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if_o i_o remember_v right_a be_v santa_n maria_n della_fw-it vittorià _fw-la without_o cananòr_n be_v a_o entrench_v fort_n contiguous_a to_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o under_o the_o portugal_n jurisdiction_n but_o about_o a_o musket-shot_a distant_a or_o more_o be_v a_o great_a village_n which_o they_o call_v the_o bazà r_n where_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n and_o other_o merchandize_n be_v sell_v the_o building_n be_v like_a that_o of_o calcutta_n and_o perhaps_o better_a yet_o this_o be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o gentile_n though_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v in_o great_a part_n malabar-moor_n and_o by_o derivative_a authority_n from_o a_o king_n of_o this_o country_n who_o they_o call_v the_o king_n of_o cananòr_n and_o who_o reside_v far_o from_o the_o sea_n it_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o famous_a malabar-moor_n name_v agà _fw-la begel_n who_o house_n i_o see_v but_o not_o himself_o have_v spend_v this_o whole_a day_n in_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o cananòr_n and_o the_o bazar_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o i_o dine_v with_o our_o captain_n on_o shore_n in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o portugal_n marry_v there_o at_o night_n have_v view_v all_o and_o buy_v abundance_n of_o dry_a indian_a figgs_n and_o many_o vessel_n of_o conserve_n of_o the_o pulp_n of_o young_a indian_a cane_n or_o bambù_n which_o be_v very_o good_a to_o eat_v after_o this_o manner_n of_o green_a pepper_n citron_n and_o other_o fruit_n wont_a to_o be_v pickle_v by_o they_o in_o vinegar_n and_o vendible_a here_o very_o good_a and_o in_o great_a plenty_n at_o length_n we_o return_v a_o shipboard_n december_n the_o twenty_o six_o we_o set_v sail_n from_o cananòr_n but_o for_o three_o day_n together_o sail_v but_o little_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o accustom_a contrary_a wind_n and_o our_o cast_a anchor_n frequent_o as_o well_o in_o the_o day_n time_n as_o the_o night_n december_n the_o twenty_o nine_o we_o pass_v before_o cagnarotto_n whence_o some_o man_n come_v in_o a_o boat_n from_o the_o king_n of_o banghel_n who_o live_v there_o in_o sanctuary_n with_o the_o king_n of_o that_o place_n his_o friend_n and_o kinsman_n to_o visit_v and_o present_v our_o general_n in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o lord_n december_n the_o thirty_o about_o noon_n we_o enter_v the_o port_n of_o mangalòr_n i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o go_v to_o carnate_a to_o see_v that_o queen_n and_o have_v already_o give_v money_n for_o a_o boat_n to_o carry_v i_o thither_o be_v i_o may_v soon_o and_o better_o go_v so_o then_o with_o a_o palanchino_n but_o this_o journey_n be_v disappoint_v as_o well_o as_o my_o former_a i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o unhappy_a destiny_n for_o i_o understand_v that_o the_o fleet_n be_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o depart_v from_o mangalòr_n the_o next_o day_n so_o that_o i_o can_v not_o have_v time_n to_o go_v and_o return_v and_o if_o i_o lose_v the_o opportunity_n of_o this_o fleet_n god_n know_v when_o i_o shall_v have_v another_o of_o pass_v to_o goa_n whither_o other_o consideration_n of_o my_o business_n require_v i_o to_o repair_v as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v so_o i_o defer_v my_o go_v to_o carnate_a but_o with_o no_o small_a regret_n for_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o queen_n who_o be_v report_v to_o i_o for_o a_o lady_n of_o great_a worth_n and_o valour_n while_o we_o stay_v ashore_o i_o go_v to_o the_o church_n of_o san_n francisco_n to_o visit_v those_o father_n where_o i_o find_v the_o general_n of_o our_o fleet_n sig_n luis_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n who_o i_o have_v never_o see_v before_o i_o find_v he_o a_o very_a complete_a and_o gallant_a cavalier_n and_o have_v be_v breed_v in_o the_o court_n of_o spain_n the_o queen_n page_n a_o much_o better_a courtier_n than_o other_o portugal_n cavalier_n of_o india_n who_o have_v not_o see_v other_o country_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v december_n the_o one_o and_o thirty_o i_o hear_v mass_n in_o the_o forenoon_n and_o dine_v a_o shore_n with_o the_o brother_n of_o signior_n tomè_fw-la de_fw-fr barrios_n my_o friend_n in_o goa_n at_o the_o house_n of_o the_o padre_n vicario_n of_o mangalòr_n name_v and_o know_v to_o i_o likewise_o at_o goa_n in_o the_o evening_n i_o go_v aboard_o and_o when_o it_o be_v dark_a we_o go_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o port_n to_o put_v ourselves_o before_o the_o whole_a cafila_n which_o here_o begin_v to_o join_v with_o our_o fleet_n very_o numerous_a indeed_o consist_v of_o above_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o ship_n lade_v with_o rice_n which_o be_v go_v to_o goa_n from_o whence_o all_o that_o provision_n be_v disperse_v abroad_o of_o which_o cafila_n our_o ship_n be_v captain_n of_o the_o vanguard_n it_o behoove_v we_o to_o go_v first_o but_o be_v the_o cafila_n be_v so_o great_a we_o cast_v anchor_v just_a without_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o port_n there_o