repaid the Courtesie so fortunately that a Ball falling among the Enemies Powder did great harm and they quitted the Work The like success was against two lesser Works so that our Fleet entred without further resistance Don Francisco was told the King was prepared and had hired 1500 Archers of the Cafres besides his own men He sent a message to him but was not hearkned to and only answered that the Moors of Mombaça were not to be frighted with the noise of Cannon like those of Quiloa Don Francisco enraged that some men had been wounded attempting to burn the Ships of Cambaya in the Port without succeeding landed his men and marched to the City 8. He entred the Town the 15th of August and drove the Enemy out at the other end and among them the King whose Pallace he had possessed himself of and planted thereon a Cross and here received the News of the Victory at Sea the Ships having been burnt as he ordered In this Action were lost five Portugueses of the Moors 1513 killed and 1200 taken whereof he kept but 200 discharging the rest the Ships being heavy with Plunder after which the City was burnt to the ground Some of the Ships which had been separated by the Storm joyned the Fleet here Don Francisco dispatched two before him to carry the News of what he had done and the necessary Orders till he came He set out for India with 14 Ships and anchored in the Bay called Angra de Santa Elena where he found Iohn Homem Captain of a Caravel who having been distressed by Weather had discovered some Islands and met some of the Ships that had lost the Fleet. Sailing thence the first Port of India where he touched was Anchediva 9. Anchediva as was said before is the chiefest of five Islands where the King had ordered a Fort to be built which was now put in execution Hither the King of Onor sent Embassadors to Don Francisco with Presents Hither came to meet him Considerable Men though Merchants assuring him of the Good Affection of their Prince to the Portugueses Hither the Neighbouring Moors of Cincatora brought Gifts to him All was the effects of Fear produced by the Fame of his Actions He was informed there was not far from him a Fort strong by Nature as well as Art built by the Prince Sabago and garrisoned with 800 men being seated on the Banks of the River Aliga and Borders of Onor he sent his Son Don Lorenço on pretence of a Friendly Visit to take a view of it which he effected remaining there some days 10. The Fort being finished he put a Captain and 80 men into it leaving a Galeon and two Brigantines to cruise there and then sailed to the Port of Onor He was ill received and resolved to shew himself as terrible there as he had done at Mombaça and Quiloa The Inhabitants perceiving it amused him with excuses till they had secured their Wives Children and Goods in a neighbouring Mountain and then appeared with shouts and motions endeavouring to terrifie rather than seem fearful Don Francisco marched by land and sent his Son with 150 men in Boats to burn some Ships and though innumerable Arrows flew and Don Francisco was wounded with one the Town and Ships were fired at the same time The Wind being in our mens Faces the Smoak of the Fire did them much harm but Don Lorenço taking a compass avoided it and fell upon 1500 of the Enemy The confusion was great on both sides but more on ours our men beginning to give ground till Don Francisco coming up they took heart and drove the Enemy to the Mountain Timoja Governour of the City and Owner of some of the Ships that were burnt and a man of Graceful Presence with discreet words appeased Don Francisco and stopt the ensuing ruin He excused his King and in his Name offered Vassalage to Portugal This done Don Francisco sailed to Cananor CHAP. IX Conquests under King Emanuel in the Year 1506 and Government of the Viceroy Don Francisco de Almeyda 1. BEcause the Government of Don Francisco de Almeyda was the Foundation of our Security and Conquests in India it will be necessary here to say some things of its Ports and Chief Places along the Sea Coasts Asia is divided from Europe by the River Don or Tanais and the Euxine or Black Sea and Streights of the Dardanels From Africk by the Red Sea and a Line drawn from Suez the utmost Port thereof to the Mediterranean cross that narrow Neck of Land which joyns these two parts of the World and is 24 Leagues in length The different Religions there practised may be reduced to four principal ones the Christian the Mahometan the Pagan and the Jewish That part of Asia which makes most to our purpose may be divided into nine parts as it runs along the Coast. The first beginning to the Westward commences at the Mouth of the Red Sea in 12 d. 40 m. of North Latitude and reaches to the Gulf of Persia. From the Mouth of the Red Sea to the City Aden is 44 Leagues thence to Cape Fortaque in 14 d. 30 m. Latitude 100 Leagues with these Towns Abian Ax Canacan Brun Argel Zehel the Metropolis Herit Cayem Fartach Hence to Curia Muria 70 Leagues in which are the City Dolfor famous for Frankincense and 20 Leagues beyond it Norbate From Curia Muria to Cape Raâ—… Alegate in 22 d. 30 Latitude 120 Leagues all barren and desert Here begins the Kingdom of Ormus and hence to Cape Mozandan are 90 Leagues with these Cities Colagate Curiate Mascate Soar Calata Orfacam Doba and Lima 8 Leagues from Monbazam which Ptolomy calls Cape Assaborum in 26 degrees of North Latitude All this tract the Arabs call Ayaman and we Arabia Felix because the most fruitful and best inhabited of all Arabia The second division contains 200 Leagues from Cape Iaques to the Mouth of Indus is called Chirman divided into the two Kingdoms Macran and Madel with these Towns Guadel Calara Tibique Calamate Goadel and Diul this Coast is barren and much of it desert because of the shoal Water The third contains 150 Leagues 38 from Diul to Cape Iaquete thence to Dio in the Kingdom Guzarata 50 with these Towns Cotinna Mangalor Chervar Patan and Corinar from Dio to Cambaya 50 Leagues and these Towns Madrafavat Moha Talica Goda and Gundin Between Cambaya and Iaquete is included a part of the Kingdom of Guzarata and the Mountain Country of the Resboutos The fourth contains 290 Leagues and is the most pretious part of India and most frequented by the Portugueses This division is subdivided into three parts by two Rivers that run from East to West The first separates the Kingdom of Decan from that of Guzarat which lies North of it the second parts Decan from Canara on the South There are other Rivers which all have their Springs in the Mountain Gate The chief of all those Rivers is called Ganga or
be said to be conquer'd the Mores losing their Lives and ours their Honour by taking the Advantage 14. Chaul being now streightned Ruy Gonçalez de Camara was sent to Goa for Relief which he brought in two Galleys At this time appeared here and before Mangalor the Malabar-Ships sent by Zamori pursuant to the Articles of the Consederacy But our Method being to relate what each of the Confederates did separately this shall be referred to another Chapter Let us see one of the bravest Actions that has been heard of performed by Stephen Perestrelo Commander of the weak Fort of Caranja 15. It was said above 5000 of Nizamaluco's Horse marched into the Lands of Baçaim They resolved to attempt some of our Garrisons and being beaten off at Açarim and Damam went and sate down before Caranja where Stephen Perestrelo was with only Forty Men Caranja is a small inconsiderable Work between Chaul and Damam on the Edge of the Water and is in some measure an Island being encompassed by small Brooks As the Enemy sate down before it Emanuel de Melo came with Thirty Men. Being now Seventy strong Perestrelo falls upon that great Number with such Success that after covering the little Island with dead Bodies the rest fled leaving their Cannon and a considerable Quantity of Arms and Ammunition 16. But to return to Chaul The Moors furiously batter'd it with Seventy Pieces of large Cannon for the space of a Month the least that was spent every Day being 160 Balls They made great havock among the Houses in which many were killed one single Ball slew six Persons that were eating together others fell into the Ships and failed not oâ—… Execution there This Battery began against the Bastion of the Cross and wâ—…s carried on to the Place where Peter Ferreyra and Mem Dornelas were posted levelling all with the Ground The Besieged worked incessantly to cover themselves but the Enemy's Gunners were so expert they mounted their Balls so that they fell among those that thought they were within Shelter Augustine Nunez found an Expedient to avoid this Danger which though thought difficult at first was afterwards their only Security 17. Our Commander seeing the Battery on the other side of St. Dominick never ceased thought fit to attack the Enemy's Quarters opposite to it Alexander de Sousa and Augustine Nunez undertook it with One Hundred and Twenty Men and though vigorously opposed drove the Enemy thence killing many and firing the Works 18. Iohn Alvarez Suarez an Officer of the Revenue hearing the Danger of Chaul fitted out a Vessel at his own Charge and came thither with some