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for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o for_o that_o himself_o foolish_o or_o rather_o cunning_o as_o appear_v afterward_o out_o of_o a_o pretend_a vain_a fear_n as_o he_o say_v when_o we_o come_v first_o to_o surà t_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v know_v what_o he_o be_v by_o some_o of_o the_o persian_n who_o be_v there_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o great_a moghòl_n and_o not_o know_v that_o in_o india_n there_o be_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v hold_v or_o change_v what_o faith_n he_o please_v not_o the_o least_o trouble_n be_v give_v to_o any_o person_n touch_v religion_n in_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o moghòl_n not_o know_v these_o thing_n i_o say_v and_o fear_v to_o confess_v himself_o a_o christian_n before_o any_o that_o may_v know_v he_o in_o persia_n for_o a_o moor_n have_v declare_v in_o the_o dogana_n when_o he_o be_v examine_v thereupon_o that_o he_o be_v a_o musliman_n which_o they_o interpret_v a_o moor_n although_o the_o word_n proper_o signify_v 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slay_v in_o the_o encounter_n and_o about_o twenty_o five_o portugal_n among_o which_o be_v three_o or_o four_o captain_n man_n of_o valour_n and_o esteem_n in_o which_o action_n some_o conceive_v that_o ruy_n freyra_n have_v not_o do_v well_o in_o hazard_v and_o lose_v so_o many_o people_n upon_o a_o place_n of_o small_a importance_n but_o he_o continue_v to_o besiege_v it_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o upon_o article_n the_o garrison_n which_o be_v within_o march_v away_o with_o their_o arm_n and_o baggage_n after_o which_o he_o raze_v the_o fortification_n and_o attempt_v another_o place_n of_o that_o coast_n of_o arabia_n which_o they_o call_v galfarcan_a and_o have_v take_v it_o out_o of_o indignation_n as_o i_o believe_v for_o the_o many_o good_a soldier_n which_o they_o have_v kill_v of_o his_o at_o sohà r_n and_o to_o cast_v a_o terror_n leave_v no_o person_n alive_a spare_v neither_o sex_n nor_o age_n which_o cruel_a manner_n of_o proceed_v i_o can_v approve_v because_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o will_v alienate_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n and_o on_o the_o other_o it_o will_v incite_v enemy_n to_o fight_v against_o more_o obstinate_o and_o valorous_o as_o know_v they_o be_v to_o expect_v no_o quarter_n this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o have_v be_v do_v hitherto_o in_o those_o part_n about_o ormùz_n the_o do_v of_o great_a matter_n require_v new_a and_o great_a supply_n from_o the_o viceroy_n but_o they_o say_v likewise_o that_o ormùz_n and_o kesciome_n be_v extreme_o well_o fortify_v by_o the_o moor_n september_n the_o six_o and_o twenty_o sig_n don_n garcia_n de_fw-fr silua_n y_fw-fr figueroa_n ambassador_n in_o persia_n from_o the_o catholic_n king_n in_o my_o time_n who_o by_o
or_o general_n nevertheless_o we_o depart_v from_o goa_n the_o aforesaid_a evening_n only_o with_o our_o own_o ship_n the_o rest_n be_v already_o fall_v down_o low_o towards_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o ambassador_n vitulà _fw-fr was_z above_z a_o day_n at_o pangi_n expect_v we_o where_o we_o arrive_v the_o abovesaid_a night_n do_v not_o land_n because_o it_o be_v late_a but_o sleep_v in_o the_o vessel_n october_n the_o fourteen_o we_o go_v a_o shore_n in_o the_o morning_n at_o pangì_n and_o the_o two_o ambassador_n see_v one_o another_o upon_o the_o seaside_n where_o i_o be_v present_a with_o they_o sig_n gio_n fernandez_n tell_v the_o brachman_n ambassador_n who_o i_o be_v and_o that_o i_o go_v with_o they_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v his_o king_n wherewith_o he_o testify_v great_a contentment_n