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of_o his_o pontifall_n history_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n in_o vita_fw-la sexti_fw-la quinti_fw-la fernand_n make_v a_o narration_n of_o certain_a man_n who_o he_o call_v caloges_n and_o fingaos_n which_o have_v their_o foot_n round_o like_a unto_o those_o of_o cow_n and_o hand_n all_o over_o hairy_a for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o truth_n whereof_o read_v galvan_n in_o his_o discovery_n folio_n 32._o and_o 72._o gaspar_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n the_o sâ—venth_o chapter_n touch_v the_o triumphant_a arch_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o street_n together_o with_o their_o manner_n of_o accommodate_v and_o enrich_v they_o when_o as_o they_o solemnize_v certain_a feast_n read_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o the_o university_n which_o they_o have_v in_o china_n see_v trigault_n in_o the_o three_o and_o five_o chapter_n of_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr artibus_fw-la apud_fw-la sinas_fw-la liberalibus_fw-la ac_fw-la scientiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o 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victory_n and_o conquest_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o boterus_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n in_o the_o second_o and_o four_o chapter_n mafeus_n and_o s_o t_o romain_n of_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o tartar_n into_o china_n and_o their_o besiege_n of_o pequin_n boterus_n in_o his_o relation_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n the_o four_o chapter_n paulus_n jovius_n antonius_n armenius_n and_o mathias_n de_fw-fr micuy_n discourse_n at_o large_a that_o which_o be_v write_v of_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o province_n of_o guy_n and_o sansii_fw-la and_o of_o the_o doleful_a and_o dreadful_a event_n ensue_v thereupon_o gaspar_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cruz_n have_v speak_v of_o sufficient_o in_o the_o 29_o the_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n as_o for_o that_o which_o fernand_n say_v of_o their_o god_n fatoquis_n amida_n xaca_n gizon_n and_o canom_n as_o also_o of_o the_o foolery_n dream_n and_o leasing_n which_o they_o recount_v of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o original_n and_o the_o respest_n and_o reverence_n they_o bear_v unto_o they_o it_o may_v be_v all_o see_v in_o the_o twelve_o book_n of_o mafeus_n his_o indian_a history_n and_o in_o the_o first_o and_o four_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n trigault_n in_o his_o first_o and_o second_o book_n boterus_n in_o his_o relation_n s_o t_o roman_a and_o many_o other_o by_o all_o this_o now_o be_v my_o author_n thorough_o vindicate_v from_o all_o aspersion_n of_o falsehood_n that_o may_v be_v cast_v upon_o this_o his_o work_n which_o be_v it_o otherwise_o and_o mere_o devise_v yet_o be_v it_o so_o full_a of_o variety_n and_o of_o such_o strange_a both_o comic_a and_o tragic_a event_n as_o can_v choose_v but_o delight_n far_o more_o than_o any_o romance_n or_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n but_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o truth_n as_o i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v it_o will_v no_o doubt_n give_v all_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o content_n that_o can_v be_v desire_v of_o the_o reader_n the_o content_n chap._n i._o in_o what_o manner_n i_o pass_v my_o youth_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n until_o my_o go_v to_o the_o india_n fol._n 1._o chap._n ii_o my_o departure_n from_o portugal_n for_o the_o east-idiaes_a and_o my_o embark_a there_o for_o the_o straight_a of_o mecqua_n 3_o chap._n iii_o our_o travel_n from_o mazua_n by_o land_n to_o the_o mother_n of_o prester_n john_n as_o also_o our_o reimbarquing_a at_o the_o port_n of_o arquico_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o by_o the_o encounter_n of_o three_o turkish_a vessel_n 5_o chap._n iu_o a_o mutiny_n happen_v in_o the_o