, .,,*il,r a cor.c.ed pcssrge ""lrl."Jfli of one stage. Ire als"o b""; d;;;fi;s_i.";i;ffi a new vihtir6. and
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distresscd ; :rn,l

ttpul, oltt. nilun. tn,,/,u , ona?,."i".I i,""r}'"_" -t,71 'nd, thousand rmunams of ficlds ;",1 g;;.;;;;,';to""g wer.e threc or forrr nul,i"l, we wandereat till sunseL. The orlin l.rs in evcr). \1rge: liie ,yourrg sh^ot. the ripcrrirrs err.. rhc ii".tu"r.. rh" i",;,1;'.";;;:'.;d'-r#" ;i;Ji; ;";;: At l:rst, rvhen .we haci reacheil ,.* replv to oul inorriries +hai_this *tr""t"i..i n"fa-Xt""ded were tolil in "iii- t""riau}r.., '"" as far as the city.of Ava. \Vc therr ',",ui. or"-,".1:'f;'";;;:.';;"d rcross rLc fietds to the river rnd lorve.l over to il,e'rqeiier.n benk_ Thirieen fathoms further on rvas a spot rvhcre long kings of siam hac'l erccterl-a thrce storiJt""rpr" ,i-itrr. ago a series of the a great throre o' which rvr.splrced I recumborIsi:rruc"f il" niaOn..rr.iih lelics rq,,..rr as a_strnding -figur.c: brrl tlie rive'Lr,l bu,,rithe ' ' flood-wrte' hetl rerchcd u.iihirr rwo i, ri,l,"- oiti t",,,pi. ";;L;;l;;,;;,,i'.:,.1;'l;ll' ;;,;. " ir crme ro- pirss fhrl his.prcserrt rn:rjcst.y r.rsilctl tht. __ltid i," ,u.lrerr spoL rIr tlre twentv-fiflh vcr'oJ. his rrroiniii- a- l<ing,"he',r.,;r;;;ii,

niq and " "t"1,h,, .rill rvc' reachc.l .ti," ,-iu"". i, n'"".'-"1"i,,",f ih;,;;;i_. fi: travelled all throuqh the nighl, ufro"i";gi; Salurdrv rve reaeh"cd o,,. t iiii,,g_pl,;;:""''u"" f""vu. b"for" daln or.r ",ra "' On Mondlv morninc three offi-cers took us in boats up till we crme Io a va*L strotch or fi"rJs. Ho,.o'ln"inn,,,ner.rbrcthe river .nnrrina, streams of cool rvaic' ry.ere g.o*-ing che five ki;,f. ;i: l;1;:,:';,,',,:i,',:f,
proce,eded

ilgeln on Fridrv rrro'ning; l fi"" ivhiclr ryc ilj"i,i"n*"ti """"irg, ",f ,i'if,1. Cr".i Trigh Priests a'rd tre .tnl"i' p"i"rt.'*ir?, ir,]ai'iJ"", an. immediateiv be_gan-the descent, lr;, """o-parri".1 left the s;r.'ed n*ecincrs behin.,ltir" Siuir,""." ,]h""r*. Wherr 1i,e hail ii

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riet uo v:lliorts other imnges, afterlvhichlie AII rhis w1s r('l'l us hy rhe Siemese ufficers.

celebrated a gr:eat pinkama.

After rvorshipping at this place anil paying our respeots. to thc n::iests wc sbrr'-t.ti d,rwn the river, ailmiring the numelous vihiras and itil"rt*' houses on either bank ancl the villages with their teeming nonulat,iorr ; ilr'tiving at our resi ing-place in Ille ei'erting. ' i1n 'l'uesday evening thtee officers crtmc flom tlre pll:rce rvith r, larqe supplv of robes nnd priesrly necessaries, anri inforrned us thar tris"maiesivivas most ftr,r'ourably disposed towarcls us : and, in oriel bhat he tob mighi slrrre in the merit'l'hich we had accluired by crl pilqrimage t,r the Sucrecl Footstep, had orcleretl a qutntity of i,hc cailed liual lo lre di-stributetl aurong us: ]re illso sent us nr,r'rlt "oiirs eatables ancl tl:inkables, lvith fruit) betel, ancl lrcctlnut, iime, &c. V,'e

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were clirecteil to offel the rol,es ourselves to the Priests, and so acq ;fn merit. Accorclingiy we proceciled irr bonts to the vihlu'6 calleil Wat . 'r io O[<, and worshipptil tire golderL lJucltl]res tltcle, ancl offerecl t]re r to ihe Ohie:f Piitst and ilrrec ochcr* rvho lcsicled irere, and acqu iei.l merit by making our obeisance to them. -arr d -af terwards returnecl hc ''re' Cn',he twentvlriintlr .lrr,v of the month ilula,bbing'l''hursclay,two offi : lr;r
came

inthe motling ,'rt,i proc<redecl'rvith us in boats till 'we reac "l the street, where wi cuteied horse carriagcs. , We.-alightetl when " 'r pehce :rpproached the -whi,,h end wa.itetl in a nt,u,n'dupl' till our: arrival rr1 rve rr'ele led to the hali of the sub-king. Ilere r " ,ririroul cecl, ef ter wprp r.orpi\:r.d by thc kinq. tlre plirrcc.ancl1]rcsulr-i<ing. rith the_glea. kinclness, ancl presents riere allso besto'wecl on us, the .Llachchiss, ,'l

our nttendants-; ancl we were shorvn the preserrts destined for I'a1,ri'. We were aliro inforrned rve woukl receive pcrmission in lr ferv daY i,' st;u't home, after rvhich u.e ret'urned accompaniecl by !!9 9S99rs. On Monday, the liourtir day of ihe solar month Irlish_chika, I ,' ', officers came":rnc'l lccompanied us in boilts to the great vih:ltr6 calr d Talarama, which is built on the ban]< of the liver. Ilere we worshiplrr il before the goiclen image of the Bucldha ancl the dhgabas. antl- m,,rie offerings of robes ancl the prie-stly necessalies to the priests- who,;; 'd 'Ceylon. These were Upili _Mlilr;'l been ,ippointed, to proceed to Ndvaka-{'hdr6, Ar;,r. nlrrni MahA Nlryaka Th6r6, the Anu '\lrhir, 'Ilh,.r'i. the M&h{ 'l'h,lrJrs rvho rerlcl the Kct,ttt.tttuuucltu, and who prepare for o. ri nation, and the Mahil Th6r6s Intlraj6tassa, Chtrrrdra.J5irssir' Kottliie.
Troton, babut, Premak, Premi, Krur-trlrva, being twentr'-one Th6r6s-: l 1 eightsiman6r'r.s. After this we were taken bzLck to ,rul lreltirrg-pl; '.c' bn the morning of 'I'hulsilrrv two oificers crLtne artd took us to ihe palace. IMe halte.-il for a sholt"time 'iLI t rttttnlltpd while no" ulliral iou* tr"ing announceti; a.ftel which "!ve were'presented and receirt:il

