an Elephant so carried to the King from whom he returned well pleased 4. All this was but a Bait to ensnare our People and therefore the King gave out he would do Lopez the Honour to dine with him in Publick He sent to invite him and the Invitation was accepted till he was informed by a Friend of Iao Utimutiraja that the Invitation was to murder him Then he gave credit to the advice sent him from a Persian Hostess by Duarte Fernandez after she had endeavoured to come aboard at Night and was not admitted by Sequeyra judging it some Love Intrigue but it proved one means to save those Ships Lopez excused himself by counterfitting an indisposition Another way was contrived to carry on the Treachery which was by offering lading of Spice saying it was requisite to send for it to three several places This took so well that 30 men were sent according to agreement whilst a Fleet of several Vessels was behind a Point of Land ready to assault our Ships at the same time the 30 were killed in the Town Mean while a Son of Utimutiraja came to visit Lopez and found him playing at Draughts He persuaded Lopez to continue his Game that he might the less observe him who offered a thousand times with a Dagger to kill him and only waited the sign from the Town when a Seaman who was Centinel upon one of the tops seeing a throng and hearing noise cried out Sir Sir Treachery Treachery they kill our men Lopez threw away the Draught-board with such fury that Utimutiraja's Son and those with him in a consternation leaped into their Boats All was done that could be expected upon a sudden and having sunk many of the Enemies Boats and forced the rest to retire and left 60 of our men in slavery and 8 killed they sailed and soon after took two Vessels bound for Malaca Lopez arrived at Cape Comori sent Teixeira and Sousa with their Ships to Cochin resolving though ill provided to return to Portugal alone being fearful of Albuquerque because he had sided with the Viceroy With great hazard he arrived at the Island Tercera 5. Albuquerque had now fixed every thing for his design upon Ormuz dispatched the Trading Ships and other affairs with great expedition About the end of Ianuary he sailed from Cochin with 1700 men in 21 Vessels of several sorts and sizes Albuquerque at the River Onor sent for the Pirat Timoja before spoken of who desirous of our Friendship and being Powerful came presently with much Provision He being skilful in the affairs of Asia Albuquerque communicated his design to him But he dissuaded shewing how much better it was to attempt Goa that was unprovided and would be more advantagious This pleased Albuquerque and hereupon calling his Captains to Council it was proposed to them by the said Timoja and the Design approved of and commended by all Timoja furnished 12 Ships giving out he would accompany the Portugueses to Ormuz to the end that Goa might be less provided Timoja had been dispossessed of his Fortune and ill treated by his Kindred and Neighbours The desire of revenge and recovering what he had lost caused his Love to our People that it may always appear that private Interests are the ruin of the Country On the 25th of February they came to an anchor in the Port of Goa CHAP. V. A continuation of the Conquest of the same Year 1510 Albuquerque Governing and King Emanuel Reigning 1. TIcuari is an Island on the Coast of Canara formed by two Mouths of the River Gacim its length from East to West 3 Leagues the breadth one There is in it Hill and Plain has good Water very Fruitful Pleasant Beautiful and Healthy On the Northern part of it is seated the City Goa which formerly was on the South This now in being was built by Melique Hozem a Moor 40 years before the arrival of the Portugueses The Old is not known when founded but some Authentick Writings have been found wherein is mentioned that Mantrasat King thereof above 100 years before confesses one only God the Incarnation of his Son and the Trinity and Unity whence appears they had knowledge of the true Faith to which may be added that when the City was taken there was found in a Wall a Copper Crucifix These might be the fruits of the Apostle St. Thomas's Preaching 2. About the year 1300 the Moors began to conquer India The first that attempted it with great Power was Xa Nosaradin King of Delhi with a Powerful Army he came down from the North conquering all the Gentiles as far as the Kingdom of Canara Thence he returned to Delhi leaving Habedxa to prosecute the Conquests who by his Valour and Conduct became so great that he coped with his Master which beginning his Nephew Madura prosecuting possessed himself of the Kingdom of Canara and casting off his Allegiance to the King he called the Kingdom Decan from the sundry Nations wherewith he Conquered it this Word signifying so much in that Language Too great an Empire always threatens ruin Mamudxa fearing this used great industry to secure himself which was effectual for some time but at length several Governours intrusted with Provinces of this Empire erected them into Sovereignties The greatest of these was he of Goa about the time of our coming into India called Sabayo deceased about the time of Albuquerque's design upon Goa and Cufo King of Hidalcan had possessed himself of the City and put it into the Hands of his Son Ismael The other Princes were Nizamaluco Mudremaluco Melic Verido Coje Moçadan Abexeiapado and Cotamaluco all great some very great Sabayo was born at Saba a City of Persia of very mean extraction but served the King of Decan so fortunately that he gave him the City Calberga Thence he extended his Conquests of the Pagans of Bisnagar and after over the Island of Goa lately possessed by the Moors come from Onor Melique Hozem being then Lord of it who defended it with 1200 men and was killed in the defence Goa had several dependencies and with these and others he gained Sabayo became the most Powerful of those Princes and consequently hated of them all He maintained himself against all whilst he lived sometimes by Policy sometimes by Force but his death produced great alteration 3. We left the great Albuquerque at anchor before the Bar of Goa let us see what he acted It was necessary to sail up the River on whose Bank the City is seated therefore he sent his Nephew Don Antonio de Noronha and Timoja to sound it A light Vessel leading the way spied a Brigantine of the Moors and giving it chase found they drew under a Fort well stored with Artillery and 400 men Commanded by Yaçu Gorgi a valiant Turk to secure the entrance of the River Don Antonio seeing the other in the chase pressed after him and though the attack of the Bulwark seemed difficult they attacked and after a stout resistance took it
with five small Vessels from Onor whither he had been sent by the late Governor Nuno de Cuna upon this occasion One of Solyman's Gallies that had been at Diu was forcod into that Port and 't was thought that Queen then a Widow violated the Peace concluded with us by protecting it Gonçalo Vaz calling her to account she Answered The Gally was there against her Will she not being in a condition to binder it but should be glad it were taken by our Vessels The Captain attempted it and after a sharp Engagement was forced to desist having lost 15 Men and among them his Son Iames. He suspected the Queen had assisted the Enemy and refusing some Refreshment she sent for the wounded Men returned some rash Words mixed with Threats The Queen cleared her self and again offered Peace which was concluded and some Portugueses left in that Port to observe what the Queen did towards expelling the Turks 4. We will conclude this Year with the memory of the Arrival of six Ships at Lisbon from India rather for the Bones than the Riches they carried In one of them was the Body of the Great D. Vasco de Gama which the King caused to be laid in his Tomb with the greatest Magnificence that has been seen in this Kingdom 5. This Year Peter de Faria the second time was made Commander of the famous Fort of Malaca Immediately resorted to him Embassadors from the Neighbouring Kings to congratulate and confirm Peace with us The first was of the Bataas in Sumatra upon the Ocean where the Island of Gold was imagined to be and which we earnestly desired to discover but that Design being later we will then speak of this Embassy The second was of Aaru in Sumatra both demanded Assistance against him of Achem. Faria had not yet taken possession of the Command which still D. Stephen de Gama held for a few Weeks One excused himself because his Power was expiring the other because he had not yet commenced Whereas both ought to joyn in relieving that King as well because his Fidelity merited it as because his Kingdom lay between Malaca and Achem and served us for a Bulwark Gama was most in fault being in possession and much pressed by Faria to grant it But we shall soon see him more blameable refusing then what he now urged should be granted Such the Inconstancy of Man 6. Afterwards Peter de Faria sent that King some Relief but it was inconsiderable and came late The King of Achem sent against him his Brother-in-Law Heredim Mahomet with 160 Vessels all of Oars and 12000 Fighting Men. He from the Mouth of the River Puneticam battered Aaru's Fortifications but to no effect so he Landed and entred the Works But was again beaten out with loss of Men and Canon The Besiegers persisting some days lose 3000 Men. They bribe an Officer of the Besieged who treacherously led the King to a dangerous place where he was killed by a Musquet-Ball The Enemy enters the Works and putting all even the Sick to the Sword flew 2000. The Body of the dead King was carried to Him of Achem who caused it to be cut in pieces and boiled in Oil. 7. The Queen of Aaru who was in a Wood hearing the Death of her Husband would have burnt her self alive but being hindred with about 300 Men fell upon the Achems who were plundering the City and slew 200. Being too weak to proceed she returned to the Woods and from thence made Excursions but not able to hold out went over to Malaca with about 600 persons in her Retinue in 16 Vessels Peter de Faria sent his Son Alvaro who had the Command of the Sea to receive her upon the River with pomp and grandeur 8. Faria treated her with much Respect but kept her four Months with only Promises of Succour till she Despairing publickly reproached him for this Neglect and he without any regard gave no other Answer than Turning his Back Private Interest drew away the Commander from the performance of what he owed to a Royal Matron who for her Husbands sake deserved our Aid for her Misfortunes our Pity and for her Merit Respect 9. The afflicted Widow went to the King of Ujantana then at Bintam who scandalized at Peter de Faria's Proceedings offered Assistance and Married her to have the better Title to pretend to the Kingdom of Aaru He sent his Embassador to Achem to demand that Crown as his Right by Marriage The Tyrant would not hear the Embassador nor receive the Present he brought which is the greatest Affront among those Princes but sent a Letter full of Reproaches saying among other things His Letter had been writ upon the Wedding-Table 10. The King of Ujantana provoked by this Affront immediately set out 200 Sail under the Command of his Admiral Lacxemena who Anchored before the Fort of Puneticam and carried it at the first Assault killing 1400 Achems and their Commander Morat Arraez a Turk 11. By this time Heredim Mahomet was Sailing that way with such another Fleet and in it 12000 Fighting Men. The two Fleets met and after a sharp Engagement Heredim being killed by a Canon-Ball his Men dismayed and most of the Fleet was taken by Lacxemena most of the Achems slain and only 14 Vessels got off 12. The King of Achem caused the 14 Captains to be Beheaded because they fled and the Souldiers Beards to be cut off and that upon pain of being sawed alive they should ever wear Womens Habit with a sort of Tabor in their Hands and whenever they affirmed any thing upon Oath they should say As I hope to see my Husband safe or else As I hope to see the Children I have bore prosper This was put in Execution and let it not seem strange for in the time of King Sebastian two Gentlemen for Cowardise were Condemned either to be Beheaded or walk the City of Lisbon with a Spinning-Rock at their Girdle and one of them chose this last 13. But above 20 years after this in 1564 the King of Ujantana possessing Aaru without apprehension he of Achem furiously fell upon and took Him and his Women and put them all to death with barbarous Torments The Kingdom of Aaru he gave to his eldest Son who after died before Malaca as shall appear in its place CHAP. II. Continues the Government of the Vice Roy D. Garcia de Noronha 1. LEt us return to our Vice-Roy whom we left at Sea After the danger and loss above related he entred the Port of Diu with 50 Sail. He applauded as was due the Bravery of Antony de Silveyra repaired the Fort and delivered it to Iames Lopez de Sousa to whom the Command was given by the King Let it suffice once for all to note That these Commands are always given by the King and so many Successors named that many of them are in their Graves before they succeed in the Post. A Treaty of Peace was set on foot and
