Xeraphins they were ready to pay it but would not consent to build the Fort. He therefore resolved again to besiege the Island and ordered Martin Coello with his Ship to guard the Point Turumbaca where the Wells are Iames de Melo he posted opposite to the Island Queixome he and Francis de Tavora lay before the City Thence he viewthe growth of the Fort for Coje Atar had finished it making use of what the Portugueses had began the better to oppose them The success was much the same as the other time but he was in great danger himself and Diego de Melo with 8 private men being killed he returned to India having taken a Ship that carried much Pearl from Baharem and Francis de Tavora took one of Meca 3. The Viceroy having sent Albuquerque to Cochin and dispatched the Trading Ships homeward-bound under Fernando Soarez and Ruy de Cunna who perished by the way and ordered other lesser matters he sailed on the 12th of December from Cananor towards Diu in pursuit of Mir Hozem He had with him 19 Vessels of several sizes and in them 1600 Souldiers and Seamen whereof 400 were Malabares All India was alarmed at this motion of the Viceroy but chiefly Zamori and Melique Az who had used all necessary precautions to secure himself against this danger The Viceroy being landed with his Officers in the delightful Island Anchediva made to them a grave and learned Speech touching upon the great Actions performed and reflecting upon the damage received from the Turks shewed how much they were obliged to God their King and Country to revenge that defect and the death of his Son with many more circumstances and concluded that the more to terrifie the Enemy it were convenient first to fall upon the City Dabul their Neighbour All that were present unanimously approved of his resolution 4. The City Dabul is one of the most noted of that Coast by reason of its Situation Greatness and Trade seated on a Navigable River 2 Leagues from the Mouth The Buildings were then stately the Inhabitants Pagans and Moors It is on the Boders of the Kingdom of Decan subject to Sabayo the King and was then held by a Governour of his with a good Garrison being in fear of our Power Upon notice of our approach 6000 men were sent in new Works raised and much Artillery planted The Viceroy appearing before it the Inhabitants though well provided began to send away their Goods the Governour forbid it upon pain of death and the more to encourage the People brought into the Town his own Wife who was in a Country House this example was followed by many of the Principal Men whose Wives were abroad in the Country On the 30th of December our Fleet entred the Port. The Viceroy ordered Peter Barreto to post himself among the Ships that were in the Harbour and following close endeavoured to be the first that landed but every one being inflamed with the same desire it was all confusion leaping over one another so that all or none was first of the Viceroy's Boat the first were Fernando Perez de Andrade and Iohn Gomez The Works being high the Shot flew over our Men. Our Cannon plaid not on the Enemy because our Men were under it The Portugueses having gained the Shoar divided themselves in order at once to attack three Gates which the Moors perceiving made so brave a resistance at all three that the dead Bodies caused a greater stop than the living Defendants or their Works The Place was narrow and the Confusion great ' every one thronging for fear of being last The Viceroy cleared all by sending Nunno Vaz Pereyra to gain entrance another way who after a hot dispute though the Moors came on in great numbers put them to flight some retiring to a Mosque others flying to the Mountain The Commander of the Enemies did all he could to hinder their flight seeing only ten Portugueses pursue a Multitude who through hast falling over each other retarded their own escape The Fight lasted about five hours in which time with the loss of 16 Portugueses were killed 1500 Enemies all hand to hand for the Cannon on neither side was plaid The Viceroy remained that Night in the Mosque he distributed his men about the Town with Orders to keep Guard George de Melo and his Company stood all Night at their Arms expecting the Enemy that fled to the Mountain would return Nor was he deceived for they by the favour of the Night stole into the Town hoping to recover their Wives Children and Goods Little was done till Morning when the Viceroy gave leave to Plunder which was hindred by the sudden firing of the Town so that in few hours it was only a heap of Ashes and therefore the Booty exceeded not 150000 Ducats It was afterwards known that the Viceroy was the cause of that Conflagration fearing the men taken up with those Riches might retard his other Design The Ships in the Harbour had the same end with no small confusion among ours scarce able to endure the Flames so near them The Viceroy had laid in no great store of Provisions not doubting to get enough along that Coast but very little was found here where most was expected the furious Flames perhaps fiercer