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captain_n general_n be_v in_o this_o harbour_n there_o come_v unto_o he_o a_o messenger_n from_o the_o king_n of_o cananor_n &_o also_o from_o the_o king_n of_o coulaâ—_n they_o both_o be_v great_a prince_n in_o y_o â—_o kingdom_n of_o malabar_n request_v he_o to_o come_v to_o their_o port_n or_o harbour_n for_o y_z t_z they_o will_v give_v he_o sufficient_a lade_n for_o his_o ship_n better_a cheap_a then_o in_o coch_v with_o very_a many_o other_o offer_v of_o friendship_n to_o who_o he_o make_v answer_v by_o a_o messenger_n that_o he_o send_v yield_v unto_o they_o most_o hearty_a thanks_o certifieng_v they_o y_o â—_o at_o this_o present_a he_o can_v not_o go_v to_o lade_v at_o their_o port_n for_o that_o he_o
the_o port_n of_o calycut_n and_o what_o he_o do_v there_o chap._n 46._o from_o hence_o the_o captain_n general_n be_v come_v to_o the_o harbour_n of_o calycut_n afore_o they_o be_v know_v do_v take_v certain_a paraos_n in_o the_o which_o be_v to_o the_o number_n of_o fiftye_a malabar_n that_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o captain_n general_n will_v not_o at_o the_o first_o come_n do_v the_o city_n any_o hurt_n with_o his_o ordinance_n until_o such_o time_n he_o have_v see_v whether_o the_o king_n will_v send_v he_o any_o messenger_n or_o not_o and_o tarrieng_v for_o the_o same_o there_o come_v a_o board_n he_o a_o boat_n with_o a_o flag_n in_o the_o same_o in_o the_o which_o there_o be_v a_o friar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o saint_n frances_n who_o after_o that_o our_o man_n have_v sight_n of_o he_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o company_n of_o aries_n correa_n &_o remain_v captive_a this_o friar_n be_v enter_v into_o the_o ship_n say_v deo_fw-la 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