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sion to witbdra,w, when we returnetf again to the same nattdalti f< 'r short interval. And this was the manirer of our departu:'e theref,r' 'r' From the palace gate and as far as tbe landing-pJace at the nver b[ ld the trvo sicles of''the street were decoratetl iiiih clot'hs embroide' 'r'l with gold, vrrious sccnted flowers and fruits, and exilmples of ri'r pninteirs slrili. Next, heralded bv the five kilds of mus-ic,-caTe '"' ioy,rl mcs=nge c:rrlicd in r gold "lirior orr eitlrer siJe of *bi* Y ' heid gold-w-orkerl slsal an,l "flag*. i. new Solden image o{.Budt came next, borne ir, Iil<e fashion anii accompanied by slstrl, (ltan1nl

with greit kindness by his ma,jestv the king, the lrrince, rnd , re sub-hi?g. IMe were iniormecl that itre p"esctit* clestined. for Ce1' .'n reoul.l fe reail"r'to start in a short time, irncl theu were liven peln

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".ll'Jli.;, #T; iilJ i"",';:';"Jil ii,T:r':rl,n"'rrii,1r hoais rlancing:rnd sing;4u.ert,guirrg orr. rvhile up a cor rirruJu. ,or,i#e df ,ound. 'i;r,;;.*;";;:,*:l::iXy;Jf rill n'e :i]:J;il t,he l;r:ge n".,; .t,;p.';;;il l,l;'ii, ,,* gir,lirrg .rvirhin :rnd 'e:rclred !, ,s ,,as rhe vesser fJin:h ,itli:Lli5:]",T-" ::nid;i ;;; ,;*;;".;,il;; ror L,,pi.,.J' i,'";"t;:l,t,i:;, Iil: t;:,.1,'J':rn"i.::,,._:-h. ihe m,,nur n. aborrr ren hours ;;;; ;^#. ii]: -h"ri',ri,,i,;', :l;tll':*#,?ifj eolden i.mlge t.evel,erLl). .,, hi* o.rn ir on a th'o"ne .,,,.-unh"a';i s;ii ;;i;,lij'.i:], lll:-:ltir'. :rn,1 pr:rccrr t;:#':: colours : r,he uli Lr.k* ;,?ilJlrt;r:: poscd of, and rhc t)rosenls,and ili,, g1.' *Jr."r.J: "nil,,i" .ffciings.iu"rb rwrv.- Tlrc "iorroa sial,'r'' -iil n''l';:''.'.:" ilx Fi1!jxT Llir.ee Silmese :rtrd ",'a', lry tlre :fi " .rf,,,."i,jo,.' ,"r,."1r"'Ji..'"'t o.ccsrl wcre follorvod p i g to Lr eccom nunio,t by mr' rj ;;;;:'J;"' "'i lll^" ll:''" krl

i I ;tlil,r? i,i,ll ." * ,.,, d " i: ;i ; li;l : ; beins seru'ed in .o*_. bv *rrr".'.o'..
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panted us

gons,rrrdr.;ikstlrr*: wh,irsrirr-ih"-il,t",""lt*"J]"il.i:T:,3:fl::i;,*il. and plrurrs. ;rll gilL. or tl,nir tleci i ;'"il ;;,;_,, ucre{i boorhs ol. soir.l_ rvorl<ed cloths Erilv ,rrlorrre,l. ,,,,i.i,nit.',1 ;lJ;,,,_ w'ile va'ious F'r!,s,, rrd ,,ntr."ti..',,1,'.ll""n*"J.i'.", u ere hrirrg'ro_uud. srem and srerr. (,n boayd thesc b:rrg:os wele corrr've,f. messrge rs rvcll a* {hc pr.iesr*. ,f ,"'i_,,go ;rnd Looks and r.oval 'f,f.lo f.ln"l' llb;k,,"g, ,rr- p"i,,i.. :rs weil rrq rlrc noblos ;ri,l,i,t::Lu-l ,qu..n., ih"

crococtites. serpanrs!

nr ;];*:;"r1. ;:.::l:l i:d: 'i'" "",,ll i,"'"iiil'1'l; .1J"",[J5:":i s.ra, *r-,o'ir,,1",;$;,1-lii;i'll".l;i,'l,oulnllo"",r,g,,.' in 3"n:.iJ"una in.q'ords. we procecdcci rhu- i* i". :Ls rhe r;iv;r., il_i;;,;r;::"ilbcd of the-crow,re,l ;tr;;i. u"'rl *"'ro"u,,;,',,;:il,l'rtro,r ab the spren,inu, :rwerrilrg us.Ilre rol'al lrrrges, decke,l wiri, ih" i;"";_ i.,)duri,s. "IliL,l"^.L1.,rcr
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ioirrorj the nrrr

serlr ro ] r,1k,i nhi,iw.,'uXJ"l';T;lj::.:";"rrg rhe fl.es{'t* th:it uc?" r,,,'Le L" f:l j: l" "; :: : i:;,i i:llii., l. ; J,,o":"1;;:;.. I H::,,;T;;;.: rrvo tirrc's *r,,,,,"a r;'ill'li"i1 3:'.,'l.lilll; f)"o "r. ihen, "l;";. ;;,.;i; sor j i, l''i n J.'i.Tr;'j::i" 'J rn",:;lrTrJ go cr ri,.-" *"i" i thirtl ro,le hehirrr{ urr I lir.hl.y "J,'''"
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*"." ,istl ""a"reil to acbompany us as far as the seaport of Siam''-4.",n'di,rqly rve sb:rltell in grerr"t siate, and as we proceecled ciol'n lli."1,r'io't', uho livcd in thc rilrilrs nn thc harrks. rvith the rt,. "io"t: of the villagcs ancl the people thernselves crowilecl round in ,r"u "hi"l. bc,ats so thrt the river could not be seen, bringing llith them p::esetrts ior the priests who rvele starti.rrg for Lankl'1. We arrivecl in this *anru. at the temple callecl \Ya.t Thon Jrak Dhan, where the chief

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Arnsterchrl, whele.n'e atrived next; at last on the afternoon of Fri,hy, the foutteerr i.L drlv of the soiar month Vrisclril<u. beirrq the eigl,ilr jry oI t]ro tncrert*irrg lr.rlt of llre lurrrrr mbnth, rve r'"r"'heal the"harboui of Silr,rn. Immeiliatel.v tlre four of us'rvho were to travel lrv lhc Fl,rlhurler''s ship proceetled on bqr,rd with our :r,tteldants, ancl tLe lrvo ships :tuchr,rcd sitle by sit1e, n4rile the luggage mennt for the Sitmese shlp rlas taken there; rvhere too W-ifuligedara Mubandira,rn pt:occecled v;iih one serv:t,trt and an attendant solitier. On Wednesc'lrty the fourth ilav o{: the solar month Dhanri, at the twenty-thirtl hour of the rnorrri.ng, thc t'rr'o sliips hoisted sail. and we steered out of the harhotrr, the Sitmesc ship leacling. On'll'hursclav this ltbter disappearetl flom our sight,_ anil ih-ough we were greatiy tlistulbeil in mincl irbout lrer, rve sirilecl on i;ill on the afterrr-oon of Monday, the trventy-third clay of tl.re solar month, 'wtr reached the harbour of Ma,lacca and ctist :rnchor. Six da1's l:rter, on Saitrrilay morning, tl'rree officers came from the .a fort ancl iool< us on ltnit in sloop, rvhere rve 'wele conducted with much ceremony to ottr lialbirrg-phce. L:rter rYe rvere taken inside the fort, where the'Governor an,l'othel offjcers exerted them-selves to alla,y