than expected having devoured all He thought to remedy this by sending to the Neighbouring Villages but to no effect because all was destroyed by multitudes of Locusts whereof they found many kept in Pots that were Food to the Natives which some Portugueses tasting found pleasing to the Pallate not unlike our Shrimps which made them conclude these were Shrimps of the Land as the others of the Sea So in some places particularly the Vineyards about Rome are found Crabs not unlike those of the Sea So that if those Creatures came not so numerous as to destroy the Harvest they might be coveted as Food not dreaded as a Plague Such were the Locusts the Scripture mentions the Baptist fed on in the Desert 5. The Viceroy parted from Dabul without Provisions hoping to get them along the Coast. Payo de Sousa run up a River in his Gally having seen some Cattle upon the Shoar and hoping to take some of it the Owners opposed and killed him and George Guedez Iames Mendez succeeded in the Command of the Gally and met another passing from Diu to Dabul this was well manned and commanded by a Couragious and Expert Turk who no sooner discovered our Gally but keeping his men close so that only they that rowed were in sight he drew on Iames Mendez to board him without suspecting any danger when immediately the Turks that were hid rushing out had almost gained our Gally but our men recovering themselves gained their Gally with the death of all the Turks without losing one of ours The Chief Prize was a Noble Beautiful Hungarian Young Woman who was brought to the Viceroy and by him given to Gaspar de la India who gave her to Iames
succeed F. Matthew in the Archbishoprick of Goa 11. About this time the Religious of St. Dominick to secure the Preaching of the Gospel in their District raised a Fort at Solor which grew so considerable it was afterwards found convenient to send a Commander thither The first or among the first were Antony de Vellegas and Antony de Andria who put to the Sword many of the Natives that had killed some Religious Men. This Punishment in stead of Amendment made them worse for two years after conspiring together they agreed to kill the Commander and Friers They fell furiously upon the Town and Fort in the Town they did much harm the Commander withdrew himself out of the Fort and could not be found They imagining he had forsaken it entred and Andria with a few Portugueses coming upon them through a private Door they knew not of killed most of them 12. A Galley and five other Vessels of ours cruizing off Cape Comori to secure our Traders from Coromandel were so surprised by the Malabars that they entred and burnt the Galley The 5 Sail that were at some distance coming up time enough to have taken the Enemies Vessels suffered them to go away without molestation 13. On the 5th of February happened the Death of the 7 Franciscan Martyrs of Iapan They suffered at Nangataqui under the cruel Cambaco in revenge for the Numbers they had converted Their Names were F. Peter Baptista the Commissary F. Martin of the Assumption F. Francis Blanco and the Brothers Philip of Iesus and Francis de Barrilla and Gonzalo Garzia with 20 Iaponneses among which were 3 Brothers Jesuits and 3 Children Thomas Antony and Lewis They were Crucified and then shot with Arrows 14. On the Coast of Malabar between the Cities of Goa and Cochim 77 Leagues from the one and 33 from the other is the little Port of Pudepatam within which the Creeks form a Peninsula joyning to the Land on the South side On the North of it are the Ariores or Lords of Baragare and Motonge They are all divided by a Rivulet and towards the East a River falls there from the Mountain Gate and another called Capocape on the South The Moor Pate Marca perceiving how convenient a place this was to shelter Pirats that might scour all that Coast obtained Leave of Zamori whose Subject he was and the Peninsula his to build a Fort there 15. He went over thither with his Kindred and Followers and began to raise a square Fort on the East Point of it From hence he began to make War upon us taking many of our Ships richly laden He assaulted the Village of Tana in the Island Salsete near Baçaim and carried away a rich Booty taking the opportunity of doing it when those who should defend it were at the Devotions of the Holy Week 16. Mahomet Cunnale Marca succeeded him in the Sovereignty of that Fort finished and increased it and foreseeing the Portugueses would seek Revenge he fortified the Town called also Cunnale by Sea and Land On the Land side he made a deep Ditch with double Trenches 2 Yards and a half thick from Sea to Sea At distances he raised Towers that flanked the Work and on the Towers by them called Zarames planted small Cannon Between the two Creeks he built a strong Wall which secured the Town with two Towers one at each end and along the Sea-shore stuck Palisadoes where were also two Bastions one greater than the other planted with gross Cannon to secure the entrance of the Harbour which besides was made very difficult even to small