Wounded In the Fort was left the Lieutenant with Three hundred Men. That Night they fixed their Arms and next Morning prepared their Souls The Governour appointed Rewards for those who first mounted the Enemies Works 5. At Break of Day on the 11th of November this small Army marched out to attack the numerous Forces of the Enemies who were well intrenched and provided with Cannon Our Men gave the Onset with much Bravery and some fell Two Gentlemen who had Challenged each other now agreed he should be owned as Victorious over the other who first mounted the Enemies Works both honourably strove for this Glory and both died gloriously in the Attempt At length our Men mounted the Works such was each man's eagerness to be the first that it could not be known who really was so Payva having lost a Leg fought on his Knees till he was killed The Tanadar cut down a Turk and stooping to make an end of him was slain by another Turk Francis de Azevedo was killed after having made a great slaughter 6. The brave Mascarenas and D. Alvaro de Castro having taken a Bulwark make themselves room in the Field The Governour comes up and enflames the fight He orders his Ensign to fix the Colours on the Enemies Works and is immediately obeyed by him Twice was the Ensign thrown down and twice he remounted Our Men encouraged by the Governour press forward and the Enemy gives way The Portugueses enter their Works pell-mell with them and Rumecan comes on with the whole Body of his Army but after a hot dispute retires leaving his Enemies Masters of his Works 7. Rumecan joyns Iuzarcan who on the other side was worsted by Mascarenas The Governour marches out of the Works to meet them giving the Van to his Son D. Alvaro The Portugueses were much distressed when F. Antony del Cazal appeared before them with a Crucifix on the Point of a Lance encouraging them with godly Words They take Courage and covering the Field with dead and wounded Men put Rumecan to flight but he rallying forced the Portugueses to retire in great disorder The Governour exposing himself to admiration renewed the Fight and restored good Order At this time a Stone broke aâ—… Arm of the Crucifix and the Priest calling upon the Men to revenge that Sacriledge they fell on with such fury that having done incredible Execution they drove the Enemy to the City who still gave way facing us The first that entred the City with them was D. Iohn then D. Alvaro and D. Emanuel de Lima and the Governour all several ways making the Streets and Houses run with Blood The Women escaped not the fate of the Men and Children were slain at their Mothers Breasts one stroak taking away two Lives The first part of the Booty was Precious Stones Pearls Gold and Silver other things though of value were slighted as cumbersom 8. Rumecan and his General Officers rally their Men and appear again in the Field with Eight thousand The Governour and his Son and D. Iohn Mascarenas encompass them the Fight was bloody in the heat of it Gabriel Teyxeyra killing the Bearer took the Standard of Cambaya and dragged it about the Field proclaiming Victory George Nunez from among the Dead brought out Rumecans Head and presented it to the Governour Others took Iuzarcan who was Wounded Our Men were left absolute Masters of the Field Of the Portugueses One hundred were killed others say only Thirty four of the Enemy Five thousand and among them Azedecan Lucan and other Men of Note Free Plunder was allowed some were enriched many got much and all were satisfied There were taken many Colours forty Pieces of Cannon of an extraordinary bigness which with the lesser made up Two hundred and a vast quantity of Ammunition 9. Many particularly signalized themselves in this Action The Governour played the part of a Souldier as well as a General D. Iohn Mascarenas after a Siege of eight Months did more with respect to such Merits than all D. Alvaro de Castro of whom it is enough to say He did like his Father The Ensign Barbado who being several times thrown down as often mounted the Works F. Antony who with the image of Life banished the fear of Death And many more as well of those who were killed as they that survived The Enemy confessed that one day during the Siege they saw over the Church of the Fort a beautiful Woman cloathed in White from whom proceeded such Rays that blinded them and this Day in the Field some Men with Lances who did them the greatest harm The King in a Rage for this Loss caused Twenty eight Portugueses he had in Custody to be torn to pieces in his presence 10. Whilst the Governour was employed in Repairing the damage received D. Emanuel de Lima by his Order scowred the Coast of Cambaya with thirty Ships extirpating all the Towns on that shoar The City Goga one of the Chief of that Kingdom was taken without any resistance the Inhabitants flying to the Mountains It was plundered