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immediate_o also_o send_v for_o and_o the_o viceroy_n acquaint_v i_o with_o the_o great_a desire_n he_o have_v that_o i_o shall_v take_v this_o negotiation_n upon_o i_o which_o he_o say_v do_v so_o much_o import_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n our_o master_n service_n he_o press_v i_o so_o earnest_o to_o it_o that_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o refuse_v he_o although_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_v very_o unwilling_a thereunto_o so_o that_o consent_v to_o what_o i_o can_v not_o well_o avoid_v he_o command_v that_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o our_o voyage_n shall_v with_o all_o convenient_a speed_n be_v prepare_v chap._n lxxvii_o father_n belquior_n and_o my_o departure_n from_o the_o india_n to_o go_v to_o japan_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o till_o our_o arrival_n at_o the_o island_n of_o champeiloo_n fourteen_o day_n after_o namely_o on_o the_o sixteen_o of_o april_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o four_o father_n belquior_n and_o i_o set_v 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together_o upon_o the_o toll_n of_o a_o bell_n and_o have_v read_v unto_o they_o the_o vice-roys_n letter_n patent_n whereby_o he_o displace_v don_n alvero_n he_o examine_v he_o upon_o divers_a interrogatory_n whereof_o two_o register_n make_v a_o verbal_a process_n which_o be_v sign_v both_o by_o they_o and_o the_o say_v superintendent_n and_o the_o new_a captain_n after_o all_o this_o don_n alvero_n be_v depose_v from_o his_o government_n make_v a_o prisoner_n and_o all_o his_o estate_n confiscate_v the_o like_a be_v do_v to_o all_o his_o partaker_n who_o have_v favour_v he_o in_o the_o imprison_n of_o gamboa_n superintendent_n of_o the_o treasure_n and_o in_o disobey_v the_o vice-roys_n commission_n as_o also_o in_o many_o other_o disorder_n that_o have_v be_v commit_v thereupon_o which_o be_v execute_v with_o so_o much_o rigour_n as_o the_o most_o part_n flee_v to_o the_o mahometan_n whereby_o the_o fortress_n remain_v so_o bare_a of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v undo_v have_v not_o the_o new_a captain_n provide_v for_o it_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o prudence_n grant_v a_o general_a abolition_n unto_o all_o although_o they_o return_v for_o all_o that_o but_o with_o a_o ill_a will_n these_o revolution_n and_o this_o excess_n of_o justice_n which_o put_v all_o the_o country_n into_o a_o uproar_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o father_n belquior_n and_o i_o can_v not_o this_o year_n pass_v unto_o japan_n as_o we_o have_v resolve_v so_o that_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o winter_n at_o malaca_n until_o april_n follow_v in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o five_o which_o be_v ten_o month_n during_o that_o time_n the_o auditor_n gaspar_n jorge_n continue_v the_o rigorous_a execution_n which_o he_o exercise_v day_n by_o day_n be_v a_o subject_n of_o great_a scandal_n to_o all_o the_o country_n wherewith_o not_o yet_o content_v and_o rely_v on_o the_o large_a commission_n which_o the_o viceroy_n have_v give_v he_o he_o will_v needs_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o captain_n don_n antonio_n jurisdiction_n and_o indeed_o he_o encroach_v so_o far_o on_o his_o authority_n as_o don_n antonio_n have_v no_o more_o but_o the_o name_n of_o it_o and_o be_v no_o other_o than_o as_o a_o guard_n of_o the_o fortress_n now_o though_o he_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o this_o affront_n yet_o he_o do_v dissemble_v and_o endure_v it_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o patience_n but_o these_o excessive_a rigour_n of_o this_o auditor_n continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o month_n during_o the_o which_o there_o be_v many_o discontentment_n whereof_o i_o will_v not_o treat_v here_o in_o particular_a because_o the_o discourse_n of_o it_o will_v be_v infinite_a one_o day_n don_n antonio_n see_v the_o time_n proper_a for_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v former_o resolve_v on_o cause_v some_o who_o he_o have_v destine_v for_o it_o to_o seize_v on_o he_o in_o the_o fortress_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o a_o private_a house_n where_o according_a to_o report_n he_o be_v strip_v stark_o naked_a and_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n be_v bind_v with_o cord_n he_o be_v grievous_o whip_v after_o which_o have_v drop_v scald_n oil_n on_o his_o bare_a flesh_n which_o have_v almost_o kill_v he_o and_o clap_v iron_n on_o his_o leg_n and_o manacle_n on_o his_o hand_n they_o pluck_v off_o all_o the_o hair_n of_o his_o beard_n leave_v he_o not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o and_o do_v many_o other_o such_o like_a thing_n unto_o he_o as_o it_o be_v public_o speak_v so_o that_o the_o poor_a licentiat_fw-la gaspar_n jorge_n who_o term_v himself_o auditor_n general_n of_o the_o india_n great_a provisor_n of_o the_o decease_a and_o orphelin_n and_o superintendent_n of_o the_o treasure_n of_o malaca_n and_o or_o the_o country_n of_o the_o south_n