Soldiers where he behaved himself beyond what was expected of one whose Business seemed to be only the Pen though now he converted it to the Sword 19. Coming now at the time of the Attack of those Works he was one of the first that mounted Ferdinand Casqueiro hearing the Moors play at Tables in an House ran in and killed two of them driving the rest from the Sport The Work was levelled with the Ground without any Loss on our Side Among the Arms taken in this Action was a Cymiter with this Inscription IESUS SAVE ME. CHAP. X. Continues the Siege of Chaul 1. THE Enemy attacked some considerable Houses and were repulsed with Loss of one Man of ours but we having undermined that of Hector de Sampaio to blow it up they ran furiously and set their Colours upon the Top of it This incensed our Men and there followed an obstinate Dispute in the House till some Fire accidentally falling into the Powder it blew up killing Forty Two of our Soldiers Some escaped so disfigured that their own Friends mistaking them for Moors ran out to kill them 2. The Moors escaped here unhurt and set their Colours upon the Ruins of the House and upon that of Xira which they took next Ximirican assaults by Night the Bastion of the Cross with Six Hundred Men but Ferdinand Pereyra opposed them with Thirty and Henry de Betancor seconding him with some others they beat them off and took five Colours they had planted upon the Work Betancor fought with the Left Hand only having before lost the Right And Dominick del Alâ—…ma being lame caused himself to be brought out in a Chair 3. April was now begun and the Enemy seemed resolved to continue there all the Winter and were raising new Works Alexander de Sâ—…sa and D. Goncalo de Meneses were appointed to sally upon them Their Soldiers understanding it ran out without Orders to the Number of Two Hundred and furiously drove the Enemy from their Works which their Captains coming up they ruined Above Fifty Moors were killed and some few Portugueses 4. Nizamaluco perplexed with so many Losses gives a general Assault with his whole Army at once attacking all our Posâ—…s There was scarce any of our Works that the Moors did not enter and plant their Colours and with the same Vigour and Fury were repulsed and drove out of them In the Morning above Five Hundred Moors appeared slain and Four or Five Portugueses This was the Posture of Affairs when some Supplies came from Goa Diu and Bacaim being above Two Hundred Men and a sufficient Quantity of Ammunition 5. Two other Dangers now terrified the Besieged The onâ—… a troublesome though not mortal Diseaâ—…e being great Swellings all over their Bodies which deprived them of the Use of their Limbs The other that Nizamaluco sollicited the King of Sarçeta and some Rebels of Cambâ—…a to fall upon the Portugueses in other Places by that means to hinder Relief coming to them But neither of them gave ear to him This Prince seeing he must finish alone what â—…e had undertaken alone fell to battering 〈◊〉 House of D. Nunno Alvarez Pereâ—…ra 〈◊〉 continued it for the Time of Forty Two Days He assaults it wiâ—…h Five Thouâ—… Men The Defendants at first were but â—…ty soon after Twenty more came to their Assistance and some others also after that We lost but One Man and killed above Fifty Moors One being taken and broughâ—… to the Captain told him above Five Thousand had been killed during the Siege 6. The House of Nunno Vello was battered and assaulted Thirty Days with much the same Success only this Difference that we lost Ten Men. Only Thirty Soldiers sustained these furious Assaults till it being judged no longer needful to defend the House it was agreed to blow it up The Enemy hastily ran to possess themselves of it setting up their Colours at such time as part of the Building flew into the Air doing good Execution though not so much 〈◊〉 was expected But what this fell short was made up by another Mine and by the Valour of D. Francis Mascarennas who falling upon those that escaped the Mine put them to the Sword and came off much hurt In like manner the House of Francis de Melâ—… was quitted after they had been defended to Admiration 7. The Summer was now almost spent
pass but Ixora commanding her to give it way the Wind flying the more impetuous for having been detained tore up a Mountain which falling into the Sea formed the Island Ceylon Other Islands are encompassed with Seas they call of Sugar Milk Butter and Sweet-Water Happy the Sailers that could find such pleasant Seas 6. The Bases or Grounds of the Elements are of several matters that of the Earth of Copper that of the Water of Silver that of the Fire of Gold that of the Air of a Pretious Stone that of Heaven of another Stone of more value They are Gods and move on the first waits the Bird Anam on the second Guereram on the third a Cart on the fourth an Ox on the fifth a Horse 7. There are seven large Subterranean dwellings called Padalas where live People who have no other light but that of certain bright Stones which Snakes have in their Foreheads One Day of ours is a Year in Heaven and one of our Years Three hundred and sixty five there The Days of the Week as among us take their names from the Planets and one of them is a Festival They believe the transmigration of Souls 8. The God Givem or Ixora is of the colour of Milk besides the usual two he has one Eye in the Forehead which being of Fire consumes all things his Body of such a length that Brama though he endeavoured it could never find the beginning or end of it The other Brother Vistnu who is God of the Transmutations converted himself into a Hog and turned up the Earth with his snout but could never find his Feet He is so thick that the Snake that girts the World cannot encompass one of his Arms â—…e has Sixteen Hands all employed with Deer Chairs a Guitar a Bell a Bason a Trident a Rope a Hook an Ax Fire a Drum Beads a Staff a Wheel a Snake on his Forehead a horned Moon his Apparel skins of Beasts laid down with Snakes he has two Wifes the Goddess of the Water and Chati who has already dyed One and twenty times and because every time she dies he puts one of her Bones upon his Neck he now wears One and twenty Bones there Having shared his Body with his Wife and she hers with him he is halfe Man halfe Woman his care is to finish all things Bramâ—… to Create and Vistnu's to govern them 9. The God Ixora lives in Calaya a most delicious Mountain for Woods Gardens Fountains Birds and Nymphs among them there is nothing but Harmony The desert parts of it are inhabited by Riâ—…is Hermits much esteemed for sanctity in a private and most pretious Tabernacle is the Silver Rose with two Musical white Nymphs and among them the Linga or Eternal God placed on a Lion of inestimable value and invisible 10. Brama and Vistnu envying Ixoras's greatness set themselves against him he said if they could find his beginning or end they should be his Superiors Vistnu looked for his Feet and Brama and for his Head the first was deterred by a Snake the second disswaded by Roses he brib'd them to testifie he had seen his Head which they did Vistnu sensible of the fraud turn'd them into Beasts and cut off one of his Heads of his Blood sprang a Man with Five hundred Heads and One thousand Hands Ixora did penance for this crime and travelling came to a place where they threw several Beasts at him he catched â—…ead them and cloathed himself with their Skins being over-powered Vistnu came to his Aid in the shape of a beautiful Maid and his Enemies were astonished at her form Ixora having to do with her a Son was born Ixora and Vistnu differed about whom it should belong too and a Heavenly Spirit reconciled them taking it to himself He bred him an expert Archer and kept him as his guard against Sagatracavaxem the Giant of Five hundred Heads and One thousand Hands sprung from Bramas Head cut off by Ixora This pilgrimage of Ixora gave the Original to the Pilgrims called Iogues who wander about living upon Charity wearing Periwigs and strewed with Ashes 11. Ixora has four Children the first has the Face of an Elephant the second of a Monkey the third is Superbenia with six Faces and twelve Arms the fourth a young Woman called Patracali The Father and his Wife Chati converted into Elephants begot a Son with an Elephant's Head and four Arms he is wonderful big and rides on a Mouse The first fruits of all that is sowed are offered to him 12. The Bramones who are the Masters of their Ceremonies abstain from Fish Flesh Eggs and Wine of other things they Eat and Drink without measure they celebrate the Aniversaries of their Dead with great Banquets they are so much afraid of the Moon on the fourth Day after the full that they shun seeing even the reflection of her in the Water 13. Chati washing her self in the time of her courses produced a Man Her Husband cut of his Head which rowling to the foot of his Mountain Calaya brought forth the Tree on which grow the Coco's which therefore have the resemblance of Eyes Nose and Mouth But the Wife complaining Ixora cut of an Elephants Head and put it to the Body which remained Man and Elephant Then both converting themselves into Monkeys begot one but she ashamed to bring