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A40887	The Portugues Asia, or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan, all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions, a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. : in three tomes / written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa ... ; translated into English by Cap. John Stevens.; Asia Portuguesa. English	Faria e Sousa, Manuel de, 1590-1649.; Stevens, John, d. 1726.	1695 (1695)	Wing F428; ESTC R2613	684,223	1,508

and he sends no Embassador to them without some Servant of hers the second is Inahanda that sollicites for the Moors the third Nabuiza that lives in the same Apartment with him the fourth Navemba the fifth Nemangore the sixth Nizingoapangi the seventh Nemongoro the eight Nessani the ninth Necarunda each of them lives apart with as great state as the King and have several Revenues and Kingdoms for their expence As soon as one dies another succeeds in place and name they have power to reward and punish as well as the King sometimes he goes to them sometimes they come to him there are many Women waiting on them of whom he makes use as he pleases 11. The Principal People of Monomotapa and whereof the Emperor is are the Mocarangi not warlike nor furnished with any other Arms but Bows Arrows and Javelines they have no Religion nor Idols but acknowledge one only God and believe there is a Devil that he is wicked and they call him Muzuco They believe their Kings go to Heaven and call them Muzimos and call upon them in time of need as we on the Saints They speak of things past by tradition having no knowledge of Letters They give Ear to the Doctrine of Christianity the lame and blind they call the King 's Poor because maintained by him with great Charity and if they travel the Towns they go through are obliged to maintain and furnish them guides from one place to another A good example for Christians 12. Every Month has its Festival Days and is divided into three Weeks each of 10 Days the first Day is that of the New-Moon and the Festivals the fourth and fifth of each Week On these Days they put on their best Apparel the King gives publick Audience to all holding a Truncheon about three quarters of a Yard long in each hand as it were leaning upon it they who speak to him lye prostrate this lasts from Morning till Evening If he is indisposed Ningomoxa stands in his place no body can speak to him or go to Court on the 8th Day of the New-Moon because it is held most unlucky 13. On the Day the New-Moon appears the King with two Javelins runs about in his House as if he were Fighting the great Men are present at this pastime and it being ended a pot full of Indian wheat boyled whole is brought which he scatters about the Ground bidding them Eat because it is the growth of the Earth they know how to flatter for every one strives to gather most knowing that pleases him and they Eat it as savourly as if it were the greatest dainty 14. Their greatest Holy-day is the first Day of the Moon of May they call it Chuavo On this Day all the great Men which are a vast number resort to Court and there with Javelins in their Hands run about representing a Fight the sport lasts all Day then the King withdraws and is not seen in eight Days after during which time the Drums never cease beating On the last Day he orders the Nobleman he has the least affection for to be killed this is in the nature of a Sacrifice he offers to his Muzimos or Ancestors this done the Drums cease and every Man goes home The Mumbos Eat Man's flesh whereof there is a Publick Butchery Let this suffice for the Customs of this Empire for it would be endless to relate all CHAP. XVI Continues the Government of Francis Barreto in Monomotapa 1. SUch was the Country whether the Governour Francis Barreto was now going he set out from Mozambique with more Vessels than he brought and more Men Tools Camels Horses and other necessaries for War and for the work of the Mines having Sailed Ninety Leagues he went up the River Cuama called by our first discoverer De las buenas sennales he came to Sena or Fort St. Marcalis as F. Monclaros desired and repaired the Town Inaparapala which is near to another of the Moors they being always professed Enemies to the Christians began to undermine our designs as they had formerly done in India they attempted to poyson our Army and some Men and Horses began to Die and the cause being discovered by one of them they were all put to the Sword and the Chief of them torn to pieces at the mouths of Guns except one called Mahomet Iame who affirming the Blessed Virgin had appeared to him and commanded him to become a Christian by the name of Lawrence he had the favour to be strangled The discoverer was pardoned 2. Barreto sent an Embassador to the Emperor who for the more honour admitted him to his Presence not as other Embassadors were treated at this Court which is to go without Arms bare-footed on their Knees and when they come near prostrating themselves on the ground The effect of the Embassy was to desire leave to punish the King of Mongas who was in Rebellion and go on to the Mines of Butua and Manchica The first part was a piece of flattery to obtain the second because the Lands of Mongas lie between Sena and the Mines and it was necessary to make way with the Sword He consented to all and offered One hundred thousand Men Bareto accepted not of them because he would give him no share in the Honour gained in that War and thinking thereby to oblige him the