but_o be_v much_o more_o please_v with_o the_o pendant_n which_o i_o wear_v at_o my_o left_a ear_n as_o i_o have_v use_v to_o do_v for_o many_o year_n pass_v for_o remedy_n of_o my_o weak_a sight_n because_o wear_v pendant_n at_o the_o ear_n be_v a_o particular_a custom_n of_o the_o indian_n especial_o of_o the_o gentile_n who_o all_o wear_v they_o in_o both_o ear_n and_o because_o this_o be_v among_o the_o portugal_n a_o thing_n not_o only_o unusual_a but_o ignorant_o by_o some_o of_o the_o rude_a sort_n of_o they_o hold_v for_o unlawful_a only_o because_o it_o be_v use_v by_o gentile_n therefore_o the_o ambassador_n marvel_v that_o i_o be_v of_o the_o portugal_n religion_n nevertheless_o use_v it_o but_o be_v tell_v that_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v we_o by_o our_o law_n but_o only_o customary_o disuse_v and_o that_o in_o europe_n it_o be_v use_v by_o many_o he_o commend_v the_o custom_n and_o bid_v the_o portugal_n see_v how_o well_o i_o show_v with_o that_o pendant_n and_o better_a than_o they_o who_o wear_v none_o so_o powerful_a be_v use_v to_o endear_v thing_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o make_v that_o fancy_v and_o esteem_v by_o some_o which_o other_o through_o want_n of_o custom_n dislike_n or_o value_v not_o this_o day_n we_o depart_v not_o because_o one_o of_o the_o frigate_n of_o the_o armado_n which_o be_v to_o accompany_v we_o be_v unprovided_a with_o seaman_n for_o which_o we_o be_v fain_o to_o stay_v till_o the_o day_n follow_v and_o then_o be_v not_o very_o well_o provide_v the_o cause_n whereof_o be_v for_o that_o there_o be_v at_o this_o time_n a_o great_a scarcity_n of_o mariner_n in_o goa_n because_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o maritime_a part_n of_o the_o continent_n subject_n to_o idal-scià h_a will_v not_o permit_v their_o ship_n to_o come_v as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o supply_v mariner_n for_o the_o portugal_n armado_n which_o seem_v a_o argument_n of_o some_o ill_a will_n of_o that_o king_n against_o the_o portugal_n of_o which_o be_v there_o nothing_o else_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o more_o confuse_a in_o their_o government_n then_o ever_o and_o all_o thing_n in_o bad_a order_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o remedy_n of_o which_o they_o take_v no_o other_o course_n but_o daily_o load_v themselves_o with_o new_a unusual_a and_o most_o heavy_a imposition_n to_o the_o manifest_a ruin_n of_o the_o state_n take_v no_o care_n to_o prevent_v the_o hourly_a exorbitant_a defraudation_n of_o the_o public_a income_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v the_o charge_n without_o new_a gabel_n but_o if_o such_o theft_n continue_v both_o the_o public_a income_n and_o the_o new_a gabel_n and_o as_o many_o as_o they_o can_v invent_v will_v be_v all_o swallow_v up_o nevertheless_o the_o portugal_n be_v heedless_a according_a to_o their_o custom_n and_o out_o of_o a_o fatal_a blindness_n make_v no_o reckon_n of_o these_o sign_n which_o show_v the_o evil_a mind_n of_o their_o neighbour_n adil-scià h_a think_v he_o know_v nothing_o of_o these_o disorder_n and_o that_o this_o withhold_a of_o his_o subject_n be_v only_o a_o impertinence_n of_o his_o officer_n what_o the_o event_n will_v be_v time_n will_v show_v but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o purpose_n not_o be_v to_o depart_v this_o day_n we_o go_v to_o dine_v and_o pass_v the_o time_n with_o intention_n also_o to_o lodge_v the_o follow_a night_n in_o the_o house_n of_o sig_n baldassar_n d'_fw-fr azevedo_n who_o live_v constant_o in_o a_o fair_a house_n there_o by_o the_o seaside_n a_o little_a distant_a from_o the_o villa_n or_o fort_n where_o the_o vice-roys_n lodge_v in_o pangi_n whilst_o we_o be_v recreate_v ourselves_o sig_n fernandez_n bethink_v