it forth desired the Wind to translate it to another Womb and it was removed to that of the Wife of the Heavenly Spirits She was delivered of and Ixora gave him great power calling him Anuman This is the Reason the Indians adore Monkeys 14. Patracali Ixoras's Daughter is black she has eight Faces and sixteen Arms great round Eyes Hogs Teeth two Elephants for pendants she is cloathed with Snakes her Hair like the Peacocks Tails has several things in her hands particularly Arms the Devil Medala waits on her she seeing her Father could not overcome the Giant Daridabaxada Conquered him by Policy Ixora to deliver her from Enemies sent her to live invisible among Men. At Sea she overcame some Fishermen and landed at Coulam and marryed the Prince of Coulett who being falsly accused of stealing the Queen of Pande's Bracelets was impaled Patracali brought him to Life caused Sacrifice to he offered to him and thus freed from the bands of wedlock remained a Virgin 15. Ixora in a passion threw his Wig on the ground which became an Armed fierce Man who cut off the Head of Lecxaprazava King of the Peringales and the Hand of the God of Fire and the Sun's Teeth Ixora put on a Goats-head upon Lecxaprazava's Shouldiers instead of his own CHAP. II. The Metamorphoses or Transformations 1. THE God Vistnu is black he has four Hands and always lies sleeping on his back in the Sea of Milk yet so he governs the whole World his Bed is the Snake Ananta which has five Heads on four he lays his Hands on the other his Head the Snake asked him in case she had
by some Geographers Trogloditis vulgarly Adel having submitted himself to the Turk to obtain Assistance of Men casting off the Obedience he owed to the Emperour of Ethiopia began furiously to over-run that Country with a Powerful Army To excuse his Ambitious Designs he laid hold of the Opportunity his Sovereigns tender years offered and in a small time made himself Master of such part of Abassia that the Emperour Atanad Sagad or Claudius was obliged to retire towards the Kingdom of Goiame and his Mother Saban or Elizabeth with the Barnagais got into the rugged Mountain Dama a place naturally impregnable which rising to a prodigious height over a vast Plain on its Top forms another almost Round and about a League over in which is an indifferent Town with Fruit and Cattel that maintains it On one side only is a painful Ascent till near the Top from thence People are drawn up on Planks with Ropes and in like manner let down 2. The Queen reduced to this condition hearing D. Stephen was in the Red-Sea sent Barnagais Embassadour to him to desire his Assistance against that Tyrant who over-running her Kingdoms destroyed the ancient Churches and carried away Slaves the Religious Men and Priests The Embassadour was heard and received a favourable Answer It was Resolved in Council to send Relief and D. Christopher named Commander in Chief of Four hundred Men it consisted of He had with him eight Field-Pieces many small Fire-Arms and plenty of Ammunition D. Iohn Bermudez the Patriarch much desired by that Emperour to introduce the Roman Ceremonies accompanied them The two Brothers D. Stephen and D. Christopher took leave on the shoar never to meet again Let us conduct the one into India and then return to the other 3. About Iuly the Governour was taken in such a violent Storm that a Galliot sunk down right a Barque was lost and all the Fleet scattered Many Religous Vows were made in the danger but that of a private Souldier was pleasant who Vowed he would marry D. Isabel de Sa Daughter to D. Garcia de Sa after Governour of India and the applauded Beauty of all those parts which afterwards gave pleasant matter of Discourse At length the Governour arrived at Goa and perceiving the Ships did not come from Portugal and that he was exhausted with the charge of the last Fleets he loaded the Goods provided for the Ships expected on four Galeons and sent them away Peter de D. Castello Branco late Governor of Ormuz Commanded one of these Galleons and was taken by the French near the Islands Azores 4. Nizamoxa desired to possess himself of the Forts of Sangaça and Carnala held by two Subjects of Cambaya on the Frontiers of that Kingdom and formidable for their strength and situation The Commanders Nicoda Amorgin and Atridican being absent he assaults and enters them The Owners had recourse for the Recovery of them to D. Francis de Meneses Commanding at Baçaim promising to hold them of us if restored He went in person with Three hundred Portugueses a party of the Natives and each of the Proprietors Two hundred Men. They scaled the Fort Carnalia and the Defendants in a pannick Fear abandoned it some throwing themselves down the â—…ocks where they were beaten to pieces Those of Sangaça quitted it before it was demanded D. Francis left the Moors in possession with Portugues Garrisons Nizamoxa in a Rage sent 5000 Men who ruined all the Country about The Owners despairing of maintaining themselves against that Power resigned their Title to those Forts to the Portugueses and were received into Bacaim by D. Francis who sent Supplies to the Forts and resolved to maintain them 5. Nizamoxa sends 6000 Men more 1000 of them Musquetiers and 800 Horse well Armed They beset Sangaça and gave several Assaults that Day wherein many of them were killed The Portugueses stood all Day and Night at their Arms and with much difficulty sent Advice to D. Francis at Bazaim who came to their Relief with 160 Portugueses 20 Horse and some Naiques with 2000 Indians Don Francis received a Letter from the Governour of Chaul giving an account of the great Strength of the Enemy and some of his Men coming to hear the Contents of it he read quite the contrary to what really was in it and marched on A small Party of the Eâ—…my attacked the Van to draw them into two Ambushes each of which contained a Thousand Men. Some of the Portugueses fled D. Francis with his twenty Horse resolved to keep a Pass and he with some Gentlemen killed several Those of the Ambush coming on the Portugueses were forced to fight Back to Back Those who at first fled fell into the second Ambush and endeavouring to shun it returned to the first with whom the others were engaged The Moors thinking this had been a fresh Relief fled our Men took heart and struck such Terrour into the Enemy that running to Cangaça they raised their Camp leaving all the Ground about the Fort strowed with all sorts of Weapons and Ammunition D. Francis returning from the Pursuit found they had slain about 500 and lost 20 Men. He stored the Forts and went back to his Command 6. I shall relate a thing scarce Credible but most true In this Action a Giant-like Portugues of prodigious Strength called Trancoso seeing a Moor well wrapped in a large Veil falling from his Head laid hold of him thereby as if he had been a Buckler and so carried him before his Breast received upon him all the stroaks of the Enemies Weapons and thus continued making him his Shield till the Fight was ended 7. However considering the keeping of those Forts was of greater Charge and Danger than Advantage could be made of them and because Nizamoxa our Confederate offered for them 5000 Pâ—…rdao's besides the 2000 he paid before the Governour resigned them up to him to the great Regret of D. Francis de Meneses who had gained and maintained them with so much Honour The Garrisons marched out with all the usual Ceremonies 8. When this hapned the Governour was at Chaul in order to Visit the Northern Forts he furnished them with all Necessaries Being returned to Goa he provided the Loading for the Ships that were detained at Moçambique and received Embassadors from Xeque Ismael of Persia the Kings of Calicut and Cambaya about important Affairs and were answered to their satisfaction 9. Peter de Faria who Commanded at Malaca had received some Information of the Affairs and Seat of the Island del Oro or of Gold which was said to be in the Sea of the River Calandor in five Degrees of South Latitude 150 Leagues from the Point of Sumatra encompassed with great Banks of Sand and strong Currents He advertized the King who sent to that Discovery and Conquest Francis de Almeida that died by the way One Iames Cabral of Madera succeeded him and the Governour Martin Alfonso de Sousa displaced him to give that Charge to Hierom
