over-ruled by Siqueira and went to Cochin By the way he obtained a Victory over the Malabares of Calicut who opposed our lading Pepper then he dispatched Siqueira with the Trading Ships homeward-bound and soon after Duarte de Lemos with four more and then turned his view again to the affair of Goa Iames Mendez who commanded the four Ships and was before inclinable to the design now excused himself Albuquâ—… finding this commanded him and his Captains upon the severest penalties not to stir without his Orders It troubled them because they feared losing the opportunity of going to Malaca whither the King sent them but they obeyed Albuquerque set out from Cananor with 23 Sail and therein 1500 Fighting-men He passed by Onor to joyn Timoja whom he found busied in his Wedding being to marry the Daughter of a Queen and he desiring to be honoured with the Presence of Albuquerque obliged him to land which proved very dangerous for a Storm rising kept them ashoar three days and when he returned to his Ships a Boat with 30 men was lost Timoja sent with him three Ships and promised to join him at Goa with 6000 men 9. On the 22th of November Albuquerque anchored the second time before the Bar Calling to mind the dangers he had there escaped and the discontent that was among some of his Officers he thought fit to sooth the Principals with an obliging Harangue and therewith won all their Inclinations At break of day on the Feast of St. Catharine the City was assaulted with great slaughter of the Enemy that maintained the Shoar but though it seem strange not one Portugues killed The Enemy fled to recover one of the Gates of the City and our men to enter with them Here the Fight was renewed till many Portugueses forced their way in doing great execution in the Streets They cleared all to the Pallace with great danger and loss of five Men of Note and there was a most furious Contest begun with equal Valour on both sides Now Albuquerque having done what became him came up and Fortune appearing wholly on our side the Moors fled and abandoned the City endeavouring to get over to the Continent but through hast and confusion perished in the River After the Victory it was found that of 9000 Fighting-men who defended the Town 6000 had perished and 50 Portugueses Medeorao who commanded the three Ships sent by Timoja behaved himself well Timoja with 3000 men came too late he was only Witness to the Slaughter The booty of Horses Artillery Arms Provisions and Ships was excessive and such as was necessary for the great designs Albuquerque had conceived 10. Our Dead were honourably buried those of the Enemy in the Bellies of the Crocodiles of that River into which they were cast Not one Moor was left alive in the Island The Gentiles who were Country-men were restored to their Farms and the Government of them given to Timoja and after to Melrao a Nephew of the King of Onor Whilst Albuquerque setled these Affairs he received many Embassadors with Congratulations of his success from several Princes of Malabar Many of Hidalean's Officers then and afterwards made inroads as far as Goa but always returned with loss Iames Mendez and his two other Captains desirous to go to Malaca stole away out of the Port by Night contrary to Albuquerque's Orders He sent after them and being brought back Prisoners he Ordered they should be sent to answer it in Portugal and two Pilots condemned to be hanged at the Yard-arms Some were suspicious that Albuquerque detained Iames Mendez lest he should take Malaca which Action he designed for himself others said he kept him from the danger Siqueira met with there that Enterprize requiring a greater Power 11. Albuquerque providing for the safety of Goa laid the Foundation of a Fort which he called Emanuel being the King's Name He caused the Names of the Captains who were at the taking of it to be carved upon a Stone but because every one would be named before the others he turned down the Stone hiding the Names and on what was visible put this Inscription Lapidem quem reprobraverunt aedificantes and thus they were all pleased for the Portugueses had rather their own Praise should be forgot than that another should partake He coined Mony that of Gold he called Emanuels that of Silver Esperas and half Esperas that of Copper He married some Portugueses to Women of the Country giâ—…ing them in Portion Lands Houses or Emâ—…loyments the better to secure his Colony One Night that some of these Weddings â—…ere Celebrated the Brides were so mixt â—…nd confounded together among the People â—…at some of the Bridegrooms went to Bed to those that belonged to others and next Morning finding the mistake they changed them each taking his own and all equal as to the point of Honour This gave the more occasion to some Gentlemen to ridicule the care of Albuquerque But he persisted with such Constancy that he brought to pass what he intended which was to make Goa the Portugues Bulwark in India King Emanuel was very desirous of and recommended to Albuquerque with much instance the taking the City Aden and raising a Fort there He now possessed of Goa thought time loâ—… while he attempted not something he therefore counterfeits the carrying on this Enterprize and sent some Ships towards the Red Sea when at the same time his design was upon Malaca He went to Cochin having first secured and ordered all things at Goa Where was left for the defence of it Rodrigo de Castello Branco with 400 Portugueses and 5000 Gentiles under Melrao to secure the Country and Revenue He set out of Cochin for Malaca on the 2d of May with 19 Sail and 1400 Fighting-men 800 of them Portugueses the rest Malabares CHAP. VI. A Continuation of the Conquests under King Emanuel the Year 1511 and the Government of Alfonso de Albuquerque 1. THE City Malaca whither Albuquerque now directed his Course is seated on that part of Land being a Peninsula commonly called by the name of Aurea Chersonesus and upon that Channel which parts the Island Sumatra from the Continent of Asia about the middle of that Channel in something more than two Degrees of North Latitude stretched along the Shoar about a League in the same manner as Lisbon It is divided by a River and the two parts joyned by a Bridge The Buildings of Wood except the Mosque and Pallace which were of Stone It afforded a pleasant Prospect to the Sea and was well secured with Fortifications The Port was filled with abundance of Ships as being the great Market of all those Parts It was first built by the Celates a People for the most part imployed in Fishing who joyned themselves to the Malayes that before inhabited the Mountains They were assisted by Parisamora submitting to him This Man had been great in the Island of Iava and expelled by a Tyrant who usurped his Lordship fled to Cincapura
