tion of, 349; products of, 349;
climate of, 350-351; unhealthiness
of, 351.

Berry, John, captive in Ceylon, xvi.,

193; living in Ceylon in 1706, 377-
Bessea, see Basseo.

Betelnut, description of, 20-21.
Bibligom, m.s. Bibiligama, Fort,
236; taken by Sinhalese, 288.
Bingham, Henry, captive in Ceylon,
213.

Bintan, Bintana, m.s. Bintenne
(tenne jungle or forest), county
of, described, 2, 8.
Bird, the Carlo, evidently m.s. Ker-
ala, but this is the Woodpecker,
not the Horn Bill, the m.s. for
which is Kenoetta, 45.
Birds, aquatic, 45.

Birds, description of, in Ceylon, 44-
45.

Blackburn, Robert, Secretary E.I.C.,

xxxviii., 371.

Blickeland, Captain Cornelius, 374-
Bloom, Jean, French captive in
Ceylon, 297.

Bocaul, see Bokawala.

Bocawl, Hill, see Bokawala.

Bochmoha, m.s. Bak-masaya, 177.
Bodadah, m.s. Budahuda, Wednes-
day, 177.

Bolerud, see Ceylon, Taxes in.
Bombay, 340.

Bonder Cooswat, Bonder Cosswatt,
Bonder Cosse Watt, m.s. Bandara-
Kos-Watte, i.e. Royal Village of
the Jak Tree Garden. There are
two places of this name-the one
to which Knox refers is now identi-
fied by H. W. Codrington and
others as that in the old Ihala
Dolos pattu, and now in the Ihala
Wisideka Korale of Hiriyala Hat-
pattu. It is a small Gabade gama.
The other Bandara-Kos-watte lies
much to the west of Knox's flight.
It is in the old Pahala Dolos pattu

of seven Korales. It is now a
separate korale called Tissawa
Korale in Dewamedi Hatpattu;
Knox and his father kept prisoners
at, 197, 247, 250.

Bonder Nellia, m.s. Bandara Neliya,
measure of,
155.

Bonna, m.s. Bana, teaching, service
of, 119.

Bonnell, Toby, uncle of Knox, death
of, 382.

Boone, George, Governor E.I.C.,
371.

Bokawala, 247, 250.

Boumas, see Corn, various kinds
of.

Brahmin, guide to Knox and Rut-
land, 269.

Branch, David, captive in Ceylon,
xvi.

Braspotindah, m.s. Brahaspatinda,
Thursday, 177.

Bromaell or Bromell, Captain John,
307.
Brookehaven, Captain John, 309.
Brown, Andrew, Scotchman

in

Dutch service at Manaar, 272.
Brussels, siege of, raised, 390.
Buddha, worship of, 29, 115; footstep
of, on Adam's Peak, 115; worship
of, 130 ff.

Buddou, see Buddha.

Burford, John, chief mate of
"Ann," 192.

Burnett, Bishop, preaches in St.
Paul's, 387.

Cacorehouns, m.s. Kekiri Honda,
see under Herbs, edible, 31.
Cadiz, Knox calls at, in the "Mary,"
374.

"Caesar," The, 281, 307.

Canada, expedition against, 392.
Cande, see Kandy.
Candy, see Kandy.
Canes, in Ceylon, 28.
Captives, English, causes of deten-

tion of, xiii.; actions taken by East
India Company for, xiv. ; last writ-
ten news of, xv.-xvi. ; condition of,
205; privileges of the, 206; their
treatment of Sinhalis, 208; promise
of release, 220 ff.; condition of,
after the Rebellion, 225; employ-
ments of, 235; respect given to,
235-236.

Caree, Simon, Portuguese General
in Ceylon, 285.

Carowela, m.s. Kariwila, the momor-
dica chaventia, see under Herbs,
edible, 31.

Carree, see Curry.

Catta coppul, see Cota cappul.
Cattior, see Cottiar.

Caucowda, m.s. Kaha Kawuda, the

country mynah, see Birds in Cey-
lon, description of.