Vessels by Masts strongly chained together 17. Being thus secure he took upon him the Style and Title of King and carried on his Uncle's Design against the Portugueses with greater success He took one of our Galleys a Ship coming from China and many lesser Vessels assisted the Queen of Olaba when she revolted and Melique at the last Siege of Chaul and now robbed not only the Portugueses but the Malabars also filling his Peninsula with Riches 18. Our Viceroy concerned at the increase of his Power resolved towards the end of his Government to weaken it and by D. Alvaro de Abranches Admiral of that Sea advertised Zamori how that Pirat was equally prejudicial to him as to the Portugueses and therefore it would be convenient they should both joyn to extirpate him That Prince being made sensible of this Truth a new Peace was concluded and they agreed That he by Land and the Portugueses by Sea should joyntly undertake the expulsion of Cunnale and razing the Fort. Both Parties provided for this Expedition when a new Viceroy coming the prosecution of it was carried on as shall be seen in his Government 19. Matthias de Albuquerque was one of the most deserving Men that arrived to this Command as well for his Fortune and Valour as his Prudence and Justice In the Treasury he left 80000 Ducars in Money and Jewels of Ceylâ—…n of great value He thought no body could cheat him and a Soldier to undeceive him received his Pay three times in three several Shapes and by as many Names Matthias afterwards hearing of it sent for him and was kind to the Man advising him to use that Art no more 20. He was of a middle Stature lame of one Foot but not lame in Manners being as much a Christian as a Gentleman of Viceroys the 16th of Governours the 34th first of the Name and second of the Sirname CHAP. X. Of the Propagation of the Gospel in the Empire of China during these later Years 1. THE manner of the introducing and propagating the Gospel in China from the Year 1580 till 1600 was so remarkable and worthy of memory that thô I descend not to the Particulars I cannot but give â—…ome general Account of it 2. Some Religious Orders had with Courage and Profit laboured therein before the Holy Society of Iesus appeared in India The first that set foot there was the Order of the most Holy Trinity in the Person of D. Vasco de Gama his Confessor who as is before said was of that Congregation The second was that of St. Francis and the third of St. Dominick's who trampling all Difficulties sowed the Doctrine of Life there watering iâ—… with their Blood Afterwards some Secular Priests and even Lay-men made themselves famous by this Spiritual Work 3. This was the Estate of Christianity in Asia till its new Apostle St. Francis Xaverius came thither who from the Year 1541 till 1552 never ceased Preaching to those People and died in the Island Sancham with an ardent desire of entring China By his Death the design of instructing the Chineses was laid aside till the Year 1580 when F. Alexandrinus de Valiniano an Italian and Visitor of the Society in Asia undertook it notwithstanding all the Difficulties that obstructed 4. None of the smallest was the hardness of the Chinese Language more uncouth to us than all the others of Asia Yet at
to the Governor and be seated on a Chair without a Back He was the first also sent by King Sebastian after he was out of his Minority 2. With him went five Ships with a great number of Men and great part of them of Note He arrived at Goa in October and was received in the City with a general Satisfaction of all Men. Though he found the number of Shiping but small yet in few days he set out so many Sail as caused admiration and good Squadrons were sent to several Expeditions 3. Luis de Melo de Sylva went in February with thirteen Sail to relieve D. Leonis de Pereyra at Malaca the News of his Success not being yet come to Goa Alfonso Pereyra de la Cerda sailed towards the North with six in November And Martin Alfonso de Miranda with thirty six to scour the Coast of Malabar infested with Pyrats The Natives were oâ—… with a considerable Strength and lost five great Vessels many Men and much Ammunition but Martin being wounded with a Cannon Ball was carried to Cochin and died there D. George de Meneses set out with two Gallies and five small Vessels to seek the Pyrate Canatale whom he found not but discovering many Vessels in the River Carapatan he made to them and came up himself with a Gally in which 180 Mores fought so desperately that none being left alive but a Father and Son the former killed the latter and stabbing himself leap'd over-board 4. Ayrez Tellez de Meneses set out with seven Sail and D. Paul de Lima Pereyra with eight for the North. In the River Banda near Goa he found four Catures or Barges of Malabares who after losing many Men escaped Then he held on his Voyage which was to relieve Rostumecan besieged by the Mogols in Baroche which place he had Usurped laying hold of the Confusions of Cambaya since the Death of the King Badur in the Sea of Diu. Itimican now held