and burnt then pursuing the Inhabitants they were found at Night about a League off asleep and all put to the Sword All the Cattle in the Fields were either killed or Ham-strung The City Gandar had the very same fate The same was done in several other Towns and with many Ships along the Coast of Baroche 11. Great was the Joy at Goa for the News of what had hapned at Diu carried thither by Iames Rodriguez de Azevedo by whom the Governour desired the City to lend him Twenty thousand Pardao's for the use of the Army sending a Lock of his Whiskers in pawn for the Mony The City returned the Pawn with Respect and sent him more Mony than he demanded and the Women their Pendants Necklaces Bracelets and others Jewels The Governour punctually restored all as it was sent being the day before supplied by a rich Ship of Cambaya taken by Antony Moniz Barreto on the Coast of Mangalor 12. The Fort being Repaired and put into a better condition than it was before the Siege and Five hundred Men into it and D. George de Meneses with six Ships upon the Coast and the City better inhabited through the good Usage of the Governour to the Moors he sailed for Goa and arrived there on the 11th of April He was received with loud Acclamations and a splendid Triumph prepared by the City in imitation of those of Rome The City Gates and Streets were hung with Silk the Windows thronged with fine Women all places resounded with Musick and noise of Cannon and the Sea was covered with Vessels richly adorned The Governour entred under a rich Canopy where taking off his Cap they put on his Head a Crown of Laurel and a Branch of it in his hand Before him went the Priest with the Crucifix as he carried it in the Fight and next to him the Royal Standard Then Iuzarcan his Eyes fixed on the Ground perhaps
of his Ships lays D. Paul's Galliot on Board the others did the like to the other three whereof two shamefully fled the third stood by it till he was sunk Now all the Enemies force fell upon D. Paul who with fifty Men he had did things behond belief killing above two hundred Mores but with the loss of thirty Portugueses D. Paul was so wounded he was forc'd to sit down and gave order to make to the Enemy who was drawn off Canatale who was preparing to fall on again seeing the Galliot beyond Expectation make at him stood away D. Paul return'd to God being in no condition to reach Cananor 5. There our Men were much streightned by the number of the Enemies who were Masters of the Field Andrew de Sousa made a good resistance till he dying and D. Antony de Noronna succeeding him with the relief he carried in several reâ—…counters they kill'd above Two thousand Mores and cut down Forty thousand Palm-trees This is the greatest harm can be done that People because those Trees are their princiâ—…l Sustenance The City enrag'd hereat â—…ll'd together all the Neighbourhood to the number of Ninety Thousand to take Revenge They had the boldness to assault and scale thâ—… Forâ—… with such confidence of carrying it that they had before-hand divided the Booty Nicâ—…aripo a Nayre did us great Service advising D. Payo de Noronna then commanding there to put the Men and Riches of the Town as not tenable into the Fort. All was drawn in except D. Antony de Noronnâ—… and his Men who said he would live and die by those Walls and staid accordingly The Men all prepared themselves for Death and stood at their Arms all the last night 6. By break of day the Enemy attack'd the Works with great crys and above Two thousand of them entred the City In one place Emanuel Travaâ—…s with Thirty Men did great Execution upon them D. Antony appear'd in all Parts Thomas de Sousa Gasper de Brito and the two Betancores made great slaughter at their Posts The Field was so cover'd that never a Bullet was lost The Enemy began to give back when two Cazices brought them on again The assault lasted till Sun-setting then the Enemy retired to their Camp with a resolution to protract the Siege About Five thousand of them were kill'd 7. At this time came Gonâ—…la Pereyra with his Fleet and was a great encouragement to them all and after him Alvaro Paez de 〈◊〉 to succeed D. Payo They both prosecuted the War and utterly destroyed the City of Aderrajao who commanded at the Siege and cut down a great Wood of Palm-trees with considerable slaughter to the Enemy and without losing one Man This was the end of that Siege CHAP. II. Continues the Government of D. Anton. de Noronna 1. THE Tyrant Raju disturb'd the Peace of Ceylen resolving to make himself Master of the whole Island He gather'd a numerous Army and the better to surprize the Portugueses in Columbo gave out his design was upon Cota He encamped between the two Forts and alarming Cota imagin'd they were unprovided at Columbo and suddenly attacques it by Night so that above Two thousand Men mounted the Walls but were