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despatches regardinq the rn'rtier to B:riavia in a ship. I3ut though we questionecl the captnins of all the vessels tir:r.t came frorn :for-eign parti, we coultl obtnin no informa,tion rvhiltever; accorclingly we lesolved to wait till v'e clid get some definite nel's lVe t'aitecl on till the next year, rvhich wrs iiie Saka year 1.t174. till on the ttrirtee.nth.dav of the iolari month Ylisa,hhi, the- captain of rt nevlY-arrive,l ship urntc, tr; oul halting-piace anci iofonne',1 us that the Siimese ship harl lost her' masts a"ii'dnultl not proceetl on her voJiage' antl had consequently been towed back by -ceveral boats to Siam itseif. As we Iteard thrt e slooo lrirdinE with Sirrm w:rs l-yirrg idle irr tlre hrrbour, we consultod tlro ('ior*r'nui:rn,1 siirrted hor cipt:rin.off n'ith.:r

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letier. 'We rvaiteit tjll Saturcllv tlie tenth

drr,v of the solar nionth Dhanu,when the GoveLnol senl,"us by l,rr officer'from the fott I lctter which \Yilbr'rgeclalr MuLerrdilern liiir, le'l folwrrded'- The purport of this letier"was that FIis fX,iestv tle liing of Sirm hacl graciously biclden thern r,hen ttkerL 1,,:1.ore liilL not tdl,e dishearterlecl :'r,t their mischance ; tire priests tlesiirer'l for L:u"rkJr,, the present*s, l-rrd the three Siamese arnb:lssz-t'itorsrvould stut asirin'rn tire month of W:ll< from the distlict of l\'titigiya, ancl rtrrcL L,rr3li[ tl'is yea'- itself I -thc anrLtssadors who were rvaitin[ ,',t ]'I"1,r""rl, *1n,,16 i1'cni'lirrgl;' be rlilcctetl to statt home ; in obediencii i.o which cornmud this letter *'its rvrittert.

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X\rIII

No.54-1903.]

and to lepori; the same ro thelirrg rr,iiiruut,l"iuv. f,atel o"cl"rs iv"ri 1i.ro,n ln S:rrnrr:rlr,,,li.. r.ho. U,.l,rg:rnrl,,t,,, l,iig,iil, noi,,,,u"lol b'i"rrrlf rlre Arr:rpurtu [,r:k;1q)", to pr.()ceec] :'j L'r)(.{'dr)oJ*llusr'il nlr'r ,scnll fherr.e rirc r() lt-r.] .rli,^,.,:l il]"!".,..1\tonorriilfl. hol,r imrgcs, hu,"ks. the kirrg'. _lerlcr' :rrul frostsnr<. ro3cr.lrer rvirh lhe' pil"ir. ihe r-,,"if ," '1.'his,rh...v.,lid. ;rrrr'l rc,.,rrnp:rni",.,l tl,om ",,,r;i,ii. as f,,, i,r-.f i,,in,,,,,ri,,.',rli,"i,1; the;' h,rlre,l. '['lre rr*xr, ,l;rv Lei.g ]',.i,';) il. ;;,;;ii;','i,;i;i" ;i:'*l;ii;; hrlt'of ihe morrrh Posorr_in ihcl:rk,r 1,..,,,.i,;ZJ. ij;,,;L.i."_iir'i..,i Irinr_sell, lo'd oil rhe e:rr.rh. rvho i_;;.irl";,,1;;'"*irh ,.ve,.r nro_ r.eerlr'r1 ro rlre Btidirrr;rlrrrvir h;.rho 'i.r,'e. r:ii .; ,;;; H";.J il;';JiJ'il_ "nll ";,f"', " oJ1isr1u9 to thc pricsts *n-.1"re""i.,,e,i-tt;;;ih it\lat'l)tt/t h:rd been r.ccited- tlre;._n."r.t' br.uuglrl in o"o.ioo*n"ss : and il," *r.",,inf 1,,'ii.n

riiila, zr'd Air,t:rii'*t'ld6"Muha'r]i'airi Rir,;-:,,";; sent to (iorra,olar1u\riu'il r,l ilr,trr.ir., ;r lrel ilr.,rvoll 1,,-,i,,,, ,l ,i," i,i;..;. ,,"",1;",LJ_;::li:,;t:

'llhese i'errt a'il rnade ihei' obeisa'ce t. the p'iests anil sa,lv that Lhey g'ere lrropcr)r l.o,l:ed,:r rr,i tlre irrrage. the l,ooks, thc l.o\.;l leit;;, and plc.errrs .,leLrositc,l irr.;r pllcc ol .*;Li'ety: ul'ter.rhis ,li;",,;b;;: sp_clors rverre also conrlucted ,i, lhgil l,,dgings with great ;;r;;;;;. Lrrter llthgiapola, .Maha _idikrirama. I{uianr.r,rnrun.*, bis,;a\,;-;?-iiila ^o"a l''l6ta, urrcl the nfi.r'esairl chiefs to tire L"a";" audicnce rvil,h .he ki'g. A fe.n,'etnr.'ed ".,pitJ t:l.,.r,s late' LiduiviL..'Xi;h;;;l;,;

KrNC; KrR'r'r sRr's EMBASsv

,lo srAM.

Bg

the Sacred Tooth irntl so acquire merit and subsequenily ; the ambas_ sadors
tvele a,lio*.etl t,o do lii<ervise

wc,'e

, '4,s for: ilr, kirrr's lerl,'r'..rrl'ier rhe nrin,.iprl n,rbres hud met in the 'Li Auilienr.r. ll;r ll. \\'r.liwilir 'fer'rn;insr; .ru*"J ii 'I'ibbot,rv:rs,'.'lte.'rnhnlse, ft ;;;;ih;, ";;*n;; io b" ,,n.,u.rpp".l up agair, and sealed and dcp,,sir-rl i.rr r,hc t'e:rsur;, c,rrer.ing,r.t iit. -\s l.or. lhc Looks that tr"." rccel\ecl.. Ilre\ lycre i,irl:Ulcd r.orrrr,l lhc streutr \\.ith Creat -,1o0 ^i;*?;1".i pumu irr :l guldclr littcr. ;rlrrcetl on rlre b:rck rl.u t,,skeri *i,1, trappings, accomp'ried by Lhe five t irra" ,,f mu*r",'i*t]""*iiii iii"l
f

olmlrlly tledicated.

l'r.r,rrr:

ITh9n tol].rv tire'a'res.,rf the priests,

the nalnes lrlr.eadr. given.l

ifferi.g

sornervhat

lfaiwntt6 Yihdrd, rrhere iotlging"s h;d

rr,mb;lssadots

ntlended to.

with the leticr. anrl pr",r""t" ,".,""u." -""t 'lhinriyama, l'hele every honourl .r.. pri,f i,, il-r"rr,to ihe B6gambra ,lrr,i ilreir rvirnts

r.