that Government in his Hands by great Subtilty and Artifice having perswaded the Guzarates that a young Man his own Son was the last King's and therefore he secured that Crown in him for himself 5. Whilst Ayrez Tellez sailed D. Peter de Almeyda Commander of Damam went to Suratte to call to an account Agaluchem Lord of that Town by the same Title as Rostumecan for loading two great Ships without the Viceroy's leave the Ships were taken and valued above 100000 Duccats As Almeyda had done Tellez began to play his part which was to force the Mogols from Baroche He performed it effectually But Rostumecan being out of danger forgot his Promise to the Viceroy which was to become Tributary to us So easie it is to make promises in danger and to break them when delivered 6. D. Iames de Meneses on the Coast of Malabar did such Execution that Zamori was not in a condition to relieve Agaluchem who sent from Zuratte to beg his assistance being distressed by Nunno Vello Pereyra who was come from Damam to clear the Bay of Cambaya of Enemies He burnt two Villages and some Vessels and brought away many Prisoners Then with 400 Men he pursued a Body of Mogâ—…ls who were fled to a Mountain called Parnel almost impregnable by Art and Nature and three Leagues distant from Damam Nunno neither knew the strength of the place nor number of the Enemies who were above 800 and so began to Mount that difficult ascent whence great Stones were rowled down to hiâ—…der the Passage But the Souldiers climing upon Hands and Feet reached the first Intrenchment which after a vigorous opposition was entred Then they assaulted the Fort where both Parties fought desperately In some places they came so near as to lay hold of one another's Weapons Antony de Foâ—…seca was lifted up by his Lance which some of the Mogols held and he never quitted it but laughed Being afterwards asked what he laughed at he said To think the Barbarians believed they could get the Lance out of my hands At length they let him fall Nunno Vello seeing he strove in vain retired after losing seven Men having killed above thirty of the Enemy and taken much Provision fifty Horses some Camels and Oxen with which he drew off not without danger being pursued by 500 of the Enemy whereof 100 where Horse 7. He consulted this Affair with Alvarâ—… Perez de Tavora who had the Command of Damam the result was that Nunno marched with 100 Portugues and 50 Morish Horse 650 Foot half Portugues half Mores They went up the Mountain with great Labour through ways never before trod carrying three pieces of Cannon They met with considerable opposition five Cannon playing upon them from the Fort and some Horse breaking out of the Woods so they lost eight Men six killed and two taken Three days were spent in climing the Mountain being got to the top Nunno planted his Cannon and batter'd the Work with such fury that the Enemy the sixth Night abandoned it The Fort was razed 8. The great importance of the impregnable Fort of Azarim moved the Kings of Coles and Sarcetas to attempt the gaining of it They entred the Country of Bacaim in which it is and after doing great harm set down before it but Andrew de Villalobâ—… who commanded there bravely defended it till the Viceroy sent Relief Being then Eight hundred strong they fell upon the two Kings and not only forced them from the Siege but following into their Countries put all to Fire and Sword and returned Victorious The Viceroy now sent out D. Roderick de Sousa with six Ships from Cambaya Peter Lopez Rabelo and Giles de Goes with two Ships and three Galleons for Aden D. Iames de Meneses with twelve Gallies and thirty small Vessels for Malabar Peter de Silva de Meneses with thirteen Sail for Braçalor Braçalor is a new Fort between Goa and Malabar upon the Mouth of a River The Viceroy offended at the King of Tolar designed to possess himself of it and agreed with him that commanded to betray it Peter de Silva going to take possession of it by the way entred the River Sanguise which runs through the Lands of Hidalen where he burnt two Towns and some Vessels The Commander of Braçalor according to promise delivered up the Fort by Night and our Men falling upon the Town killed and took above Two hundred of the Inhabitants The Kings of Tolar and Cambolim came up that Night with 1500 Men and the next with 5000 in a hot Engagement they lost many Men and we five The place not being judged tenable was quitted with Honour bringing away twenty Cannon and a great quantity of Ammunition and Arms. 9. Mem Lopez Carrasco sailing for Sunda with only one Ship and only forty fighting Men in it passed in sight of the Port of Achem at such time as that King in person was setting out against Malaca with 20 Gallies as many Galleons and 160 other Vessels Carrasco finding it impossible to
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