Guenga and falls into the Sea near the Mouth of Ganges between the Cities Angali and Pisolta in about 22 degrees of Latitude The River Bate has his Springs in the Mount Gate and falls into the Sea by Bombaim parting the Kingdoms of Guzarata and Decan From the City Cambaya to the Mouth of this River are 70 Leagues From Chaul South of it to the River Aliga the southern extent of Decan 75 Leagues with these Towns Bandor Dabul Debetele Cintapori Coropatan Banda Chapora and Goa our Metropolis and Archiepiscopal See in India The third district begins where Canara parts from Decan and ends in Cape Comori and contains above 140 Leagues From this River to Mount Delli is about 46 Leagues with these Towns Onor Baticale Barcalor Baranor and others of the Province Canara subject to the King of Bisnaga Below this to Cape Comori are 93 Leagues and is called Malabar divided into three Kingdoms which own no Superior The Kingdom of Cananor has 20 Leagues of the Coast in which are these Towns Cota Coulam Nilichilam Marabia â—…olepatam Cananor the Metropolis in the Latitude of 12 degrees Tremapatan Cheba Maim and Purepatan Here begins the Kingdom of Calicut and runs 27 Leagues and has these Towns Calicut the Metropolis in about 11 degrees 70 minutes of Latitude Coulete Chale Parangale and Tanor the head of a Kingdom subject to the Zamori or Emperour of Calicut and Chatua the last Bound of this Empire Next is the little Kingdom of Cranganor which borders on that of Cochin then that of Coulan and lastly Travancor subject to Narsinga Near Travancor is the Famous Cape Comori the southermost Inland of this Province of Indostan or India within Ganges and 7 degrees and half of North Latitude where ends the Coast of Malabar and the fourth of the nine districts I now divide the Coast of Asia into From Cape Comori in the West to Cape Cincapura in the East which is the Southermost Land of the Aurea Chersonesus or Malaca are 400 Leagues and within this interval is contained the great Bay of Bengala called by some Sinus Gangeticus because the River Ganges after watering the Country of Bengala falls into this Bay about the Latitude of 23 Degrees This River is wonderful for the abundance of water it carries and esteemed Holy by the Neighbouring People who imagining it conduces to their Salvation when given over are carried and die with their Feet in its water which brings the King a great Revenue for none must wash there without paying a certain Duty Though this River has many Mouths the two most remarkable are called Satigan to the West and Chatigan to the East near 100 Leagues distant from each other and here will end the fifth of the nine Districts This may be subdivided into three parts The first the Kingdom of Bisnaga contains 200 Leagues and these Towns Tarancurii Manapar Vaipar Trechendur Caligrande Charcacale Tucucurii Benbar Calicare Beadala Manancort and Cannameira whence takes name that Cape that stretches out there in 10 degrees of North Latitude then Negapatan Hahor Triminapatan Tragambar Trimenava Colororam Puducheira Calapate Connumeira Sadrapatan and Meliapor now called St. Thomas because that Apostles Body was found there From St. Thomas to Palicata are 9 Leagues then go on Chiricole Aremogan Caleturo Caleciro Pentipolii where ends the Kingdom of Bisnagur and begins that of Orixa the second part of this District and contains about 120 Leagues to Cape Palmeiras with these Towns Penacote Calingan Vizipatan Bimilepatan Narsingapatan Puacatan Caregare and others Here begins the third part which is the Kingdom of Bengala and extends above 100 Leagues The sixth District of the nine begins at the East Mouth of Ganges or Chatigan and ends at Cape Cincapura in little more than one degree of North Latitude This Coast contains about 380 Leagues to Cape Negraes in the Latitude of 16 degrees 100 Leagues and these Towns Sore Satatolu Arracam Metropolis of the Kingdom so called and Dunadiva upon the Point Hence to Tavay in the Latitude of 13 Degrees 16 Leagues This is the bounds of the Kingdom of Pegu. From Tavay to Cincapura 220 the chief Towns along this Coast are Martaban Lugor Tanacerin Lungar Pedam Queda Solongor and Malaca Head of the Kingdom At Cincapura begins the seventh District and ends at the great River of Siam which falls into the Sea in the Latitude of 14 Degrees and has its rise in the Lake Chiammay called by the Natives Menam that is source of waters upon this Coast are the Towns Pam Ponciam Calantaon Patane Ligor Cuii Perperii and Bamplacot on the Mouth of the River The eighth District contains these Kingdoms that of Cambodia through which runs the River Mecon whose Springs are in China that of Champa or Tsiompa whence comes the true Aloes on this borders the Kingdom of Cochinchina then that of China divided into fifteen Provinces or Governments each of which is a great Kingdom those on the Sea are Quantung Fokien Chekiang where ends the eighth District The ninth begins with the Province Nanking and continues that of Xantung and Pecheli running to the farthest discovered Land of the Coast of Tartary I shall speak of the Islands that lie along this tract as they are discovered but the Names of the chief are these the Maldivy Islands Ceylon Sumatra Iava Borneo Banda Timori Celebes the Moluccoes Mindanao Luconia and Iapan Thus much of the Coast of Asia let us now see by whom inhabited and what it produces 2. Though there be many and very different manners of Worship in Asia as well as sundry Nations the chief Religions there may be reduced to these four Heads the Christian Jewish Mahometan and Gentile The first two for the most part under the slavery of the latter With the two latter the Portugues waged War their Power is thus divided All that tract from the River Cintacora opposite to Anchediva towards the North and West is subject to Mahometans thence Eastward to Pagans except the Kingdom of Malaca part of Sumatra and some parts of Iava and the Molucco Islands held by the Moors In that tract which is governed by these are the following Sovereign Princes The Kings of Aden Xael and Fartaque who have many Ports of great Trade and their Subjects the Arabs are couragious and warlike Next the King of Ormuz greater than the other three together and then he of Cambaya equal to Xerxes Darius or Porus in grandeur and warlike power From Chaul to Cinâ—…atora belonged to Nizamaluco and Hidalcan two powerful Princes not inferiour to great Kings who maintained great Armies composed of sundry warlike Nations well armed The Moors of Sumatra Malaca and the Moluccoes were well disciplin'd and much better stor'd with Artillery than we that attacked them The Heathens were the Kings of Bisnagar Orixa Bengala Pegu Siam and China all but chiefly the last so Powerful it is not to be expressed and if related scarce credible Siam extends above
hindred the Lord from visiting him These Lucky beginnings moved Gama to attempt entring the Harbour but meeting some danger he Anchored above the Town which lies in 14 Degrees and half of South Latitude and is encompassed by the Sea the Land about it is low and unhealthy the Houses of Hurdles that of the Lord and the Mosque of Mud Walls the Inhabitants were Strangers and Moors this being between Quiloa which lies above and the Mine of Zofala below it This place was ever much accounted of by our Seamen being a most secure place to Winter in The Natives of the Continent are Black Here came aboard Gama three Ethiopians who as soon as they spied St. Gabriel painted on the Poop sell on their Knees as those who had always preserved Christianity which was preached among thâ—…m in the Primitive times though now with some corruption Vasco de Gama sent other Presents to the Lord and they concluded a Peace which was confirmed on our part by erecting a Cross there by the name of Sâ—… George But the Barbarians having deâ—…lly concluded this Agreement our Men going for Wood fourteen Boats fell upon them pouring in abundance of Arrows but being answered by our Cross-Bows and Guns they never offered to molest us a second time They sailed hence the 11th of March with one Morish Pilot he had hired two but the other fled Bad Weather obliged him to come to an Anchor