as soon thrown down by the Commander Iames de Ataide and his Men. The Assault was renew'd but at length the Enemy having lost Five hundred Men retired Raju resolv'd to carry both places by Famine since he could not by force At Cota he attempted to drain the Ditch by turning away the River and had compassed it had not Peter de Ataide with some Musqueteers oblig'd his Workmen to give over killing Three hundred of them It is said a Cloud miraculously hung between our Men and the Enemy which conceal'd the former from the latter but not them from us so that they fired at a Mark without being seen 2. But now Provisions began to fail in Cota and they fed on things loathsom Ataide thinking to take some of the Enemies Elephants that were in a Wood hard by sallied out with Eighty Men but being over-power'd with a multitude was forc'd to retire having lost two Raju knowing how famine raged had corrupted not only the Natives but some Portugueses Luis Carvallo rather through Dispair than good Will discover'd the Treason and Ataide without taking notice he knew it gain'd the Hearts of the Conspirators by favouring and cherishing them The little Silver he had he coin'd and distributed among them 3. George de Melo commanding in the Island Manâ—…r easily perswaded the King of Candea as being an Enemy to Raju to invade his Country now he was absent thinking by that means to draw him from the Siege He sent Five thousand Men and with them Thirty â—…gueses commanded by Belchior de Sousa they destroyed all as they went and â—…tterly faâ—…ed the great City Chilao yet Raju 〈◊〉 stir'd On the contrary he prepar'd 〈◊〉 Assault Cota by Night A Chingala Woman appear'd at the foot of the Bastion Preaâ—… desiring to be carried to our Captain 〈◊〉 discover'd to him Raju's design and 〈◊〉 the saving of the City Some believed 〈◊〉 Woman was an Angel the truth is she was Mistress to one of our Souldiers and â—…ing her Lover's danger made this discoâ—… There is nothing so â—…d but at someâ—… does good 4. Peâ—… de Ataide sent Antony de Silvâ—… to 〈◊〉 to order Iames as soon as he hearâ—… Câ—…on 〈◊〉 at Night to sally with his Men and fall upon the back of Raju's Army that would be then busie in the Assault George de Melo was already come thither from Manar with One hundred Men seeing the Project of Candea take no effect In the dead of Night the Enemy attacks the City on all hands and finds those of Cota ready to receive him Yet killing some of the Defendants they enter the Works in one place thither the King and Peter hast and with incredible bravery drive them out again Stephen Gouzales Captain of the Innamos with Seven Men did the like upon the like occasion 5. At this time came from Columbo the other Ataide and Melo who by reason of the darkness of the Night could do no more but fire the Enemy's Camp and return to their Fort lest if he succeeded here he should immediately attack it Raju in Person with the Flower of his Army attacks the Bastion of Preacota where he found Fifty Soldiers that seem'd to him to be Fifty thousand by the harm they did him These Men afterwards declared That they saw in the Air a beautiful Woman who with her Vail cover'd them and received therein the Enemies Bullets and Arrows whereof many returned upon and kill'd them By her side was a venerable old Man with a General 's Staff in his hand This was supposed to be the Blessed Virgin and St. Ioseph Raju in the Morning seeing this great disappointment fled to Ceytavaca leaveing above Two thousand Men dead 6. Peter de Ataide fearing he might return and being quite destitute of
There were thrown into the City above Six Thousand Cannon-Balls some of a prodigious Bigness and Nizamalâ—…co was making Preparations to lie there the Winter Above Two Hundred Portugueses fearâ—…g the Ruin of the City had deserted but instead of them Three Hundred came from Goa which put Chaul into somewhat a better Posture On 〈◊〉 11th of April Ruy Gonçalez de Camara â—…ell upon Five Hundred Moors in an Orchard with such Success that only Fifty of them escaped He took Five Colours and lost only Two Men but had many wounded 8. Fortune could not be always favourable to the Besieged sometimes they must meet Disasters The Moors enraged at that Loss played their great Cannon incessantly A Chance-â—…all from one of them lighting upon one of the Galleys that brought the Relief sunk her downright with all that was in her being â—…rty Men and Goods valued at Forty Thousand Ducats The Moors did not loâ—… rejoyce aâ—… this Accident for Ferdinaâ—…â—…ez fallying the next Day with Four Hundred Men on the Side of St. Francis obtained anotheâ—… 〈◊〉 equal to that of Ruy Goncalez and brought away some Ammunition Arms one Piece of Cannon and other Booty Nizamaluco beheld this Action and mounting on Horse-back offered to come down in Person with a Lance in his Hand then changing it to a