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Title: 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 Author's
Miraculous Escape

Author: Robert Knox

Release Date: December 13, 2004 [EBook #14346]

Language: English

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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 AUTHOR'S
Miraculous ESCAPE.

Illustrated with Figures, and a Map of the ISLAND.

By ROBERT KNOX, a Captive there near Twenty Years.

LONDON,

Printed by Richard Chiswell, Printer to the ROYAL SOCIETY, at the
Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.

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

We Esteem 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 same Publick.

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

August 8. 1681.

Mr. Chiswell,

I Perused Capt. Knox's Description of the Isle of Ceylon, which seems
to be Written with 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