Cautha Poujah, festival of, 128.
Ceylon, general description of, 1 ff.;
divisions of inland, 2 ff.; healthiest
parts in, 4; forests of, 4; valleys,
nature of, 4; difference of seasons
in, 6; distribution of rain in, 6;
principal cities in, number of, 7;
chief cities and towns in, descrip-
tion of, 7-11; ports of, 10; towns
in, planning of, 10; products and
commodities of, 11; seed-time and
harvest in, seasons of, 14; Indian
fruits common to, 23; trees in,
23 ff.; products of, 50-51; govern-
ment of, 52; officials in, 79 ff.;
Courlividani, 81; Congconna, 82;
Courli-atchila, 82; Liannah, m.s.
Liyanawa, to write, 82; Monnan-
nah, m.s. Maninawa, to measure,
82; Undia, m.s. Undiya, 82; dif-
ferent races in, 97; inhabitants of,
described, 97; aborigines of, 98;
religions of, 114; religions and
practices in, 132 ff.; religious be-
liefs in, 135; taxes in, 162; rock
inscriptions in, 180; Malabars in,
281; different nationalities in,

281 ff.; Portuguese in, 282-287;
Dutch in, 287-294; Christians in,
302-303; description of feasts in,
399; charitable treatment of poor
in, 432.

Chambers, Sir Thomas, E.I. Coy.'s
agent, 189.

Changulay, see Sinhalese.
Chemaniena, son of Temanuallarebo,
345.

Child, Sir Josiah, Knox given com-

mand by, 310; his letter to Knox,
334; his kindness to Knox, 337;
buys Tonquin merchant, 342; de-
signs a new ship, 355; quarrels
with Knox, 369; favourites of, 370.
Chingulais, Chingulayes, Chingu-
lays, see Sinhalese.

Cindy, see Sindh.

Cities, ruins of, in Ceylon, 9.
Cochin, town of, 374.
Cocoanuts, 23.

Cocoanut tree, description of, and
its uses, 413-422.

Coilat wannea, Prince of the Mala-
bars, 282.

Cola, leaves of Ambo, 2.
Colambo, see Colombo.
Collewilla, m.s. Kaluvila, 251.
Colliwella, see Kala Oya.
Collonda, m.s. Kalanda, one-sixth of
an ounce weight, 156.
Colman, Ann, aunt of Knox, death
of, 382.

Colomba, see Colombo.
Colombo, the root, which appears
again in the original form of
Quilon (Kylon) on the Indian
mainland, is probably Sanscrit
Kolamba," a harbour, deriva-
tion of name of, 2; Knox at, 274.
Colpentine, m.s. Kalpentiu, town of,

66

2.

Columba, see Colombo.

Columbo, see Colombo, 2.
Comaure-Singa, brother of Raja-
Singa, 53.

2 F 2

Comet, appearance of, in 1664, 92;
in 1666, 96.

Conde Uda, country of, 3; meaning
of, 3; natural strength of, 5, 86.
Conde, see Kandy.

Congconna, see Ceylon, officials in.
Cooswat, see Bonder-coos-watt.
Cormandel, see Coromandel.
Corn, Coracaw, m.s. Kurakkan, de-
scription of, 18.

Corn, various kinds of, in Ceylon,
19.

Corn, Tanna, description of, 19.
Coromandel, 188.

Coronda oyah, river, 266.
Corunda-gauhah,

m.s. Kurundu
gaha, see Tree, Cinnamon, 26.
Corunda Wy, see Corunda Oyah.
Cota coppul, in Hotteracourly, 285.
Cotemul, m.s. Kotmalie = Leopard
Hill (Kota), province of, 3.
Cotiar, see Cottiar.

Cotoumaun, see Ceylon, taxes in.
Cotteragom, m.s. Kataragamma,
town of, 10.

Cottiar, province of, 3; port of, 77;
crew of " Ann " land at and are
captured, 189 ff.; French fort built
at, 295.

Couratto, caste of, 110.

Courli-atchila, see Ceylon, officials
in.

Courlividani, see Ceylon, officials in.
Cournegal, country of, 178.
Courney, measure of, 155.
Courtalbad, office of, 291.
Cowes, 334-

Crutch, Francis, captive in Ceylon,

193.

Curry, 30.

Cuttiar, see Cottiar.

Danna Polla Rodgerah, brother of
Raja-Singa, 53.

Dausack, m.s. Dawasa (Ek), 177.
Day, William, captive in Ceylon,
213; escape of, 375.

Debona Sprance, see Good Hope,
Cape of.

Defoe, Daniel, and Knox, xxii.
Devil-possession, 124.

Devils, worship of, 122 ff.
Diabat, "God bless you," greeting
of, 260.

Digligy, city of, see Digligyneur.
Digligyneur, Diyatillekeneura, now
called Hanguranketiya, 9.
Dishondrew, title of, 85.
Dissauvas, see Officials.
Dissava, see Officials.

Dod, Henry, captive in Ceylon, xvi.
Dolusbaug, m.s. Dolosbagie, pro-
vince of, 3, 4.

Draak, Hendrik, Dutch Ambassa-
dor, 291.