them and that in that of Coulam was the burying place of Sibila Indica by whose advice King Perimal of Ceylon went to the Coast of Mascate to meet the other two Kings that were going to adore Christ newly born at Bethlehem That the same King at the Intreaty of the Sibil brought her the Picture of the Blessed Virgin which was kept in the same Tomb. This was the Invention of the Relicts of that Heavenly Messenger in India And gave occasion to build the City at this time called S. Thomas a Portugues Colony in the Port of Paleacate seven Leagues from the Ruins of the most ancient Meliapor CHAP. VIII Continues the Government of D. Duarte de Meneses from the Year 1522 till the Year 1524 King John then reigning 1. ANtony de Miranda de Azevedo was this year Commander of the Fort of Pacem in the Island Sumatra On the Western Coast of this Island are six Moorish Kingdoms The chief was that of Pedir to which were subject those of Achem and Daga But falling to War that of Achem gained the Superiority He of Pedir took the protection of our Fort against his ill Fortune D. Andres Enriquez then commanded it sent to that Post from Portugal with D. Duarte de Meneses 2. The Tyrant of Achem scoured the Sea and Land with a great Power till coming to the City Pedir he endeavoured to draw to his snare the King who had taken the Portugues Protection To compass his Design he prevailed with the Men of that City to write a Letter to the King telling him he might safely come thither his Enemy being already expelled and that he might easily destroy him with the assistance of the Portuguses He gave credit to the letter desired the assistance of the Commander who gave him eighty Portugueses and two hundred Moors commanded by his Brother D. Emanuel in small Vessels of Oars The King marched along the Shore with above a thousand armed Elephants He was received at Pedir with feigned Joy and a Design to take him Prisoner that night which was deferred to secure the Portugueses The King being informed of the danger next day fled with two Elephants and some Men. The Portugueses were left on the Shore exposed to the Enemies Darts and Arrows D. Emanuel and thirty five of them were killed the rest fled With this loss D. Andres lost also the hopes of maintaining the Fort. He asked Provisions of Raphael Perestello who was at Charigam the chief Port of Bengala Dominick Seixas was immediately sent with a Ship who was stopped by thirty Portugueses who were turned Pirates in that Sea commanded by Games Iago Seixas landed at Tenacari to get Provisions and one Brito making himself Captain of the Pyrats Gago being dead and flying with a Vessel that was laden in the Port left Seixas and seventeen Portugueses ashore who were afterwards Slaves in the Kingdom of Siam Such is the Fate of those who trust them that have violated all human and divine Laws 3. D. Andres advertised the Governor of the Condition he was in desiring a Successor to command the Fort Lope de Azevedo was sent to whom he would not deliver the Post through Covetousness of acquiring more having already gained much there Azevedo returned to India The King of Achem over-runs all that Country with Fire and Sword enters the City Pacem with fifteen thousand Men and summons D. Andres to quit the Fort. He after sustaining three Assaults to save the Riches he had there withdraws leaving the Command to his Brother-in law Ayres Coello who couragiously took upon him this danger he saw the other shun But the Sea forced back D. Andres to the danger he avoided 4. D. Andres sailing for India met Sebastian de Sousa and Martin Correa with two Ships bound for the Island Banda to load Spices Sousa came from Madagascar whither he was sent by King Emanuel to build a Fort in Port Matatane which was not executed because the Ship wherein were the Materials for the Work was cast away These two Captains hearing by D. Andres the Condition of Pacem went directly to that Port. Ayres Coello had then stood a furious Assault with loss of a Post. The Enemy seeing this Relief abated of their heat and D. Andres after eight days resisting was forced back by the Weather Above eight thousand Enemies one night encompassed the Fort in which were three hundred and fifty Portugueses some sick some wounded and all spent with labour and watching With great silence they applied above seven hundred scaling Ladders and mounted with great Shouts The Dispute was hotly maintained on both sides till some Ships being fired gave light to each other and to level our Cannon which killed many of the Enemy and two Elephants The morning discovered two thousand Men slain about the Fort on our side only one Woman killed by an Arrow in her Chamber The remaining six thousand retired leaving half their scaling Ladders and Fire-works Nevertheless the Difficulties of maintaining the place considered it was resolved in counsel to abandon the Fort shipping all the Men and Goods and then giving fire to the rest The great Cannon were left full of Powder that when the Fire reached them they might burst Most of the Fort was destroyed but the Enemy coming in saved some Cannon which afterwards did us great harm The Portugueses lost some Goods in shipping and embarqued up to the Necks in Water with the Fright losing more Reputation by this Action than they had gained by the former This they were more sensible of when they met at Sea a more powerful Relief sent by our Friend the King of Aru who marched by Land with four thousand Men and Lope de Azevedo from whom D. Andres ill deserved it embarqued at Malaca with Ammunition to come to his Succour Sebastian Sousa prosecuted his Voyage to Banda and the Tyrant Achem followed the Fortune which had raised him above his own Hopes 5. At this time Martin Alfonso de Melo Coutino was gone for China not knowing what had been done by the Portugueses at Quantung He had four Ships and two joined them by the way They sent ashore for fresh Water and returned with Blood the Chineses being in Arms to receive them This drew them to a Battel in which most of the Portugueses perished some drowned some torn by the Cannon and some taken part whereof died miserably in the Prison at Quantung and twenty three were cut in peices as Spies and Robbers the last part of the Accusation being the truest Martin Alphonso and Duarte Coello returned to India 6. All things cannot be exactly related in order as they happened Malaca was streightned by the King of Bintam who sent a greater power against it and George de Albuquerque what he could against him under the Command of D. Sancho Enriquez whilst they prepared for a Sea-Fight there arose a violent storm which destroyed seventy Portugueses the whole being two hundred the Remainder escaped Let us
asked Succour of him who sent ten Sail commanded by D. Iohn Ronquillo This was not only a Supply of Ammunition for the Spaniards were assisting to him with their Persons especially by taking some Vessels of Iava that to our loss used that Port. Babu King of Ternate dying left his Bastard Son Bozai possessed of the Crown though he had a lawful Heir who wanting Power lost his Right For seldom does Right prevail where Force is wanting 24. About this time the Great Turk sent Mahomet Bassa with 12000 Horse many Pioniers much Artillery and Money to secure his late Conquests in Persia. Xa Codabanda joyning with Semecombel the Georgian met him with a moderate Army and as he was fording a River cut off many of his Horse and caused 40000 Foot to be drowned The Persians and Georgians got not only the Victory but much Riches 25. Persia was now in a great confusion for the Georgian Mirsa Salmas Son-in-Law and Favourite to Xa perswaded him that his Son Abax Mirsa King of Ceorazone stiled himself Emperour of Persia and caused him to Arm against him The Emperour marched against his Son cutting off the Heads of many principal Men till he came to the City Hers built by Tamerlan the Great and now the Court of the innocent Abax whō not knowing the cause of this his Father's motion had fortified himself But now coming before his Father and clearing himself the wicked Salmas his Head was cut off in his presence The Turk taking this advantage sent the Bassa Ferabat with 100000 Horse and much Money to conquer the Province of Raviam He did much harm there and had done much more but that the Emperor reconciled to his Son put a stop to his Current 27. Now arrives in India D. Duarte de Meneses who went to succeed the Viceroy D. Francis who delivered up the Sword after having held it three Years being the 16th Vice-Roy and 31th in the number of Governors and Third of the Name and Sirname CHAP. III. The Government of the Vice-Roy D. Duarte de Meneses from the Year 1584 till 1588. 1. D. Duarte de Meneses though of great Quality yet was better known by his Valour which moved the King to make choice of him without any Recommendations or Pretensions of his not doubting he would be as successful in India as he had been in Tangier He had six Ships and a prosperous Voyage 2. The first thing he applied himself to was the appeasing the Tumults at Cochin The Vice-Roy D. Francis had sent Commissioners to treat with the Heads of that People and they had reduced them to hearken to an Accommodation D. Duarte now arriving admits their Proposals so that the Affair of the Custom-House was settled He dispatched the Ships for Lisbon one whereof was never heard of The Vice-Roy D. Francis returned in one of them 3. The Vice-Roy being at Goa treated with the Ambassador of Hidalcan about the manner of chastising the Nayque of Sanguicer for the Death of D. Giles Yanez and to prevent Piracy The Ambassador agreed that Rostican Governor of Ponda should assist with Forty Thousand Men by Land whilst D. Hierome de Mascarenuas sent by the Vice-Roy attacked the Nayque by Sea 4. Hierome entring the River sent up 13 Vessels that rowed and at break of Day couragiously landed attacked some Works killed many of their Defendants and took their Cannon Then they marched to the Town and the Inhabitants flying up the Inland fell into the Hands of Rostican who according to agreement was upon his March destroying all before him Next day D. Hierome landed and he marching on the one side and Rostican on the other they laid all the Country in Ashes The Nayque from the Woods sent to implore Mercy promising to perform Conditions if the ruined Country were restored to him which was granted 5. Iames de Azambuja Cammander of Tidore was in great want of Ammunition the Governor of Manila sent four Barques to his Relief commanded by Peter Sarmiento who by the way took Possession of the Island Mousel The King of Ternate whose the Island was resolving to be revenged on three of the Barques that went for Provisions to Baçham sent his Brother Cachil Tulo with 24 Galliots to take them They being abroad on this Design met two Vessels belonging to the Philipine Islands that had also brought Relief to Tidore commanded by N. de Duenas He not able to avoid them attacked the Admiral Galliot and sunk her but all the others falling upon the 2 Vessels in which were but 12 Spaniards they were all slain having fought to admiration and killed and wounded many of the Enemy Tulo proud of this Success met those he before looked for after a desperate fight night parted them 200 of the Ternatenses and 8 Spaniards being killed 6. Then arrived at Tidore Duarte Pereyra with one Galleon he went to succeed Azambuja who instead of resigning the Command assaulted Pereyra in a House where he was with his Wife and Family and all was in great danger had not the King interposed At the same time arrived 400 Spaniards from Manila to assist Azambuja to recover the Fort of Ternate but he searing Pereyra in his absence would take Possession of the Command resolved to let slip this opportunity Pereyra understanding it and being of another mind said Such important Affairs ought not to be lost upon such Motives that if the other would go he would bear him Company At length Azembuja set out accompanied by the Kings of Tidore Bacham and Celebes They landed though opposed by the Natives battered the Fort without effect lost some Men and retired to Tidore 7. The City Tauris on the Borders of the greater Armenia at the Foot of the Mountain Orote was once the Court of the Kings of Persia and is now one of the most famous Places of Trade in the East rich and plentiful The Great Turk desiring to raise a Fort there sent Osman Bassa with a powerful Army who encamped before it on the Banks of a River The Persian Emperor was ready to receive him with 70000 Horse and sent out a Party to engage him while his Son Mirazen Mirsa lay in Ambush with 10000 to break out in the heat of the Fight The Youth was brave and performed his Part so well that at one onset he killed 7000 Turks and retired with Honour and Booty 7000 pursue him and he facing them cut off one half of them Next day the Turks assault the City but the Persians sallying killed 3000 at that time and again at Night 4000 more But the Governor after this abandons the City yet the Inhabitants stood upon their defence and at first made a great slaughter till over-powered by the multitude many of them were put to the Sword their Wives and Daughters abused and all plundered 8. Osman being now in Possession in a Months time raised a wonderful Fort for greatness and strength in the Royal Gardens as the most convenient place Some of the