Wounded In the Fort was left the Lieutenant with Three hundred Men. That Night they fixed their Arms and next Morning prepared their Souls The Governour appointed Rewards for those who first mounted the Enemies Works 5. At Break of Day on the 11th of November this small Army marched out to attack the numerous Forces of the Enemies who were well intrenched and provided with Cannon Our Men gave the Onset with much Bravery and some fell Two Gentlemen who had Challenged each other now agreed he should be owned as Victorious over the other who first mounted the Enemies Works both honourably strove for this Glory and both died gloriously in the Attempt At length our Men mounted the Works such was each man's eagerness to be the first that it could not be known who really was so Payva having lost a Leg fought on his Knees till he was killed The Tanadar cut down a Turk and stooping to make an end of him was slain by another Turk Francis de Azevedo was killed after having made a great slaughter 6. The brave Mascarenas and D. Alvaro de Castro having taken a Bulwark make themselves room in the Field The Governour comes up and enflames the fight He orders his Ensign to fix the Colours on the Enemies Works and is immediately obeyed by him Twice was the Ensign thrown down and twice he remounted Our Men encouraged by the Governour press forward and the Enemy gives way The Portugueses enter their Works pell-mell with them and Rumecan comes on with the whole Body of his Army but after a hot dispute retires leaving his Enemies Masters of his Works 7. Rumecan joyns Iuzarcan who on the other side was worsted by Mascarenas The Governour marches out of the Works to meet them giving the Van to his Son D. Alvaro The Portugueses were much distressed when F. Antony del Cazal appeared before them with a Crucifix on the Point of a Lance encouraging them with godly Words They take Courage and covering the Field with dead and wounded Men put Rumecan to flight but he rallying forced the Portugueses to retire in great disorder The Governour exposing himself to admiration renewed the Fight and restored good Order At this time a Stone broke aâ—… Arm of the Crucifix and the Priest calling upon the Men to revenge that Sacriledge they fell on with such fury that having done incredible Execution they drove the Enemy to the City who still gave way facing us The first that entred the City with them was D. Iohn then D. Alvaro and D. Emanuel de Lima and the Governour all several ways making the Streets and Houses run with Blood The Women escaped not the fate of the Men and Children were slain at their Mothers Breasts one stroak taking away two Lives The first part of the Booty was Precious Stones Pearls Gold and Silver other things though of value were slighted as cumbersom 8. Rumecan and his General Officers rally their Men and appear again in the Field with Eight thousand The Governour and his Son and D. Iohn Mascarenas encompass them the Fight was bloody in the heat of it Gabriel Teyxeyra killing the Bearer took the Standard of Cambaya and dragged it about the Field proclaiming Victory George Nunez from among the Dead brought out Rumecans Head and presented it to the Governour Others took Iuzarcan who was Wounded Our Men were left absolute Masters of the Field Of the Portugueses One hundred were killed others say only Thirty four of the Enemy Five thousand and among them Azedecan Lucan and other Men of Note Free Plunder was allowed some were enriched many got much and all were satisfied There were taken many Colours forty Pieces of Cannon of an extraordinary bigness which with the lesser made up Two hundred and a vast quantity of Ammunition 9. Many particularly signalized themselves in this Action The Governour played the part of a Souldier as well as a General D. Iohn Mascarenas after a Siege of eight Months did more with respect to such Merits than all D. Alvaro de Castro of whom it is enough to say He did like his Father The Ensign Barbado who being several times thrown down as often mounted the Works F. Antony who with the image of Life banished the fear of Death And many more as well of those who were killed as they that survived The Enemy confessed that one day during the Siege they saw over the Church of the Fort a beautiful Woman cloathed in White from whom proceeded such Rays that blinded them and this Day in the Field some Men with Lances who did them the greatest harm The King in a Rage for this Loss caused Twenty eight Portugueses he had in Custody to be torn to pieces in his presence 10. Whilst the Governour was employed in Repairing the damage received D. Emanuel de Lima by his Order scowred the Coast of Cambaya with thirty Ships extirpating all the Towns on that shoar The City Goga one of the Chief of that Kingdom was taken without any resistance the Inhabitants flying to the Mountains It was plundered and burnt then pursuing the Inhabitants they were found at Night about a League off asleep and all put to the Sword All the Cattle in the Fields were either killed or Ham-strung The City Gandar had the very same fate The same was done in several other Towns and with many Ships along the Coast of Baroche 11. Great was the Joy at Goa for the News of what had hapned at Diu carried thither