Whip in a Rage threatned his Men and upbraided them as Cowards 9. Our Men were now so accustomed to Danger nothing could terrifie them and they seemed to court Death as if she had not been busie enough about them Some of our Soldiers being employed levelling the Enemy's Works we had driven them from about St. Francis and being more handy at the Sword than Spade drew upon themselves a great Number of Enemies whereof they killed above Two Hundred not without Loss on our Side 10. D. Iohn de Lima Francis de Sá and D. Nunno Alvarez went out to discover some Mines it was thought the Enemy was carrying on They executed their Command entring those Quarters where they put all that were in them to the Sword In these two Actions we lost Six Private Soldiers and D. Luis de Gastellobranco who having lost one Leg offered the other D. Iohn de Lima who seeing a Moor miss several Shots he made at him stood still till he was killed performing his Promise made on his Brother D. Duarte's Grave that he would soon follow him Anthony de Fonseca he who hung by his Lance at Parnel and laughed at the Enemy Francis Barradas and Ruy Pereyra de Sa and Five other Gentlemen of note 11. After the King had made it appear he designed to continue the Siege all the Winter and all Things were on both Sides disposed in order thereto Faretecan made some Overtures of Peace but without any visible Commission from his Prince who caused him to be apprehended not for acting therein without Orders for doubtless he had private Instructions but upon suspition that he was corrupted It was no wonder if Nizamaluco desired a Peace after lying before a Town Seven Months without any Success but losing as many Thousand Men. Nor was it strange the Portugueses should wish it having already lost above Four Hundred of their own besides Indians But the Hopes of Peace being extinguished by the Imprisonment of Faretecan George Pereyra Coutinno went out with his Ships and without any considerable Loss burnt Three that belonged to Nizamaluco 12. It was now the Beginning of Iune and the Attacks and Batteries were carried on with such Vigour as if they then began The first Attempt was upon D. Nunno Alvarez his House which was lost through Carelesness Yet after it was taken some Gentlemen attempting to recover it lost at least Twenty Portugueses without doing any considerable Execution Next the Enemy possessed themselves of the Monastery of St. Dominick where great Slaughter was made At D. Gonçalo de Meneses his House it was well fought but to our great Loss In all the other Quarters the Cannon-Balls â—…lew like Hail Let us come to the last Assault 13. The Batteries never ceased from the End of May till the End of Iune Nizamaluco resolving to make a Breach fit for his whole Army to try its Fortune On the 28th the Elephants appeared loaded with Castles and the Castles full of Men. A valiant Moor well mounted walked leisurely before all our Works within Musquet-shot and never altered his Pace notwithstanding above Five Hundred Shot was made at him and his Horse wounded he went off unhurt The whole Army expected the Sign to move but it was not given because our Cannon killed an Officer of Note which the King took as an ill Omen and put off the Assault till next Day Six of our Men venturing out of the Works drew a great Multitude of the Enemy within reach of our Shot which was so well bestowed that One Hundred and Eighteen fell down dead and above Five Hundred were wounded with out doing us the least hurt 14. The next Day about Noon the King gave the Signal to fall on and the whole Body of Men and Elephants advanced with horrible Cries and Noise of Warlike Instruments Agalascan attacked Iames Suarez de Albergaria Iohn de Silva Barreto Roderick Homen de Silva and Laurence de Brito in their Posts Faretecan and Sujatecan fell on the Quarter of the Misericordia Misnarrâ—… Captain of the Guards on that of Ruy Gonçalez D. Francis our Commander in Chief being to relieve where-ever the greatest Danger pressed planted himself opposite to the King with part of his Men having distributed the rest where there was need 15. The Day was darken'd with Smoak at Times lighted with Flames the Slaughter and Confusion was great on all Sides Some of the Enemy's Colours were planted on our Works but soon taken or cast down with those who had boldly set them up The Elephants made drunk by the Nayres that they might be the more fierce being burnt and wounded ran madly about the Field One much valued by the King being fired in the Flames ran into the Water and swam over the Bar where one of our Vessels killed him with a Cannon-Shot In fine The Assault ended with the Day the Portugueses remaining Masters of all their Works after killing above Three Thousand of the Enemies among which one was the Son of Agalascan and many more of Note 16. This Action cost us but a few private Soldiers and Eight Gentlemen D. Henry de Meneses being lame having his Legs burnt caused himself to be carried in a Chair Laurence de Brito took a Colours Gonçalo Rodriguez Caldera and Hierome Curvâ—… would not leave their Posts after receiving many dangerous Wounds In fine All did more than mortal Actions it would be a Lessening of others to commend some and we cannot particularize them all 17. The Moors asked Leave to bury their Dead which being granted as they drew them off they asked the Portugueses What Woman it was that went before them in the Fight and whether she was