;";;, ;:;lv'"re"te,t ancl Ior Ihcrn rvirlr rillsoee,r r l-t"r,. ifi";r;;"" i.ag",i.'i,,,,r 'dornecl orde.s rrcrc given pl'ovide thtrrr with rrr rreno.'rriio.. ,rt rfi. ,i'n" llrc siirmese

NOTES. 1'-wilbz'r,gedarl l[uharrdiram has lecor.decl the names of the sixtysix persons who composed the rnission ih;t ;;;;;_ ; Patt6pola Mohottila, ilrree ^{rachchies and riine men (lrcway6) of _-__ .his Ldkam.. iurcl fir" p".*pn-,ifiiii;";ilil.

trllidpota Moh.ttil.i,

tr('Kamtr. ;trrtl orrc ;rlLertdant,. Iri,i nga,ma Muharriliram, two- tirachchies \Yusa rrri, ;trrd onc utterrclarrt.

U."& irrrtir"ili"--'rr*i seve' men of

a,'d fir,e men

his his

of

Lr'n6ns6. banrDarxderurir, unriLus6,'rhibboir.rq':i.w6 rirrrinst_i."lur,,l N,r..ir,n,i. ih,i t"ll_-;Ls,i oI A-S.irir;" .,","",,,t*i, .,i ;,;;,,",.t,," ;1,,,;::,',,:,',:,:',','i,,:,'.: T:y1ll itttet' Dtirlr\ i-eilrs this felst of ilre (}reat &Ir{l trltus Ortlinatio'n wtrich bee' P^l :: llre lclnt( 1,!*1".r"tf i,r Lar"rklr,-wr"r''r,*_"ri*Lrfi.-frcd once more arill(llI ,t:"S ll)ss,,f rlre.popuiirr.o. rhe triunrplr;rrrt nois_ of ,1run,., ,'hanks. 'r 'r,1 rile fir.e"lrirr,l* ,r'.i,.i,., ,r',j ii," ,,",,,:'"t cilnrorr. , Orr the night of 1.'uesrla1, thc iwentieilr clav of the solar inonth tlre

g1

ltllerl rttlrr'1Lrl1;1,,1 .i,'v:rri,lkia,lrre.*.:rrtrl;rl his fl...e;l!!ttlS-n;ttt (wnr('tr $irs:rdrllesssl r,' T-piJi ',oqtr,,sl -\[,rh;i Tlrr:r.,], (r.1 a l[,rrri ]L,l,,r'fh,lr,i. and ilre otlrer. Th,ir.6,). l(c.f [yy;111;1,1,,,,.:- 1',j,,,i,,.j1. iiro Nri1..,L., pj.. .'

,"r.t, r,,iii,i"t"Lp""t.,r .Ylt,i:rl:lr!]l1.l,,l,idiliift{lrro "f nlm rri)- i.irirnr rrrto t|.rc Ljsu_str.,n,prnlritrcr,. O. the night of the{rrll r,),,uri dir,vol rlrc m,,;tir l_i,,l,,. rL"i l,,jfi'sr'ru,,rcb. l.lis Sni,,r:iiu1: M:riesrr. ll" ,1n.'p rn 1,he...;,.r'elln,l lr;rll ol lh,. Sul,rr. r.:rr.c, rouk l,is scrrt iir t11,. th,-

(Jn tite cvclinq o{ ilLe seconcl day of the so}:rr rnoni}r Kata,kiL, l'r'iday _the thirte,,nth rhy of thr: t"i,.r."-"irr. ri iire,r{arwatt6 beinrl r/"rri,rl:.

s6*;;;;

nluhrurdir.;rnr. orre .(r,r,r:hchi rrrrd thr.ce rnerr of his lYasama, and one attend:rnt. )'Vilb6gedara Muhantlir:rm, two A.achchies nucl three rnen of his I&.samil. tr,nrl t*o atteircla.nts_u ,,r,llurrL7rit,ruya ud ; i"r,;y;.*
Itrnb(truu:cr,, fir-e

,\iriali'udrli

tele three trumpeters. threc pelfor.mers ol the sitrt1r.tr.,t.trru., ondt*u irr.'ii.'tir:""Ai,ii. on the 2.-Thc nressilgt to llre Kirr- ul Sirrm w,rs rrritterr in pdli L,v Veliwila se'u,rrrlk;i.r'r'LLrn.;irr.i,,t'-,ltrj,o,,itn
thcr.e,
lc1

fn ailtlitiorr

:econd

llt' tlrr;srt,i,,irne.'xl-"rif,,iii,:*ij;,;i;;'ii;;;i,g,,,,..,n.,,

1cl.:rddlessed 1,, llrt.Su[rgrr Rri.iir.

ambassaciors

i;;nj'.r.""iin"'."'.,",,-"'-r*n'i, welc
housed

mander''s flower gtrrden.

:rre fourrcl.

in the Com_ ,l.-Thc Dutch ship that conveyecl thern rvas nilmed the (, Vel .Irek.,, 5.-In Sumatrr, the I,ritel tells us, gold, leail, anil the rvhetstone

3.-A.1, 'i'rincomalee the

".ii"a rvir]r llrc {lrlecsi;rm,*se:irnLr.rs. Iho 11111*1. ,irrd pr,*.,,,rrs I'runr their. i,i,,*. iln-"o lverc ai llt,e s:rnro lirrrc pr.crr.ni,.rl u itlithr.,.c,.l,,,i,,* r,,,f ihr,",,gli.l ,i"n3. thrce, enrl,r.oi,lcred tt;/,t,,t/li. rlrl.ce 'rf ,: otte Leinq girr r 1,, ,j,l- ii,,tr,n..,,.l,,,.r.",1 ,rrr,J ihr."r.rcllou.,-,u, "1.,i1,, *1,. ,.,,.,,i,.,f ,.'i,";,,c_" i";i;; val'lous ples('llis utr',.r,1*,, giicl lo t1,.,,t1",,.i"rri...,,,,1 tl,,i,i rnoo*,r,r,f ";;;;"';it 'i' rid' lvpys
::::'l].1 :j_,'',n:. 5itu"1's \rIl', Ltorrqlrl
;rtrrl

