The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c28.97

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In the month of June, 1611, we find Rubino in Colombo. He had preached on Fridays in Lent; his preaching pleased everybody and was fruitful. The reason for his going there was that Venkata had requested him to accompany the ambassadors whom he was sending to the Portuguese Governor of Ceylon, and whom he had deputed to sell several elephants to the Portuguese 3.