by Iames Rodriguez de Azevedo by whom the Governour desired the City to lend him Twenty thousand Pardao's for the use of the Army sending a Lock of his Whiskers in pawn for the Mony The City returned the Pawn with Respect and sent him more Mony than he demanded and the Women their Pendants Necklaces Bracelets and others Jewels The Governour punctually restored all as it was sent being the day before supplied by a rich Ship of Cambaya taken by Antony Moniz Barreto on the Coast of Mangalor 12. The Fort being Repaired and put into a better condition than it was before the Siege and Five hundred Men into it and D. George de Meneses with six Ships upon the Coast and the City better inhabited through the good Usage of the Governour to the Moors he sailed for Goa and arrived there on the 11th of April He was received with loud Acclamations and a splendid Triumph prepared by the City in imitation of those of Rome The City Gates and Streets were hung with Silk the Windows thronged with fine Women all places resounded with Musick and noise of Cannon and the Sea was covered with Vessels richly adorned The Governour entred under a rich Canopy where taking off his Cap they put on his Head a Crown of Laurel and a Branch of it in his hand Before him went the Priest with the Crucifix as he carried it in the Fight and next to him the Royal Standard Then Iuzarcan his Eyes fixed on the Ground perhaps
fall upon and kill all the Portugueses taken up with the Procession on Maundy-Thursday and had effected it but that Giles Yancz put in there with his Squadron in his way to Goa 〈◊〉 departing on Friday they prevailed with some Christians to let them into the Fort on Eâ—…er Night The Design was discovered and the Conspirators quartered Now they resolve to attack it by open force and joyning with their Neighbour King of Tolar and 5000 Men burn the outward Town and bring all into great danger The Viceroy having notice sent Andrew Furâ—…ado wâ—… routed those Mutiniers and going up the River made great Havock along the Shore Thus the Fort was secured but the Officers not justified 11. The Religious of the Society of Iesus who have so much laboured for the Conversion of Infidels had sent some of their Number into the Island Salsete which contains 66 Villages of Pagans These Fathers took great pains and the Viceroy D. Antony de Noronha finding the People incorrigible destroyed all their Pagods yet they in the year 1559. taking up Arms ruined our Churches 12. This done they refused to pay the Tribute they owed us and fell to destroying the Preachers of the Gospel At this time F. Rodulphus de Aquaviva desiring to spread the Faith in the five Villages of Cocolii went thither with F. Francis Pacheca and F. Francis Aranna three Portuguese Soldiers and some Natives The Heathens fell upon them cut off F. Rodulphus his Legs and then his Head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was struck through with a Spâ—…â—…d then stuck full of Arrows The rest were all slain after several 〈◊〉 The same â—…y 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dâ—… Azevedo that went to Bâ—…ll with 40 Companions all suffered Marâ—… 13. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Figâ—…yredo Commander of 〈◊〉 by the Viceroy's Order 〈◊〉 a great â—…laughter of the People of Sâ—… destroyed theâ—… Habitations and leftt them not 〈◊〉 Temâ—… standing 〈◊〉 by a wiâ—…â—…tting those into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 had 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fatherâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of them which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 of them â—…d new Chrâ—… Câ—…es wâ—…e erected and Crosses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Hills 14. This was the posturr of Affairs in India when â—…ve Ships arriâ—… from Pâ—…gal and in them F. Viâ—… de Fouseca a Dominicâ—… who went to succeed F. Henry de Tâ—… in the Arch-Bishoprick of Goa 15. Sultan Amodifar the lawful King of â—…aya kept Prisoner by the Mogoâ—… after he had â—…surped his Kingdom at this time fâ—…ed by the means of some Women In disguise he came to a Baneane at Cambayâ—… by whom he was conveyed to Iambo one who in the late Revolution had secured to himself a Limb of that Empire He dutifully owned and caused him to be owned by others so that in few days they gathered an Army in which there were above 30000 Horse Behold how attractive is the Person of a Prince found after having been lost In a very short time either 〈◊〉 force or consenâ—… they recovered most 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Kingdom of â—…aya 16. Our Viceroy the better â—…o take the advantage of these Confusions and hoping thereby to gain Suratte went â—…th 40 Sail to Chaul and thence sent some â—…standing Men to Baroche then besieged by Amâ—…difar the Wife and Children of Xotubidichan whom he had fraudulently taken and slain being in the Town Tâ—…se Ageâ—…s had Orders to Treat both with the Kinâ—… and that Woman without letting either of â—…hem know any Correspondence was