could be more brave nothing more honourable 7. The King came from Champanel with Ten thousand Horse to see as Coje Zofar said that place taken This caused an extraordinary Motion in the Army and D. Iohn desired to know the cause of it Six of our Men sallied out at Night and fell among sixty Moors who were all asleep whereof they killed some and the rest waking at the Noise as also some that were not far off our Men were forced to retire leaving two dead the four brought a Prisoner with them who informed our Commander of what he desired This Action incensed the King and Coje Zofar so that they renewed the fury of their Batteries and did much harm The Renegado Frenchman was struck dead by a chance Dart and the Gunner who succeeded him being Ignorant did more harm to his own Party than to us which was some Revenge All the Neighbourhood resounded with the Noise of the Cannon and Cries of dying Men when a Bullet of ours falling in the Kings Tent sprinkled him with the Blood of one of his Favourites who was near him and beaten to pieces This so terrified the King that he instantly fled leaving the Command of the Horse to Iuzarcan a Valiant Ethiopian 8. Coje Zofar pressed the Besieged and there was great slaughter and destruction on both sides the more visible and dangerous in the Fort by reason of its little Compass and the small number of Men. Mascarenas appeared wherever there was danger as hoping to gain no less Honour than Antony de Silveyra had done there a few years before He was no less Fortunate in couragous Women for those that were in the Fort encouraged the Men assisted and relieved them at the work And when the Turks entred the Walls one of them hearing they were got into a House run in with a Spear and fought till Mascarenas came and put them all to the Sword 9. Coje Zofar omitted nothing that could be devised to fill the Ditches and lay open the Fort. All industry was used on our side to repair the Breaches The prime Gentry did the Duties of private Souldiers and Masons the Walls and Bastions were ruined at Night and repaired by Morning Coje Zofar was astonished to see all he destroyed restored Coming on in a Rage with fresh Men a Cannon Ball took off his Head and right Hand whereon he leaned it Thus he fulfilled his Mothers Prediction who being at Otranto still persuaded him to be reconciled to the Church and perceiving she prevailed not superscribed her Letters to him thus To Coje Zofar my Son at the Gates of Hell His Son Rumecan succeeded him as well in Wickedness as the ardent desire of taking that Fort. He took upon him his Father's Command and inherited his Fortune Our Commander was obliged to send fresh Advice to the Governour at Goa and the Captains of the Neighbouring places A Priest was the Messenger who run very great danger the Sea at that time being scarce Navigable But then Portugal had some Decij and some Reguli Now it has only the grief of wanting them CHAP. II. Continues the Government of D. John de Castro and Siege of Diu. 1. RUmecan now gives a General Assault he and Iuzarcan attack the Bastions of St. Iohn and St. Thomas where they found a most vigorous Resistance and so many were killed that the Defendants seemed rather a raging Plague than Men. Yet at length Valour was forced to give way to Numbers and the Enemy mounted St. Thomas's Bastion But Despair administring Fury rather than Valour the few Portugueses rush upon the multitude of Enemies and making a wonderful slaughter throw headlong from the Wall such as had escaped the Sword so that the Dead lay in heaps 2. Rumecan thinking Mahomets displeasure was the cause of this Misfortune spent this Night in Prayers and Processions In the Morning thinking he had attoned he renewed the Assault After mounting the two Bastions he was forced to retire having lost almost Two thousand Men and among them the Ethiopian Iuzarcan General of the Horse An Uncle of his of the same Name succeeded him In this Action seven Portugueses were lost Several other Assaults were given with like Success In one of these the Fire was so close and furious that several who were clad in Cotton which soon took flame ran and dipt themselves in the Water and so returned to their Posts Those who wore Skins escaped better Our Commander taking notice of this caused some gilt Leather wherewith his Rooms were hung to be made into Coats for the Souldiers Another time D. Iohn and D. Peter de Almeyda with One hundred Men sallied to destroy a Mount raised by the Enemy to over-look the Fort and effected it killing Three hundred Moors Martin Botello another time went out with Ten Men to take some Body to give Intelligence and falling upon Eighteen put them to flight all except a bold Nubij who standing all the Eleven wrestled with Botello and he finding it hard to overcome him whilst he could touch the ground with his Feet like another Hercules with Anseus ran with him in his Arms to the Fort. 3. The Attacks were still renewed the Defendants spent with Labour and above all with Hunger feeding even upon nauseous Vermin A Crow taken upon the dead Bodies was a Dâ—…nty for the Sick and sold for five Crowns the Ammunition was almost spent and now the Enemy gives a hot Assault with fresh Men Ten thousand having newly joyned them They entred St. Iohn's Bastion and retired Scarce had they left it when it blew up and in it 73 of our Men ten whereof came down alive Iames de Sotomayer fell into the Fort with a Spear in his hand a Souldier in the same manner fell among the Enemies and was killed by them It was no Fable that Armed Men were seen in the Air this bout Our Captain Mascarenas foreseeing the danger had ordered them to quit the Bastion but one Reynoso protested he would accuse them of Cowardize if they did The one Commanded prudently the other Advised couragiously yet was guilty of Disobedience 4. Thirteen thousand of the Enemy attack the Breach they had made only five Souldiers withstood them till Mascarenas came with fifteen more The Women assisted the Men and ran even to brave Death The Priest who was returned from carrying the Advice to the Neighbouring places appeared encouraging all with a Crucifix lifted on high The Actions done here were incredible but Night coming on the Enemy retired having lost Three hundred Men. Mascarenas spent all the Night in repairing the Damages received 5. The Enemy daily renewed their Attacks with the same success and held out by means of their vast Numbers Rumecan fell again to Mining and pierced the very Rocks that stood in his way but met not with such success as he had done the time before for D. Iohn perceiving his Work countermined it and it flew all back upon the Besiegers killing many
beginning of the Year The Count having sent Commanders to several Forts dispatched five Ships for Portugal in one of which went D. Constantin Next he sent D. Francis Mascarenhas with 650 Men in 23 Ships to seek out Cafar's Gallies that were abroad a pilfering but he missing of them through neglect returned to the Coast of Malabar where he secured the Trading Ships for the term of three Months and then went into Port. 2. In February the Vice-Roy sent George de Moura with three Galleons and some small Vessels to secure our Ships that were to come from Ormuz against Cafar's Gallies On the Coast of Caxem he met a Ship of Achem of great strength and value it carried 500 fighting Men and 50 Pieces of Brass Cannon Towards Night Peter Lopez de Rebelo stood up with and boarded her whereupon ensued a bloody Fight The Enemy fired the Galleon and Antony Cabral coming up in the Night with another thinking it was the Ship attacks the Galleon Perceiving his Mistake he drew off and the Ship taking fire both were inevitably lost Cabral saved Rebelo and his Men. Of the Enemy only a few escaped in the Long-Boat Moura was coming on with the rest of the Ships when discovering a Sail he gave it chase but in vain He cruized there some time and saw several Ships but could not fetch up any 3. In September arrived in India 6 Ships from Portugal with 3000 Land-men The Vice-Roy was preparing to set out for the Sea of Calicut whilst Cide Meriam was marching to besiege Damam with 800 Horse and 1000 Foot after doing much harm in the Neighbouring Villages Our Men went out to meet them a Dominican carrying a Crucifix before them at the first Charge several of our Men fell and among them the Dominican a Souldier took up the Crucifix and marched before till a Ball broke the Arm of it which much stirred up our Men to revenge In the heat of the Action Cide appears calling upon Garcia Rodriguez who spurring his Horse met and with a stroak of his Lance dismounted him but Garcia fell too and Meriam recovering came at him with his Cimiter Garcia embraces him fast and so they strugled till one of our Souldiers run Meriam through with a Pike Our Captain mounted again and running into the thickest of the Enemy they were disordered and fled many were killed many taken and a considerable Booty 4. About the beginning of December the Vice-Roy set out of Goa with 140 Sail in which number were ten very large Gallies in this Fleet were 4000 Men. All this Preparation was only to meet Zamori and Swear to the Peace already concluded They met at Tiracole the Vice Roy walking through a Lane made by his 4000 Men and the King through another of 40000. After the usual Ceremonies the Articles were read and then sworn to by each after his own manner 5. The Count returning to Cochim dispatched the Ships for Portugal which arrived safe except one that was never heard of The Portugueses of this great Fleet having no other employments for their Swords fell to Challenging one another by which means above 50 were killed The grounds of these Quarrels are commonly so idle and ridiculous that it is not worth time to mention any of them 6. The Vice Roy began this Year sending some Commanders to several Parts But there was nothing of moment but the Business of Amboina one of the Maluco's whither he sent Henry de Sá with some Relief Amboina is an Island in that Eastern Sea