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nf

lrnlq

mishrv liirrg. .urrr.rllgr.r,.iurrsrr,..,silre I,lr.,t-ot. t.i, g,,

.,, ii,x.,,,,,i'r..,,,,sing.or,"irliri,,i-g;id

. 6.-Ai l\{alaccr, t}re ro'ar,r retter w:rs cleposited in a iwo-storied builcting a,ttached to the Fiscai's residence. 7.-Thev :t;rr'1ed :rgrrirr in llre rnorrrlr o1 \/csrrk, Sakr 162.3: rrnr.l
11,,111t11tIy,t' (ambelgris-e) i* found. .' Thc loLLer.s l,e16,', u,,i,.ely th" wriit"i p.er.nirpn l'eterrtng Lo llre pir.itt.ieul Mrlavs, .,everr slay "d,ls pcoplc.,. lhey pls*sd Pulu 'firnung..pulu p-irrng. pulu Horti. rirere r:ock.y Nexl poinis

satled pirsl Il,Lo

irt.

l_rrrd

Jolror.c. wlrer.e

lnrl

1,),,q,,,bj.,)

othe'

disrtibuceri ,;;; ,;s

'1q

Thdr',is rvhr, ;i"sq6n111rnieit hi':r

ir:;.;l',;i. rJp;1ri 1r;rhisimi o,"""i,,"ii"'J't;ffi:_tiil

which Iutter.prodrrcc gold. lcrrc[. .;rnd".clm'hor ; Ln," oi-tt u. lo bc inhabited-b;.crrrrnib:rl"-: ihenc'o p"*i c,,n,1,.,iir;r lo ;;;;';;;;il;; Si;urr. . *.- Orr l'r';rch j11g 111,. h:i1,b,,rrl ih,, r.irplairr illrrl .\r'itclrclri t'I rlre li,.li];ri'., r\i,,1,,,,,.lir,,", fV,,I,,*:, -:.r= l(iunrridenivri .fi'"il-iJfr"",\tt{1,

tbe

se:r, rrs .rvcll

as

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Kuf"i,lo,'rg. T.",,g*nu, p:rirrrri,

40

JOUriNArr, R.^.s. (cuyl,oN).

[Vol,. XyIII.
:

annbunce at i,hc Siamese c_apital_ the alrival of the embassy twenty-four cl:r,ys l:rtcr thc lest lancled.

No. 54.-1903.] r<nvc KrRrr sRr,s EMBASsy

ro srAM. 4I

of serticnt, t-ieings. The i'u.cic*t temple is still. existing, o"d t;* b;;; repai.od br" the.late ki.g'r; brother'. -'rhcr.e is,i sacrecl"weil her.e, ihe 'r:r,ter of whicir is supposecl to wash il.wlly sils. J.
rlnim.r

9.-A rnster:dam : tho motleru Pirl<nirm Samuclcltprakar..-J. ,', l0.-Mung : :t clistlict under a govelnor.-J. 11.-lV:rt Ararnl : lJrc spot is thc Wat prodc Satta,,,(the salvation
12.-B.ri

ctr,pital; the old capital wtri Sri Ayorlhaya

ls."-.Il I3.-Puri : in Siam rr pr.ovirrcial

: proLrll:1r' Rarr (viJlage); tjre name is Fa-silt, ,.the forest oj.

i4.-The

iiccals.

torvrr, urcl is not l,ppliecl to the MJ" ,X"g.rr,,..Lb. more' clisiriLi'Locr amo,rg ih" si4hur"." amounteil to 200

the priesl:s r.eti.. fr.nn ','l)en R:rru;ir.,i,,,,,. ,.... r ,, ,.. "21.-fiujrlollr \v;rr J;rJ:r ivr,rrllrr,,rr;.;irn;r..r. ol_t-he rvcll-knorrrr :rrr11 ,.;i'j'i'.'^11'-'l'"'L'Jy tenrpler, rrorv i11 t'e;ii; _J. rui's --"y. 25.-.No Mi.isrer, 25._No I'rt,,t"i^-"^l'I{:tr ii:,:"11, Lc erul'lo.v, { vcrr irt it religiuu. t;,,,;:,:;:,,,*"illfr 'l'lr,'"t *'ei* ,1. irr t.:rri,virr.: rlrirrcs ,iressorl *- ii,iri-"l".rpr()r'('sslurr' l,robirr,,JJ rrrirro'r,r6ce's

llr.rl Gu;Lr.d *i'"#'f"*n,*.'*_|ol1,bg",],, rhe parace or rhe (g.oni p"ri,,o ilal'}ft-. " r'5'lqdt petsorr:fl:) rallcd i,y th, ,,,,,,,"" ' 'c*r,lcnecs), wiro 15;11 i1,p L, ul. iht,ir ii,"" iiiiJiy:I",:^t,.J.'^ilf heil,r or il,c rililll"'il",1,1', R,,, ^,^-^. .. ilXi,:i|i:l: J"'I"t,i:'li:1*li:' :i* Rosellp [.n,,,.o."lilxi"^,:1"'j,:;, io iu' rgc n o',, rr," ,.. o i u' i';'; i' ;': .: r';':# l; 23.-rhe w;; ;;,':;"','l'il"'llli']:::''' i;'i;;. "'; ' 'te 1:' "''' " '3'-rh;w;; ;"''l;t'':';'t"' rillny season. the for.ests e fo'ests
i

ioto hou*"*. ;rt" f-rr"-.

1111'

., sil;";i,,il,
+lilj.i

___26.-No sul,_l<in,,

:I_lrte g_tvcn
o_f

the Griltl.r 'f'[r.o.us. a]so of'tlie Whiie, Red, anil Rt'nd tailed ll}^qlll*:, three, excctlent rtraughr t ""*t." *,i.i"il-1ir" rrigr.LJ g"ii},,; qtven to none othcr." .. 16.-Tire custom of clr;rwirrg ulr thc rvu,r. clcplr:rnts in circles iri fi"ont, of the palnce also plevlilitl rit tle Silrhalesc'cour.t. .17--After ihey hacl bicen grlrrted ur, ,..r"di"rr"" the inembers of tho .mlsslon 'were entertained at a place nrtmed llaha Sombrth I(aian : the roous,wele hulg witir ilwnings iurd curtirins. E:icl *mbirssaao,.'*o provldcd with thr."e *ilver. lr.;r1i errclr(or t:ruJr llL'ec:,) f il,.rl ,,uitli nt;rr_ .rlrc smirll. qotcl dislrcs. lillcd"rvitlr riri,,u* rl:rirrli,.s'frlnrirrq i-h" tii" (^oulses

clepirrnl in.thr: gilt stalL qrposite the prr,lace gtr,te was the gleptrurrt,; frcirrg it rv:rs.the blac_k elephrlt: -but ilrE description ril ihe lr.;trrslrrtr,I vcr.sior: rv,rrrld apl)eitr lo rel:rte io lhc rcc] ,.Lor.,i "l:nf,.,,1, ,A(corr,lirrJ 1oL'l:rXtlicls. i-he E;rg',,f Si,,n, u.,,. si)1,,,J
_-,1?:.-,IL,"

ooirrs of smallcr cl,ror'inations c,t the'"ame-ilc,;.l runr' {iuuq, and bict, tho lasi; beirrg oniy tokerrs.-J.

unjtir',rvn ; not Sianrese. 'l'ir:cul is the foreign --,-1^I-1t1tt-P.oo't:. grl'en io tire Srirnrese coin of tire llrgest denomi.rration, ca"ilednirmc Bot.