made a Sermon so efficacious against the Tyranny of Princes and Oppression of that Kingdom that he was taken out of the Pulpit and proclaimed King Whereupon he slew 5000 Brama's in the Palace seizing all the Treasure and in a few Days all the strong Holds in the Kingdom submitted to him 5. The Armies of the two Kings met within two Leagues of the City Pegu that of Brama consisted of 350000 Men Xeminboos of 600000 of the latter about 300000 were slain and 60000 of the former The victorious King entred Pegu and contrary to agreement slew many and seized great Treasures 6. Mean while the City Martavam declares for Xemindoo killing 2000 Bramaes Xemim of Zatam did the same in the City of that name The King marched towards him but he contrived to have him murdered by the way This was the end of that Tyrant 7. Xemim was proclaimed King by his Party and in nine Days gathered above 30000 Men. Chaumigrem Brother to the dead King plundered the City and Palace and fled to Tangu where he was born Xemim de Zatan became so odious by his ill Government that in four Months many of his Subjects fled and some joined with Xemindâ—…o who made an Army of 60000 Men. Let us leave him a while to relate the end of Iames Suarez de Melo after the wonderful Rise already mentioned 8. Iames Suarez passing by a rich Merchant's House on the Day of his Daughter's Wedding and seeing the great Beauty of the Bride attempted to carry her away by force killing the Bridegroom and others who came to her rescue Mean while the Bride strangled her self 9. The Father expecting no Justice whilst that King Reigned shut himself up and never stirred abroad till Xemim de Zatan coming to the Crown he so lamented his Wrong about the Town that above 50000 of the People gathered about him crying out for Justice The new King searing some worse consequence caused Suarez to be apprehended and delivered up to that Rabble 10. This was accordingly performed and and the multitude stoning him he was in a minute buried under a heap of Rubbish No sooner was that done but they took the Body from under that Pile and tearing it in pieces delivered it to the Boys to drag about the Streets they giving them Alms for so doing His House was plundered and the Treasure found being much less than what was expected it was believed he had buried the rest 11. The new King Xemim de Zatan soon followed Iames Suarez for his Subjects no longer able to bear his Cruelty and Avarice fled in great numbers to Xemimdoo who was now Master of some considerable Towns He marched to the City Pegu with 200000 Men and 5000 Elephants Zatan met him with 800000 and the Fight was long doubtful till Gonçalo Neto who with 80 Portugueses followed Xemimdoo killed Zatam with a Musket Shot which opened the way for Zemimdoo into the City where he was Crowned on the 3d of February 1550. Gonzalo Neto had 10000 Crowns for that fortunate Shot and his Companions 5000. 12. Chaumigrem who the Year before retired to Pegu hearing afterwards that Xemindoo was unprovided marched against him and obtaining the Victory brought that Crown again under the subjection of the Bramaes Xemindoo taken some time after was publickly beheaded 13. The War began again between Chaumigrem King of Pegu and him of Siam The Army of Pegu consisted of 1700000 Men among which were many Portugueses and 17000 Elephants All this Army came to Ruin and the Kingdom of Pegu was made subject to that of Arracam as was related in the 3d Chapter of the 2d Part of this Tome The Kingdom of Siam though much harassed with these Invasions held out and in the Year 1627 whereof we now treat was possessed by the Black King so called because he really was so whereas all that People is white and fair 14. This King in the Year 1621 sent an Embassy to Goa desiring some Franciscans would come to Preach in his Kingdom F. Andrew of the Holy Ghost went and was much honoured by him at his Court of Odiaa He not only gave him leave to erect a Church but was himself aâ—… the whole â—…xpence and offered the Father great Riches which he constantly refused to the great admiration of that King 15. This Prince was of Stature small of an ill Presence and of Temper in part most wicked and in part generous Tho' cruel Men be generally Cowards he was most cruel and valiant and whereas Tyrants for the most part are covetous he was most liberal As much barbarity as he practised in some things he shewed as much goodness in others 16. He was not content to put Thieves and Robbers to common Deaths but caused them to be torn to pieces in his Presence and for his Pastime by Tigers and Crocodiles Understanding that a King his Vassal was about to Rebel he shut him up in a Cage and fed him with morsels of his own Flesh torn from his Body and then had him fryed in a Pan. With his own hand he cut 7 Court-Ladies off at the Waste only because he said they walked too fast He cut off the Legs of 3 others because they staid long being sent for Money he was to give to certain Portugueses The first suffered for going too fast these for being too slow 17. This severity extended to brute Beasts He cut off the Paw of a Monkey he much valued because the silly Beast put it into a Box wherein were some Curiosities A Horse no less esteemed had his Head cut off in the Stable before the rest because he stopt not when he checked him Some Crows making a noise over the Palace he caused 500 of them to be catched some were kill'd others shut up and others turned loose with Yokes about their Necks A Tiger that did not immediately seize a Criminal cast to him was by his Command beheaded as a Coward 18. Thus much of the wicked part of this Prince now to speak of his Vertues He kept his word inviolably was rigorous in the Execution of Justice liberal above measure and very merciful to those that committed pardonable Faults He sent a Portugues with much Money to Malaca to buy several Goods he after buying them lost all at Play and yet had the boldness to return to the King's Presence who received him kindly saying He valued the Consifidence reposed in his Generosity more than all the Goods he could have brought He shewed great respect to our religious Men and encouraged the planting of Christianity in his Dominions His Valour was unspeakable 19. Let us conclude this Chapter with a short Description of this Kingdom It s proper Name is Sornau The extent along the Coast is about 700 Leagues and the breadth up the Inland 260. Most of the Country consists of fruitful Plains being watered by many Rivers It is plentiful of all sorts of Provisions The Hills are covered with variety of Trees particularly abundance of
THE King of Calicut envying the advantage he of Cochin made of our Trade got together 50000 men at Patane 16 Leagues from Cochin with other preparations for War The People of Cochin fearing that Power were for delivering up the Portugueses to him of Calicut who demanded nothing more But Triumpara King of Cochin refused and went out with three Nephews and small force to meet the Enemy At the first charge he was forsaken by some of his Nobles yet assisted by the Portugueses valiantly maintained a Pass till his Nephews being killed whereof one was General he was forced to fly and secure himself in the Island Vaipi near to and more tenable than Cochin which was burnt and he persisted in not delivering up the Portugueses a notable example of Fidelity in a Heathen scarce to be parallel'd among Christians 2. Whilst the People of Cochin were beseiged in the Island there sailed from Lisbon nine Ships under three distinct Commanders The first was Alfonso de Alburquerque the second Francis de Alburquerque and the third Antony de Saldanna The three last were to cruise in the Mouth of the Red Sea against the Ships of Meca the others to return with their lading Francis de Alburquerque arrived first with more Ships than he brought out having met with those of Vincent Sodre who was cruising upon the Indian Coast and distressed by Storm as also a Vessel that had been separated from D. Vasco de Gama Sodre had taken four Ships of Calicut which he carried to Cananor and burnt several small Vessels but this hapned before the invasion of Cochin to whose King he had offered his assistance but was not admitted and sailing thence touched at Zocotora and Guardafu and on the Coast of Arabia took some Vessels of Cambaya and Calicut Winter coming on he took shelter in a Bay near the Islands Curiamuria and found the Moors of that Coast called Baduiis who live by their Cattle were tractable and after two Months they advised Sodre to seek a better Harbour because about that time there arose such Storms in that place that he would be lost He would not credit them believing they said it only to be rid of him but sound they spoke truth being lost with his Brother and all the men in a sudden Tempest the other Vessels with great danger and suffering much through hunger and thirst escaped met Francis de Alburquerque and arrived with him at Cochin The Commander sent the King a Present into the Island part whereof was 10000 Ducats in Mony Then going ashoar the King ran and embraced him crying Portugal Portugal and all the People with great cries repeat Portugal Portugal and the Portugueses to return the civility cried Cochin Cochin The Commander comforted the King giving him assured hopes in the assistance of his Ships and the others he expected Not to lose time he fell upon those who held the Island of Cochin for the King of Calicut and killing many expelled the remainder then passed to Vaipi restoring that Country to its lawful Prince The Lord of Repelim his Lands were wasted with Fire and Sword and only four Portugueses lost in this action The joy Triumpara conceived in being restored by our assistance moved him to grant us leave to build a Fort in Cochin The work was begun when Alfonso de Albuquerque arrived and it was called the Fort of St. Iames and a Church then built dedicated to St. Bartholomew 500 men were put aboard some Vessels taken from the Enemy who burnt Repelim after a stout defence made by 2000 Nayres Alfonso de Albuquerque ambitious of performing some notable Exploit by himself advanced against a Town when a multitude of expert Heathens issuing brought him into great danger and the more by the assistance of thirty three Vessels of Calicut but Francis his Brother coming up they were put to flight and many killed as were 700 in the Island Cabalam where they thought to secure themselves Duarte Pacheco destroyed another Town killing many of the Inhabitants As our men sailed though victorious spent with fatigue fifty Ships of Calicut met them the number surprized them but our Cannon being well played the Enemy fled Antonio do Campo carried the news of this success