Dutch, kindness to Knox, 270 ff.;
in Ceylon, 287-294; prejudice of
Sinhalese against, 294.

Ecpoulpot, country of, 251.
Eladetta, town of, 232.
Elephants, method of catching, 34:
intelligence of, 35; as executioners,
36; met by Knox in his flight, 261.
Elidat, Elledat, see Eladetta.
Emery, Arthur, captive in Ceylon,
193.

Endy Nane, see Oudaneur.
Endy Nune, see Oudaneur.

Figari, Gaspar, Portuguese General,
285.

Fish, the King's, 46.

Fishing, description of, in Ceylon,
45-46.

Flanders, victories of allies in, 390.
Fleet, disasters to English, 388-389.
Flower, Picha-maul, m.s. Piccha-

mal, jasmine, 32; Sindric-mal,
m.s. Sendrikka Mala, Nyctaginae
Mirabilis Jalappa, 32 ff.; Hop-
maul, m.s. Hapu or Sapu-mal, cf.
Haputale, Micheli champatra, 33-
Flowers, in Ceylon, 32.

Hogoe, island of, 337.

Hooke, Dr. Robert, Preface by,
xliii, death of, 382.

Hombosse, Humbosse, m.s. Hum-
baha, Anthill, 39.

Idols, worship of, 121 ff.; worship
of, in Ceylon, 121-122.
Ilmoy, cotamaul, see Rents.
Inyames, see Onions.

Irri, m.s. Ira, the sun, 115.
Ispahan, Knox offered a post at, 362.

Jacco, m.s. Yakko, worship of, 120.
Jack-tree, value of, 423.
Jafnapatam, town of, 2, 258.
Jafnapatan, see Jafnapatam.

Jafnipatam, see Jafnapatam.
Jafniputtan, see Jafnapatam.
Jaggory, m.s. Sakura, sugar, 19.
Jelf, Richard, captive in Ceylon, 213.
Johnson, Captain Francis, captive in
Ceylon, 213.

Justice, courts of, in Ceylon, 84.

Kandy, Knox erroneously alters this
spelling to Conde. "Kanda "
means a rocky hill, but the modern
Sinhalese always call the place
"Newera," i.e. "Royal City,"
King of, divisions of his country,
2 ff.; river near, 4; meaning of
name, 7; city of, 7; description of,
7; names of, 7; native title, Mau-
neur, 7; native name, Hingodagul-
neure, 7; French Ambassador at,
296.

Kandy, King of, 52; parentage, 52;
personal appearance, 53;
his
family, 54; palace described, 54-
55; household, 56; regal state kept
by, 57-58; general account of, 59-
67; his pride, 61-62; his cruelty,
63, 68, 74; his recreations, 66;
attitude towards religion, 67; his
absolute monarchy, 68; system of

land tenure, 68-69; his fear of
plots, 69; his policy, 70, 71; forced
labour for, 70-71; unscrupulous-
ness, 73; death of his sister, 73;
his rent days, 74; his revenues,
74-78; taxes paid to, by nobles, 75;
taxes paid to, by people, 76;
treasures of, 77; appeals to, 84;
military affairs of, 86; flight of his
son, 94; captures crew of “ Ann,”
189 ff.; rebellion against, 221 ff.;
Europeans serve in the army of
the, 236 ff.; reasons for detaining
Europeans, 300; favour towards
Europeans in his service, 300-301.
Kettule-tree, value of, 423.

Kiddeas, m.s. Kudayas, caste of,

IIO.

Kinnerahs, caste of, 110.

Kirby, Thomas, captive in Ceylon,
213; escape recorded of, 375.
Knight, Ralph, captive in Ceylon,

193; legatee of Loveland, 367;
living in London, 375.

Knox, Captain Robert, senior, death
of, xiii.; his vocation, xxxiv. ; last
voyage to the East, 188 ff.; illness
and death of, 198 ff.

Knox, Captain Robert, junior, the
author, ancestry of, ix.; discovery
of his autobiography in Bodleian
Library, ix.; childhood of, ix.-xi. ;
first voyage of, xi. ; second voyage
of, xii.; taken captive with father
and crew, xiii.; escape of, with
Stephen Rutland, xv.; interview
with Charles II., xvii.; as slave-
trader, xvii.; difficulties with his
relatives, xviii.; last will and tes-
tament of, xviii.; literary friends
of, xxii.; his reasons for writing
this book, xxix. ; first dedication of
book to East India Company, xli.;
second dedication of book to
E.I.C., xlix.-li.; capture of, by
Sinhalese, 193; inland cap-
tivity of, 194 ff.; obtains an