An Historical Relation of the Island of 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

J. Mawman, 1817 - 383 pages

CHAP VI	108

A relation of the rebellion made against the king	115

CHAP II	131

CHAP IV	152

CHAP VII	183

Of their employments and recreations	192

CHAP IX	204

Concerning their learning astronomy and art magic	222

CHAP X	103

Death of Cenuwieraat division of his dominions Raja Singa becomes master of the whole	109

CHAP XIV	118

Origin of the insurrection One of the principal insurgents sent to Columbo to be tortured	122

CHAP XVI	131

Temporary possession of Trincomalee by the British in 1782 Mr Boyd sent as an embassy	137

CHAP XXII	167

CHAP XXIV	174

CHAP XI	230

PART IV	238

CHAP II	246

CHAP III	257

CHAP IV	269

A continuation of the authors condition after the rebellion Purchaseth a piece of land	280

CHAP X	327

Being in the Malabar territories how they encountered two men and what passed between	337

1	374

EARLY notices of Ceylon in classical WritersArrian Dionysius the geographer Ovid Pto	1

CHAP II	12

Ariasci Chaccaravarti King of Jaffnapatam endeavours to subdue the whole island with the	31

CHAP V	50

CHAP VI	69

Contention amongst the nobles after the death of Don John Donna Catharina seizes the govern	96

CHAP XXVII	187

woinen He enters a tower of rubies sees a host of angels teaches his doctrine at Sewet	193

CHAP XXXI	199

Adams Peak traditions respecting a pagoda on the top Mode of ascending the Peak stone	210

A regulation of the Dutch for the diffusion of their language in Ceylon Reflections upon 228	228

Different potentates in Ceylon supreme authority of the emperor since the time of Don John	236

The Malabars and Bedas	244

Elephants hunt of mode of ensnaring and taming	256

Snakes instinctive hostility of the ichneumon Anecdote Alligators Scorpions Leeches Ants 263	263

The birth of Birruma Brahma Vishnu and Uritiram Their separate offices Birrumas	292

CHAP LII	297

CHAP LIII	308

CHAP LIV	315

Malabars country	327

List of Singalese sovereigns from the earliest period to the commencement of the 18th century 338	338

Titre	An Historical Relation of the Island of 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
Auteur	Robert Knox
Éditeur	J. Mawman, 1817
Original provenant de	Université de Harvard
Numérisé	9 juil. 2019
Longueur	383 pages

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