himself_o of_o what_o perhaps_o he_o have_v not_o think_v of_o before_o ask_v i_o whether_o i_o have_v the_o viceroy_n licence_n to_o go_v with_o he_o this_o voyage_n and_o i_o tell_v he_o that_o i_o have_v not_o because_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o needful_a he_o reply_v that_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v have_v by_o any_o mean_n if_o i_o intend_v to_o go_v otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o venture_v to_o carry_v i_o for_o fear_n of_o give_v malevolous_a person_n occasion_n to_o criminate_a he_o by_o say_v that_o he_o have_v carry_v i_o a_o stranger_n and_o without_o the_o viceroy_n licence_n into_o suspect_a place_n where_o matter_n of_o state_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v in_o brief_a know_v the_o matter_n unblamable_a and_o the_o wont_a cavil_n of_o many_o of_o his_o own_o nation_n and_o be_v admonish_v by_o many_o and_o great_a trouble_n befall_v other_o and_o particular_o a_o kinsman_n of_o his_o very_o innocent_o for_o very_o slight_a cause_n and_o much_o inferior_a to_o this_o he_o tell_v i_o resolute_o that_o without_o the_o viceroy_n licence_n it_o be_v no-wise_a good_a either_o for_o he_o or_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v go_v wherefore_o be_v we_o be_v not_o to_o depart_v that_o day_n he_o advise_v i_o to_o return_v to_o the_o city_n and_o procure_v the_o say_a licence_n if_o i_o intend_v to_o go_v and_o he_o will_v stay_v for_o i_o till_o the_o next_o morning_n but_o without_o the_o licence_n i_o must_v not_o return_v to_o take_v ship_n nor_o will_v he_o by_o any_o mean_n venture_v to_o carry_v i_o ay_o who_o well_o understand_v the_o procedure_v of_o the_o portugal_n and_o what_o rigour_n they_o use_v in_o their_o government_n and_o to_o what_o suspicion_n and_o malevolence_n they_o be_v prone_a which_o cause_n a_o thousand_o ill_a usage_n and_o injustice_n be_v sensible_a that_o sig_n fernandez_n have_v reason_n and_o that_o the_o not_o have_v get_v this_o licence_n be_v a_o inadvertency_n because_o i_o account_v it_o not_o necessary_a but_o to_o obtain_v it_o of_o the_o viceroy_n who_o know_v i_o well_o and_o have_v show_v himself_o courteous_a to_o i_o i_o look_v upon_o as_o not_o difficult_a wherefore_o be_v loath_a to_o lose_v my_o intend_a voyage_n as_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v dine_v with_o these_o gentleman_n i_o go_v by_o boat_n to_o the_o city_n and_o have_v first_o give_v account_n of_o my_o business_n to_o sig_n antonio_n and_o sig_n ruy_n gomez_n his_o brother_n to_o who_o house_n i_o repair_v have_v leave_v that_o which_o i_o have_v hire_v and_o remove_v my_o good_n to_o that_o of_o the_o say_v sig_n ri_o barocci_fw-la i_o go_v with_o the_o same_o sig_n ruy_n gomez_n to_o speak_v to_o f._n marejao_n a_o jesuit_n and_o the_o viceroy_n confessor_n and_o my_o friend_n who_o i_o desire_v as_o the_o fit_a person_n to_o do_v it_o in_o the_o short_a time_n leave_v i_o to_o get_v i_o a_o licence_n from_o the_o viceroy_n he_o go_v immediate_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o viceroy_n about_o it_o and_o have_v the_o fortune_n to_o find_v he_o before_o he_o enter_v into_o a_o congregation_n or_o council_n which_o be_v to_o sit_v till_o night_n and_o the_o viceroy_n present_o write_v a_o licence_n for_o he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n direct_v to_o the_o ambassador_n gio_n fernandez_n wherein_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o whereas_o i_o desire_v to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o he_o may_v carry_v i_o and_o show_v i_o all_o kind_n of_o civility_n and_o honour_n as_o a_o deserve_a person_n with_o other_o like_a courteous_a and_o high_a expression_n have_v get_v my_o licence_n i_o go_v with_o f._n ruy_n gomez_n baraccio_n to_o visit_v the_o bishop_n of_o