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port_n and_o river_n be_v as_o free_a as_o they_o be_v in_o your_o cochim_n where_o you_o be_v wherefore_o your_o lordship_n shall_v exceed_o oblige_v i_o by_o send_v one_o unto_o i_o that_o may_v be_v witness_n of_o the_o desire_n i_o have_v to_o serve_v your_o king_n for_o i_o will_v do_v it_o as_o willing_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v ready_a to_o hasten_v his_o course_n from_o the_o morning_n to_o the_o night_n moreover_o antonio_n ferreyra_n will_v give_v thou_o the_o very_a same_o arm_n wherewith_o i_o vanquish_v the_o king_n of_o fiangaa_n and_o xemenarequa_n and_o which_o i_o wear_v in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n i_o be_o ready_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o obey_v my_o elder_a brother_n that_o invincible_a king_n of_o the_o other_o end_n of_o the_o world_n lord_n of_o the_o treasure_n of_o great_a portugal_n the_o viceroy_n have_v read_v this_o letter_n send_v for_o one_o father_n belquior_n rector_n of_o the_o college_n of_o the_o jesuit_n and_o have_v impart_v unto_o he_o the_o king_n 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victory_n and_o conquest_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o boterus_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n in_o the_o second_o and_o four_o chapter_n mafeus_n and_o s_o t_o romain_n of_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o tartar_n into_o china_n and_o their_o besiege_n of_o pequin_n boterus_n in_o his_o relation_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n the_o four_o chapter_n paulus_n jovius_n antonius_n armenius_n and_o mathias_n de_fw-fr micuy_n discourse_n at_o large_a that_o which_o be_v write_v of_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o province_n of_o guy_n and_o sansii_fw-la and_o of_o the_o doleful_a and_o dreadful_a event_n ensue_v thereupon_o gaspar_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n have_v speak_v of_o sufficient_o in_o the_o 29_o the_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n as_o for_o that_o which_o fernand_n say_v of_o their_o god_n fatoquis_n amida_n xaca_n gizon_n and_o canom_n as_o also_o of_o the_o foolery_n dream_n and_o leasing_n which_o they_o recount_v of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o original_n and_o the_o respest_n and_o reverence_n they_o bear_v unto_o they_o it_o may_v be_v all_o see_v in_o the_o twelve_o book_n of_o mafeus_n his_o indian_a history_n and_o in_o the_o first_o and_o four_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n trigault_n in_o his_o first_o and_o second_o book_n boterus_n in_o his_o relation_n s_o t_o roman_a and_o many_o other_o by_o all_o this_o now_o be_v my_o author_n thorough_o vindicate_v from_o all_o aspersion_n of_o falsehood_n that_o may_v be_v cast_v upon_o this_o his_o work_n which_o be_v it_o otherwise_o and_o mere_o devise_v yet_o be_v it_o so_o full_a of_o variety_n and_o of_o such_o strange_a both_o comic_a and_o tragic_a event_n as_o can_v choose_v but_o delight_n far_o more_o than_o any_o romance_n or_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n but_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o truth_n as_o i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v it_o will_v no_o doubt_n give_v all_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o content_n that_o can_v be_v desire_v of_o the_o reader_n the_o content_n chap._n i._o in_o what_o manner_n i_o pass_v my_o youth_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n until_o my_o go_v to_o the_o india_n fol._n 1._o chap._n ii_o my_o departure_n from_o portugal_n for_o the_o east-idiaes_a and_o my_o embark_a there_o for_o the_o straight_a of_o mecqua_n 3_o chap._n iii_o our_o travel_n from_o mazua_n by_o land_n to_o the_o mother_n of_o prester_n john_n as_o also_o our_o reimbarquing_a at_o the_o port_n of_o arquico_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o by_o the_o encounter_n of_o three_o turkish_a vessel_n 5_o chap._n iu_o a_o mutiny_n happen_v in_o the_o town_n of_o mocaa_n the_o occasion_n thereof_o that_o which_o befall_v thereupon_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v i_o be_v carry_v to_o ormuz_n as_o also_o my_o sail_v from_o thence_o to_o goa_n and_o what_o success_n i_o have_v in_o that_o voyage_n 8._o chap._n v._o goncalo_n be_fw-mi coâ—inhoes_n treaty_n with_o the_o queen_n of_o onor_n his_o assault_v of_o a_o turkish_a 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o we_o as_o we_o be_v upon_o our_o return_n to_o goa_n 11_o chap._n vi_o what_o pass_v till_o such_o time_n as_o pedro_n de_fw-fr faria_n arrive_v at_o malaca_n his_o receive_v a_o ambassador_n from_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n with_o his_o send_v i_o to_o that_o king_n and_o that_o which_o arrive_v unto_o i_o in_o that_o voyage_n 14_o chap._n vii_o what_o happen_v to_o i_o at_o panaiu_o with_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n expedition_n against_o the_o tyrant_n of_o achem_n and_o what_o he_o do_v after_o his_o victory_n over_o he_o 18_o chap._n viii_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n and_o i_o until_o such_o time_n as_o i_o embark_v for_o malaca_n my_o arrival_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o queda_n and_o my_o return_n from_o thence_o to_o malaca_n 21_o chap._n ix_o the_o arrival_n of_o a_o ambassador_n at_o the_o fortress_n of_o malaca_n from_o the_o king_n of_o aaru_n to_o the_o captain_n thereof_o his_o send_v i_o to_o the_o say_a king_n my_o come_n to_o aaru_n and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o i_o after_o my_o departure_n from_o