At the Court of Committees for the Eaft-India
Company the 10th of Auguft, 1681.

7E Efteem Captain Knox a Man of Truth and Integrity, and that his Relations and Accounts of the Island of Ceylon (which fome of us have lately Perused in Manuscripts) are worthy of Credit, and therefore encouraged him to make the fame Publick.

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

Mr. Chifwell,

August 8. 1681.

[ Perused Capt. Knox's Description of the Isle of Ceylon, which feems 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 Curious, and may be well worth your Publishing.

Chr. Wren.

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With an ACCOUNT of the Detaining
in Captivity the AUTHOR and divers other
Englishmen now Living there, and of the
AUTHOR'S Miraculous ESCAPE.

Illuftrated 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 Rofe and Crown in
St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.

Right Worshipful

The GOVERNOR, the DEPUTY GOVERNOR, and Four and Twenty Committees of the Honorable the EAST-INDIA Company, Viz.

Sir Jofiah Child Baronet, Governor.
Thomas Papilion Efq; Deputy.

The Right Honorable George
Earl of Berkley,
Sir Joseph Ashe Baronet,
Sir Samuel Barnardifton Baro-

Right Worshipful,

WH

Sir John Lawrence Knight,and
Alderman,

Mr. Nathaniel Letton,
Sir John Moore Knight, and
Alderman,
Samuel Moyer Esquire,
Mr. John Morden,
Mr. John Paige,
Edward Rudge Efquire,
Mr. Jeremy Sambrooke,
Mr. William Sedgwick,
Robert Thomson Esquire,
Samuel Thomson Esquire.
James Ward Efquire.

7 Hat I formerly Prefented you in Writing, having in pursuance of your Commands now Somewhat drefsd by the help of the Printer and Graver, I a fecond time bumbly tender to you. Tis I confess at best too mean a Return for your great Kindness to me. Tet 1 hope you will not deny it (a)