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ir""*t.;*,i

rs rveil.rJ. 17..-Thjs is r.t,;rll.v rhc .,Lirlrr Offerirr,r... ,,,. Pu'/)1rr u,rr lvater. twiuc l'1ii,, pc'fu:.rrrecr ni tir, crerenrh rrr,,l iw.,li.il trr,lo,f-r he-\'v.lr:'::,i";,,l on tlr(' frru rrrourt.f the uccasron. Tho r,,i,t,itl.'. 1']-"'l'fii, ",,,1 l. :;;;i;', th.c(' d'vs on oach i' rh.e tull tn exl..vug;rrrc,,, ;n ,,.'..1.1,t) 'i'oo,l.'.,,"t1'l thcpcople ilr'lulr"+ urrerll)gs ,,i flo:rr,in,, rusic' sirt'-ring,i",i'ni','yi,,'ott'ttt'lr tvrtrer" :trr'1 ntaLYc ligltrs a"'l-fl',;.i;"1,11,lt o'rr lhe tcn.)r,orary
pcrlce
b,,;r rs

rr Jl.lJ':.rnte'i"r',r,,,1 il,:"{-"t lr.e t/!)r('rlr'lrl{ ;;' '\urlli rrrd Sortrh r-r'ovlnces l,esp(.,.riv{ "l l;-' :rrrcl tl,c l,rrrcr';f',,i],?li]"Jil',;i-',"-i,Y,il"fi.

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hu :,:r:, "xc' II'lii[If.1r;:,ftiro ltnLt" Thnttvo \vr,;'i,'rrs'rrr"trrt

ur

ol

it teitst"

Heaven of lludcllia

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18.-Yat Puthi Survi*r : co'rectly

illilge ul glc:tl stzt., uhit.h t.lr" trreltcd lrn,l c:ln.iud irivirv b\. lhe "i,"i,.;,i",i,i bllllll{ -(. A. lirottzt.oil(. fonliritts 1l,ls,ri;r} in :r stille ,1.,1*.:tV._1J. 'o : or r.:rilrcr.]'u-pl-r;rrr, * rur('st. L he rr:rrne is slilI irr !.-\ibt(.ltce._,J_ rlLc pld.l.y field uf the bunrt " -20.*Nr1,,utlrrrr
21.*'X'he olfcrings

pirli ; b't ilrr:re is ('?) : NeiilLer, Siirmesc 'or callerl,nIahrl Dh,'rti,-thc prin_citrat onc in the , i.""r'in" ;,1.: -l:11: rlr ''91'11,1tr', .rirrl ilru frr, t rl'rLr ii 'n:rs "iry rlro sr.:rL uI t]rt. ,'iurr,-.lL Rriirt. the iri',' ;11s pr.olr:rl,ly itiurrtit.lil. J' tlri- rt rni,lc rv:,s ;i;'; ;;i;

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I

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"",i,,l[.';li"s ir'" 'r''""'j il:J"i;::,X ',];,;.tf,':, "1b,.r,,, 'iiih '-ih"i sl'nrrs irr cit.um*'i' i''ii," ;;o:nl"''"'' ursD stagc ; anol rr*r, nillf ,'t:,t't ii['.':f,f; :l:fl:,:li+.)";;:'l;rr ill'ir'i;,;;lj;,;r;i::liiii_iii,tl,nl" in Irrt'c run ;rrlp(';tr' j,;-ii#llii:"'li?':llll:
1"'rk., 'rhn

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nilmcs a.e a lso
r.r

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Razors

a'eca"r u(rrt(')r 'Lrn',,r( Chuna,m boxes scissors

i:eads ;d;:JJr:si"'.lp'ilJ;i"l""n'
Jd

30 r'c,l

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c.r.r

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r

I I li^1!"*:9-l'::..:' cinrrrtrlorr megs, ] Clores,

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is ,,,,,/,,i 1,,,r)J,t. -,t;.'tttt

inr wari ,ti\corcrcrt.hr,l l,ee,r nrnred /,'ttttt, is csid"ntlv

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bnilding, rvlrich is rihvirys elaborately motrlrled irr olri:rirrtltlti iitrcs irr sit,gos rrith iig-ures suplrortinq thern. *J. 33"*lt'lrr clf et ittgs lrriiclij ili lhis slrrine rvel'e--

il2.*'1'hc ,{r:sci'ip'ion of these s[ages seems to colt'espond

i,o the usual

1tr.:tsri.rlt

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iil

cL.ulerit lirlis 1 ticcu,l ritli iZ coloru'ci1 cloihs l oltlr ijt) r'irlLr 11 i'oll-u o1. frnc ciotlr, 18 cuirits [onr,;. 5,1 splllrs u.ido, r.or"t:lr 176 r'idis :] , luilr-. trrlrr,',1 li;rr, rri,i;,.

goiti 1r;rgoll'i (ttttitrlrrtt) rulieel

2 cloth lvrrNet striiiner'"s t }relci blg' ii0 *.;rx cllntfles 8 burclles incense stiol+
1 1og srrrrdul'rvoocl ls (ll overs ( rfrrrall-rr'r.rl), trutnrcg cirrn;lmon. canrphor^
1l ulurs-Lron

t"i. I tr tN{ I l{l ti't'I sRl)s uluB,{ssY T(} -{l.,l.ll . l3 , ' ....,.t,i llr,r.g Nlr,, r't,LttiLjn ir,t lr,)]lc be lilit'l FLrlovct. l)lltipola t' rvltrl I "" ,- IL!' rrli\uleiurtur'l'csteri lrnll lLurrrlorl over to ihe irntholities r' )Iolt , ,,1,i1,. fh" ;.i;irrrcse urrrblssllclls sriocur[or1 iri ptcifying the n't.,']1..i ,,,,i,,,r, : jur{l Ilr('.\'seL slLil. ',.'1"i,., ,,,t i rilr ilr, slrjlt rviLs clis,rolcrcrl tii [uvc s]lt'ri!t! it ii,iLl<^ aircl ,.',,,,.,, r t,, li I ,.'' 'rr1,i,111 tlr:Lt tLil ir.r.ic oiriigctl i,u riLsi ilroil uri'go

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., t'