about 16 Leagues in compass but contains in that little Space many good Towns Iordan de Freytas Commander of Ternate got a Grant of it for himself as is before said from the King of it who being converted by his means repayed him with that Gift which afterwards fell to the Crown of Portugal Sá sent his Nephew Vasco thither to build a Fort but he behaved himself so ill that he estranged the Hearts of all the People chiefly the Inhabitants of Ative where he was and those of Aito not far distant The better to compass their Revenge they offered Subjection to the Queen of Iapara in the Island Iava that she might assist them with her Shipping The other Islands also sent a Fleet and joyning with those that were in Arms killed many of the Christians newly converted by St. Francis Xaverius One of these called Emanuel gathering a Number put a stop to this Current till Henry de Sá joyning they totally defeated all those Enemies with a great slaughter of them Then Sá took in hand the punishing the Rebels among which were two Infamous Portugueses who had laid the muzzles of their Musquets to Emanuel because he defended the New Christians that it may appear there are many New Christians better than the Old Peace being setled the Spiritual Conquest was carried on 7. In Ceylon Madune always aiming to deprive his Brother the King of Cota of his Kingdom kept his Son Raju in the Field with a good Force Raju with 30000 Men besieges the Fort of Columbo Commanded by Baltasar Guedez de Sousa He battered it several days with great Fury but found such opposition he was forced to draw off and marched to the City Cota two Leagues distant not doubting to carry it having been reinforced and believing the Portugueses were not in condition to Relieve it Yet Baltasar Guedez was there as soon as he with 400 Men. The City was besieged and the Attacks carried on vigorously and backed with Elephants Many Portugueses were here seen fight with those Beasts single and with many Wounds drive them back upon their own Men. 8. Though bravely defended the Town was in great danger by reason of the Enemies great number had not Iames de Melo Coutinho Commander of Manar come opportunely with 400 Men and Provisions Raju seeing this Relief raised the Siege having lost 2000 Men. On our side twenty were killed and three Franciscans The King repaired his Works and Coutinho returned to his Command leaving the Men he brought 9. This Year sailed from Lisbon four Ships one of them was forced back three arrived at Goa one whereof sunk there The Vice-Roy sent D. Francis de Mascarenhas to Cananor with fifteen Sail we being then at War with that King Hierom Diaz de Meneses staid behind with his Ship in which were forty tried Souldiers He met three Parao's of Malabars and could not with Honour avoid them so making up to the formost layed it aboard and killing most of the Moors had taken it but that the other two coming up forced our Men to defend their own Ship and though they behaved themselves with great bravery were by the multitude of Enemies drove into the Poop whence breaking out again they cleared their Decks killing 60 Moors They parted and Diaz pursued his Voyage 10. The Vice-Roy dispatched two Ships for Portugal which after a dangerous Voyage arrived safe Hearing what had hapned Hierom Diaz with the Malabars who continued
slain the rest fled and the Town was plundered The Wife of Arel and other persons of Note were taken with much Gold Silver Jewels Silks and other Stuffs good Cannon and thirteen considerable Vessels all was put to the Sword first and then delivered up to the Flames without the loss of one Man The Governor returning to Cochin found there two Ships that came from Portugal with Nuno de Cuna who came to take upon him that Government and was behind with most of the Fleet. Lope Vaz desired to deliver up India to him cleansed of Pyrats and so prosecuted his Undertakings He went to Cananor and sent his Nephew Simon de Melo against Marabia a Town not far distant who burnt twelve of the Paraos that guarded the Port and landing fired the Town The same he did at mount Delii Antony de Silva de Meneses acted in the same nature at other places There was nothing every where but Fire and Sword Ruin and Destruction 14. The King of Cambaya at this time had fitted out eighty Barques against Nizamaluco Lord of Chaul and did harm to the Portugueses Alexiath a valiant â—…oor commanded that Fleet and our Commander at Chaul and Nizamaluco both demanded aid of Lopâ—… Vaz He set out with forty Sail in which were above a thousand Portugueses besides the Natives who bore Arms. Hector de Silveyra had the Command of the Vessels that rowed Lope Vaz being arrived at Chaul sent eighty Portugueses under the Command of Iohn de Avelar to Nizamaluco then sailed towards Diu understanding the eighty Barques steered that way Off of Bombaim he had sight of them Some Vessels run to secure the mouth of the River Bandora left the Enemy might escape that way Hector de Silveyra with his Brigantines fetched up Aleixiath The Cannon began a furious Charge and the Smoak being dispersed there appeared in the Air showers of Bullets and Arrows Then they boarded and after a vigorous Engagement Alixiath fled with only seven of his eighty Barques Thirty three of them were of use the rest burnt the Prisoners were many much Artillery taken and abundance of Ammunition Hector lost not one Man in this glorious Action to which Lope Vaz was a joyful Spectator tho envious of Silveyra's Glory Iohn de Avelar acted no less for scaling an almost impregnable Fort of the King of Cambaya he was the first that entered and having slain all the Defendants delivered it up to Nizamaluco Here three Portugueses were lost They were all assisted by a thousand of Nizamaluco's â—…ubjects That Prince honored and rewarded the Bravery of the Portugueses 15. Lope Vaz overjoyed with this success thought Diu now weakened would surrender if he appeared before it and he judged right as afterwards appeared But all the Captains except Hector de Silveyra being of a contrary opinion he was forced to desist and went back to Goa leaving the famous Hector with twenty two Vessels that rowed to scour that Coast of Pirats Antony de Miranda on that of Malabar drove all that came in his way He had destroyed twelve Paraos when Christopher de Melo the Governor's Nephew joined him with a hundred choice Men in six Brigantines and a Gally Then they took in the River Chale a mighty Ship of Calicut laden with Pepper and bravely defended by much Artillery and eight hundred Men. Near Monte Hermoso or Mount Beautiful they defeated fifty Sail of Calicut and took much Cannon and many Men in three Paraos But the Winter coming on they retired 16. Hector de Silveyra who was left with his Brigantines on the Coast of Cambaya did much execution He run up the River Nagotana of Baçaim and landed the Natives with the Terror of his Actions deserting the Towns whereof he burnt six At the last the Commander of Nagotana appeared in the Field with five hundred Horse and a great number of Foot Hector knowing it was a raâ—…ness to encounter him retired towards his Brigantines but the Horse coming on hindered any from embarquing Hector faced them and killing three made some room Francis Godino dismounting one of the Enemy got upon his Horse and killing another brought that Horse to his Captain who encouraging his Men made the Enemy give back and so gained time to imbarque Hector went hence to Bacaim seated on the Banks of the River of the same name found it well fortified and stored with Cannon through whose Mouths he must force his landing Behind the Town lay Alixiath with five hundred Horse and three thousand Foot Hector entered the River by night and in the morning in despight of their Cannon forced the Works killing many of the Defendants As he marched to the Town on a sudden Alixiath fell on him with his three thousand five hundred Men. Silveyra drew his Men into one Body and bravely put all that number to flight killing many Whilst they fled Baâ—…aim was plundered and burnt The Lord of Tana a great City not far distant terrified at this success submitted himself as Tributary to Portugal and was received by Hector who now retired to Chaul 17. Let us now see what was done during this time at Maluco Simon de Sousa Galvam was going in a Galley with seventy Men to take the Command of that Fort of D. George a most violent storm brought him in a miserable condition to the Port of Achem. Immediately flocked about them several Vessels upon pretence of assistance but being come aboard they fell upon the seventy Portugueses with all manner of weapons but they recovering the Fright bravely drove them all from their Ships sides but not above twenty of them were left that could stand upon their Feet The King in a rage that the Ship was not taken ordered his Admiral to attack her in the morning He came and Simon de Sousa encouraging those Men that could scarce support themselves did Feats like to those related in Fables and repelled with great slaughter that Inundation that came upon them But a Moor who was in the Galley leaping overboard gave the Enemy an account of her miserable condition With a fresh supply they came on again and boarded her killing most of our Men Simon de Sousa was cut in pieces Only such as had not life enough to seek their death remained alive and were carried to the King with the Galley and afterwards served in the execution of his wicked Designs as shall appear in its proper place 18. Thus Simon de Sousa sailing by the way D. George de Meneses continued his Command at Maluco He sent some Portugueses against Tidore and the Spaniards that were there but they being put to the rout D. George gathered the Ternatenses they their Allies the chief whereof were Cachil de Aroez the King of Bacham and the Sangages They fell upon Tidore in the morning those of of Tidore and the Spaniards fought couragiously but were obliged to give ground and retire the Spaniards to their Fort having lost six Men two killed and