of the great Stones the Enemy rouled down upon them Having heared Mass on Candlemass-day they returned to the Assault playing their Cannon and lost some Men by the Stones thrown down yet they came to the first Gates and broke them open making their way with much slaughter and loss of three Men to the second Gates Those who were within these and the third Gates seeing so few of our Men opened them and the Portugueses as freely rushed in where was a hot Dispute till D. Christopher and the others coming up pressed the Enemy so hard that many of them threw themselves headlong down the Rocks Many Women and Children were taken and there was a considerable Plunder The Queen and her Retinue went up with a general Admiration the Ethiopians having always held that Fort to be impregnable The Patriarch blessed a Mosque dedicating it to our Lady where Mass was celebrated with great Joy to both People 5. The Mountain being provided and garrisoned under the Command of an Ethiopian the Army marched As they entred the Country of the Rebel Iarse he submitted himself to the Queen and brought his Men to her Service thinking nothing could withstand those who had conquered Nature in such Esteem did they hold the taking the Mountain The King of Zeila came on now covering the Plains and Hills with his Numbers and joyful to have to do with our Men. D. Christopher Encamped in good Order near a Mountain both Armies in sight Palm Sunday and Monday were spent in Skirmishing with equal Loss only the Portugueses had so much the Advantage that the Enemy retired to their Works D. Christopher was forced to move his Camp for want of some necessaries chiefly Water The King of Zeila perceiving their motion from the higher Ground came down to encompass our Men who marched in good Order pouring their Shot in upon the Enemy Who pressing on D. Christopher ordered Emanuel de Cuna with his Men to face them who performed it so successfully that he obliged a Body of Turks to retire after losing many of their Men. They rallied and coming on again had somewhat distressed him till D. Christopher came in person to their Relief fighting with such Resolution that he felt not he was wounded in the Leg. The King himself came on thinking to put an end to the days Action and it turned to his loss for our Cannon cut off many of his Men. D. Christopher was in danger of being slain but still lost no Courage and the Fight continued till the Tyrant was struck down by a shot which pierced his Thigh His Men furled their Colours and fled with him as they thought dead though he was alive This Victory cost eleven Portugueses two of them Men of Note The Queen her self with great alacrity tended Don Christopher and all the wounded Men. 6. After a Weeks respit the Army marched towards the Enemy who was Encamped at no great distance and came to meet them carrying their King in an open Chair It was Resolutely fought on both sides A Turkish Captain with fifty Horse thinking to recover the Honour lost the other day Charged in the midst of our Men and was entirely cut off D Christopher mounting on Horseback led his Men with such fury into the Heat of the Battle that he obliged the Enemy with great slaughter to turn their Backs The King had infallibly been taken had there been more Horse to pursue him Eight Portugueses were lost in this Action The Victorious Army marching down to a pleasant River found it possessed by the Enemy who immediately quitted it the King flying at the sight of our Men. 7. The King sent an Embassy to the Bassa of Zibit acquainting him with his Distress He mollified by Presents sent him almost a Thousand Turkish Musqueteers D. Christopher Wintered in the City Ofar expecting the Emperour Here a Jew proposed That if he wanted Horses and Mules he would shew him a Mountain not far off inhabited by Jews where there was store of both The King of Zeyla had a Garrison of Four hundred Men there D. Christopher having enquired into the truth of this Information marched with two Companies of his own and some Ethiopians to the Foot of the Mountain which is twelve Leagues about In the Ascent some Moors who guarded the Passes were killed On the Top met him the Captain with all his Men. D. Christopher immediately rnnning at struck him down dead with his Lance. Our