more 3. He marched ten Days with Twenty three Horse and Five hundred and sixty Musquetiers enduring much by Hunger and Thirst for the most part along the River Zambeze over whose most rapid stream hang pieces of the high Mountain Lupata ninety Leagues distant from the Ethiopian Sea At the end of this tedious march they began to discover part of the Enemy and soon after saw the-Mountains and Valleys covered with Arm'd Men the Governor was not daunted seeing it was hard to discover the end of that multitude he drew up and gave the Van to Vasco Fernando Homem he had the Rear and between the bodies was the baggage and some Field pieces when they came to charge he removed the Canon to the Front and Flanks the two unequal bodies advanced the Enemy in the sorm of a half-Moon before they engaged an old Woman advanced and scattered some Powder towards our Men having perswaded the Enemy she was a notorious Witch that that Powder alone would gain the Victory 4. Barreto understanding the superstition having seen t●…e like in India ordered a Gunner to level a ●…iece at her which was so well performed the old Woman was torn to pieces the Cafres were astonished believing her immortal Barreto rewarded the Gunner with a Gold Chain the Enemy advance without order either through ignorance or relying on their multitude and clouds of Arrows and Darts begin to fly but our Musquetiers killing them by Hundreds they turned their backs many were killed in the pursuit and then our Men ordered to halt the Governor marches to the City Mongas and meets another multitude like the former which in

conclusion the Turks surrendred on Condition to return our Prisoners they were about Thirty and deliver up their Cannon Arms and Horses and 10000 Ducats They were to be carried to Baçora but were so weak with Hunger and the Pestilential Fever which about that time rages at Baharem that only two hundred of them lived Many of our Men died of the same Disease 4. About the end of this Year arrived in India five Ships from Portugal six sailed thence but one was drove back In them went F. George of St. Lucy and F. George Temudo the first was Bishop of Malaca the latter of Cochim both Dignities new Created for Queen Catherine seeing the See of Goa was over-burthened had obtained of the Pope the Instituting these Bishopricks but subordinate to Goa as were to be all others that should be Instituted 5. The Vice Roy understanding the Enemy was fitting out Ships on the Coast of Malabar where Luis de Melo was sent to his Aid 17 Sail with 600 Men. Melo distributed them about the Mouths of the Rivers and he himself ran along destroying the Towns and Woods Seven strong Parao's well manned and equipped came down the River Maim where Gonçalo Perez de Alvelos was firing their Cannon upon him and he answering sunk one of them But the Powder taking fire in one of our Ships blew it up and all the Men in it so the Enemy escaped Melo continued the War this Year and the next with success and utter desolation of all that Coast. 6. Bofata not long since defeated now marched towards our Fort of Balzar with 600 Horse and a great Body of Foot Our Commander Alvaro Gonçalez Pinto boldly meets him with 20 Horse 100 Portugues Foot and 500 Natives The first Charge they killed 50 of the Enemy but being overpowered by the Multitude were routed the Captain and most of the Portugueses killed and 150 of the Natives the rest fled Bofata immediately attacks the Fort not at all doubting to carry it but was vigorously opposed by the Valour of Gomez de Silva who though not born a Gentleman in this Action shewed how Gentlemen are Created The Enemy encamped and Silva did great Execution on them till Tristan V●…z de Vega came to his Relief from Damam with ten Vessels well furnished In spight of all opposition he Landed and got into the Fort and Bofata seeing no hopes of prevailing drew off Not long after he returns and our Commander Alfonso Diaz Pereyra meeting him in the Field had the same success as Pinto and was killed as well as he all the difference was that the Enemy now entred the Fort pell-mell with our Men but Vincent Carvallo drove them again out headlong Calisto de Sequeyra killed 20 with his own hand They were quite spent with continual Fatigue when Luis Alvarez de Tavora brought Relief from Damam at sight whereof the Enemy retired 7. However by the Vice-Roy's Order the Fort was abandoned and the Enemy returning razed it then went on doing great harm in the Villages till they came to Tarapor where Martin Lopez de Faria was with 40 Men they attacked his Works and were repulsed with such loss that they desisted and went on This Action cost Lopez his Life being mortally wounded whereof he died at Damam D. Iames de Noronha marched after the Enemy and found them in the Country of Vaypim being 600 Horse and 1000 Foot with him were 150 of the former and 350 of the latter He fell on with such Fury that 60 of the Enemy fell the first Charge and after a sharp Dispute they all fled leaving him many Prisoners their Women Mony Baggage Horses Arms and Ammunition with which he returned triumphant to Damam notwithstanding the Enemy rallying attacked him in the Rear but at last fled to lament his Loss in the Woods whilst it was celebrated in the Town 8. Christopher Pereyra Homem sailing for Ethiopia with three Vessels only to set ashoar there B. Fulgentius a Jesuit sent by the Vice-Roy to the Bishop with some Church-stuff near Arquico met Cafar his four Gallies and with difficulty escaped them But the Admirals Galley coming up sometime