cocni_n who_o in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o see_v administer_v the_o archbishopric_a of_o goa_n and_o who_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o visit_v and_o understand_v that_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v i_o and_o be_v a_o prelate_n of_o great_a merit_n not_o only_o as_o to_o ecclesiastic_a matter_n but_o also_o in_o point_n of_o government_n and_o warr_n for_o he_o take_v divers_a strong_a place_n and_o perform_v other_o exploit_n in_o india_n for_o the_o service_n of_o his_o king_n with_o great_a valour_n i_o will_v not_o depart_v without_o first_o visit_v he_o and_o make_v myself_o know_v to_o he_o this_o prelate_n be_v call_v frà _fw-la
namely_o sig_n gio_n fernandez_n the_o ambassador_n the_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o fleet_n call_v hettor_n fernandez_n f._n bartolomeo_n barroso_n the_o ambassador_n chaplain_n sig_n consalvo_n carvaglio_n and_o i_o who_o come_v in_o the_o ambassador_n company_n the_o entertainment_n be_v sumptuous_a and_o very_a well_o serve_v dinner_n end_v we_o return_v to_o our_o house_n october_n the_o twenty_o in_o the_o evening_n the_o chaplain_n and_o i_o go_v in_o a_o palanchino_n a_o mile_n out_o of_o onòr_n to_o see_v a_o fine_a run_a water_n which_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o low_a or_o rather_o hollow_a place_n as_o it_o be_v the_o bottom_n of_o a_o gulf_n fall_v into_o a_o tanke_n or_o cistern_n build_v round_o with_o stone_n and_o this_o be_v fill_v it_o run_v out_o with_o a_o stream_n water_v the_o neighbouring-field_n the_o water_n be_v hot_a to_o wit_n not_o cold_a and_o therefore_o the_o countrypeople_n come_v frequent_o to_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o it_o for_o pleasure_n the_o cistern_n be_v square_a every_o side_n be_v five_o or_o six_o yard_n and_o the_o water_n will_v reach_v to_o a_o man_n neck_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ruinousness_n of_o the_o wall_n in_o some_o place_n it_o be_v not_o very_o clean_o within_o it_o be_v small_a fish_n which_o use_v to_o bite_v such_o as_o come_v to_o swim_v there_o yet_o without_o do_v hurt_v because_o they_o be_v small_a and_o the_o place_n be_v low_a be_v consequent_o shady_a and_o so_o afford_v a_o pleasant_a station_n at_o all_o time_n the_o gentile_n have_v this_o cistern_n in_o devotion_n and_o call_v it_o ram-tirt_a that_o be_v holy_a water_n water_n of_o expiation_n etc._n etc._n the_o portugal_n call_v it_o o_o tanque_fw-la da_fw-la pedre_n that_o be_v the_o cistern_n of_o the_o father_n or_o religious_a person_n from_o the_o gentile-monastick_a who_o use_v to_o remain_v there_o we_o strip_v ourselves_o and_o spend_v a_o good_a while_n in_o swim_v here_o the_o field_n about_o onòr_n through_o which_o we_o pass_v be_v very_o pleasant_a hill_n and_o valley_n all_o green_a partly_o with_o very_o high_a herbage_n partly_o with_o wood_n and_o partly_o with_o corn._n october_n the_o one_o and_o twenty_o i_o take_v the_o altitude_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o find_v it_o distant_a from_o the_o zenith_n 24._o degree_n 20._o minute_n upon_o which_o day_n the_o sun_n according_a to_o my_o manuscript_n be_v in_o the_o 27_o degree_n of_o libra_n and_o decline_v from_o the_o aequinoctial_a to_o the_o south_n 10._o degree_n 24′_n 56″_n which_o deduct_v from_o 24._o degree_n 20′_n in_o which_o i_o find_v the_o sun_n there_o remain_v 13._o degree_n 55′_n 4″_n and_o precise_o so_o much_o be_v onòr_n distant_a from_o the_o aequinoctial_a towards_o the_o north._n in_o the_o evening_n the_o ambassador_n vitulà _fw-fr sinai_n who_o be_v lodge_v beyond_o the_o river_n more_o south_n of_o onòr_n come_v to_o the_o city_n to_o visit_v the_o captain_n in_o the_o fort._n the_o captain_n with_o 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