to Portugal 3. Pepper was bought with some expence of blood The Queen of Coulam offered lading for two Ships Alburquerque went thither and setled a Trade as in Cochin and to manage it left there a Factor and twenty six men The King of Calicut perceiving our success desired Peace it was granted upon our Conditions some being put in execution he put a stop to the rest He loved the Conveniency but hated the Means and again prosecuted the War The King of Cochin representing how just he had been to us desired some able Commander might be left there with a number of men to his assistance The demand was reasonable it was therefore resolved that Duarte Pacheco with his Ship and two Caravels and 100 men should be left there Alfonso and Francis de Alburquerque returned towards home The first arrived safe and among other things brought the King forty pound of Pearls and four hundred of the small a Diamond of wonderful bigness and two Horses one a Persian the other an Arab which were held in great esteem being the first that were brought to the Kingdom Francis de Alburquerque and the Ships under his Command were never more heard of Peter de Ataide who followed them having escaped a Storm was found with his men at Melinde 4. Antony de Saldanna the last of the three Commanders and who was sent to cruise in the Mouth of the Red Sea having lost Diego Fernandez Peteâ—…a came to an Anchor at St. Thomas Short of the Cape of Good Hope was made famous a place by the name of Aguada del Saldanna or Saldannas watering place not for any Water he took but the Blood of his Men shed there endeavouring to land At this time a Storm had parted from him Ruy Lorenço driving him up to Mozambique whence he held his course to Quiloa where he took some small Prizes An ambition of doing something more remarkable carried him to the Island Zanzibar 20 Leagues short of Monbaça where he took twenty small Vessels Then he appeared before the Town of that name The King of it designed to take the Ship with a number of Paraos or Boats but our Long Boat going out with thirty men killed several and took four Paraos The King appeared on the Shoar with 4000 men commanded by his Son who was killed with some others by the first Volley Their loss produced our safety for one of them running from their Croud with Colours bearing the Arms of Portugal Peace was concluded that King agreeing to pay 100 Meticales of Gold yearly as tributary to Portugal Thence he visited Melinde whose King was oppressed by him of Monbaça for his friendship to us This obliged Ruy Lorenço to stand in by the way he took two Ships
and three Zambucos small Vessels and in them twelve Magistrates of the City Brava who as such submitted that City to Portugal with the yearly Tribute of 500 Meticales The two Kings came to a Battle and parted upon equal Terms Now came Antony de Saldanna whereupon he of Monbaça came to an agreement Beyond Cape Guardafu and in the Islands Canacani they worsted some Moors who would hinder their watering On the upper Coast of Arabia they burnt a Ship laden with Frankincense and forced ashoar another that carried Pilgrims to Meca But whilst they sail to India let us see what is doing at Cochin 5. Zamori of Calicut called â—…gether the Kings and Lords of Malabar and there resorted to him those of Tanor Bespur Cotugan and Corin and ten Lords of equal Power besides the Lesser They drew together 50000 men as well for Land as Sea for the Sea were 4000 men in 280 Paraos Caturs and Tonees Vessels of several sorts with 382 Cannons to batter the new Fort all the rest was for the Land to attack the Ford of a River that passed to the Island these were commanded by Naubea Dâ—…ring Nephew and Heir to him of Calicut and by Elancol Lord of Repelim The King of Cochin was in fear seeing many of his Subjects desert but Duarto Pacheco who commanded the Portugueses encouraged him Pacheco put himself into a posture of Defence Into the Ship he put 25 men into the Fort 39 into the Caravel 26 into a Boat 23 he was in another with 22 besides these 300 Malabars attended him the King with his Forces was to guard the City Thus he went to meet Zamori and finding him quartered in a Village attacked it and did much harm There hapned three fierce ingagementâ—… about gaining the Pass in the first the Enemy lost 20 Paraos sunk by the Cannon and 180 Persons of Note above 1000 private men In the second 19 Paraos and 360 men In the third 622 Paraos and 60 fled and 15000 men by Land and among them Zamori Pacheco pursuing burnt four Towns 6. The Moors that were with the King of Cochin â—…ve intelligence to the Enemy The King gave Pacheco leave to punish them He took five secured them and gave out they were hanged which the King and all his People reseâ—…ed Zamori returns and attempts another Ford. Iames Perez and Peter Raphael with two Caravels and some Boats were posted where the Lord of Repelim was to attack with 3000 men sustained by the Prince Naubeadarim with his men At this time 300 Moors deserted Pacheco he wanted Powder and the Prince of Cochin to whom he sent for it did not relieve him for the Messenger treacherously forbore delivering the message But Pacheco overcoming all difficulties killed 650 of Zamori's men who retired to a Grove of Palm-trees where nine of his men were killed so near him by a Cannon Ball that he was sprinkled with their Blood After this he lost 6000 men by the Plague 7. Great were the preparations the King of Calicut made and the mean time fatigued Pacheco with several stratagems and treacheries The Bramen Conjurers proposed the making a Powder which being thrown in our mens Eyes would blind them and so they would be easily overcome besides they had a new invention of Castles that were to destroy them and the Moors of Cochin were underhand bribed to poyson the water of the Island The Powder was looked upon as ridiculous but great care was taken by Pacheco to prevent the Poyson The Castles began to appear and were eight in number fifteen foot high and placed upon two Boats each and carried many men Pacheco had a 160 men divided into four parts the Foord the Fort the Caravels and the Ship and herein consisted the principal strength of the Kingdom of Cochin for of the 30000 men the King had at first there were now but 8000 left many of the Principal Men having deserted Zamori had brought 80000 men and lost 20000. Whilst the Towers were preparing Pacheco was attacked by a number of Paraos in one attack he killed some men and took five Boats in another eight with thirteen Cannons Six bold Nayres offered to kill him and in order thereto came over as Deserters but he having intelligence apprehended and sent them to the King Zamori gave out that the Portugueses at Cochin were all killed to the intent those who resided at Cananor and Coulam should be destroyed they were in great danger one or two killed and many wounded The King of Cochin though he saw the great danger that threatned him was resolved to endure the utmost miseries rather than abandon the Portugueses but feared those few must at last be overpowred by the multitude of the Enemy and the danger of those brave men grieved him more than his own he therefore most earnestly entreated Pacheco to quit that enterprize and save himself and men for some opportunity wherein he might do his Prince greater service But Pacheco bid the King be of good courage and not dishearten his Subjects with any signs of fear but exhort them to stand firm and thereby they should overcome all difficulties And fearing lest some Portugueses by his example might faulter in his resolution of dying or conquering he went aboad the Ship and made to them a most learned copious and resolute Speech which gave new vigour to them all but much more his speedy Orders and Couragious Activity shewn at that very time for scarce was the Speech ended when the Enemy came to assail him the Enemies design was to burn our Ships and therefore those Castles were drove towards them all the Front flaming But Pacheco who perceived their intent threw over long Beams one end whereof resting against the Ship the other hindred the approach of those burning Castles 8. The Enemy appeared with 290 small Vessels well stored with Men and Artillery and eight Castles one carrying 40 men two 35 each and every one of the other five 30 men before all came the Fireworks The Shoar was covered by 30000 men with good Artillery at the Head of them the Lord of Repelim with a vast number of Pioneers The Fight began the odds being almost 300 Vessels to three At first the Artillery wrought no effect but being continued tore those Towers and the Smoak being somewhat allayed the Sea appeared covered with broken Boats Arms dead Bodies and others strugling with Death the Fight was renewed with great loss to the Enemy and not one Portugues killed Next day Zamori returned and was beaten off with greater damage having lost 18000 men in the space of five Months that this service lasted The King by the advice of his Bramens retired to do Pennance and by consent of his Councel desired a Peace which the King of Cochin granted At this time Pacheco received a Message from the Factor at Coulam desiring he would come to assist him against five Ships of Moors who obstructed his Market of Pepper Pacheco went with
all speed and they submitting he took the Pepper at their own rate without doing them any harm He hindred others from coming into that Harbour and returned to Cochin with the Glory of having struck a general terror through all that Coast. 9. King Emanuel being informed by D. Vasco de Gama how necessary it was to appear with a greater Force in India fitted out a Fleet of 13 Ships the biggest had yet been built in Portugal and gave the Command of them to Lope Soarez and in them 1200 men The first Land of India he touched at was Anchediva where Antony de Saldanna and Ruy Lorenco were refitting in order to cruise on the Coast of Cambaya upon the Moors of Meca But Lope Soarez took them along with him to Cananor where he staid to give the necessary Orders and then appearing before Calicut had some Prisoners who were taken in the late War delivered to him but because they did not give up all he battered the City two days wherein he ruined great part of it and killed 300 Inhabitants and then sailed to Cochin at the time that Pacheco was upon his return from Coulam The King informed him of the damage he received from Cranganor a Town but 4 Leagues distant and fortified by Zamori 10. Lope Soarez with great secrecy provided 20 Vessels and sailed with them up the River where he found 5 Ships and 80 Paraos well manned which two Ships of ours who had the Vanguard burnt after a sharp engagement Then he sailed on the Prince of Cochin was to join him but came late A multitude of Indians and Moors covered the Shoar who with Showers of Arrows endeavoured to hinder our landing but our Musquetiers made way and having reached the Town it was burnt down to the ground and the Prince of Calicut who was to have guarded it fled This Victory and another obtained by the King of Tanor against that Prince wherein Lope Soarez was to assist him though the Succour came late produced a friendly Peace with that King 11. Lope Soarez left Manuel Tellez Barreto with four Sail to secure the Fort of Cochin and set sail in order to return home with design first to fall upon Banane a Town subject to Calicut He was met by twenty Paraos who freely bestowed their Shot drawing him into a Bay where were seventeen great Ships well-stored with Cannon and with 4000 men The Ships were all burnt with their lading which was very rich and 700 Turks drowned besides what perished by Fire and Sword this Victory cost twenty three men It was the beginning of Ianuary when Lope Soarez sailed hence and he arrived at Lisbon on the 22d of Iuly with thirteen Victorious Ships laden with Riches three were of the foregoing years Fleet of his own he lost Peter Mendoza who being stâ—…nded 14 Leagues from Aguada de S. Bras was never more heard of One of the other three was that of Diego Fernandez Peteyra who after taking several Prizes on the Coast of Melinde discovered the Island Zocotora The King placed Duarte Pacheco who had so bravely defended Cochin by his side under a Canopy and went with him in that manner to Church to honour his great Valour But soon after imprisoned and suffered him to die miserably A terrible example of the uncertainty of Royal Favours and the little regard that is had to True Merit CHAP. VIII Conquests under King Emanuel from the Year 1505 and beginning of the Government of Don Francisco de Almeyda first Governour and Viceroy of India till the Year 1509. 