after the Fight could not be avoided and Pereyra boarding her with 30 Men the Turks who were 150 killed every Man of them The other two Vessels leaving him in the danger got to Goa where Vincent Carvallo and Rock Pinheyro were put in Gaol for their Cowardize for had they done their Duty Cafar had been taken 9. B. Fulgentius was taken and afterwards ransomed the loss of him and what he carried was lamented by the Portugueses in Ethiopia Adamas Sagad succeeded the Emperour that died and defeated many Rebels in which Victory the Portugueses had a considerable share The Turkish Bassa returning with a greater Power defeated Sagad with the assistance of some Portugueses for they can be Turks when they please This was the cause that Emperour never after trusted them 10. Bisminaique Lord of the Pearl-Fishery seeing those of Punicale would pay no greater acknowledgment than One days Fishing resolved to right himself by force He marched with 1000 Men Melrao lead the the Van doing much harm D. Duarte de Meneses after several Skirmishes killed him and stopped the current of his Men till the useless People as Aged Men Women and Children with the best of their Goods got off in a Ship where they suffered much Hunger and such Thirst that they drank their own Water The Commander of the Fort Emanuel Rodrigues Coutinho Charged a Body of those that Melrao had Commanded and did good Execution but Bisminaique coming up with his Army D. Duarte was forced to retire to his Ship and Coutinho to another where he was taken with all his Men and after ransomed The Enemy entred and plundered the Town 11. Four Ships arrived now in India of six that sailed from Lisbon In them went the first Archbishop of Goa and the first Inquisitors sent to suppress the Jews One of the six Ships was forced back to Lisbon Another Commanded by Ruy de Melo was drove to Brasile and thence set out again so unsuccessfully that she was lost beyond the Cape of Good Hope The Men got ashoar and part of them Coasted along in the Long-Boat and two Barques they made the rest marched along in sight of them till they took three little Ships which held them all and so went up a River in the King of Menanchabo's Country Their neglect and the Beauty of D. Francisca Sardina Wife to Iames Pereyra de Vasconcelos gave courage and opportunity to those Barbarians to assault them and steal her They fell on our Men on a sudden and killed 60 carrying away this Portugues Hellen or Proserpine The rest arrived in India 12. The late Governour Francis Barreto put to Sea the third time and arrived safe at Lisbon with D. Luis Fernandez de Vasconcelos who had before lost his Ship The Kings of Cochim and Cananor were now at War and the Portugueses

convoyed those two Vessels to Malaca There he was received under a Canopy with great State and demonstrations of Love and Gratitude there also he soon fell sick in such manner that the seventh Day were buried with him the great hopes conceived of destroying the Hollanders by his Zeal Valour and Conduct The Galleys carrying the Body returned to his Nephew and the Vice-Admiral and he with them to Manila CHAP. VI. Continues the Government of the Viceroy D. Hierome de Azevedo in the Year 1615. 1. ABout this same time a Peace was concluded at Damam between the Portugueses and King Choutia Gonzalo Pinto de Fonseca was appointed to go to exchange the Ratifications The King would not come into our Dominions to swear it nor would we go into his those of the King of Sarceta tho' our Enemy and his Father-in-Law were agreed upon Pinto came to a Village appointed for this Ceremony with 400 Foot and 50 Horse and found the King there with 40 of the latter and 900 of the former Our Commissioner offer'd his Tent and the King his urging his Character It was accepted to avoid displeasing him The Quarrel had been about certain Lands the King pretended to and now quitting his Claim the Peace was solemnly sworn with satisfaction of both Parties He offered to serve our King with 1000 Foot and 200 Horse and that his Son should live at Damam to Command a Fleet at Sea He added pleasantly that he envied those who could be in Damam at the publick Feasts and caused Pinto with some of the chief Portugueses to go to his House saying the Queen was desirous of seeing him She saw him but not he her being behind a close Lettice The King made fresh offers and gave good Proofs of real Friendship 2. The same Gonçalo Pinto concluded a Peace with the Mogol The Articles were That Iahanguier King of the Mogols and the Viceroy should hold no Correspondence with English or Hollanders That they should harbour neither of those Nations in their Ports that they should be obliged to expel them the Sea of Guzarate in 3 Months after any of them came thither That if the English entred the Lock of Suratte the Portugueses should have leave to plant Guns ashore to drive them out That all Animosities laid aside the Mogols and Portugueses should Trade freely in each others Ports That Prisoners be restored on both sides That the King should restore all the Portugues Effects in his Kingdom after repaying himself 70000 Xerafines he had received Damage in a Ship that came from Meca That the Hulk of a Ship should be given to the Queen-Mother for one of hers burnt at Goa That the Viceroy should give leave for two Ships of his once and one every Year to Trade from Suratte to Meca without paying any Duties That the Malabars should be excluded the Ports of both Parties as pernicious Pirats That by this Peace the King of Portugal's Right to