field with the other that so our Interest might be â—…cured with 〈◊〉 prevailing Party But the Mogol coming down with a great Power and recovering all he had lost put a stop to the Viceroy's Proceedings who returned to Goa much afflicted for the Death of D. Iohn de Castro This young Gentleman commanded a Ship of Ferdinand de Miranda's Squadron and being parted from him by a Storm was attacked by two Malabar Paraos between Tarapor and Maii and his Powder taking fire the Ship blew up only three of the Men escaping Death to be led into Slavery 17. Whilst the Viceroy was absent from Goa many of the principal Subjects of Hidalcan provoked by the Insolencies of Larvacan his Favourite resolved to set up Cuâ—…ocan Son to that Meale who being Prisoner at Goa so long kept this powerful Neighbour in awe Cufo was at Goa and the Conspirators contrived how to get him out and Larvachan prâ—…ending to act for them corrupted the Guards and procured his Liberty This Treachery was managed by an infamous Portuguese called Iames Lopeâ—… Bayam much in the King's Favour for such-like Services Cufo thinking he went to them that designed to Crown him found himself in the hands of Larvacan who caused his Eyes to be put out 18. Then came to Goa a Woman of great fame formerly banished by Hidalcan She was about 65 years of Age little of Stature of Complexion fair still shewing the Ruins of Beauty esteemed a Virgin and much valued for her Prudence Wit and Courage for in a Man's Habit except her Head which was dressed in white on Horseback with a Bow and Arrow she followed the Army like an Amazon and gained Reputation Her Name Abchi She pretended to Treat with the Viceroy about important Affairs which were never known She was taken by the Inquisition banished to Ormuz and thence fled to the Mogol 19. Zamori now tired with so much Destruction and the Clamours of his Subjects his own Palace in Calicut being burnt by D. Giles Yanez and all that lay without the Town at last sued for Peace and concluded it on such Terms as we thought fit 20. At Cochim that King having assigned over all the Customs to the Portugueses the People rose to the number of 20000 swearing on a Mass-Book to die in defence of their Liberties hereby infringed D. George de Meneses Baroche who commanded there finding the Tumult too high to be opposed suspended the Execution of the Viceroy's Orders relating to this Affair 21. D. Giles Yanez Mascarennas being appointed to go to Cochim to endeavour to suppress that Tumult was ordered by the Viceroy by the way to destroy the Nayque of Sanguicer who having raised a Fort on the River of that Name protected Pirats to our great loss He had 14 Sail with 300 of the choice Men of Goa 22. D. Giles run up the River and the better to come where he desired went out of his Galeon into a small Vessel and run so far between the Rocks that he could not get out and his Stem lay almost on the Shore Those of Sanguicer poured in their Shot so that all his Men left him where he was killed the other Vessels being no way able to relieve him 23. Iames de Azambuja Commander of Tidore was driven to great streights because no Relief came from Malaca Ferdinand Ortis de Tavora designed thither having been stopped by the coming of the King of Achem upon that City He understood by Santiago de Vera Governour of the Philippine Islands that King Philip was Proclaimed in Portugal and therefore
of Succession but being come for Portugal when they were opened was again here appointed with the Title of Vice-Roy The Season was so far advanced it was generally believed he could not go through but he caused himself to be Painted on his Colours standing upon Fortune and setting them up in his Ship said He would perform the Voyage in spight of her and did it About the time he entred upon the Government there sailed from Lisbon Iames Pereyra Tibao in a small Ship and in December Ruy Gomez de Gram in a Galleon and Gaspar Fagundez in a Caravel who were to be in India about the middle of this Year we now enter upon and about the end of it arrived there four Ships that set out about the beginning 2. The Vice-Roy understanding that the King of Iafanapatan assisted him of Candea against and delighted in Persecuting such as imbraced the Christian Religion calling himself King of Kings sent against him Andrew Furtado that great Commander with 20 Sail. 3. Off of Calicut he met three Ships of Meca after a hot Engagement he sunk two and took one Then he sailed in search of the Pirat Cotimuza Nephew and Admiral to Cunnale who with 14 some say 22 Galleys was become absolute on the Coast of Coromandel had taken several of our Ships and designed to take from us the Forts of Columbo and Manar At the Mouth of the River Cardiva Furtado met and fought him and he having behaved himself well escaped by swimming leaving us possessed of his whole Fleet. It is pity we want the Particulars of this fine Action 4. Our Admiral after this Victory entring the Port of Manar found there a great Fleet and made himself Master of it many of the Men swimming a-shore