again at St. Georges Island He took in Water by force of Arms the Blacks opposing it And they encreasing to 2000 he fired some Cannon which killing some the other with the fright fled to the Continent leaving many in our hands 5. The Xeque or Governour at first refused a Pilot he they had being fled but fearing it might be revenged sent another so wicked that he run the Ships among some Islands which were called del Acotado because the Pilot was there severely whipped for this fault This punishment instead of amendment provoked him to another fraud He persuaded Gama to take the Port of Quiloa by telling him there were Christians there but believing our Ships might be destroyed The Currents drove the Ships off and they came to an Anchor at the City Monbaza which is an Island made by a River that falls into the Sea by two Mouths The Buildings like those of Spain the Inhabitants all Moors without any mixture of Christians as the Pilot affirmed Our Commander sent a Present to the King and he deceitfully offered a kind reception This inclined Gama to enter the Port but it being God's Will to deliver him the Ships fell off and our Seamen making some extraordinary cry to bring them about some Moors who were aboard thought they were discovered taking this for a signal of Battle they all leaped overboard which undeceived the Commander who sailing on and chasing two Boats he took one with 13 Moors By them he was informed that not far off was the City Melinde and there several Vessels from India 6. Melinde is seated on the plainest of a Rocky Coast encompassed with Orchards Palm-trees and Woods of Fruit-trees the Buildings great and sightly the Country as well stored with Cattle as Fruit the Natives Pagans of Colour Swarthy of Body Strong the Women are counted beautiful from the Waste downwards they wear Silks and Cottons on the Head Veils with Gold-Laces Most of the Merchants who trade here are of Guzarat who in return of their Spice carry Gold Ivory Amber and Wax The King is a Mahometan and is served with State and Splendor Gama gave him an account of his Voyage by a Souldier and how he stood in need of a Pilot. Some Presents and Complements having passed between them they met on the Sea where the King was pleased above all with thâ—… gift of the 13 Moors not long before taken The Portugues feared the Moors kindness was deceitful but it proved otherwise for the effect of this interview was a lasting Peace faithfully observed by the Portugueses and Moors Here Gama discoursed with some Merchants of Cambaya who aboard his Ship were seen to worship an Image of our Lady which shewed there were yet among them some foot-steps of the Preaching of St. Thomas the Apostle He carried with him Melemo Cana of Guzarat finding him so expert in Navigation that being shewn an Astrolabe he took little notice of it as one who was used to more considerable Instruments With this Able Pilot Gama set forwards having first erected a Cross which he called of the Holy Ghost and crossing that great Gulph of 700 Leagues in twenty two days anchored 2 Leagues below Calecut 7. Whilst our Discoverers rejoice at their arrival in India let us give a general description of it referring the particulars to the arrival of our Ships in those parts The Region properly called India is that which lies between the two noble Rivers Indus or the West and Ganges on the East Of the first it takes Name as does the most Ancient Kingdom of Delhi the best and most powerful of this Country Hence the Persians call it Indostan On the South it is all girt by the vast Ocean Encompassed by those Rivers it makes a sort of Peninsula almost in the form of a Lozenge or Rhombus of equal Sides but not equal Angles The two most distant opposite Angles lie North and South the latter is made by Cape Comori the other towards the Fountains of the Rivers which though distant in the Mountains called by Ptolomy Imao yet running down the Rivers come almost to meet The distance between these Angles in a streight Line is about 400 Leagues The other two opposite Angles which lie East and West and are distant 300 Leagues are formed by the Mouths of the Rivers They encompass as much Land on their two sides as does the Ocean on the other two Though all this Country be inhabited by Heathens and Mahometans yet they differ in their Opinions and Customs as they are divided into several Kingdoms as Multan Delli Cospetir Bengala Orixa Mando Chitor and Guzarat commonly called Cambaya The Kingdom of Decan is divided into many Sovereignties with Character of Kings with that of Pale divided between both That of Bisnagat to whom are subject many Petty Princes and all the Province of Malabar divided into small Territories some absolute some subject to those already named Had not Nature set Bounds to Human Ambition separating these Countries with vast Rivers Mountains Lakes Woods and Deserts inhabited by sundry and innumerable Wild Beasts they had all doubtless been under the Command of one Lord. The most remarkable Bounder of this vast Continent is a long Ridge of Hills which the Natives call Gate that is Mountains they run about 200 Leagues from North to South on both sides between the Sea and the Hill run two long but narrow Plains for about 80 Leagues that on the West is called Malabar on the shoar whereof is seated the City Calicut It was then inhabited by Pagans
are set Dogs of Stone for People to go over upon many Vessels ply about it some very large being built for pleasure and feasting with Kitchins fore and aft in the Midship rooms with Tables above floors for Women the windows covered with close nets that they may not be seen all painted and gilded the abundance of Meat in them is wonderful in these many spend what they have The second thing famous is the Silk and man ner of working it the third the worship of their Idols and magnificence of their Temples 6. The last of these 9 Southern Provinces is Nanking between 29 and 36 deg of lat the best in the whole Kingdom It permits no Foreign Trade the Merchants to enhance the value of their goods say they are of Nanking in only the Town of Xanham 't is said there are 200000 loomes for Cotton which yearly yield the King 450000 Ducats The Court long resided here and all the tribunals and priviledges of a Court still remain in the capital City called as my Author will have it Ymthienfu but I find it is by all others named Kiangning This City is the best in the Kingdom for sumptuous buildings spacious streets trade and abundance of all things it has twelve stately Gates well defended with Canon without the walls runs another at a great distance much ruined the outward circumference will take up a Horseman two Days journey travelling a good pace the inward is 6 Leagues between the two walls are buildings and tillage the crop whereof is appropriate to the Souldiery that reside within to the number of 40000 In one quarter of the Town is a Mount and thereon a sphear of a vast bigness of curious workmanship but stands not on a frame there is also a rare Tower 7 stories high with all appurtenances made of Porcelane a most wonderful work The River runs by the foot of it called according to my Author Yamcuquiam by all others I find it named Kiang but Yamcuquiam signifies Son of the Sea because it is one of the greatest in the World and may perhaps for brevity generally be called Quiam or Kiang it has great store of Fish 7. The Northern Provinces are 6 their names Honan Xensi Xansi Xantung Peking and Leavâ—…ung The