1. BEfore these Discoveries the Spice was brought to Europe with vast trouble and charge The Clove of Malucco the Nutmeg and Mace of Banda the Sandal of Timor the Camfir of Borneo the Gold and Silver of Luconia and all the other Riches Spices Gums Perfumes and Curiosities of China Iava Siam and other Kingdoms were carried to the Market of the City Malaca seated in the Golden Chersonesus whence the Inhabitants of all the Western Countries as far as the Red Sea brought them dealing by way of barter for no Mony was used Silver and Gold being of less value there than with them that traded thither This Trade it was enriched the Cities of Calicut Cambaya Ormuz and Aden adding to what they brought from Malaca the Rubies of Pegu the Stuffs of Bengala the Pearls of Calicare the Diamonds of Narsinga the Cinnamon and richer Rubies of Ceylon the Pepper Ginger and other Spice of the Coast of Malabar and other places Nature had enriched therewith From Ormuz they were brought to Europe up the Persian Gulph to Bacora at the Mouth of Euphrates and thence distributed in Caravans through Armenia Trebisond Tartary Aleppo and Damascus and then at the Port of Barut upon the Mediterranean the Venetians Genoese and Catalonians laded with them to their respective Countries Such as came up the Red Sea were landed at Toro or Sues Towns at the bottom of that Streight thence went in Caravans to Grand Cayre so down the Nile to Alexandria and thence shipped off Many Princes and particularly the Soldan of Cayre being great losers by this new way found by the Portugueses they endeavoured to drive them out of India 2. The Soldan endeavoured to work his ends by a Wile and therefore gave out that he was going to destroy the Temple and Holy Places of Ierusalem Father Maurus of Mount Sinai fearing the execution offered to go to Rome to the Pope to procure an accommodation The Soldan who desired nothing more gave him a Letter to the Pope signifying that his Reasons for destroying those Places were in revenge of the damage done to his Trade The Pope sent the same Father Maurus to Portugal But the Purport of his Message being already known before his arrival the King made such Preparations that he returned with admiration carrying more from Portugal to relate at Cayre than he brought thence to recount here However the King gave considerable Alms for the Convent and answered the Pope shewing that his Intentions in those Eastern Discoveries tended to the Propagation of the Faith and extending the Jurisdiction of the See of Rome 3. On the 25th of March sailed from Lisbon a Fleet of twenty two Ships eleven of them were to return with Merchandise and eleven to remain in India they carried 1500 fighting men and were commanded by Don Franciso de Almeyda who went to govern in India with the Title of Viceroy and gave great demonstrations of his Prudence and Courage The second of Iuly hapned a terrible Storm which tearing to pieces the Sails of Diego Correas Ship carried three men overboard two were lost the third cried from the Water they should have an Eye after him for he would keep above water till the next morning and the next morning the Storm ceasing they took him up his name was Fernando Lorenço Don Francisco de Almeyda arrived at Quiloa with only eight Vessels the others were separated by stress of
studied less to have Wives to get Children than young Men instead of Wives A Youth of 18 Years of Age who had more Honour than to consent to such Baseness killed him as he was endeavouring to allure him to his brutal Appetite Abraham Son of Xatamas one of two Brothers not long before slain by him succeeded in the Throne Quiâ—…balechan a powerful Man conspiring with others enters Visapor with Forces and seizes that Prince Not long after the Ethiopians who are the Guard of those Princes did the same under three Heads chose by themselves to this purpose who were Acalachan Armichan and Delarnachan This last secures the other two and takes all the Power into his own hands Our Governor kept a watchful Eye over all these Proceedings knowing the Happiness of our Affairs depended much upon the Event of those 3. At this time were brought to India new Instructions from the Governors of Portugal and Philip the Second then sworn King and First of the Name there The Governor was order'd to tender the Oath there Ferdinand Tellez performed the Ceremony with great Solemnity in the Church of Goa on the third of September 4. The Captains then commanding our Forts there were at Goa D. Tristan de Meneses at Zofala and Moçambique D. Peter de Castro at Ormuz D. Gonzalo de Meneses at Damam Martin Alfonso de Melo at Baçaim D. Emanuel de Almada at Chaul D. Ferdinand de Castro at Cananor George Toscano at Cochim D. George de Meneses Baroche at Columbo Emanuel de Sousa Coutinno at Tidore Iames de Azambuja and at Malaca D. Iohn de Gama 5. The Governor understanding that four Galliots of Malabar Pyrats were harboured in some of the Rivers about Goa immediately sent Mathias de Albuquerque with ten small Merchant Ships that were the readiest at hand after them He found them in the River Carapatan three of our Vessels that were foremost falling violently upon them forced the Malabars to leap into the Water and by that time Albuquerque came up each of them had taken one 6. There were at Mazulopatan two Ships of the bigness of ours that Trade to India one belonging to the King of Achem loaded with Ammunition design'd as was believed against Malaca the other to the King of Pegu richly loaden The Governor sent Gonçalo Vaz de Camoens with four Ships to seize upon them The first of the two had notice of it and went off and Gonçalo Vaz being informed of the great Force of the other by the consent of his Men left that Design and went over to the Coast of Pegu where the Malabar Pyrats took one of his Ships Commanded by Francis Serram and a Galliot of Ferdinand de Lima. They came to the Mouth of the River Negraes just at such time as the Ship they feared to Encounter at Mazulapatan was entring They could not in Honour avoid engaging her though they were but two Galliots After a desperate Fight which lasted almost two days the Ship was sunk our Men having first rifled her with such covetousness that our Vessels had sunk had not the Captain thrown many of the Goods over-board 7. The Galliots setting out again were for some time carried about by the Weather it being the beginning of Winter till about the place where they sunk the Ship they discover'd the Prince of Fegu with a Fleet of 1300 Sail design'd for the Conquest of the Kingdom of Arracam The Prince desired to meet with these Galliots having advice they were thereabouts and that his Father would be as much pleased with taking of them as the Conquest of that Kingdom Sixteen of the best Sailers advancing began to play their Cannon and were as well answer'd till they came to Board After a sharp Engagement three of the Enemy's Ships were disabled some entred many Prisoners and 18 Pieces of Cannon taken then our Men seeing all that Multitude was coming upon them making all the Sail they could and plying their Oars got into the Port of Arracam The King rejoycing for the share he had in this Success and well pleased that Gonçalo Vaz made him a present of some of his Subjects taken in the great Ships gave liberty to some Portugueses he had long kept in Prison 8. About this time three Turkish Gallies set out of the Port at Moca sent by the Bassa Mirazenam to plunder Moscate having Intelligence from Moors living there that the Town was Rich and unprovided of Defence Alibec a Turk used to Robbing undertook this Design Mirazenam was born at Otranto of Christian Parents and was Governor of all that Part of Arabia Felix and Petrea which the Natives call Ayaman he resided in the City Cana the Center of Arabia Felix 60 Leagues North of Moca and as many from Xael Cana is built upon a Hill encompassed with a good Wall and thought to be the Foundation of Cham the Son of Noah and to have been the Court of the famous Queen of Saba The Province is most fruitful called by the Ancients Siria Mumifera because it produces Frankincense Myrrh and Storax 9. Alibec being before Mascate landed his Men ordering those that remained in the Galleys to enter the Port and as soon as they were in to play their Cannon furiously that so the Inhabitants being imployed on that side he might come in upon their Backs It succeeded as he desired for most Men saved themselves by flight but few their Goods and he in an instant entred and plundred the Town Iames Machado going out to bury some Treasure was killed and himself and Money deprived of Burial 10. Let us in some manner describe the situation of this Town Extend the right Hand with the Palm of it down stretch out the Thumb from the fore-finger and separate that from the middle Finger keep that close to the other two The space between the middle and fore-fingers is a Bay called Seabo running up as the hand represents The distance between the Thumb and Fore-finger is another Bay not so deep along the Shore whereof the Town is bailt shut in by two Mountains one rises at the point of Seabo next that part where the three Fingers are together it has only one Path that leads to Mascate so narrow that two Men cannot pass it a-breast This way Alibec come into the Town no Body imagining he would attempt it for four Men with one Cannon might maintain it against the Universe 11. Let us not deny any Man the Honour that is due to him They that fled from Mascate to Mataro a Town a League distant not thinking themselves safe there went to Bruxel a Fort four Leagues up the Inland belonging to Catani Head of a Hord of Arabs This place at that time was commanded by an Officer of his a Man so Just and Honourable that hearing the Misfortune of those People who came to him for Refuge for in great Dangers the lesser is a Refuge he went out to receive comfort and entertain them This was much but what
are set Dogs of Stone for People to go over upon many Vessels ply about it some very large being built for pleasure and feasting with Kitchins fore and aft in the Midship rooms with Tables above floors for Women the windows covered with close nets that they may not be seen all painted and gilded the abundance of Meat in them is wonderful in these many spend what they have The second thing famous is the Silk and man ner of working it the third the worship of their Idols and magnificence of their Temples 6. The last of these 9 Southern Provinces is Nanking between 29 and 36 deg of lat the best in the whole Kingdom It permits no Foreign Trade the Merchants to enhance the value of their goods say they are of Nanking in only the Town of Xanham 't is said there are 200000 loomes for Cotton which yearly yield the King 450000 Ducats The Court long resided here and all the tribunals and priviledges of a Court still remain in the capital City called as my Author will have it Ymthienfu but I find it is by all others named Kiangning This City is the best in the Kingdom for sumptuous buildings spacious streets trade and abundance of all things it has twelve stately Gates well defended with Canon without the walls runs another at a great distance much ruined the outward circumference will take up a Horseman two Days journey travelling a good pace the inward is 6 Leagues between the two walls are buildings and tillage the crop whereof is appropriate to the Souldiery that reside within to the number of 40000 In one quarter of the Town is a Mount and thereon a sphear of a vast bigness of curious workmanship but stands not on a frame there is also a rare Tower 7 stories high with all appurtenances made of Porcelane a most wonderful work The River runs by the foot of it called according to my Author Yamcuquiam by all others I find it named Kiang but Yamcuquiam signifies Son of the Sea because it is one of the greatest in the World and may perhaps for brevity generally be called Quiam or Kiang it has great store of Fish 7. The Northern Provinces are 6 their names Honan Xensi Xansi Xantung Peking and Leavâ—…ung The first lies between 33 and 37 deg of lat and produces the most delicious fruit which is prodigiously cheap so that One hundred of Apricocks is worth about half a Farthing A Prince lives here in as great state as the