Peter de Zuniga and F. Luis Flores of Saint Dominick were burnt alive by the Emperor's Command together with Captain Ioachim a Iaponese who carried them in his Ship from Manila and twelve Seamen beheaded 3. At Mamgasaqui 25 were burnt alive and 25 beheaded Of the first number was Father Charles Spinola a Genoese and Father Sebastian Quimura born at Firando the first Iaponese Priest and six Iaponese Lay-Brothers all Jesuits Five Franciscans and nine Dominicans Also a Woman and twelve Children were executed and after that a Dominican and others 4. At Omura a Dominican a Franciscan and twelve more were burnt alive Ten suffer'd Martyrdom at Iquinosima Another was burnt at Firando fourteen at Namgasaqui and others in other Places all which made up the number of 118 whereof 46 burnt alive 5. In the Year 1624 another Persecution was raised at the Court by means of a Bonzo who becoming a Christian in hopes to grow rich and being disappointed became an Informer against Christians The Emperor gave him the Charge of Discovering them The first apprehended were two Jesuits and a Franciscan who being committed to Prison where Faramandondono the Emperor's Cousin was Baptized there forty Persons Fifty in all were taken out of the Prison and burnt alive Two Gentlemen who were Christians but not known being present leaped from their Horses and cast themselves into the Fire crying They died for the Faith At Night Three hundred Christians assembled and stole the Relicks of the Martyrs This gave occasion to a new Search and almost Five hundred suffered To prevent the concealing of any Religious Men all the Spaniards were expelled Nangasaqui and some married to Iaponese Women were parted from them Many Natives who would not renounce the Faith were banished and many more especially at Ozaqua had a Cross burnt deep on their Foreheads that they might be known to be Christians and they joyfully said Now we shall be known to be Slaves of Iesus They were turned off with that mark and almost naked in the dead of Winter with their Children and many of them died 6. In the Year 1637 Father Marcelas Francis Mastrili of the Society of Jesus was apprehended with his Companion Lazarus and carried to Namgasaqui where he endured many Tortures On the fourteenth of October he was brought out in sight of all the People with a Paper on his Back whereon were these Words Iogan Sama Emperor of Iapan Orders this mad Man to be Executed for Preaching in these Kingdoms a Law contrary to that of Xaxa and Amida and of the Fâ—…toques Come all to see him for he is to die hanging in the Cave for an Example At the Market-place of Tenâ—… where the Portugues Merchants resort he saluted them three times with his head having a Gag in his mouth 7. He was hanged up by the Feet in the Cave of the Mountain where generally Martyrs suffer and is therefore called Holy He hung four days uttering wonderful Doctrine and the Blood never fell into his Head as is usual in such Cases Seeing he did not die they took him out to be beheaded and he expected the stroke on his Knees saying twice My Father Saint Francis Xaverius It is believed he saw that Saint and that was the occasion of naming him The first stroke took no Effect the second made an impression and the third his Head fell to the Ground having called upon Jesus and Mary There followed an Earthquake all the Country about Being dead he had many Wounds given him then was burnt and the Ashes cast into the Sea Thus much of Iapan let us say somewhat of Ethiopia 8. In the Year 1521 Sultan Sagued being Emperor the Society of Jesus had a Residence at Gorgora in the Kingdom of Dambia and a stately Church Another Residence at Colela in the Kingdom of Gogan to which was subordinate the Mission of the Agaos a large Province Another at Fremona in the Kingdom of Tigre 9. The first Patriarch of Ethiopia was D. Iohn Bermudez chosen by the Emperor and confirmed by the Pope of whom we spoke in the Sixth Chapter of the Fourth Part of the Second Tome The second Patriarch was D. Iohn Nunnez Barreto a Jesuit of whose Sanctity it is a sufficient Testimony that he being at Tetuan serving the Slaves the Bassa of that Place said The Works of the Holiest Moor were not to compare with his He died at Goa without reaching Ethiopia The third was D. Andrew de Oviedo of a very Religious and Austere Life He suffered much Persecution for Preaching and Converting many Ethiopians The fourth Patriarch was D. Belchior Carnero a Jesuit who died at Goa The fifth D. Alfonso Mendez of whom we shall speak hereafter The sixth D. Apollinarius de Almeyda of whose Banishment also a further Account shall be given in its Place The End of the Third Part. THE PORTUGUES ASIA TOM III. PART IV. CHAP. I. The Second Government of the Viceroy D. Francis de Gama Count De Vidigueyra from the Year 1622 till 1627. 1. DON Francis de Gama Count De Vidigueyra having lest the Government of India much hated and affronted always endeavoured to obtain that Command again not to be revenged as some said but to satisfie the World he had not deserved that ill Usage Twenty Years passed before he could obtain his Desire which was upon the Accession to the Crown of Philip the Fourth of Spain and Third of Portugal 2. He sailed from Lisbon on the 18th of March with 4 Ships Not long before him parted thence Sancho de Tovar Silva with 2 Galleons and 2 Pinks On the Coast of Tierra de Natal a flash of Lightning falling upon the Count's Ship burnt the Colours and did some harm but killed no body Under the Line two of his Ships left him and arrived at Goa at the end of August The third stayed behind him it was thought they shunned his Company designedly 3. About this time 6 Dutch Ships plied near the Islands of Angoxa one of them perished in pursuit of a Portugues The Viceroy standing for Moçambique met the other five on the 22d of Iune His other Ships had now joyned him and there ensued a terrible Fight which fell heaviest upon the Vice-Admiral who was entirely disabled The Viceroy and D. Francis Lobo rescued and brought him off But the Ship being so much battered sunk some Men and Money were saved and some fell into the Enemies hands Night coming on the Viceroy and Lobo were drove upon the Sands and their Ships lost they saved what Goods Rigging Ammunition and Cannon they could and fired the rest that the Enemy might make no Advantage os it The Viceroy shipped all the Goods and what Men he could aboard some Galliots and arrived at Cochim Gonzalo de Sequeyra was gone before with his Galleon to relieve Ormuz but came too late 4. From Cochim he went to Goa and arrived there in September His Enemies seeing him in that Post were all terrified fearing he now
time Govern'd above 5 Years He was the 25 th Viceroy and 46th Governor the 6th of the Name and 4th of the Sirname CHAP. III. The Government D. F. Luis de Brito Bishop of Cochim from the Year 1628 till 1629. 1. THE King having ordered the Count de Vidigueyra to resign the Government to D. Francis Mascarennas then gone to Spain he committed it to D. F. Luis de Brito Bishop of Cochim There being no account of any thing memorable in this first Year of his Government we will go on to next The first that occurs is what happened at Ceylon 2. Our General Constantine de Sa having declared War against Candea F. Francis Negram sent him advice to attack that City immediately and he might take the King as being wholly unprovided he lost the Opportunity by only a short Delay about other Affairs Nevertheless the City was destroyed with Fire and Sword 3. The King of Achem imflamed with the Desire of recovering Malaca contrary to the Laws of Nations imprisoned our Ambassador then residing at his Coâ—…t and made extraordinary Preparations for a Siege as designing to undertake it in Person Laçamane his great General who had conquered many Kings for him opposed this Resolution for which he lost his Prince's Favour 4. Marraja ambitious by Flattery to gain his Prince's Esteem promised the King to make him soon Master of that so much coveted Town and hereupon had the Command of the Sea given him as Laçamane that of the Land The King set out with a Fleet of near 250 Sail in which he carried 20000 Men and a great Train of Artillery In this number of Vessels were fortyseven Galleys of extraordinary Strength Beauty and Value all near One hundred Foot in length and of a