first lies between 33 and 37 deg of lat and produces the most delicious fruit which is prodigiously cheap so that One hundred of Apricocks is worth about half a Farthing A Prince lives here in as great state as the King 8. The Province Xensi lies to the Eastward of the last in near the same Latitude it is large but dry as the three next to it bears little Rice much Barley common and Indian Wheat Their Sheep are shorn three times a Year Spring Summer and Autum but the first shearing is the best The Wool serves for Hats and such like work but is not fit to spin The Goat's Hair is spun and of it they weave Stuffs richer than of Silk but it is only of a sort of Down that grows next the Skin under the long Hair This Province yields Musk which grows in the Navel of a Beast like a little Deer the Flesh whereof is eaten The Purses brought hither are not all the same in which it grows because the Musk mixed with other Drugs is too much to be contained by them only and so Purses are made for it of the Skin Scarce any Musk comes over pure Here is also some Gold gathered but in Rivers for the Mines of it and Silver are not open Most of the Rhubarb in the World seems to come from hence for that which is brought from Persia cannot be of the Prodâ—…ct of that Country because none that have travelled there relate they ever saw this Herb grow there It grows high and bears Leaves bigger than those of Cabbage requires much care and grows not wild as some would have it 9. This is a Province of great Trade for the numerous Caravans some of above One thousand Men which repair to its two Western Cities Socheu and Xancheu In them come Ambassadors from the Mahometan Princes to the King of China every three Years is an ordinary Embassy and every fifth one extraordinary they always bring Presents The Princes are the Turk the Arabs Camul Samarâ—…an and Tarsan but none of them except the last know any thing of these Embassies or Presents the Merchants do it at their own cost for the more security of their Trade The Present consists of a quantity of precious Stones Three hundred and forty Horses Three hundred small Sparks of Diamonds some sine Blew Six hundred Knives and as many Files The King returns for each Horse two pieces of Cloath of Gold Thirty of yellow Silk Thirty Pounds of Cha Ten of Musk Fifty of a Medicine called Tienyo and Fifty of Silver 10. Cha which I suppose to be our Tea is the Leaf of a Tree like Myrtle in some places bigger than others they dry it in Iron Pots over the Fire and so it runs up together There is of it from a Ducat the Pound to less than a Halfpenny such is its variety It is their common drink steeped in hot Water with it they treat Strangers and relate many Virtues of it 11. The Province of Xansi lies between 36 and 42 deg of Lat. the many Mountains make it barren therefore bears little Wheat less Rice and most of Indian Wheat it supplies the Kingdom with Resins Here are Wells of Fire for the use of Houses like those of Water in other Parts They make small Mouths and over them boil any thing They have Coal-Pits as in England The Province of Xantung lies between 35 and 38 deg of Lat. it is poor subject to Locusts and often to Famine It bears a sort of Apples which is carried over most of the Kingdom 12. The Province of Peking between 36 and 42 degrees of Latitude is now honoured with the Court in the City of the same name but more properly Xuntâ—…ienfu or Xuntien the Moors call it Cambalud The People as all those of the North are not so ingenious but more laborious and warlike The Land dry and healthy but barren yields Indian Corn but little Rice or Wheat The Rice used at Court comes from Nanking it is pleasant only boiled in Water without any other Addition The King keeps One thousand Sail that trade to the South for Provisions This Province sends abroad no Commodities but Pensils and Persumes The City is not so large as Nanking but far exceeds it in populousness The Walls are so thick twelve Horsemen ride abreast on them they are guarded with as much care in Peace as War At the Gates are Officers to receive the Duty of all things brought in and that belongs to the Queen 13. The Magistrates of this City have but very little State in their Persons and Houses only the chief of them can go in Chairs the others on Horseback All People have their Faces covered along the
Horse and about 400 Blacks Hearing the Enemy was lodged in the Village Baylam two Leagues up the Country he resolved to surprize him at Noon when they use to Bathe Half a League from the place he halted to Rest the Men and the Enemy having Intelligence thereof came on with such diligence and secrecy that they had put them to the Sword had not Ferdinand de Silva who led the Van with much Bravery given a check to their Fury Antony de Sotomayor relieved him already wounded in the Leg was himself wounded and lost some Men but did great Execution This gave Tavora time to make ready whose furious coming up made great havock Our Men turning Back to Back and facing the Enemy round did Wonders Ruy Lorenço with his Horse ranging about did them great harm till falling on their Flank many were slain the rest fled without hopes 4. Next he resolved to take a Great Ship of Bramaluco's that was newly finished in the Dock of Agaçaim He marched thither by Land and D. Luis de Ataide went by Water The latter by force of Arms made his way to the City at such time as the other was reducing it to Ruins breaking through a Multitude of Enemies who endeavoured to stop his Fury each of them lost six Men. D. Luis Landed and both together cleared the Field unpeopled the City and then set Fire to it The Ship was carried to the Port of Baçaim and for many years Traded to Lisbon Bramaluco sued for Peace and he being a suspected Subject of Cambaya our Governour treated with that King and by this means secured the former Peace and obtained a Grant of half the Customs whereof only the Third part was offered before 5. Let us now return to the Fleet in which the Governour was to sail His great Liberality brought him more Men than he desired whereof he chose the best The Fleet consisted of 80 Sail of sundry sorts and sizes and carried two Thousand Men. 6. While this Fleet was fitting the King of Achem falling upon the King of the Bataas unexpectedly made a great slaughter of his People killing among the rest three Sons he rather adored than loved The King desirous of Revenge sent his Brother-in-Law Embassadour to Peter de Faria then Commanding at Malaca The Embassy was to confirm the Peace before concluded and desire assistance of Arms and Ammunition and the better to obtain it sent him a rich Present and offered a free Trade in his Dominions which abound in Gold Pepper Benjamin and Camphir Faria who was intent upon Profit as well as his King's Service plentifully supplied him with Arms and Ammunition offering his utmost assistance and entertaining the Embassadour with splendour The King of Bataa attacked his Enemy with Resolution but was beaten after having almost gained the Victory and retired with great Grief to his City Panaaju Here he dispatched Pinto sent thither by Faria to Trade who narrowly escaped being lost in the River Parles of the Kingdom of Queda by reason of the Revolution had then hapned in the City of that Name the Court of that Prince who had murdered his Father and married his own Mother The first he denyed and pretended he had done the latter in Honour to her having refused many considerable Matches Pinto brought