Traitors in Jaffnapatnam being executed (1658). Shortly after Jaffnapatnam was captured by the VOC, a part of the garrison embarked on an expedition to Negapatnam. The captured Portuguese attempted, together with Portuguese employed by the VOC and a number of Ceylonese, to take advantage of the situation and seize back power. The attempt failed and the traitors were tortured, hung and beheaded. Two men have climbed on the roof the better to see the execution.