When asked to make a copy of his translation for the Reformed congregation in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1651, Almeida discovered that the original had vanished from the church archives.
Kui Almeidal paluti aastal 1651 teha Tseiloni (praegu Sri Lanka) reformeeritud kogudusele tõlkest koopia, avastas ta, et originaal on kiriku arhiivist kadunud.