with_o the_o continuance_n of_o our_o voyage_n and_o what_o we_o see_v during_o the_o same_o 241_o chap._n lx._n our_o arrival_n at_o pegu_n with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o roolim_n of_o mounay_n 245_o chap._n lxi_o the_o election_n of_o the_o new_a roolim_n of_o mounay_n the_o grand_a talagrepo_n of_o these_o gentile_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pegu._n 248_o chap._n lxii_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o roolim_n of_o mounay_n be_v conduct_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o mounay_n and_o put_v into_o possession_n of_o his_o dignity_n 252_o chap._n lxiii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o success_n which_o we_o have_v in_o this_o voyage_n with_o my_o departure_n from_o goa_n to_o zunda_n and_o what_o pass_v during_o my_o abode_n there_o 255_o chap._n lxiv_o the_o expedition_n of_o the_o pangueyram_n emperor_n of_o jaoâ—_n and_o king_n of_o demaa_n against_o the_o king_n of_o passervan_n and_o all_o that_o which_o pass_v in_o this_o war._n 258_o chap._n lxv_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o demaa_n by_o a_o very_a strange_a accident_n and_o that_o which_o arrive_v thereupon_o 263_o chap._n lxvi_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o until_o our_o departure_n towards_o the_o port_n of_o zunda_n from_o whence_o we_o set_v sail_n for_o china_n and_o what_o afterward_o happen_v unto_o we_o 266_o chap._n lxvii_o my_o pass_v from_o zunda_n to_o siam_n where_o in_o the_o company_n of_o portugal_n i_o go_v to_o the_o war_n of_o chyamay_n and_o that_o which_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n do_v until_o he_o return_v into_o his_o kingdom_n where_o his_o queen_n poison_v he_o 269_o chap._n lxviii_o the_o lamentable_a death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n with_o certain_a illustrious_a and_o memorable_a thing_n do_v by_o he_o during_o his_o life_n and_o many_o other_o accident_n which_o arrive_v in_o that_o kingdom_n 273_o chap._n lxix_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n enterprise_n against_o the_o kingdom_n of_o siam_n and_o that_o which_o pass_v until_o his_o arrival_n at_o the_o city_n of_o odiâ—â—_n with_o his_o besiege_n of_o it_o and_o all_o that_o ensue_v thereupon_o 278_o chap._n lxx_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n raise_v his_o siege_n from_o before_o the_o city_n of_o odiaâ—_n with_o a_o description_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o siam_n and_o the_o fertility_n thereof_o 283_o chap._n lxxi_o a_o continuation_n of_o that_o which_o happen_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pegu_n as_o well_o during_o the_o life_n as_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n 286_o chap._n lxxii_o that_o which_o arrive_v in_o the_o time_n of_o xemin_fw-fr de_fw-fr satan_n and_o a_o abominable_a case_n that_o happen_v to_o diego_n suarez_n together_o with_o the_o xemindooe_n expedition_n against_o xemin_fw-fr de_fw-fr satan_n and_o that_o which_o ensue_v thereupon_o 289_o chap._n lxxiii_o that_o which_o the_o xemindoo_n do_v after_o he_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o pegu_n with_o the_o chaumigreâ—s_n the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n foster-brother_n march_v against_o he_o with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o divers_a other_o memorable_a thing_n 295_o chap._n lxxiv_o the_o find_n of_o the_o xemindoo_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o execution_n and_o death_n and_o other_o particularity_n concern_v the_o same_o 301_o chap._n lxxv_o my_o embark_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pegu_n to_o go_v to_o malaca_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o japon_n with_o a_o strange_a accident_n which_o arrive_v there_o 305_o chap._n lxxvi_o our_o pass_v from_o the_o town_n of_o fucheo_n to_o the_o port_n of_o hiamangoo_n and_o â—hat_n which_o befall_v we_o there_o together_o with_o my_o departure_n from_o malaca_n and_o arrival_n at_o goa_n 310_o chap._n lxxvii_o father_n belquior_n and_o my_o departure_n from_o the_o india_n to_o go_v to_o japon_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o till_o my_o arrival_n at_o the_o island_n of_o champeiloo_n 312_o chap._n lxxviii_o our_o departure_n from_o the_o island_n of_o champeiloo_n and_o our_o arrival_n at_o that_o of_o lampacau_n 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