News of the Island del Oro or of Gold the great motive of his Voyage 7. But now our Governour enters the Red Sea with his Fleet. He found most of the Islands and Cities abandoned the People having had notice of his coming The chief Island was Maçua The principal City Suanquem in about 19 Degrees of North Latitude well built and rich The King who was fled a League up the Country entertained the Governour with shews of Peace that he might not destroy the Island But the greatest damage was that hereby he prevented the burning the Ships at Suez gaining so much time as carried thither the News of this Design The Governour in Revenge marched with his Brother D. Christopher and 1000 Men made a great slaughter was Master of the Field and took a great Booty Then turning to the City it was plundered and private Men got four or five thousand Ducats each then it was burnt to the ground The Waters being shoal the Governour resolved to go over to Alcoçer and other places with only sixteen Catures or Barges the rest of the Fleet he sent to Maçua under the Command of Lionel de Lima. There was a great dispute about who should go with D. Stephen and he had much difficulty to compose it They set out of the Bay for this Reason called De los Agraviados or Of the Offended Many Gentlemen went in the Barges as private Souldiers accepting any place so they were admitted such was their desire to be in this Action The number of Men was Two hundred and fifty At Alconçer which is in the Latitude of 25 Degrees they did the same as had been done before at Suanquem Crossing over to Tor or Toro they took some Vessels of the Enemy The Turks at first opposed the Landing but some being slain fled and abandoned the City in which nothing of Value was found The Governour would not burn it in reverence of St. Catharine and a Monastery found there with Religious Men under her Invocation which at their Instance he visited To his great glory he was the first European Commander that took that City where he Knighted several who held this Honour done them there in great esteem and it was afterwards envied by the Great Emperour Charles the Fifth as shall appear in its place Our People and those Religious testified great Regret at parting They are of the Greek Church and of the Order of St. Basil. The City is in the Latitude of 28 Degrees and is thought by Learned Geographers to be the ancient Elana 8. The Governour went over to Suez and after many brave Attempts made by several to sound and view the Harbour which all failed he resolved in Person and in open Day to discover the Gallies He saw them and desiring to do something considerable Landed the Enemies Shot flew from the Town and 2000 Turkish Horse broke out of an Ambush some few whereof were killed by our Canon but our Men obliged to Retire much grieved that this Voyage was disappointed The Governour returned to his Fleet at Maçua where he found the Severity of Emanuel de Gama had caused a Mutiny which gave occasion to 80 Men to run away with a Ship designing to go over to Ethiopia They were met by a Captain of the King of Zeila and after a vigorous Resistance most of them killed On a Gallows hung five whom Gama had Executed for concealing the design of the other 80 they at Execution summoned him to answer before the great Tribunal and he within a Month run Mad and died CHAP. IV. Goes on with the Government of D. Stephen de Gama 1. AT this time Grada Hamed King of the Country called
same Lope Soarez de Albergaria 1. THE Island Ceylon is opposite to Cape Comori and is the Southermost Land of India within Ganges distant from the Continent sixteen Leagues once as some imagine join'd to it in length about eighty Leagues and forty five in breadth The Southermost Point is in the Latitude of six degrees the most Northerly in about ten In this Sea is a Fishery of precious Pearls The ancient Inhabitants of it called it Ilanare The Persians and Arabs Seradib It took the Name of Ceylon from the Sea that parts it from the Continent because being dangerous and the Chineses having lost a great Fleet there called it Chilam that is to say Danger it somewhat resembles Scylla and corruptly it was called Ceylon This is the ancient Trapobana and not Sumatra as some have imagined It produces many things Cinnamon better than that of all other places Rubies Saphires and other precious Stones much Pepper and Cardamum Brasil Wood and other Dyes great Woods of Palm-trees the Elephants bred there the most sensible much Cattle has good Ports and several Rivers of good Water The Mountains are covered with pleasant Woods one particularly rising the space of seven Leagues on the top whereof is a round plain of about thirty paces Diameter in the Center whereof rises a smooth Rock about six spans above the rest on the Superficies whereof is the Print of a Mans Foot about two spans in length This Footstep is held in great veneration being thought to be of a holy Man born at Delhi who lived many years on that Mountain preaching to the Inhabitants the Belief of one only God who afterwards returning to his own Country sent one of his Teeth to the Kings of that Island as a Token to remember him and they keep it as a Relict whereon they repose much Confidence in time of Danger On this account resort thither many Pilgrims from places a thousand Leagues distant The Island is divided into nine Kingdoms the chiefest Columbo on the West The others Gale on the South Iaula Tanavaca Cande Batecalon Vilacem Triquinamale and Iafanapatam 2. The King of Columbo in Ceylon had a Trade with the Portugueses desired their Friendship and furnished them with Cinnamon from the time of Albuquerque Lope Soarez went thither now with a Design to oblige him to pay Tribute and to build a Fort as King Emanuel desired He had with him seven Gallies two Ships and eight small Vessels with the Materials and Workmen for the Building and 700 Portugues Soldiers They had bad Weather but arrived safe The King presently granted leave to build a Fort and the Moors as soon altered his mind and he received Soarez going to begin the Work in such manner as put him to a streight but in the end the Enemies were put to flight They had fortified themselves to hinder the Work and Lope Soarez did the same now to begin it The King came to composition the Articles were that he should be a Subject to Portugal paying a yearly Tribute of twelve hundred Quintals of Cinnamon twelve Rings of Rubies and Saphires and six Elephants for Soarez would not admit his Excuses wherein he blamed the Foreign Merchants 3. At this time arrived from the Maldives Iohn de Silveyra with four Sail in his way he took two Ships of Cambaya and the King of the Island granted leave to erect a Factory He went with the same Design to Bengala where he was in great Danger for there a Bengalian young Man that sailed with him discovered the taking of the two Ships which were sent to Cochin and so he was looked upon as a Pyrate not worthy to be heard It had been worse with him had not Iohn Coello arrived then with his Ship from Pacem being sent on the same Errand by Ferdinando Perez de Andrade to the King of Bengala Don Iohn de Silveyra set Sail hence after passing the Winter with great hardship especially through Famine He was invited by the King of Arracam to his Port who with the Messenger sent him a Present but all his Kindnesses tended to destroy him at the instigation of the Governour of the other Port. This Treachery took no effect and he arriv'd at Ceylon at the time