,lt

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I I

lansolu clrths
sill<

Slllrrukkalmi:r, Sa,r':tsrt lir

tupp:riiyl

crLrrlarrronts

lnrl

i-:.:;,,,,r,,i \[rrl'rrtrgl,rlrott,rttlepcutlettr'.tolSi rrrL, l'ii,Lal1 tirercleil'tttrtl ,r'rrr-r)I\ sirtc. Lli::ro 1,ley llLrrtletl rrrrri pi.iiccecled to lTli l,i,, ii.l ,,,,t,ii',r. r lur'liile,l l,,rtt'll ttitrttet'l Pirtitlipntr';r.: itL tltc rr id'-lle ol lj''.r,,"',, rl.:iii lril l;ls ht!r';t,sj tlttt lluwlrttrvcli cli,ga]ra, itt Po]oirrralurva) l-t,;,.1, l,',,' ,,, rr lruilllryKnrg i)hrtlntils6l<rttocttntitin sortrc rtiics ofl ihr:
,',',.r'll,,rri l,r'r \r-tlirri,'lr tiirrt the wltolcresr:ruhlecl lr rtr:lvl\'.lroiisired 96ld l.r',r,,/t,1,,,.,,. 'l'l,ir,' Lurrrlrr:d sttlurs .trrtl trvo huudletl gilt dlLuabas, ..,,, r'i,ir i" [r,'iglrt lr',rrrr 9 to 1l c:t,t'l.rctltcrs' cuLits, encirci.:d tire eentt.rrlsi'tttlrtrr'. I'hcrt' u'rts itlslr in the ciiy li, llolv /iri l,rccl'hiclr I(i1q fllrr, urrsrik;r lLt- Less lirr,rl rliilrirr reconI liiil]es o[rtlitrecl fr',rrt 1r1.,,,,.,1 ,,,,ll,,trr.ltrt-:tltlt,,,'tlttrti.-1,'il,i'..rtJ',t'ri- rir, tll'r'i|'.r'lthe clcr'{r ,,,, ; ,rll tlr" Sitrn'.ru clorrLiuiorrs ; lrrtl by thcir olclers lr,li. l-Lrethet' iht'Lri,, ii',lrru,',1 l,r' i'eljgi,,us sott1.ilrtcl]i ttt' uot.htlye ttl gorLt,rillrleto the ir.ltrp1,lr, ",r ll', 1r'i."ilr,,o'l iurd thr: ttr:rjlrtei;ltitci: oil ilrc eclifiues. il'-l', ,,,,r rtr i.r tir'l; in ,ieposits oI lr]aci< rnr:l r-''lrite lellcl (rin ?), rice, lrclcl, ;noctnrrt, .tc., l.rui rol;lrels :r,re nrlnelous al)d hloodiJiil'stv. t.i1ch,r'irf t rrL.*rrrr,ls, lrtrd cirucerots and lepriins ,liselscil rit'e flequent,. Florn h':r'e thr: Siir,ne'sc runb:rssirdols scli, a, leitcl to their' .i<ing to irrforrri jiilr i,l tlte misfor''ir,rue th:Lt Lrld ovelta,herr tllenr. 'l'iris lettel \i'its seui Itv litttri i1 chlr'ge 6f te1 pcoyrle, rr.h. tleliret'ed if at th<+ ,iapii.rl irr r rironth llnrl'.sor-cn ,'lar"s. ;llirr, king's orrler lrrirs 1rh:r1l
;Lcc,-rlrlirrsir ploceeiierl io clo" beirrg hospitrLbly lcceived by all the tttugtt:rLl: of tirt c,r:tst. li'ol itrrtrtrrco. I.tr',r ol ihr:rri serri, ille follril'l.n{
i]l es()n1i :..-

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i\eetlles
P"idts, /lt ul.lrr,s :itttl cr*lr trl'lo rv ers Ilillllps, &e.

ii,,,ift,,, II urr. gili

i'r'urtt

top to boltom. rlntl tlrt'r giltiirrg u.l.s in suclr

ru'u

boat.*J"

:l-l.-'lhis is litelal 11' b ur cl e r t.r i.he pi eset t c1ily, f ol lir-els ald creeks iite highu;n.s oi :ii11111 and rro [rotiseho]rl is r,,'ithout ltt lr:asi ottc
r 1

.\ilt;.irl,,irtrrjjr. l!r-r-r1'rrrorrrirg tLc l.rrirsts 0l tlte v[r'ious terrrl)Ics

?t5.-!,u1,: .' ir c/i1l1lli()ir nrLnrtr for rr rill:rge terrrple. nieanirrg pillar or llLlst, tlloirirbl\. r'cfen'irrg to tirr: rririlJ; set ui) \\'hcn l siicr is ,qeler-ltetl for a ir 1ct.rple. /)/ir,.ir.- perlinlrs Sia',tresc /)r?r. 'rthc pillur of chariiv."*J.

ztnrla.",jaggirlir,i tltoppifa:''r,irr:rlilessl'tsspi'r:lrdnt LireLrottornof the r:oIfin n'itlr pillou's irt l)oaLl iurrl foo1, ;rnrl tiic irorl-r' lrid on tLese. rLnd the coITil oioser-I. i)r'er';ril rr r-iclct, (rillur.'1ttt.) iirLrplratitrrlus olst ils ap&11 :lud ilrc coiliri 1r1lr.cci1 on t]rc tli.:cl<. 1'1rr-. pliestr, tlrerr recitctl lttttutrantd ilfter oilierirrgs hlti ireerr rnrrlle 1o tircrr llrt: co{iin wrr"s lol-elecl iuto the ship's boat. ri,irioh slilod rrr.irl- untlel t sii,iute of thiltl.-trxr gurrs. Aftel sailiug cielri, qurL:r.r.s lltt: coi{in wls lirirtlcd l,t night urrd rentoved inside lu house, rvhilo fho tucutr'oiu'snroll rr,glc fed u,itlr liee liouqlit ai the spot. Orr SlL,tulcl.lLy tI len 1ti11tts irflcr'(ll$'l ir wu,s plilced rvithin the pleachil,;-hilil cif tirc \'-tt Prrkrrroth \riililri. l'hcn forl,r- pliosts recitecl ltu.nr.t,. Six hurrtfued logs of \youd \\'cr'o lllrl'chilscll, lnd the corpse , t,1rrr;rIr',I ri1Irin rL1,1,,rtt.tillr r, ,t,.r,rlt ,titt,,,. r\ disgnrccful irLciderLt follol.cd : Nirttabulir. linniLnsti, nto hacl a,ceonpaniecl tirc rrlitel ou his fir'st y(,yitge to -9irr,in tnr] lrlil then ileseltecl, no',r. appcilrcd or th(j s.jcrie in rlrr lLlleLnpl io o-blaiu for'hitnself the plopelt"y of thc tleocr-ser[ ]fo]rottll:r : jn ttct. as the rvli.telrucfully obsg11'"*, he l-ls rriLrberl of u rvholc night s sleep b--v tire importunities of this son ol Belitl. lvho u'ils put o1t lil'il lef erenoe io thc c'iecision of the C,turt of 1(andl'. IIe th.ri ]rr'r,r'uericrl lo tlrr:'hip t'her',: the pliesl.s tvsre, tltrd clenra,rrded fronr thr.ru tlre o{Ir:rirrgs thtt liacl beerr nuile to them Li.,v thc irilbnssadors : thoji, r.cfusal rti'cx:rslrelutetl hirn tha,t ho Jlroc_eecled to slrihe the sainllv Ar.)'l llirni 'lllrrilri trri[ i1 rro\.icc on their hea,ils ryith t club. 'l'he :rirLr.rnerrl pr.it,-sl.s lcfnsed point blank to pr.oceed ;tnv llr'thol': frn'. slirl ther'. if thc nrcr sorrt ltr.om La,Lrki'r iuie sut,lr,