King 8. The Province Xensi lies to the Eastward of the last in near the same Latitude it is large but dry as the three next to it bears little Rice much Barley common and Indian Wheat Their Sheep are shorn three times a Year Spring Summer and Autum but the first shearing is the best The Wool serves for Hats and such like work but is not fit to spin The Goat's Hair is spun and of it they weave Stuffs richer than of Silk but it is only of a sort of Down that grows next the Skin under the long Hair This Province yields Musk which grows in the Navel of a Beast like a little Deer the Flesh whereof is eaten The Purses brought hither are not all the same in which it grows because the Musk mixed with other Drugs is too much to be contained by them only and so Purses are made for it of the Skin Scarce any Musk comes over pure Here is also some Gold gathered but in Rivers for the Mines of it and Silver are not open Most of the Rhubarb in the World seems to come from hence for that which is brought from Persia cannot be of the Prodâ—…ct of that Country because none that have travelled there relate they ever saw this Herb grow there It grows high and bears Leaves bigger than those of Cabbage requires much care and grows not wild as some would have it 9. This is a Province of great Trade for the numerous Caravans some of above One thousand Men which repair to its two Western Cities Socheu and Xancheu In them come Ambassadors from the Mahometan Princes to the King of China every three Years is an ordinary Embassy and every fifth one extraordinary they always bring Presents The Princes are the Turk the Arabs Camul Samarâ—…an and Tarsan but none of them except the last know any thing of these Embassies or Presents the Merchants do it at their own cost for the more security of their Trade The Present consists of a quantity of precious Stones Three hundred and forty Horses Three hundred small Sparks of Diamonds some sine Blew Six hundred Knives and as many Files The King returns for each Horse two pieces of Cloath of Gold Thirty of yellow Silk Thirty Pounds of Cha Ten of Musk Fifty of a Medicine called Tienyo and Fifty of Silver 10. Cha which I suppose to be our Tea is the Leaf of a Tree like Myrtle in some places bigger than others they dry it in Iron Pots over the Fire and so it runs up together There is of it from a Ducat the Pound to less than a Halfpenny such is its variety It is their common drink steeped in hot Water with it they treat Strangers and relate many Virtues of it 11. The Province of Xansi lies between 36 and 42 deg of Lat. the many Mountains make it barren therefore bears little Wheat less Rice and most of Indian Wheat it supplies the Kingdom with Resins Here are Wells of Fire for the use of Houses like those of Water in other Parts They make small Mouths and over them boil any thing They have Coal-Pits as in England The Province of Xantung lies between 35 and 38 deg of Lat. it is poor subject to Locusts and often to Famine It bears a sort of Apples which is carried over most of the Kingdom 12. The Province of Peking between 36 and 42 degrees of Latitude is now honoured with the Court in the City of the same name but more properly Xuntâ—…ienfu or Xuntien the Moors call it Cambalud The People as all those of the North are not so ingenious but more laborious and warlike The Land dry and healthy but barren yields Indian Corn but little Rice or Wheat The Rice used at Court comes from Nanking it is pleasant only boiled in Water without any other Addition The King keeps One thousand Sail that trade to the South for Provisions This Province sends abroad no Commodities but Pensils and Persumes The City is not so large as Nanking but far exceeds it in populousness The Walls are so thick twelve Horsemen ride abreast on them they are guarded with as much care in Peace as War At the Gates are Officers to receive the Duty of all things brought in and that belongs to the Queen 13. The Magistrates of this City have but very little State in their Persons and Houses only the chief of them can go in Chairs the others on Horseback All People have their Faces covered along the
person of his Nephew who tho younger was of the Blood Royal of the Kings of Quiloa Nuno rightly judged that none better merited a Crown than he that coveted it not and reserved his Answer till he saw the Event of the Enterprize He set out with eight hundred Men and Mahomet with sixty and as many with Cide Bubac the King's Nephew the other had proposed to be King 5. As he drew near there met him the Lord of Otondo a neighbouring Town offering to accompany him with a well furnished Vessel being admitted shewing Silver Chains upon his Legs he said He wore them in remembrance that he had been wrongfully imprisoned by that King and had swore never to take them off till revenged that all the motive his Enemy had to use him so was for his affection to the Portugueses tho be never was so happy as to serve them The King of Monbaça knowing Cuna's Design prepared planting Guns on a Bulwark that kept the mouth of the River and bringing six hundred expert and resolute Archers into the City Nuno entred the River through Showers of Bullets that flew from the Bulwark which killed some Men and battered some Vessels Yet he anchored the Evening near the City all the Night the Enemy poured Arrows upon the Fleet which answered with their Cannon Day appearing the Attack began and Peter Vaz Brother to Nuno driving all before him was the first who set up the Portugues Colours in the highest place of the City which being seen far off the Ships began to celebrate the Victory Many Moors were killed the rest left the City D. Ferdinand de Lima was suddenly clasped by a stout Moor but his own Men coming in the Moor was slain fulfilling a Vow he had made to the King's Neece whom he loved For this Woman going out with others said to him Are these the brave men of Monbaça who suffer their Wives and Children to lose the City and go for refuge to the Cafres And he answered Since you affront me thus I swear by the Love I bear you before two days those who love shall weep for me and you if you value me shall not see me to reward my Love He fulfilled his Vow as did many more not one Portuguese was lost 6. The City was plundered twenty great pieces of Cannon taken D Ferdinand de Lima going to secure the Bulwark some Moors issued out of a Wood did harm for a few of our Men died of their poisoned Arrows Many of the Enemy were afterwards slain Hither came News of some of Cuna's Fleet who had been separated from him Nuno the better to secure and people the City which was great sent to Melinde whence presently came a Nephew of that King with five hundred Men many of Quality and he of Montangue with two hundred By this means the Natives were drove out of the Island tho Hunger afterwards forced back many The King of Monbaça sensible of his Ruin sent a Man of Note to treat of an Accommodaâ—…ion with Nuno offering to become Tributary and pay a Ransom for the City They came to Agreement 8. The King presently began the Payment and as soon fell off finding the Portugueses sickened and died Two hundred were already dead among them some Gentlemen and Peter Vaz de Cuna This and other Misfortunes pressed the disposing of the City The King of Melinde's Sons durst not undertake to maintain it without a number of Portugueses which could not be afforded after such a loss Nuno consumed the City to Ashes and returned to Melinde bringing with him those who were left before at Zanzibar and other places who joined him after the City was taken 9. At Melinde he left eighty sick Men to be carried to India by Tristan Homem who afterwards with them defended that King against him of Monbaça who sought to revenge there the harm done him by the Portugueses In May the Governor began to visit the neighbouring Places to Ormuz making Proclamation That all persons who had any Cause of Complaint against Portugueses should appear before him Many appeared with much Cause and the Offenders were obliged to make restitution to the great astonishment of the Moors not used to see such Justice executed At Ormuz he made a solemn Entry which being unusual was much admired by those People 10. He found that Raez Xarafo great Guazil or rather Tyrant over that King tho restored by Lope Vaz was not clear of those great Crimes he stood accused of The chief were Rapin and Murder and the Circumstances such that King Iohn had sent after Nuno de Cuna Emanuel de Macedo with Orders independent of the Government to take and bring him to Portugal They both had a Hand in securing him Nuno visited the King and gave him Letters from ours He qualified the King's Displeasure for imprisoning Xarafo and his fear for his own Offences received his Excuse and took leave The King presented him with rich Jewels Pieces of Cloth of Gold Silks and a stately Horse with fine Furniture after the Persian manner Nuno refused to accept but seeing the King was affronted at it received it in his King's Name The Gentlemen with him received rich Gifts 11. Nuno made some Inquiry into Xarafo's Crimes and sent him to Portugal The King for the Murder of Mahomet was sentenced to pay forty thousand Xeraphins over and above the sixty thousand he paid yearly It is true this Crime served only as a pretence to overload him with this Tribute being the third part of the Revenue of Ormuz Raez Xarafo tho guilty of heinous Offences carried enough Riches with him to purchase Favour in Portugal and be restored to his Employ 12. Whilst the Governor was thus employed at Ormuz Belchior Tavarez de Sousa came thither he had been to assist the King of Baçora with forty Men against him of Gizaira He was the first Portuguese that went up the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates Baçora is thirty Leagues from the mouth of these Rivers in thirty degrees somewhat more of Northern Latitude It is a new Foundation in memory of the ancient Baçora eight Leagues distant from it the Ruins whereof are still to be seen and in the opinion of a person of Judgment who did see them are twice as big as Grand Caire The Island Gizaira is formed by the two Rivers Tigris whose Springs are in Curdi of the greater Armenia and Euphrates whose Fountains are in Turkomania The Circuit of it forty Leagues it contains forty thousand Archers 13. The King of Baçora had received Sousa with State and Joy in a Court of his Palace so large that it contained two thousand Men without any Throng Next day gave him an account of his Condition desiring he would either bring the King of Gizaira to an honorable Peace or recover some Forts he had taken from him The King of Baçora set out with two hundred Dalacas or large Barques in them were five thousand Men six hundred whereof were Musqueteers seven