that Lope Soarez finished the Fort who gave him the command of it and left Anthony de Miranda de Azevedo with four Ships to cruise in that Sea 4. Whilst these things were acted at Maldivia Chatigam and Columbo D. Alexius Meneses secured Malaca being arrived with Men and Amunition and putting an end to the Divisions of the Portugueses about succeeding the Governour who lay dying Alfonso Lopez de Costa had the government and Duarte de Melo the command of the Sea Duarte Coello was sent with an Embassy and Present from King Emanuel to him of Siam the substance of it was to confirm the Peace and as a token of it that he would send People to inhabit Malaca that so the Moors whom he hated as much as we might be totally expelled He granted all with great satisfaction and as a testimony of his Sincerity caused to be erected in a remarkable place of the City Hudia where he then was a Cross with the Arms of Portugal on it Coello having thus succeeded was thrown by stress of weather upon the Coast of Pam the King whereof received him friendly and voluntarily submitted himself to the Crown of Portugal with an yearly tribute of a Gold Cup. This action was done rather in hatred to the King of Bintam than of any love to us 5. The Kingdom of Siam where Coello had now been setling Peace is one of the three greatest of Asia the others are that of China and that of Bisnagar The great River Menam runs through the middle of the Kingdom of Siam as it lies in length the River has its spring in the great Lake Chiamay in the Latitude of 30 Degrees and falls into the Sea in 13 Degrees so that the length of this Kingdom is 330 Leagues On the West of it is Bengala on the South Malaca on the East Cambodia and on the North China It contains much Mountain and Plain and in both sundry sorts of People some most barbarous and cruel who feed on human Flesh as the Guei who for ornament make figures on their Bodies with hot Irons Here are bred many Elephants black Cattle and Buffaloes It has many Sea-port Towns and populous Cities Hudia is the Metropolis or Court The Faith of the Siamites agrees in many considerable points with the Christian as one God Heaven and Hell Good and Bad Angels attending each body They build sumptuous Temples in which they place Idols of vast bigness They are very religious sparing in Diet much given to divination studious particularly in Astrology All the Land is most fruitful abounds in Gold and Silver and other Metals The memorable services of Subjects are recorded to be read to the Prinçes not the favours of the Kings Against this King
in this â—…sland D Tristane de Meneses afterwards carried this answer Because the difference increased about the same thing between the two Kings and the King of Bachan who desired the same Tristan defferred the work to avoid the danger and get loading for five Ships he had with him This was what happened from the taking of Malaca till this time when Anthony de Brito undertook the Affairs of Maluco 7. He had six Ships and above 300 Men. At the Island Agacim he met D. Garcia Enriquez with four Sail. They set out together and Brito arrived at Ternate at such time as the King Boleyfe was dead and he of Tidore had admitted to the Spaniards thinking himself as happy in them as Ternate could be in the Portugueses Yet seeing the Queen of Ternate Governess of her Son received Brito with great Joy he visited and finding him displeased on account of the new Guests he had entertained offered to deliver them up to him This he thought would oblige him to build the Fort at Tidore which at length was done at Ternate as the most convenient Brito laying the first Stone and after him all the Captains and Men of note crowned with Garlands it being upon the Feast of St. Iohn the Baptist. 8. At this time a Correspondence was held between Francis Serram at Ternate and Ferdinando de Magallanes in Portugal which turned to the advantage of Spain and trouble of Portugal Magallanes or as he is commonly called among us Magellan was a Gentleman of good Note a Man of Valour and Knight of Santiago and had served well at Azamor in Africk and in sundry parts of India He solicited for a sort of allowance given usually to Men of service in Spain and Portugal very inconsiderable for the value but of much esteem for the honour of it With much Justice he might pretend to it and therefore finding a refusal proceeding from the malicious accusations of some Men which found more Credit than his Service he resolved to quit the Kingdom and go over to the Emperour Charles the V. his Service By his skill in Sea-Affairs and the Correspondence he held with Serram at Maluco he guessed there might be another way to India and this at such time as the Spaniard had began to taste the Fruit of those Islands and accordingly he writ to Serram that he hoped soon to be his Guest at Ternate going thither a new way In order hereunto he went and offered his Service in Spain was admitted and the command of five Ships given him with 250 Men some of them Portugueses He sailed from the Port of St. Lucar de Barrameda on the 20th of September 1519. Many at this time took the liberty to rail and cast reproaches upon him but he to take off the occasion had by a solemn act unnaturalized himself Princes should be cautious of forcing to desperate actions by injustice such Men as have deserved rewards 9. These Ships being past the Rio de Ianeyro on the Coast of Brasil the Men began to be mutinous but much more when having passed the River S. Iulian they found not the Streight they looked for and began to be pinched with the great cold of that Climat Hence proceeded some disrespectful discourses against Magellan not only reflecting on his Knowledge but also his Fidelity He finding it run high and that of necessity he must give them some satisfaction suppressing the best he could the anger that began to swell his Breast called together the Principal Men to whom he made a large and learned discouse He spoke of Navigation in general then of Discoveries and the Pains and Hardships that great Undertakings are subject to he encouraged them by the example of all the great Discoverers that had been before them he put them in mind that the World would say the Spaniards were less daring than the Portugueses and after proposing many motives of Honour and Glory concluded with threatning to put in execution the Power of Life and Death the King had given him and accordingly to punish such as were refractory This instead of a Compliance produced fresh Disputes more Disagreement and finally a Conspiracy to kill Magellan thinking no other means were left to prevent the prosecution of this Voyage The Chief Conspirators were three Captains Cartagene Quixada and Mendoça The Design was discovered and Mendoça immediately stabbed and after quartered the other two were taken and Quixada quartered alive both as Traytors Cartagena with a Priest who had a hand in the Design were set ashoar on that barbarous Coast most of the Men were in the Conspiracy but it was necessary to pardon them least he should want them to prosecute the Voyage Whilst they wintered there he sent some Men into the Country who went up about twenty Leagues and brought some of the Natives of the stature of Giants being above three yards high After suffering much through Cold and Hunger and continual Labour in the Ships being almost spent they reached the Cape they called De las Virgenes or Of the Virgins because discovered on the Day of the 11000 Virgins It lies