town_n of_o mocaa_n the_o occasion_n thereof_o that_o which_o befall_v thereupon_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v i_o be_v carry_v to_o ormuz_n as_o also_o my_o sail_v from_o thence_o to_o goa_n and_o what_o success_n i_o have_v in_o that_o voyage_n 8._o chap._n v._o goncalo_n be_fw-mi coâ—inhoes_n treaty_n with_o the_o queen_n of_o onor_n his_o assault_v of_o a_o turkish_a 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o we_o as_o we_o be_v upon_o our_o return_n to_o goa_n 11_o chap._n vi_o what_o pass_v till_o such_o time_n as_o pedro_n de_fw-fr faria_n arrive_v at_o malaca_n his_o receive_v a_o ambassador_n from_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n with_o his_o send_v i_o to_o that_o king_n and_o that_o which_o arrive_v unto_o i_o in_o that_o voyage_n 14_o chap._n vii_o what_o happen_v to_o i_o at_o panaiu_o with_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n expedition_n against_o the_o tyrant_n of_o achem_n and_o what_o he_o do_v after_o his_o victory_n over_o he_o 18_o chap._n viii_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n and_o i_o until_o such_o time_n as_o i_o embark_v for_o malaca_n my_o arrival_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o queda_n and_o my_o return_n from_o thence_o to_o malaca_n 21_o chap._n ix_o the_o arrival_n of_o a_o ambassador_n at_o the_o fortress_n of_o malaca_n from_o the_o king_n of_o aaru_n to_o the_o captain_n thereof_o his_o send_v i_o to_o the_o say_a king_n my_o come_n to_o aaru_n and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o i_o after_o my_o departure_n from_o thence_o 26_o chap._n x._o by_o what_o mean_v i_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o town_n of_o siaca_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v i_o there_o my_o go_v to_o malaca_n with_o a_o mahometan_a merchant_n and_o the_o tyrant_n of_o achems_n army_n march_v against_o the_o king_n of_o aaru_n chap._n xi_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o aaru_n and_o the_o cruel_a justice_n that_o be_v execute_v on_o he_o by_o his_o enemy_n the_o go_v of_o his_o queen_n to_o malaca_n and_o her_o reception_n there_o 33_o chap._n xii_o the_o queen_n of_o aaru_n departure_n from_o malaca_n her_o go_v to_o the_o king_n of_o jantana_n his_o summon_n the_o tyrant_n of_o achem_n to_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n of_o aaru_n and_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o they_o thereupon_o 36_o chap._n xiii_o my_o departure_n to_o go_v to_o pan_n that_o which_o fortune_v after_o my_o arrival_n there_o with_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pan_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o 39_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o misfortune_n that_o befall_v we_o at_o our_o entry_n into_o the_o river_n of_o lugor_n our_o hide_v ourselves_o in_o a_o wood_n with_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o we_o afterward_o and_o our_o return_n unto_o malaca_n 42_o chap._n xv._n antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n his_o set_v forth_o for_o the_o isle_n of_o anyan_n his_o arrival_n at_o the_o river_n of_o tinacoreu_n and_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o in_o this_o voyage_n 46_o chap._n xvi_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n arrival_n at_o the_o bay_n of_o camoy_n where_o be_v the_o fish_n of_o pearl_n for_o the_o king_n of_o china_n the_o relation_n make_v to_o he_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o aynan_n with_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o he_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o renegado_n pirate_n and_o other_o way_n 52_o chap._n xvii_o the_o information_n that_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n have_v of_o the_o country_n some_o passage_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o nautarel_n of_o the_o town_n his_o go_v to_o the_o river_n of_o madel_n with_o his_o encounter_v a_o pirate_n there_o and_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o they_o 58_o chap._n xviii_o what_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n