visited the King of Borneo offering him liberty to trade at Malaca Borneo is an Island fruitful of Provisions rich in costly Merchandize and produces the finest Diamonds The King is powerful his Religion the Mahometan so his People The City of that Name is large has beautyful Buildings and strong Walls The Island has four principal Ports to which resort Merchants from sundry parts The Offer pleased the King Gonçalo Pereyra arriving at Ternate D. George de Meneses delivered him the Fort and King Cachil Daialo who was there prisoner The Queen his Mother who had fled from her City as was before related hearing of the new Commander sent to put him in mind how kindly the King her Husband had received the Portugueses how ungrateful the Return had been from them who caused his Son and Heir to die in a prison and now kept the other and obliged her their Mother to fly to the Mountains having lost the City where she was born and whereof she was Queen That she demanded Reparation of D. George his Cruelty and Liberty for her Son After some Scruples Gonçalo Pereyra solemnly swore he would set him at liberty as soon as opportunity served whereupon she returned to the City and they agreed as did the King of Tidore being eased of a Tribute imposed by D. George which he was not able to pay There was also an Accommodation with the Spanish Captain Ferdinand de la Torre Thus things were settled as was suitable to the Portugues Reputation 20. Gonçalo Pereyra in pursuance of the Governor's Orders made D. George a prisoner He was carried to Goa thence to Portugal whence he was banished to Brasil and killed by the Heathens there in a Battel After this Gonçalo Pereyra examined the Proceedings of the Portugues Officers of the Revenue and found them guilty of great Frauds They offended at this Discovery conspired with the Queen to kill him which they executed tho he defended himself with Resolution yet most of the Murderers were killed by the other Portugueses who maintained the Fort which was in great danger of being lost and Luis de Andrade kept the Command as Lieutenant 21. Bras Pereyra who commanded by Sea would have succeeded his Kinsman But the Conspirators elected Vincent Fonseca one of their Companions He having promised the Queen her Sons Liberty if she would assist him in obtaining that Post now loaded him with Irons and secured his Brothers and Family She withdrawing into the Country stopped all provisions from coming to the Fort and so obliged him to set her Son free and all was appeased for the present 22. This Quiet lasted not long for the King being near of Age to govern Pate Sarangue who governed for him finding his power expiring conspired with Fonseca to set up Tabarija the King's Bastard Brother who was younger To this effect they began to lay several scandalous Imputations upon the King and Fonseca attempted to secure him which he having notice of fled to the Mountain Fonseca follows pretending he had a Design upon the Fort. The King might have defended himself but forbore in respect to the Portugueses whom he loved He fled with his Mother to Tidore His Enemies set up Tabarija and following to Tidore oblige both Kings to seek security in the Mountains Fonseca was the more inraged against the King for that at his return a Moor had killed his Son and endeavoured to slay Tabarija who escaped and because many obeyed not the Usurper calling him Fonseca's King whereas they might more properly term Fonseca Tabarija's King He sent Pate Sarangue with Forces and subdued all He by treachery catched the Queen Mother and gave her as Wife to Sarangue and the deposed King's Wife to the Usurper The distressed King leaving his Mother and Friends had recourse to the King of Gilolo's Courtesie 23. Now Fonseca sends Blas Pereyra and others prisoners to India The Governor informed of the Insolences committed at Ternate sent Tristant de Altaide to command there who secured Fonseca and sent him to Goa With him went the Spaniards from Gilolo in order to be sent to Spain in the Portugues Ships But the King of Gilolo refusing to surrender the Spaniards Tristan was obliged to go with a power in which the Kings of Ternate Tidore and Bacham joined the City was abandoned and burnt and the Spaniards set at liberty 24. Tristan de Ataide at the instigation of Samarao put Tabarija in prison and set up his younger Brother Cachil Aeiro The King's Mother and Sarangue were also secured and the City became desolate the Natives of it finding no Comfort in their Neighbours who upbraided them for admitting so wicked a People as the Portugueses who since they had footing in this Island were guilty of the most exorbitant Villanies that could be imagined In fine Ataide sent those Prisoners to Goa for the Crimes he was guilty of himself and so Nuno de Cuna judged it taking care to send them back to their Country 25. Now Tristan de Ataide employed his Thoughts on the Profit he designed to make by the Sale of Cloves and ordered it so that the King of Bacham would not consent Tristan in a rage sent his Men armed the King protested he was a faithful Friend to the King of Portugal but they sought Spice for themselves not Friendship for their King So they were convinced by the Sword many killed and the rest were shamefully put to flight Tristan in a greater fury joining with the Kings of Ternate and Tidore forced him of Bacham to abandon his City which was destroyed and to sue for peace which was sold him for a Tribute to be paid in Cloves Yet at the same time this King conspires with those of Gilolo Tidore and the deposed of Ternate and with Samarao to kill Ataide and take the Fort. They began their Design by persuading him to send Ships several ways where he lost many Men and Cachil Daialo the deposed King of Ternate laying hold of the opportunity recovered part of his Kingdom with the assistance of those of Gilolo Tidore Bacham Maquiem and Moutel with whose aid the Ternates slew all the Portugueses about the Island Ataide prepared to take revenge when Simon Sodre arrived from Malaca with a Ship and many Men that brought new life to the desperate Ataide and put him in a posture to recover some places 26. The Moors endeavoured to burn some of our Vessels bringing to execute this design almost three hundred Sail they received some damage but would not desist nor hearken to Ataide who sued for Peace being in the Fort and reduced to eat all sorts of Vermin D. Ferdinand de Monroy a Spanish Gentleman who came from Banda with Provisions delivered him out of this danger This Success was answered by a Misfortune for all the Inhabitants fled from Ternate and the Moors killed some of his Men and took a Ship but now a new Captain comes to the Fort which stood in need of it Tristan de
Kingdom whereby they should lose the Advantages they made of them in the way of Trade represented it to the Magistrates as a thing dangerous to introduce those Strangers into the Kingdom and under-hand bribing the Mandarins prevailed with those very Men who had advised the King to send for the Portugueses with so great Expence to send them back saying It was not convenient to make use of them 3. The King answered It is not long since you proposed making use of these Men against the Tartars now you say it is not convenient When you propose any thing again consider of it better and if they are not for our service let them return It is remarkable that whereas the Chineses are so jealous they suffer no Strangers even Ambassadors to view their Towns especially the Court these Soldiers had liberty to see all Things at thier pleasure without any lett The same liberty 〈◊〉 given to the Ambassadors sent by the City Macao and to the Jesuits 4. The Jesuits made at this time good progress in the propagation of the Faith and were informed of a certain People called of the Cross as being descended from ancient Christians Two Fathers had this Intelligence from certain Jews in the City Caifumfir These Jews had there a Synagogue as big as a large Church well adorned and the Bible in Hebrew Syriack and Chaldaick 5. They gave some account of those People of the Cross who were then dispersed and their Church converted to a Heathen Pagod The Jesuits inquiring in the Neighbouring Towns found some footsteps of that People though they concealed themselves fearing this search after them was upon some ill design One of these had the Pictures of St. Peter and St. Paul 6. Four Galliots sailing from Macao wâ—… attacked by a Holland Ship and being boarded by them fired herself One Iaponese was saved who said That Ship carried Money to supply their Forts and that there were aboard some Chineses of Quality taken not long before Five Portugueses were lost in the Ship 7. Constantine de Sa Noronna succeeded D. Nâ—…o Alvarez Pereyra who was gone to the Conquest of the Mâ—… of Câ—…ma in the Post of General of Ceylon He built the Fort of Sofragam because the Neighâ—… hood was in Arms and left there 100 Portâ—… gueses and 200 Lascarines Then he maâ—… ched towards Madune who was fortified at the two Corla's the ancient â—…trimony of his Forefathers a Mountainous Couâ—… well watred bearing much Rice and aboâ—… 7 Leagues in compass Noronna stayed some days at Ceytavaca to get Provisions and settle 30 Portugueses in a high Tower the only part standing of that great City After a month's march through the Enemies Country where Hunger began to pinch he underderstood Madune fled He follows to his City and finding 〈◊〉 abandoned burns it A Budiame was here destroyed that is a Tree those People highly esteem saying Their God Budum leaned against it whence it takes its Name On the foot of this were the Images of several Idols curiously carved 9. Noronna finding no Enemy was upon his return when 500 of Madune's Men appeared in his Rear commanded by Chacatien Zala Our General laid a few Portugueses and 1000 Lascarines in ambush and though some of our Men at first fled he broke the Enemy killing maâ—… and taking 35 Men of great Note whereof one was Câ—…atien The Enemy seeking Revenge another day had 30 principal Men slain and among them the Prince of Uva who called himself King 10. The Hollanders this Year took several good Prizes the Portugueses endeavouring to gather Wealth but not providing the means to defend it The Particulars are too inconsiderable to be related I will say somewhat of the Malabar Pirats whom our Carelesness and Presumption made bold 11. Whilst our Admiral of the Malabar Sea was upon that Coast D. Pedro a Cousin of that Cunnale who was beheaded at Goa after becoming a Christian fled from that City and commanding 5 Parao's took several of our Ships hindred the Trade and took the Island De las Vacas and that of Tristan Golayo Our General D. Coâ—…tine de Sa from Columbo sent 40 Galliots to Manar to joyn 18 small vessels there and destroy that Pirat They set out on the Eve of the Ascension and being parted by a Storm the 18th met at the Island of Golayâ—… Vitorio de Abreu commanded them who being informed by two Blacks left there by the Owner of the Island that the 5 Parao's were gone to some Place near for Ammunition and that before they returned he might possess himself of Goods to the value of 30000 Ducats lâ—…t there by D. Pedro in a House he made light of this Intelligence and staying for the Enemy lost 12 of the 18 Sail and about 300 Men besides those that were taken whereof he was one 12. Mean while our Squadâ—… convoyed the Merchant Fleet after such a manner that the same Pirate took a Vessel without their offering to desend it The Merchants of Nâ—…an 〈◊〉 the Captains of the Conâ—…oy to recover that Ship but they would or dâ—… not A Spanish Flyboat accidentally pâ—…g by at the request of that City retook it 13. Constantine de Sa ever since he was General of 〈◊〉 had intelligence that Câ—…li Câ—…are King of Iâ—…tan and 〈◊〉 â—…ect assisted Maâ—… He offered 〈◊〉 Money to wave receiving the Price of the Elephants due as Tribute Câ—…li privily Armed and Constantine sent Philip de Olivoyra witâ—… â—…o Portugueses and 3000 Lâ—…es 〈◊〉 demanded the value of the Elephants and 〈◊〉 answered not to the purpose relying on 8000 Men well Armed and his strong Walls Oliveyrâ—… advanced and the King understanding it by a treacherous Portugues sent to him not to proceed and he would stand by the former Capitulation This was only a â—…gem to cut off our Van which was far advanced under Lâ—… Cabral de Faria 14. Oliveyra credited the Fraud and sent Orders to Faria to come back but at such time as the Enemy had attacked him he answered It was then too late and breaking a Body of 1000 Blacks advanced Two thousand that followed him were defeated by Oliveyra who hearing the noise marched with all speed Changali flying over the River was taken and with him 8000 Crowns our Men undecently treating the Princesses that were in his company The King seeing his Brother in-Law's Ears cut off for the Ear-Rings took out his own and gave them to the next Man Oliveyra ordered him at Iafanapatan to make a List of the Portugueses he held Correspondence with He made one and among the many named was Oliveyra himself with the allowance of 2000 Crowns and the late General D. Nunno Alvarez Pereyra with 9000. The King was carried to Goa Oliveyra was left to govern the Kingdom Madune wanting this Friend submitted himself 15. Andrew Botello de Costa coming to Iafanapatan with 6 Sail understood there was a great Danish Ship at Gale that had taken some Prizes he found out and after