,x{i.-1\riiirl3-crlu'irhlslr:tiusihcfojlt)rl.irlgirdclii,ionirliuform:rtiorr. On rlli-v of lire ircleasing uloo!] oi lhc ttronth lllurvak. ir tlle iiu,llr leili'1li7-1. irli,rirl, niiilnishL. Prttir,lroln -{l,ilirraituryri Mohotl,ila rljeci ai .l3argk,rlt t'irile tlre lmlrrssrLdor'.s wer'e on i.hejr rvaJ. Loure. 'Ihe corpsu t'ls rli'elscri irr ioui cloihs rritrh tn ilrrel irntl outer vest
'f hLrlri.r,rrl'r,lre cigilth

rhe s'[i;rr lirotr]cl itet repililet[ iru,l tirkcr

lr:Lc]<

trt Siam; lvirich

the.1'

1ir ri Lrr'i;rrrr
J3{lo
I 11;1

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l[i(,i

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? lrli lll

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10ll clo.
L,utrclre.
ci)col,rr-1Ls

d0 buudles bct,er] 16 bunchcs ar'ccaltut$ l ir tiriet'l fislr

(srlall)

-1,i r,in.rr1,1rles
r,l;11.5;1j11

60 t'luok eggs

l) irurrches teltde1'
7[],.rrs1-1.q,11111g

I pu.ci;age limes 5 boxes olf rice

!n'

Iu lrc ,.it-r'-:rrlr11.,l everlthittg shoulcl

,,,,1.J,{-rli. "

r,r. r,rh l.l.uLr.irr thl>;,hrrverrr. ILiiilrlr,.t:rlr..r^rl;rrilre\ilrrrese crpifrl.., -,.,..,i,1 rinr., rrrrl'$,.1"" r.er.oi\c,l irr :rrr'li,'rr'.r. i,r rlr,. iciut. qt rt1,lt':rgi Lirrselt mo.1, grlciorrsl-r'to the \yriter. urLl batle ]rim not
;11 |1i5 nrirl,,r't rrrrt,. ;rr I Ir* kir'. llir,l !i \', n or",ler.. lic artarqerl lior his lcturn j,rirr'n".-. I lrrrl

"Lt ol ilrt

l',-. ,,r \\-c,jrreo,lrrt. rht' tlrir,l rl:rl .l Ilri

trii\ilt

rnuon

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,: ,,,,'r."tirg- ,, *,," 1O*, ,hc \t'or{1 Jrtt,

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ihe liing's rnt-.uth irr

44

,roul:iNAr], R.A.s.

(cnryr,oN). [Vol. XVIII.

l.'heir return, Irowevcr., was still to he delayed. One of the king's 5r.t:rt "hiJ," wilh a lrr'lu;Lbie carSo, ircluiling clephants, was lcsi on-a iny,rg, L,' Sittrrrl,rLiln:rm.-otrJy scvcn or eiglrt of the crerv esc:rping in , a, bo:r,t ; nrot'eoYel', liour shilts rirlirrq at irllchor in the harbour were destroled by a__cyclo_ne ; end to cloi.n ell, thc sub-king himself died shoril;' :Lf ler. T'he king acc-oldingly liesitrtecl about sendlng the priests t,r T,irr"rlr6^in sucb ir. yerr of disaster. and consulted Wilb6gedari, rvho sent the :folL;rving reply :--,, I, too, am in great distress rlt-the misfor'tuncs that iiave occurred; but tLe uricer.taiitr. of thefutule, grief, trnd death a.r'e lro new thirg iu om. l-orld of sbrrnrv : therefoie should ycu htstet.to fructif'yyoiir tlesire to *pr"oa lnu Loowleclge of the one rLirg_tirat is uc'rt rin, tire plenching of the lrorci.,' Furthei, he went on to adtl jrow iu the davs oi olc1 the"re lvele no }lollanders in the fslanil ,,l L',Uki. but lris mrjtsiy ltirrg :.r.i R;1j:r Sirrlra lrrd serrt his royal message-ard surnmclned them from :lurojs the"sel to guard his coa6ts, ftrr which ir_qxposebe had pr:rt them in charge of his for"ts, and they had since served him rvith all loyaltr ; nnil evei.y year ernbrssie* divelse countr.ies to the court'of our king io solicit his "o*""f.orn friendship wirb cootly prt.serrts. Apparenilythe }<ing rvas greatly impressed. IIe sent two courtieis to nrahe furtlier inquiries f.om rvilbhgcilarir, rvho irrformed thern that ihe lltares of Sinrrap-attanam, Ilaclura, 1'anjore, Trichinopolv, Kilakkari, and. llysore se-nd ;'e:rrly triblte a1c1 obiain- permissioir tb' pari,icipnte in thc pearl fishery. Shortly nfter lVilb6gedara had a dleam. I{e dreamt i,hat }re was Ieadirrg,a her,[. of _elclrhlnts, one pure white in colour., anc] the rest spe:J<Ierl, to a frcshly lcrped field, rvhere thc Padik/rra Mohatld,la, and

his owrr younger _brother-the .\Iuirilncliram came io neet hini,'remor,irrg.the t-ulbans they hacl rourrcl thcir heads. As they approacheil he roticed tliat leechei were climl;ing up his legs, and is iie siooped to Llush them of he rwulre. This dream was tire irarbirrger. of happy news. The folloiving morningtwo ship_ce_ptains rlmecl Nicholas'Bilth ancl Martiuo appear"c,l, ancl rvitl rlu'y decluratiuris of their beirrg the iru*rble and ldyar ser.'jants of ^th9]r .miriesties of Siam aud i,rlhii, placerl their neiv ship the " Cecila" rr,t the service of the SiL-ihalesle arrrbasse.lor. This'offer rv:r,s joyfuiJy acceptecl-; anil o! Suriiay lhe third clay of the ivanirrg moon of the month l)ruuta, the priesis and the Sirimese mission oT seventy-four souls, including the five ainbassir.<1ors, iheir intelpreters, clerk (.soniycliz), Arachciries, (nttttt1, !, al)pus '' (tltenei), soldieis, two ililts;.tttt ur's (,r/111r1111t rtt)t,f,.,,tttt i.,,/,/,,), musi,.iuilS. and -aliend;rt'tL l_rovs
pt'oceedcd orr bolr',1. A j ler ir_n lurts\jcl jtj'ul \.oyilge thel l.elrehetl Blri,Jrvia: wher.t rlro;- rvere irospitrrlul; r,.ceiveri Uy itre" Out.n genelul, wlro plesqnig,l rhcrn rrith v:rlious rrrri.les. inciudirrq rhree g.-uns Here t.he;' 1r'anshippe,l irrto.'.r lalgcr. ve.sel, ilro '. 9-grir*1," iri rvhich rhey

lcaclrc,l 'Ilin(ur)rjrlee on Mrrr,1,r;, rlrc cLirLcenth day of che iuurcasin[ moon of themonth Wesak, in tlie Saka year 1675.