thence_o 26_o chap._n x._o by_o what_o mean_v i_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o town_n of_o siaca_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v i_o there_o my_o go_v to_o malaca_n with_o a_o mahometan_a merchant_n and_o the_o tyrant_n of_o achems_n army_n march_v against_o the_o king_n of_o aaru_n chap._n xi_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o aaru_n and_o the_o cruel_a justice_n that_o be_v execute_v on_o he_o by_o his_o enemy_n the_o go_v of_o his_o queen_n to_o malaca_n and_o her_o reception_n there_o 33_o chap._n xii_o the_o queen_n of_o aaru_n departure_n from_o malaca_n her_o go_v to_o the_o king_n of_o jantana_n his_o summon_n the_o tyrant_n of_o achem_n to_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n of_o aaru_n and_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o they_o thereupon_o 36_o chap._n xiii_o my_o departure_n to_o go_v to_o pan_n that_o which_o fortune_v after_o my_o arrival_n there_o with_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pan_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o 39_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o misfortune_n that_o befall_v we_o at_o our_o entry_n into_o the_o river_n of_o lugor_n our_o hide_v ourselves_o in_o a_o wood_n with_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o we_o afterward_o and_o our_o return_n unto_o malaca_n 42_o chap._n xv._n antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n his_o set_v forth_o for_o the_o isle_n of_o anyan_n his_o arrival_n at_o the_o river_n of_o tinacoreu_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o in_o this_o voyage_n 46_o chap._n xvi_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n arrival_n at_o the_o bay_n of_o camoy_n where_o be_v the_o fish_n of_o pearl_n for_o the_o king_n of_o china_n the_o relation_n make_v to_o he_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o aynan_n with_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o he_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o renegado_n pirate_n and_o other_o way_n 52_o chap._n xvii_o the_o information_n that_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n have_v of_o the_o country_n some_o passage_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o nautarel_n of_o the_o town_n his_o go_v to_o the_o river_n of_o madel_n with_o his_o encounter_v a_o pirate_n there_o and_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o they_o 58_o chap._n xviii_o what_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n do_v with_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o pirate_n junck_v that_o which_o pass_v between_o he_o and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n with_o our_o cast_n away_o upon_o the_o island_n of_o thief_n 61_o chap._n xix_o in_o what_o sort_n we_o escape_v miraculous_o out_o of_o this_o island_n our_o passage_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o river_n of_o xingrau_n our_o encounter_v with_o a_o chinese_n pirate_n and_o the_o agreement_n we_o make_v with_o he_o 65_o chap._n xx._n our_o encounter_n at_o sea_n with_o eight_o portugal_n very_o sore_o hurt_v and_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n meeting_n and_o fight_v with_o coia_n acem_fw-la the_o pirate_n 69_o chap._n xxi_o what_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n do_v after_o his_o victory_n his_o departure_n
fortress_n because_o of_o the_o fear_n they_o be_v in_o of_o the_o turkish_a army_n which_o be_v every_o hour_n expect_v in_o the_o india_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o death_n of_o sultan_n bandur_n king_n of_o cambaya_n who_o the_o say_a governor_n have_v put_v to_o death_n the_o summer_n before_o in_o regard_v this_o affair_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n it_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o all_o the_o captain_n assemble_v together_o to_o deliberate_v thereupon_o at_o length_n to_o meet_v with_o the_o present_a necessity_n they_o conclude_v that_o three_o of_o those_o five_o ship_n appertain_v to_o the_o king_n shall_v go_v to_o diu_n conformable_a to_o the_o content_n of_o the_o say_a mandate_n and_o that_o the_o other_o two_o which_o belong_v to_o particular_a merchant_n shall_v pursue_v their_o course_n to_o goa_n the_o king_n three_o ship_n sail_v to_o diu_n and_o the_o other_o two_o merchant_n towards_o goa_n it_o please_v god_n to_o conduct_v they_o safe_a thither_o now_o as_o soon_o 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francisco_n d'_fw-fr almeyda_n cause_v a_o fortress_n to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o year_n 1507._o when_o he_o come_v from_o portugal_n as_o the_o first_o victory_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o india_n in_o the_o say_a place_n we_o take_v in_o fresh_a water_n and_o some_o provision_n of_o victual_n that_o we_o buy_v of_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o country_n which_o be_v the_o descendant_n of_o those_o who_o the_o apostle_n s_o thomas_n convert_v in_o those_o part_n be_v refresh_v thus_o we_o part_v from_o thence_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o enter_v the_o straight_a so_o that_o after_o we_o have_v sail_v nine_o day_n with_o a_o favourable_a wind_n we_o find_v ourselves_o right_a against_o mazua_n there_o about_o sun_n set_v we_o descry_v a_o sail_n at_o sea_n whereunto_o we_o give_v so_o hard_a chase_n that_o before_o the_o first_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n we_o come_v up_o close_o to_o she_o and_o then_o to_o satisfy_v the_o desire_n we_o have_v for_o to_o learn_v something_o of_o 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