proportionable breadth The King went aboard with his Treasure Wife and Children but upon some ill Omen the Fleet sailed without him and came before Malaca at the beginning of Iuly 5. As they landed they marched towards the Castle that is between the City and Pangor Antony Pinto de Fonseca with 200 Men charges them and kills above 300 without losing a Man Iohn Suarez Vivas who commanded 350 Portugueses at Iller after doing great Execution among the Enemy on several occasions overpower'd by their numbers was forced to abandon that Post. 6. The Enemy having gained Mount St. Iohn thence battered the Fort furiously which answered with no less liberality The Capuchin Convent of the Mother of God was of importance to the defence of the Fort Iames Lopez de Fonseca having defended it 50 Days made a Sally with 200 Men defeating 2000 of the Enemy Lopez falling sick Francis Carvallo de Maya took that Post and defended it so well that the Enemy was provoked to batter it with such Fury that the Monastery was abandoned being levelled with the Ground Out of those Ruins the Enemy raised good Works where Laçamane held his Quarter with 3000 Men. Maraja had another large Fort upon Mount St. Iohn there was another towards Iller another at St. Laurence and so in other Places with Lines of Communication They provided Boats to run up the River and straiten the Town on all sides 7. Our General Fonseca desiring to disturb Laçamane sent Vivas with 220 Portugueses to attack his Works He killing 100 and the rest flying possessed himself of the Work by Night and retired with some of the Cannon The King of Pam our Allye understanding the Posture of our Affairs sent a Fleet with 2000 Men to the assistance of the Town Next came Michael Pereyra Borallo with five Sail from St. Thomas but all was too little to remove so powerful an Enemy though they had lost above 4000 Men having killed but 60 of ours This was the Condition of the Town at the end of October when Nunno Alvarez Botello arriv'd there 8. The Bishop then Governor was informed of this Design upon Malaca in Iune and of the weakness of the Place which required a speedy Relief It was then the dead of Winter and the Bishop was not very forward so the business was put off till September The Bishop falling sick minded the Recovery of his Health more than the Town and was put in mind by the principal Men of Goa moved thereto by Nunno Alvarez Botello of the great danger that Place would be exposed to if not speedily relieved They desired him to appoint some Person who might forward that Business since sickness hindred him He after seeming to approve of what they said could never be prevailed with to name any fearing perhaps he so named would wrest the Government from him sooner than Death 9. But Death took him away about the end of Iuly that those who were Ambitious to relieve Malaca might put their Designs in Execution That Bishop governed nineteen or twenty Months was the Forty-seventh Governor second of the Name first of the Sirname and the second Prelate that had that Command CHAP. IV. Of the Viceroy D. Francis Mascarennas in the Year 1628 with sundry Occurrences at Pegu Martavam Prom Siam and other Places 1. DON Francis Mascarennas had served so well in India that without solliciting he was appointed Viceroy there at the same time he was coming for Spain Being arrived here he was sent back this Year with the same Title and sailed from Lisbon with three Ships only one of them reached India the other two with the Viceroy were put back to Lisbon 2. In the Viceroy's Ship a Gentleman was taken actually committing an abominable Crime whom the Viceroy caused to be shot in pieces at the mouth of a Cannon He He was accused of this Action as not having power of Life and Death being at that time upon his return yet he was well received at Court and sworn of the Council of State of Portugal He may be reckoned the 27th Viceroy and 48th Governor the 7th of the Name and 4th of the Sirname 3. Since this Gentleman not passing to India has deprived us of the worthy Actions might be expected from him let that Want be supplied with an account of Exploits of the Black King of Siam in whom appeared a strange mixture of Virtues and Vices Much has been said of him already whereof some hints shall be given here and all that was before omitted added 4. In the Year 1544 the King of the Brama's by Sea and Land besieged the City Martavam Metropolis of the great and flourishing Kingdom of that Name whose Yearly Revenue was 3 Millions of Gold Chaubainaa being then King and Nhay Caâ—…otoo Queen thereof who from the height of Fortune fell to the depth of Misery The Brama Fleet consisted of 700 Sail 100 of them great Galleys In them were 700 Portugueses commanded by one Iohn Caeyro reputed a Man of Valour and Conduct 5. After a Siege of 7 Months and 5 Assaults wherein the Brama's lost 12000 Men Chaubainaa found it was impossible to withstand that Power Provision being already so scarce they had eaten 3000 Elephants He
the Borders of Bengala to those of Cinde The Kings of Decan Nizamaluco Idalca and Cutubixa jealous of that Grandure entred into a League to suppress it They took the Field with Fifty thousand Horse and Three hundred thousand Foot The King of Bisnagar met them with double that Power and his Age was double being Ninety six Years old He had the better at first but Fortune turning to the other side he lost his Head and they remained Victorious They spent five Months in plundering Bisnagar and yet they were not the â—…rst for the Natives in three days time had carried away One thousand five hundred and fifty Elephants loaded with Money and Jewels worth above One hundred Millions of Gold and the Royal Chair for great Days that could not be valued Notwithstanding all this Idalxa found a Diamond as big as an ordinary Egg on which the late King's Horse's Feather used to be fixed and another tho' not so large yet of an extraordinary size besides other Jewels of incredible value That Crown was divided between the Sons and Nephews of the deceased CHAP. III. Continues the Government of D. Anton de Noronna in the Reign of King Sebastian 1. THE beginning of this Year Gonzalo Pereyra Marramaque sailed for Amboino with One thousand Men in Twelve Ships Embassadors from that Island having represented in how great danger those were who had newly receiv'd the Faith D. Emanuel de Noronna sailed for Banda and was stabbed by the way by the Purser of his Gally whom he had affronted with a Cane Great Men may command but not abuse the lesser for the small have Honour as well as the great No Man though never so little owes any submission in Point of Honour to the greatest and in point of Condition he owes no more than he pleases to impose upon himself Alvaro Paez de Sotomayor the War of Cananor being ended sails for the Coast of Malabaâ—… with twenty Sail Iames Lopez de Mesquita with three for the Molucos D. George de Meneses Barroche for the Red Sea with four Galleons one Gally and four small Vessels Lisuarte de Aragon for Ceylon with one Ship D. Leonis Pereyra for Malaca with six George de Moura for the North with the same number D. Francis Mascarennas for Olala to suppress that Queen who was about to refuse her Tribute for this use Twenty-seven Ships were allotted and Iohn Peixotâ—… went before with eight of them 2. The Viceroy was fitting a good Fleet in order to follow those that were gone before to Olala designing to build a Fort at Mangalor to curb Bucadevi Chantar the Queen The Fleet consisted of seven Gallies two Galleons and five small Vessels and carried about 3000 fighting Men. 3. The Viceroy anchor'd in the Bay of that City called Mangalor and Olala seated on the Banks of a River that washes both sides of it not far distant from the Sea whence was to be seen a Wall wherewith the Queen had fortified her self within which and the other Works were Thirteen thousand Men with sufficient Cannon The Viceroy divided his Men into six Battalions and landed on the 4th of Ianuary At night the Portugueses sitting to supper and to play with many lights and the same security as if they had been at Goa the Enemy laying hold of the Opportunity sallied in a body of Five hundred followed by Fifteen hundred fell upon and put them into such a disorder they scarce had time to take their Arms. D. Francis Mascarennas who had the advanced Post fared worst and though he fought well lost several Men most perhaps killed by our own Fire for through the darkness and confusion no body knew what they aimed at D. Luia de Almeyda relieved him with his Men who all slipped away to nine that behaved themselves with incredible Valour 4. On the Eve of the Epiphany they gave the Assault and being as desirous of Revenge as entring the City soon forc'd their way and fired the Town at the same time cutting down the Palm-trees The Queen fled to a Mountain Of the Enemy Five hundred were slain about Forty of the Portugueses The Viceroy immediately laid the Foundations of the Fort giving it the name of St. Sebastian because the first stone was laid upon his day and that day chose in Honour of our King then Reigning By the middle of March the Work was finished with a Church and other