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A47586 An historical relation of the island 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 authors miraculous escape : illustrated with figures, and a map of the island / by Robert Knox. Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720. 1681 (1681) Wing K742; ESTC R16598 257,665 227

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the_o accidental_a incom_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o profit_n that_o accrue_v to_o the_o king_n from_o corn-land_n custom_n of_o good_n import_v former_o pay_v his_o treasury_n he_o have_v many_o elephant_n great_a treasure_n throw_v into_o the_o river_n former_o the_o treasure_n he_o most_o value_v chap._n v._o of_o the_o king_n great_a officer_n and_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n the_o two_o great_a officer_n in_o the_o land_n the_o next_o great_a officer_n none_o can_v put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o king_n theso_fw-la dissauvas_fw-la be_v durante_fw-la bene_fw-la placito_fw-la who_o the_o king_n make_v dissauvas_n and_o their_o profit_n and_o honour_n other_o benefit_n belong_v to_o other_o officer_n they_o must_v always_o reside_v at_o court_n the_o officer_n under_o they_o viz._n the_o cour-lividani_a the_o cong-conna_a the_o courli-atchila_a the_o liannah_n the_o vndia_n the_o monannah_n some_o town_n exempt_v from_o the_o dissauva_v officer_n other_o officer_n yet_o 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