to join the King's Army Furtado Lands and marches toward the Town which was well fortified manned and provided He assaults the Works and drives the Defendants into the Town whence the King with severe Language made his Commander return to Charge the Portugueses without hearkning to the Advice he gave him to shift for himself because they would soon be in his Palace The General returned and was killed with all his Men. The Portugueses advancing slew the King and his eldest Son his younger Brother casting himself at Furtado's Feet begged his Life which was granted him and the Government of that Kingdom till the Vice-Roy should order it otherwise He was afterwards made King upon reasonable Terms 5. At this time Cunnale Marcar a Subject of the King of Calicut successfully scoured that Coast with a good Squadron Against him the Vice-Roy sent D. Alvaro de Abranchez with a considerable Fleet. F. Francis da Coâ—…a was then Prisoner at the Court of Zamori who inclined that Prince to treat of Peace with the Portugueses and to that effect sent the same Father to D. Alvaro who was then in that Sea D. Alvaro sent him to the Vice-Roy the Peace was concluded to the content of both Parties and Zamori not only released all the Slaves in his Kingdom but encouraged the Jesuits to build a Church himself laying the first Stone 6. The beginning of this Year sailed from Lisbon four Ships two whereof we shall see miserably perish at the latter end of the Year following 7. Let us go to Moçambique where there happened a great loss Our Commander of Tete had some Skirmishes with the Cafres our Enemies Tete is a Fort of that Authority that all the Neighbours for three Leagues about divided under eleven Captains obey the Commander of it as each does their own and upon the least signal given resort thither to the number of 2000 armed Men. With these Cafres and some Portugueses he marched against Quisura Captain of the Munbo Cafres who was at Chicarongo Six hundred of these gave him Battle and were cut off every Man of them whereby many Prisoners were released who were to have been slaughtered like Cattle for the Shambles theirs being of human Flesh. The Tyrant Quisura was also killed who used to pave the way to his Habitation with the Sculls of those he had overcome 8. Andrew de Santiago Commander of the Fort of Sena designing as much against the Muzimba's found them so well fortified he was obliged to send to Peter Fernandes de Chaves Commander of Tete for aid Chaves marched with some Portugues Musqueteers and the Cafres under his Command but the Muzimba's being informed of it and fearing the Conjunction of those Forces fell upon him so unexpectedly that they slew him and all his Portugueses being advanced before their Cafres who thereby had time to retire The Victors quarter'd the dead for Food and returned with them to their Works F. Nicholas of the Rosary a Dominican was reserved from this general slaughter and after shot to death with Arrows 9. Next day the Muzimba's marched out of their Works after their Leader who had put on the Casula or Vestment taken from the martyr'd Priest and holding a Dart in his Right hand and the Chalice in the Left The Men carried the Commander of Tete's Head on a Spear and the Quarters of the Portugueses on their Backs Andrew de Santiago astonished at that Sight thought to retire by Night but the Enemy falling upon him he was killed with most of his Men so that in both Actions above 130 of them were cut in pieces to be buried in those Barbarians Bellies 10. D. Peter de Sousa Commander of Moçambique under whose Jurisdiction Tete is set out with 200 Portugueses and 1500 Cafres to take Revenge on these Munzimba's He batter'd their Works but with no success and endeavouring to Scale them was repulsed Being likely to succeed by raising Gabions as high as their Trenches he was prevented by some cowardly Portugueses who to hide their fear pretended the Fort of Sena was in danger Our Commander drawing off to relieve it was attacked by the Muzimba's lost many of his Men the Cannon and other Booty Yet the Enemy offered a Peace which was concluded 11. Soon after one of these Muzimba's marching Eastward gather'd 15000 Men and killing all in his way that had Life set down before Quiloa which he entred by the Treachery of one of the Inhabitants and put them all to the Sword 12. This done he caused the Traytor and all his Family in his presence to be cast into the River saying It was not fit such base People who betrayed their Country should be spared nor yet eaten because they were venomous therefore he cast them to be Food for the Fish So odious is Treason even among Barbarians He designed to have done the same at Melinde but that King assisted by 30 Portugueses withstood him till 3000 of the Mosseguejo Cafres coming to the Relief of Melinde the Muzimba's were so slaughtered that of all that Army only 100 escaped with the general after they had ravaged 300 Leagues Behold the Chalice of this Muzimba 13. Maâ—…hew Mendez de Vasconcelos by force of Arms re-established the King