Conveniencies He gave the command of it to his Brother-in-Law Antony Pereyra with 300 Men and Ammunition for six Months and returned to Goa Afterwards in the time of D. Luis de Ataides Government the Queen sued for a Peace and purchased it by a new imposition of Tribute and a summ of ready Money 5. The King of Achem had now entred into a League with many Princes of the East and the Turk who desired to get footing in India not doubting with this united Power of carrying Malaca He Imbarqued with his Wife and Children as if he had gone to take Possession of rather than to Besiege that City On a sudden he appear'd before it with 450 Sail 200 Brass Cannons and 20000 Men. D. Leonis Pereyra was at that time on the Shore celebrating the Birth-day of King Sebastian with a certain Exercise used among Portugueses on Horseback and perceiving some of the Company were surprized at the sight of the Fleet he ordered the Sport to continue drawing down nearer to the Shore that the Enemy might not imagin they could disturb his Pastime 6. Afterwards he gave the necessary Orders and making a review found he had Fifteen hundred Men whereof only Two hundred were Portugueses The King of Achem began with Complements and shews of desiring accommodation but all tended only to discover what was the Condition of the Town D. Leonis who understood him was wary and carried it on with dissimulation At length the King perceiving no artifice succeeded and that he advanc'd but slowly resolved to put the whole Event upon onâ—… furious Assault After the Discharge of thâ—… Cannon above two hundred scaling Ladders were laid to the Wall with great Shouts on both sides D. Leonis had also distributed his Men in their several Posts The Priests had undertaken to defend one but no sooner did the Enemy attack than they fled to the Church 7. In the heat of the Action a Party of ours sallies out upon the Enemies Works making a great slaughter among the rest was killed the King of Aru. Our Men retired with one Cannon and loaded with Musquets Cimiters and Heads of all sorts of People that compos'd that Army having lost but one Portugues and six Malayes The Enemy encourag'd by the King who looked on mounted our Works and were as soon thrown down by the Defendants The King in a rage stamp'd and blasphem'd and seeing three days furious Assault had not gained a foot of Ground he utterly despair'd of Success therefore with great Secrecy Shipping off all his Army and Train except
Four thousand Men that were killed he set sail firing the Ships that were to spare by the loss of those Men. This great Success cost us but three Portugueses 8. The Commander D. Leonis bestow'd not only Praises but Money and Jewels on all that had signaliz'd themselves to the value of 15000 Crowns The Viceroy receiving advice of the danger the City was in sent to its relief Iohn de Silva Pereyra with Men and Ammunition in seven Ships but he came when the Siege was raised So the King of Ujantana our Neighbour with sixty Sail who visited our Captain in the Fort and was received with Royal Magnificence rejoycing at our Success not without trouble that he had no share in it 9. The Viceroy offended at the Insolence of the Natives of the Island Salsete who persecuted the new converted Christians fitted out a Fleet against them without letting his design be known When those of Salâ—…te least thought of it he fell upon them and destroyed 200 of their Idolatrous Temples Because we have sometimes mentioned this Island without speaking of an ancient and wonderful Structure that is in it it will not be amiss to say something of it here 10. In this Island is a high Mountain winding about which are 3000 Cells with each of them a Cistern all cut out of the solid Rock Under the same Mountain is a way cut through the same Rock with such Cells on the sides which is said to go as far as Cambaya which if so must run under the Sea F. Antony de Porto a Franciscan resolving to enquire into this Secret got Company Provision Torches and great quantity of strong Packthread and fastning an end at the Mouth of the way travelled seven days through it Then finding no end and the Provision growing short he returned by the help of the Thread having as he believed travelled fifty Leagues to his great admiration but not satisfied The Gentils said this was the Work of Bimilamansa who 〈◊〉 300 Years before was King of all that is between Bengala and the Mogol's Country Formerly a Learned Man of those Parts affirm'd this and some others were the Works of the holy Prince Iosaphat 11. The Affairs of the Molucos were not at all successful We left Gonâ—…alo Pereyra Marramaque on his Voyage to Amboyna he joined with the Kings of Bacham and 〈◊〉 set out for the Island Cebu where some Spaniards had settled under the Command of Michael Lopez de Lagaspa à Biscainer and a Man so valiant and subtle that he amuzed our Captain till he got together his Men that were dispersed and then expelled him the Island with shame for that if attacked at first the Spaniard had been utterly defeated To add to this Misfortune he lost almost Three hundred Men by a Sickness natural to that Country 12. Hence he passed to Amboina or Ito for it is called by both Names a most beautiful and pleasant Island abounding in Fish Flesh and Fruit of all sorts and delicious taste It is inhabited by two sorts of people the Ulimas who are native Mahometans and have three Towns the Ulensivas are Heathens and have four Our Captain found the Natives assisted by Six hundred of the Islanders of Iava and well fortified under the Command of Gemiro Governour of those Islands He attacked them with such peril and was so vigorously opposed he seemed rather to fight for Life than Victory 13. At length the Portugueses prevailing were in danger of being overcome by their great Disorder in plundering The Captain rectified all by firing the Booty and many of the Men were scorched whose Covetousness overcame the fear of the Flames The Enemy retired to a Mountain and there compounded only for Life laying down their Arms. But the People of Amboina having been the first among those Islands who admitted the Portugueses offering Subjection to our Crown Lands and leave to erect a Pillar in their Metropolis with the Royal Arms of Portugal and finally embracing our Religion and contracting Marriages with us it will be convenient to look a little back in order to proceed in the relation of these Affairs and particularly of one wonderful Passage that may serve as an Example to such as pretend to Plant Colonies CHAP. IV. The End of the Government of the Viceroy D. Anton. de Noronna 1. THEY who know with what kindness the People of Amboina at first received us will be earnest to understand the Cause why now they are become our mortal Enemies The worst is they had so just a Cause which was thus The People of Curon I suppose this should be Ceram became implacable Enemies to those of Amboina on no other account but that they received the Portugueses admitted their Religion and contracted Marriages with them Hereupon they resolved to expel not only the Portugueses but even the Natives out of the Island accordingly on a sudden came uponthem with a great Power Those of Amboina had been ruin'd but that the Portugues stood by them and to be short utterly defeated their Enemies 2. The People of Amboina to shew their Gratitude to those who had defended them invited them to a splendid Entertainment The Wives of those who made the Feast came abroad to see the Portugueses entertain'd One of these doubtless he was drunk was so charmed with the Beauty of one of those Women or so blinded with Lust that leaping suddenly from his Seat he catched her in his Arms with such insolence after being three times admonished without desisting that if Genulius a Man of great Authority had not interposed the Portugueses had there been all cut to pieces And well they had deserved it for it appears they did not hinder or obstruct so insolent and publick a lustful Extravagancy which openly in the sight of the World durst force a Hand to those Parts which even with consent are not touched but in private and without Witnesses 3. Those People burned with the desire of Revenge for the affront they had receiv'd and look'd upon as most hainous Nor could Genulius appease them but by expelling the impudent Guests which he desir'd as much as any looking upon himself equally concerned in that Injury and knowing it was a new offence every time the injured saw him that gave the wrong he therefore reproaching them with the hainousness of the Crime and shewing how greatly they were favour'd in having their Lives spared ordered them instantly to depart the Island and never more presume to set their feet upon it 4. The People overturning the Tables with furious Countenances gave them to understand they would by force execute what Genulius had directed if the Portugueses doubted doing of it by fair means There was nothing to do but submit so they went away to their Ships full of shame their general Confusion paying for the Impudence of one in which all had a share because none reproved it 5. Scarce had the Portugueses left the Shore when those of Amboina prescribed