in 52 Degrees of South Latitude Below it they discovered the mouth of the Streight they looked for bâ—…ing a League wide Being entred they found within in some places the same bredth in others somewhat more and in others much less The Land high on both sides part bare and part covered with Woods many of Cypress and much Snow which made the tops of the Mountains appear the higher Having run about 50 Leagues in this Streight they spied another and Magellan sent one Ship to discover it but having staid much beyond the limited time for her return and no news of her he ordered the Astrologer Andrew Martin to erect a Figure and he answered they were gone back to Spain and that the Captain Alvaro de Mesquita was carried as a Prisoner for opposing that resolution It proved so and they spent eight Months in the Voyage Magellan somewhat troubled at this action called the Chief Men to Council and contrary to the Opinions of all resolved to proceed Which he put in execution and came out into the South Sea with only three Ships of the five that which Iohn Serrano commanded being lost but the Men though with much difficulty all saved 10. To shun the Cold which tormented them he sailed towards the Equinoctial steering W. N W. and being 1500 Leagues from the mouth of the Streight found an Island in 18 Degrees of South Latitude and 200 Leagues farther another Having lost his computation for the Malucos he found several Islands in 15 Degrees and a half of North Latitude and at last came to that called Subo in 10 Degrees of North Latitude being about 12 Leagues in circumference He was well received by the King and the Natives and so good a disposition he found among them that the King Queen their Children and above 800 Persons were baptized This Prince was at War with
de Lima's Captains snatched him out of the Enemies Hands being penned up between Palisades with only Seventeen Souldiers and gained him time to retire to his Ships 9. The City Iâ—…r is seated on the heighth of a Point of Land in the Country of Malaca in one degree and half of North Latitude not far distant from the Shore girt with thick Walls though of Wood yet strong being composed of vast Beams well knit together at small distances are Bastions all well stored with Artillery and defended by great numbers of Malays Manancabo's and Islanders of Iava and other Warlike Places some of them commanded by their Kings as those of Tringale Dragut Campar and others The River adds much to this strength embracing the City with two Arms. 11. D. Paul being come consulted the manner of attempting the place and began a Battery with good success The Enemies Fleet endeavoured a Diversion but in vain The Battery was continued till the day of the Assumption of our B. Lady to which D. Paul had a peculiar Devotion 11. The morning of that day he landed 600 Portugueses in three Bodies D. Antony de Noronna who led one had a hot Dispute about landing with a Number of the Enemies Musketiers who being repulsed still rallied but at length our Men made their way to attempt the Town where some of them were killed endeavouring to force a passage where there was none 12. In the mean while D. Paul cutting through 2000 of the Enemy in a Wood joyned D. Antony and both together broke into the City The Enemy no longer able to sustain our Fury gave way and was pursued by those two Bodies into the City The third of our Battalions had the same success in getting in and with equal danger being charged by one of the Kings upon an Elephant with a strong and resolute Party But the Beast being shot by D. Nunno Alvarez Pereyra so disordered them that our Men had the opportunity to advance 13. The Fight was very desperate in the Streets many Arrows and Darts flying from the Windows yet our Men advanced till they came to the place where the King was with his Allies and there the Battle was renewed D. Paul encouraged his Men not only with Words but with his Example leading them on with Sword in hand 14. After 6 hours Combat the fortune of the Day still seemed dubious till Matias Pereyra who had only 15 Men left with him of 150 attacked and entred the Fort Botabato which gave new Life to our Men almost spent with continual Labour 15. Luis Martines Pereyra who was left to command the Fleet ceased not battering the Town hearing only the noise of the Fight and seeing the Enemies Colours upon the Walls but seeing the Christian set up on the Fort Cotabato he desisted The Kings also discovering them and other signs of their Ruin mounted on Elephants with their Wives and fled up the Inland 16. After the Victory the City was fired which being great and of combustible matter raised a terrible Flame Many People were burnt chiefly Women and Children who in the Confusion could not escape The Booty was very great the Prisoners many and the number of Slain by the Portugueses amounted to 4000 besides near 3000 killed by those that came to assist Rajale when they saw he was defeated on our side 80 were lost Almost 1000 Pieces of Cannon were found some very large 1500 Muskets and 2200 Vessels D. Paul of all the Booty took to himself only an Image of our B. Lady found by a Soldier in the Wood where he was first ingaged 17. The City Malaca resolved to receive D. Paul in Triumph D. Antony de Noronna for the share he had in this Victory desired he would let him go by his Side and he replied Gloriam meaâ—… alteri non dabo D. Antony offended hereat acquainted his Soldiers and they resolved to anticipate the Triumph They landed with found of Drums Trumpets and noise of Cannon and covering the way with their Cloaths led him to the Church D. Paul landed in the same manner he had done at Ior was received by the Religious Orders with their Crosses and singing placed under a Canopy and crown'd by the Bishop with a Garland of Roses and Flowers CHAP. VI. The End of the Government of D. Duarte de Meneses 1. THE Tyrant Raju resolving to possess himself of our Fort of Colombo in Câ—… to this effect gathered â—…0000 fighting Men 60000 Pioniers and near as many Artificers and other Labourers 2200 Elephants 40000 Oxen 150 Pieces of Câ—…on 50000 Axes Shovels Pickâ—…s and Spades an innumerable quantity of spare Arms and Tools two Castles carried each upon a great Cart with 9 Wheels and almost 500 Sail. He thought fit first to consult the Idols about the Success and having placed Men behind them who should say as he had directed them the Answer was That if he would enter Columbo he mâ—…st shed innocent Blood 2. The People was astonished at this familiarity between their Prince and Idols and he pretending Obedience to the Divine Commands caused 500 Children to be snatched from their Mothers Arms which were all slaughtered and the Idols sprinkled with their Blood 3. Thus prepared he marched and sate down before the Town choosing the Ground he best liked there being no body to hinder him Our Commander Iohn de Brito knowing this Storm was like to fall upon him had made the best provision he could He had but 300 Portugueses the third part of them useless being old Men or Children and 700 Natives and Slaves which he posted to the best advantage about that Wall the Circumference whereof is very great reserving 50 to be ready with himself wherever the greatest Danger called Raju spent a month in dreining a Lake that on one side secured the Town about this Work and securing some Boats we had upon that Water there were many Skirmishes in which the Enemy came off with great loss 4. The Fort was much weakened by the want of that Water which was the chief Defence on that side Our Commander gave Advice of the Danger he was in to the Neighbouring Places The first that sent Relief was Iohn de Melo Commander of Manar it consisted of 40 Men under the Command of his Nephew Ferdinand and Ammunition Ferdinand was posted on the side of the Lake Whilst Raju prepared for the Attack there was a Skirmish between the Besiegers and Besieged in which the former lost many Men and had some of their Works levelled 5. On the 4th of August before day Raju advanced to give the first Assault with such silence he could not be heard and the Darkness was such he could not have been seen but the Musketiers lighted Matches discovered them They laid their Ladders and mounted the Bastions St. Michael St. Goncalo and St. Francis 2000 Pioniers at the same time working below to undermine the Wall many of the former were cast down upon these last and abundance of them in