the Duties paid at Diu by the Ships that Trade in the Bay of Cambaya should be no way infri●…ged 3. About the middle of February Gonzalo Rodriguez de Sonsa came to the Moluco Islands with 6 Galliots of War and two of Merchants He was sent by the Viceroy with Succours D. Iohn de Silva Governor of Manila with his Spaniards were then besieged at Ternate by 11 Dutch Ships Sousa in sight of them relieved the Place and the Besiegers stood away to the Southward D. Iohn ordered two Galleys and a Pink with the Galliots to follow the Enemy who steered for Macassa These put the Towns of Arsula Best and the greater and lesser Manciolas to Fire and Sword They burnt Ships belonging to the Kings of Ternate Maquien Bacham and Cacoa who favoured the Holland Rebels Landing in the Kingdom of Corane they easily took the chief Fort the King who was in it flying for shelter to the Woods Returning aboard they discovered three great Ships in which came the King's Son-in-Law and Grandson to his aid the latter was taken the other killed On the 2d of April they arrived at Macassa a●… such time as the Admiral of the 11 Hollanders seen at Ternate was coming into that Port. After half a Day 's fight being upon the point of taking her a sudden Storm parted them Our Men returned to Ternate with Booty Provisions and more Ships than they carried out 4. In Ceylon our Gen. Em Mascarennas Homem marched against Candea with 14 Companies of Portugueses of 30 Men each and the Dissava's or Chiefs of the Natives Near the River of Candea fell so great a Rain there was no dry place to lie down and in the Morning they were all running Blood being bit by Leeches It appeared difficult to pass the River being then swelled but there being 11000 Men there they cut Trees and laying a Bridge over passed The Chingalas began to Skirmish chiefly at Night taking the advantage of the Woods We lost some Men. The like happened at the Entrance into the Kingdom of Uva 5. They marched to the City Babule Metropolis of that Kingdom burning all that lay in their way Three thousand of the Enemy who lay in Ambush near the City fell upon Simon Correa who led our Van but 600 Musqueteers charging them they fled to the Woods about 40 being killed on both sides The same happened in the Rear There being no Plunder in the City it was burnt and all Fruit-Trees cut down Our General spent 3 Months in this Expedition in March returned to Sofragan and thence to Malvane having done the Enemy great harm 6. In August he sent Peter Peixoto de Silva with 8 Companies to Tumpane another Inlet into the Kingdom of Candea towards the North a League from Balane He spared neither Sex nor Age for that the Tumpanenses had endeavoured to betray us to the Enemy The Lands of Archiapato of Candea were burnt but in a Village they cut off 20 of our Blacks in an Ambush 25 of them were slain in the same manner on their way to Matale Near Matale 70 more fell of 1500 that came to oppose us which caused them to quit the Field and Peixoto returned to Manicravare with 500 Prisoners and 2000 Head of Cattle some of them Elephants 7. After this the Dissava Philip de Oliveyra had much the same success making a Road into Candea with 10 Companies The success continued as long as Emanuel Mascarennas Homem commanded in that Island which was little above a Year every one wishing it had been much longer as much in respect of his Valour as Fortune and Affability CHAP. VII Continues the Government of the Viceroy D. Hierome de Azevedo in the Year 1615. 1. IN the Year 1608 we gave an account of the prodigious rise of Sebastian Gonzales Tibao who of a poor seller of Salt in a small Barque the Year 1605 in that of 1608 was become an absolute Sovereign without dependance on any Prince whatsoever It is now time to show the end of

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 w●… 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. N●…o Alvarez Pereyra who was gone to the Conquest of the M●… of C●…ma in the Post of General of Ceylon He built the Fort of Sofragam because the Neigh●… hood was in Arms and left there 100 Port●… gueses and 200 Lascarines Then he ma●… ched towards Madune who was fortified at the two Corla's the ancient ●…trimony of his Forefathers a Mountainous Cou●… well watred bearing much Rice and abo●… 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 ma●… and taking 35 Men of great Note whereof one was C●…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. Co●…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 Golay●… 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 l●…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 Squad●… convoyed the Merchant Fleet after such a manner that the same Pirate took a Vessel without their offering to desend it The Merchants of N●…an 〈◊〉 the Captains of the Con●…oy to recover that Ship but they would or d●… not A Spanish Flyboat accidentally p●…g by at the request of that City retook it 13. Constantine de Sa ever since he was General of 〈◊〉 had intelligence that C●…li C●…are King of I●…tan and 〈◊〉 ●…ect assisted Ma●… He offered 〈◊〉 Money to wave receiving the Price of the Elephants due as Tribute C●…li privily Armed and Constantine sent Philip de Olivoyra wit●… ●…o Portugueses and 3000 L●…es 〈◊〉 demanded the value of the Elephants and 〈◊〉 answered not to the purpose relying on 8000 Men well Armed and his strong Walls Oliveyr●… 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 ●…gem to cut off our Van which was far advanced under L●… 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