to Panane advertized Zamori of his Design and he consenting desired him to wait his coming for he would be present at the chusing the Ground He delayed coming because his Bramenes could not find a lucky day for him to set out and Camara being in haste sent Presents to those Fortune-tellers who thereupon presently found a fortunate hour 4. Zamori being come the Fort was made of Wood and the Command of it given to Ruy Gomez de Gram who pulled it all down and built it after another manner and of considerable strength So that Gram built the Fort and Camara had the Credit of it 4. As soon as Camara had as he thought finished what Gram believed not begun he went aboard his Squadron which having been ill undertaken came to a worse end Too much haste in going to Panane made him too slow in going to the Red Sea and now this slowness in going to Sea was as prejudicial as the haste in building the Fort. His Squadron consisted of four Galleys two Galleons and twenty other Vessels 5. Cosme Faya went before to discover and being deceived by a Xeque in the Island Camaran was slain with all his Men. Camara sailing with the Wind at East entred the Mouth of the Red Sea and came to an Anchor in a Bay on the Coast of Arabia Eleven Leagues from the City Moca Some of his Ships were dispersed and he designingâ—…o take fresh Water while he waited for them sent some Officers and 60 Soldiers with those that were to take Water Thirty Turkish Horse and 500 Foot falling upon them out of an Ambush killed 5 or 6 but our Men taking courage stood them eight hours killing many till Relief coming the Enemy fled Camara sailed thence to find his scattered Fleet he found and lost them again and after suffering much chiefly through want of Water he put into Ormuâ—… without having done any thing 6. But before his going in he sent Peter Homem Pereyra with 15 Sail against the Niquilus now dangerous Neighbours who hindred the carrying of Provisions to Ormuz from whence 5 Vessels more were sent him with which he made up 600 Men many of them Men of Note Scarce were they landed when the Enemy rising from an Ambush fell on them with such fury that breaking those who were drawn up and hindering the others from forming themselves they slew 250 forcing the rest to swim to their Vessels many whereof were drowned This was one of the greatest and most shameful Losses we sustained in India 7. The pretence for sending this Squadron to the Red Sea was to fight the Turkish Galleys that were to set out from Moca whereas in truth there were no such Galleys and the real design was only to employ Camara and strengthen his Pretensions and whereas he ought to have entred Goa in mourning after such a Loss he entred that place with all demonstrations of Joy as if Triumphant and had great favour shewn him So fortunate is undeserving Impudence 8. Nevertheless the pretence of sending out this Squadron was made good by two rotten Galleys that afterwards put to Sea from Moca One of them so rotten she sunk as soon as out of the Port the other did as much as might have been expected from a sound Squadron Of such efficacy is the Valour or Fortune of one single Man Such was the More Mir Alibet who now confirmed the great Opinion before conceived of his Abilities for coming before the City Magadano he brought it under the subjection of the Great Turk only by telling the Inhabitants he was but the Forerunner of a great Fleet that came to conquer all the Coast of Melinde At the City Lufiva he took from Rocque de Brito a rich little Ship that had there put itself under the Protection of the King of Lamo who basely betrayed it to the More upon Promise from him of being spared himself which Promise the More after broke The Portugues defended himself bravely but was at last put to the Oar and died at Constantinople 9. The same happened to another Portugues Ship at Pate Alibet had thus framed a Fleet of 20 Pangayo's or small Vessels and daring much brought under the Turkish Subjection the Kings of Ampaza Pate Lamo Mombaca Calife Brava Iugo and other Cities All submitted to the force he gave out followed him whereas he might have been destroyed by any Portugues Vessel for in his Galley there were but 80 Men and she was in such a condition that she sunk in the Port of Maça before she could be carried home without any stress of Weather 10. Iohn Cayado de Gamboa being abroad with some Ships against the Pirats of the North found that Caliche Mahomet had a Ship at Surat which he designed to put out without the Portugueses Leave Gambo lay to keep him in and Mahomet sent him 3000 Ducats underhand to remove which he took and therewith in the Town bought Provisions whereof he stood in need to continue there This done he returned the Money letting the More know He was not a Man that would sell his Honour but returned Thanks for supplying him with Provisions whereof he stood in need to lay wait for his Ship The More was amazed and ashamed to be so slighted and lost his Voyage 11. Some time since Raju Son of the Tyrant Madune of Ceylon had besieged our Fort of Columbo commanded by Emanuel de Sousa Coutinno who defended it with Valour He now again sits down before it Iohn Correa de Brito being Commander But perceiving that his Father Brothers and some principal Subjects were a hindrance to his wicked Designs he murdered them all This was a just Judgment of God for his Father Madune had done the same with his own Father and Brothers but this was no Excuse for Raju's Cruelty Having nothing now to stand in awe of but his Mother-in-Law a venerable Matron who had tenderly bred him as her own he caused her to be stripped before him and sent into Banishment where she died with grief 12. The Tyrant began to turn his Fury upon the Portugueses and they though but few engaged a Body of 4000 of his Men killed 800 of them and their Commander Paliâ—…da on the day of the Invention of the Holy Cross in May which therefore was established an annual Feast in that Place Raju had yet a Nephew that gave him some jealousie he sent for him to a Village where he thâ—… resided The Message was full of Kindness but the young Man well understood the smiles of Tyrants are fatal and that the hour he went to him would be the last of his Life He therefore with a pleasing Countenance entertained the Messengers who had orders to carry him by force if he refused and preparing a Dose of most strong Poison went with it where his Wives Children and Family were After exhorting them to die couragiously he drank first and then offered it to each of them whereof not one refused to bear him Company
in Death The Messengers weary of staying went in and found them all dead 13. The Great Turk understanding his Fort lately built at Tabris in Perfia wanted to be supplied and desiring to raise another in the City Gonsar to effect both sent the Bassa Ferat with 160000 Horse The Persian having notice hereof ordered Hoâ—…alican Governor of Gousar to go and treat with the Georgians his Neighbours to bring them to his assistance He sent the Prince with 20000 Horâ—… to secure Gansar and â—…e with the rest of his Army sat down before Tabris and reduced the Turks in Garrison there to the last Extremities 14. The Prince not long before the Terror of the Turks was overcome by the Beauty of the absent Governor's Daughter and enjoyed her Advice being given the Father he concluded hastily but to content the Affair he was sent to and dissembling with the Prince bribed his Barber with 20000 Crowns to cut his Throat as he shaved him He did it and was torn in pieces by the Servants 15. The Death of the Prince who was the Terror of the Turks endangered the whole Persian Empire and so Ferat without any Opposition relieved Tabris and raised the Fort at Gansar giving the Command thereof to Chedar Bassa by Birth a Portugues Gansar is one of the most populous and beautiful Cities of Media divided from the Province of Xeinam by the River Lirus which the Turks call Cur. The Persian Emperor was shut up in the City Casby and the offended Governor conspiring with others resolved to set up Tamas Mirsa the King 's Third Son who was blind But Abas Mirsa who was the Second and then govern'd Coerazone being the lawful Successor took Arms to oppose them The Rebels thought to take him by Treachery but he dexterously apprehending the Heads put them to Death and prepared to March and Depose his Father 16. The old Man fearing he would kill him hauging a Sword about his Neck and leading his third and fourth Sons presented himself to Abas Mirsa saying He would save him the trouble of looking for his Father or Brothers if he desired to Murther them for there he had brought both them and the Sword The Youth vanquished with that miserable Spectacle cast himself at his Father's Feet and said He was his Father his Lord and his â—…ing but since his Age and Infirmities would not permit him to do it he begged he might be allowed to put a stop to the Ruine thaâ—… threatned their Affairs not as a King for only his Father should be so whilst he lived but as General of his Army The old Man took comfort hereat and the Son marched to curb the Fury of the Usbeques who led by their King in great numbers had broke into Corazone 17. In the Moluco Islands the Kings of Tidore and Ternate were at War for that the latter refused the former his Sister that he had promised to give him to Wife At that time arrived there N. de Brito with one Galeon from Malaca and Orders to treat with the King of Ternate about restoring the Port. He carried a Letter for him from King Philip and another from the Vice-Roy and a Present that rather offended than obliged him for though but of small value it was not to be given him unless he performed what was proposed Whilst he knew not this Condition he agreed with the Portugueses and King of Tidore but as soon as it was made known to him broke off in such a Passion that he ordered no Portugueses should enter the City unless they came bare-footed 18. Iames de Azambuja now gave up that Command to Duarte Pereyra who came from Manilla where he had stayed for that Post. He agreed with the King of Ternate who fearing his Unkle Mandraxa the rightful Heir of that Crown would deprive him of it perfidiously killed him That Prince was in love with his Niece the King's Sister who had promised her to him of Tidore and seeing that Promise hindred him from giving her to his Unkle agreed with him he should steal her that so there might be a plausible excuse made to the other Mandraxa had scarce possessed himself of the Bride when the King accused him of this Violence whereupon he was condemned to perpetual Imprisonment but the Nephew caused him to be stabbed and married his Sister to the King of Gilolo The King of Tidore resolv'd to be reveng'd of this Affront and consulting with Duarte Pereyra they agreed to contrive the Death of the King of Ternate by the means of his Unkle Cachil Tulo offering him the Kingdom He approved of the Proposal and they concluded on the manner of doing of it 19. Rajale King of the City Ior offended that a Vessel of his had been sunk at Malaca though they made him satisfaction studied Revenge hindring the resort of Provisions to that place D. Hierom de Azevedo who came to be Admiral of those Seas sent Peter Vello to burn a Town near Ior with 8 Ships He executed it but the Enemies Fleet meeting him on his return he was beaten lost 4 Vessels and had lost all but that Peter da Cuma Carneyro coming up with his Galeon bravely brought him off Rajale thinking himself Victorious appeared in the River Malaca with 100 Sail but this Bravade cost him dear much harm being done him as he drew off by our Fleet. 20. Paul Diaz at Angola prosecuted the War against that King with his usual success the King was in the Field with 600000 fighting Men whom he put to flight with little more than 100 Portuguses and a number of Blacks 21. The beginning of this Year sailed from Lisbon for India 6 Ships one of them by the way had a sharp Engagement with two English Vessels in one Degree and an half of North Latitude In these Ships went Orders for erecting the Court of Chancery at Goa The Portugueses of India had sued for it being pestered with Law-Suits and they begged Locusts for now they beg for Mercy being devoured by Lawyers Two of the Ships that went from India this Year were lost the Men and Goods saved By the way died the Archbishop F. Vincent who left his Archbishoprick being no longer able to bear with the Viceroy Ministers and even with the Church-men He said He came to inform the King and the Pope the Accusation ended with his Death One of the Ships about the Islands Azores was taken by Sir Francis Drake who using honourably of his Victory gave the Captain and his Men a Galeon in which they came to Lisbon 22. About this time many Pirats put to Sea from the Fort of Cunnale who scouring all that Coast killed and took many Portugueses These in the Dungeon were kept several days from starving by a Mouse for that Creature having made a hole through the Wall into a place where there was much Rice every Night caused as much to fall through that hole as kept them alive Emanuel de Oliveyra one of these