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This document contains 3 notices related to Robert Knox and his captivity in Kandy for 20 years discovered among Dutch records: 1) A notice from 1660 mentions the sudden departure of an English vessel from Cottiar, leaving its captain and crew in captivity among the Kandians. 2) A minute from 1670 refers to an old inscription secretly sent by a Malabar named Perga describing the state of 23 English captives, including details of 2 deaths. 3) The records provide a rich source of information on colonial

Author

Saman m Kariyakarawana

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EN