At the Court of Committees for the East-India
Company the 10th of Auguft, 1681.

WE Efteem Captain Knox a Man of Truth

and Integrity, and that his Relations and Accounts of the Island of Ceylon (which some of us have lately Perused in Manuscripts) are worthy of Credit, and therefore encouraged him to make the fame Publick.

Robert Blackbourne, Secretary.
By Order of the faid Court.

August 8. 1681.

Mr. Chifwell,

Perufed Capt. Knox's Description of the Isle of Ceylon, feems to be great Truth and Integrity; and the Subject being new, containing an Account of a People and Countrey little known to us; I conceive it may give great Satisfaction to the Curious, and may be well worth your Publishing. Chr. Wren.

Historical Relation
Of the Jlland
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.

Illuftrated with Figures, and a Map of the ISLAND.

By ROBERT KNOX, a Captive there
near Twenty Years.

LONDON,

Printed by Richard Chifwell, Printer to the
ROYAL SOCIETY, at the Rofe and Crown in

St. Paul's Church-yard, 168 1.

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K

BENIGLICE

WIEN

Right Worshipful

The GOVERNOR, the DEPUTY GOVERNOR, and Four and Twenty Committees of the Honorable the EAST-INDIA Company, Viz.

Sir Jofiah Child Baronet, Governor.
Thomas Papilion Efq; Deputy.

The Right Honorable George
Earl of Berkley,
Sir Jofeph Ashe Baronet,
Sir Samuel Barnardifton Baro-

net,

Mr. Chriftopher Boone,
Mr. Thomas Canham,
Colonel John Clerke,
Mr. John Cudworth,
John Dubois Esquire,
Sir James Edwards Knight,

Right Worshipful,

and Alderman,
Richard Hutchinfon Esquire,
Mr. Jofeph Herne,
Mr. William Hedges.

Sir John Lawrence Knight,and
Alderman,

Mr. Nathaniel Letton,

Sir John Moore Knight, and
Alderman,

Samuel Moyer Esquire,
Mr. John Morden,
Mr. John Paige,
Edward Rudge Efquire,
Mr. William Sedgwick,
Mr. Jeremy Sambrooke,
Robert Thomson Esquire,
Samuel Thomfon Efquire.
James Ward Efquire.

WE

Hat I formerly Prefented you in Writing, baving in pursuance of your Commands now Somewhat drefsd by the help of the Printer and Graver, I a fecond time bumbly tender to you. Tis I confess at best too mean a Return for your great Kindness to me. Yet I hope you will not deny it

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