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

Capt. Robt. Knox.
See Knox’ es Aspect here by White designd. Peruse his Book: thou’lt better see his Mind. Captive, like Iacob’ s Ofspring, long detaind: Like them at last by Grace he Freedom Gaind. Parting for Spoils they Ægypt s Iewels took. He Ceylon’s left yet (strange) they’r in his Book.
R. H. 30 Dec. 1695.



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