and embracing her and she him they said many words not understood By the help of an Interpreter it was known that that Man was the Bridegroom who being abroad when the Bride was taken came to be a Slave with her rather than live without her And she said That since he by that demonstration of Love had made her happier than all the Chingala Women for they were of those People she esteemed her Slavery rather a Blessing than a Misfortune Sousa hearing hereof resolved not to part such real Lovers and taking hold of both their hands said God forbid two such Lovers for my private Interest should be made unhappy Love has sufficiently captivated you I freely give you your Liberties Then he ordered them to be set ashore but they two seeing his unexpected Bounty requited it by despising their Liberties and replied They only desired to be his and die in his Service They lived afterwards in Columbo where the Man on sundry occasions faithfully served the Portugueses 19. The Viceroy careful of the security of Columbo sent to the Relief of it Emanuel de Sousa Continno and D. Paul de Lima. Scarce did Raju see Sousa enter that Port after he had ruined all the Coast and the great City Chilao and was informed that D. Paul was coming some of his Ships being already in the Port but despairing of Success when the Bâ—…d least expected it he decamped and bâ—…gan to march away 20. Yet our Men not to suffer him to go quietly away fell upon his Rear and in several Skirmishes cut off many of his Men. During this Siege some say he lost 10000 Men others not above half the Number Many Towns Cities Villages and Ships were burnt and destroyed The Cannon Prisoners and other Booty taken were considerable This rendred Raju very contemptible in the Eyes of those Princes who waited the Success of his Undertakings On our side were killed 140 Men 30 of them Portugueseâ—… Of the Sickness before mentioned died 500. 21. D. Paul came the day after the Siege was raised Eight days were spent in levelling Raju's Works They repaired the Damage done to the Fort and furnished it with 600 Men and Ammunition 22. The Viceroy after receiving the joyful News of this Victory and honouring Emanuel de Sousa and D. Paul died of a violent Sickness in the beginning of May. He was little of Stature but Graceful Couragious Prudent in Counsel and of great Authority a good Latinist and Italian and so addicted to Poetry that he writ good Verses a lover of Justice and free from Avarice The Fault laid to his Charge is that he suffered himself to be governed by one less capable of Government than himself He was the 15th Viceroy and 32d Governour for the space of almost four Years the 2d of the Name and 5th of the Sâ—…name CHAP. VII The Government of Emanuel de Sousa Coutinno from the Year 1588 till 1590. 1. THE Viceroy being dead and Patents of Succession opened they first appointed Matthias de Albuquerque who was gone for Portugal the second Emanuel de Sousa Coutinno then present who took upon him the Government and was well qualified for it as being very brave and well experienced in the Affairs of India 2. Soon after arrived 5 Ships from Portugal D. Paul de Lima weary of the Toils of War and much more troubled that he was so ill rewarded resolved to return to Portugal 3. The Ships that were homeward bound being dispatched D. Paul imbarked in that called The St. Thomas whereof Stephen de Vega was Captain On the Coast of Natal she sprung aleak in the Stern and a Storm raging she could not be kept above Water though they threw over board all the Riches that was in her 4. The Boat being lanched all strove to perish in it because they would have it hold all that the Ship contained Several were killed upon this occasion and D. Paul standing on the side with his Sword drawn could no way prevent it At length those that the Boat could not contain returned to the Ship The Women were let down and almost drowned before they were taken in because it could not come to the Ship 's side Da. Ioanna de Mendoca going in to it left behind a Daughter but two Years old and calling for her afterwards could not get her because the Nurse would not let the Child go unless they would take her with it 5. The Boat was not far from the Ship when they saw it swallowed up by the Sea It was yet worse that being over-loaded with 120 Persons and there being no other Remedy left they were forced to throw some into the Sea who immediately sunk The Boat came to the Shore 6. Ninety eight Persons Men and Women landed several of them Gentlemen of Note their Wives and some Friers one of which after having confessed the People in the Ship would have stayed to die with them that he might be aiding to them in that last hour They marched in good order a Frier going before with a Crucifix on high The Women put themselves into Men's Habit after the Indian manner that their Coats might not be a hinderance to them in going 7. The Place where they landed by the Portugueses is called The Country of the Fumos by the Natives of the Macomates being inhabited by Cafres of this Name It is in the Latitude of 27 deg 20 min. beyond the River of Simon Dote 50 Leagues South of the Bay of Lorenzo Marquez All the Land of the Fumos belongs to the King of Viraâ—…gune and runs 30 Leagues up the Inland bordering on the South with the Country of Mocaâ—…apata the King whereof extends his Domiâ—…on to the upper part of the River St. Lucia in the Latitude of â—…8 deg 15 min. and to the Kingdom of Vambe that contains a great part of Terra del Natal From hence to the Cape of Good Hope there are no King but Ancozes or Lords of Villages Next the Kingdom of Viraâ—…gune is that of Innaca towards the N. E. to the Point of the Bay S. Laurence in 25 deg 45 min. of South Latitude and has two Islands opposite to it called Choambone and Sâ—…timuro the last not inhabited is the receptacle of the Portugueses that resort thither to buy Ivory About the Bay many great Rivers fall into the Sea as Beligane Mannica Spiritu Santo Vumo Anzate and Angomane At Vumo died D a Leonor and her Children and Emanuel de Sousa was lost Anzate runs along the edge of vast inaccessible Mountains covered with Herds of Elephants the People of a Gigantick Stature In the Latitude of 25 degrees the River De lâ—…s Reyes or Del Oro falls into the Sea West of which are the Kingdoms of 〈◊〉 and Mannuca From this place to Cape Corrientes the Sea makes a great Bay along which inhabit the Moeranges notable Thieves Opposite to the Point St. Sebastian are the Islands of Bazaruta and not far from it the Kingdom of Inâ—…abuze