do_v with_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o pirate_n junck_v that_o which_o pass_v between_o he_o and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n with_o our_o cast_n away_o upon_o the_o island_n of_o thief_n 61_o chap._n xix_o in_o what_o sort_n we_o escape_v miraculous_o out_o of_o this_o island_n our_o passage_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o river_n of_o xingrau_n our_o encounter_v with_o a_o chinese_n pirate_n and_o the_o agreement_n we_o make_v with_o he_o 65_o chap._n xx._n our_o encounter_n at_o sea_n with_o eight_o portugal_n very_o sore_o hurt_v and_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n meeting_n and_o fight_v with_o coia_n acem_fw-la the_o pirate_n 69_o chap._n xxi_o what_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n do_v after_o his_o victory_n his_o departure_n
mighty_a army_n we_o give_v they_o a_o great_a peal_n of_o ordnance_n put_v forth_o all_o our_o fight_n beat_v our_o â—_z and_o sound_v our_o trumpet_n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o these_o exterior_a demonstration_n they_o may_v conclude_v we_o regard_v not_o the_o turk_n awhit_o chap._n v._o gonçallo_n vaz_v coutinho_n treaty_n with_o the_o queen_n of_o onor_n his_o assault_v of_o a_o turkish_a galley_n and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o we_o as_o we_o be_v upon_o our_o return_n to_o goa_n ouâ—_n fleet_n make_v a_o stand_n upon_o the_o discharge_n of_o our_o peal_n of_o ordnance_n 1._o the_o general_n gonçallo_n vaz_v coutinho_n send_v bento_n castanho_n a_o very_a discreet_a and_o eloquent_a man_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o onor_n to_o present_v she_o with_o a_o letter_n from_o the_o viceroy_n and_o to_o tell_v she_o that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o complain_v of_o she_o for_o that_o she_o have_v swear_v a_o peace_n and_o amity_n with_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n and_o yet_o suffer_v the_o turk_n mortal_a enemy_n to_o the_o portugal_n to_o abide_v in_o her_o port_n hereunto_o she_o return_v this_o answer_n that_o both_o himself_o and_o his_o company_n be_v very_o welcome_a that_o she_o great_o esteem_v of_o they_o because_o they_o be_v vassal_n to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n and_o as_o touch_v that_o he_o say_v of_o the_o peace_n which_o she_o have_v with_o the_o king_n and_o his_o governor_n it_o be_v most_o true_a and_o that_o she_o desire_v to_o maintain_v it_o as_o long_o as_o she_o live_v for_o that_o which_o he_o say_v of_o the_o turk_n she_o take_v her_o god_n to_o witness_v how_o much_o against_o she_o will_v she_o have_v receive_v and_o suffer_v they_o in_o her_o port_n but_o that_o find_v herself_o too_o weak_a for_o to_o resist_v such_o powerful_a enemy_n she_o be_v constrain_v to_o dissemble_v which_o she_o will_v never_o have_v do_v have_v she_o be_v furnish_v with_o sufficient_a force_n furthermore_o to_o clear_v herself_o the_o better_a unto_o 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the_o turk_n intention_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v and_o what_o they_o do_v at_o that_o instant_n he_o call_v a_o council_n thereupon_o and_o have_v thorough_o debate_v and_o consider_v all_o thing_n it_o be_v unanimous_o conclude_v that_o both_o for_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n their_o master_n honour_n and_o his_o own_o it_o be_v expedient_a to_o set_v upon_o this_o galley_n either_o for_o to_o take_v or_o fire_v it_o wherein_o it_o be_v hope_v that_o god_n for_o who_o glory_n we_o â—ought_v will_v be_v assist_v to_o we_o against_o those_o enemy_n of_o his_o holy_a faith_n this_o resolution_n be_v make_v and_o sign_v by_o we_o all_o he_o enter_v some_o two_o falcon_n shoot_v within_o the_o river_n where_o he_o have_v sâ—â—rcâ—_n anchor_v when_o as_o a_o little_a boat_n which_o they_o call_v a_o almadia_n come_v aboard_o we_o with_o a_o brachman_n that_o speak_v very_o good_a portuguâ—ze_n this_o man_n deliver_v a_o message_n from_o the_o queen_n unto_o our_o captain_n 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