Shot being poured in among the Moors they soon quitted the place and fled leaving many dead Great quantity of Horses and Mules were found and about eight Thousand Jews who lived in six or seven Villages on that Mountain were brought under Obedience There was a Tradition That these Jews dispersed about Ethiopia and Nubia are descended from some of the dispersion of the Ten Tribes 8. The Jew who led our Men astonished at their Valour was Converted and Baptized and by common Consent appointed Governour of that Mountain which being called before Caloa was after known by the Name of the Iews Mountain The second day after D. Christopher returned to the Army the King of Zeila appeared now more bold with the increase of the Turkish Musqueteers D. Christopher's Youth now transported him as well as his Valour For whereas he ought to have retired to a Mountain till the Emperour joyned him it being impossible to withstand so great a force he never considered it till it was too late On the 29th of August the Turks gave the Onset and were repulsed by D. Christopher who lost four Men and went off wounded in the Leg Emanuel de Cuna did the like Service with loss of three Men. Francis de Abreu fighting like a Lion was killed and his Brother Humphry going to fetch him off fell down dead upon him D. Christopher returns like a furious Tyger and performed Wonders till a Musquet-Ball broke his Arm a couragious Souldier carried him off He was scarce drest when he heard Fonseca and Vello were killed and the Enemy entred the Works He caused himself to be carried where the greatest Danger was But the Tyrant being now undoubtedly Victorious some of our Men fled as did the Patriarch and the Queen on Fleet Mares each taking a different Way he for fear and she by choice D. Christopher sent after and obliged her to come back because her absence brought utter Ruin But at length seeing all lost in despair he grasped his Sword in the Left Hand and said Let who will follow me for I am going to dye amidst the Enemies He was drawn from that Resolution by meer force and carried out of the Field with only fourteen Men and the Queen and Barnagais among them seeking some place of Refuge The Night being dark they lost the Way but the Queen and Barnagais hit it better taking up a Mountain D. Christopher wandring with his Companions fell into the hands of the Enemy who carried him to the Tyrant who coveted no greater Prize
made towards the Enemy who not regarding them stood in for Malaca Our Galleons being ill manned because many of the Men were fled to the Woods it was found expedient to take those out of the Galliots who were of try'd Valour Thus they prepared for Battel which the Enemy accepted drawn up in the form of a half Moon This happened on a Sunday in the Afternoon about the middle of November 7. The Admiral and D. Iohn de Silveyra's Galleons were boarded Ant. Rodrigues de Gamboa with his Galliot came to assist Silveyra his Brother-in-Law but the Galliot taking fire fired the Galleon and both perished There were 50 Men in them 20 of them died and the other 30 were taken The Admiral Miranda was three times boarded and tho' he had but few Men still cleared the Decks killing numbers of the Enemy and sinking some of their Galleys Ships were fired on both sides and the labour to quench them was great especially on our side The fight lasted till midnight the flaming Ships and other fires lighted of purpose by the King affording them light 8. In fine the Admiral 's Galleon during this time was attacked by the whole Fleet 14 times fired 18 and as often quenched Men wrapped in wet Blankets rowling themselves in the fire Miranda being struck down by a great Splinter a Soldier cried out he was killed but he instantly arose saying I am not dead here I am alive fight couragiously my brave Lions for Heaven promises us a glorious Victory The 3 Galleons were in a Line at about a Musket shot distance from each other and for want of Wind the 2 could not come up to succour the Admiral against whom the Enemy bent all his Force Could they have come up the Enemy had been utterly ruined for they were so disabled that they retired towards Bancales 9. Day appearing and the Enemy gone our Galleons thought to pursue them but could not Their Loss was computed to 20000 Men and 50 Sail of all Sorts Iames de Mendoça Silva being upon discovery with his small Vessels found the King had sent out his Boats for Water he fell in among them and took them all and 200 Prisoners The King after this loss asked the Prisoners he had taken whether an Embassy to treat of their Liberty would be acceptable at Malaca and being by them assured it would he writ to the Admiral and Commander of the Town affirming our Ships had attacked him without cause when he was going only to subdue his rebellious Subjects expressing concern for the loss of our Galleon and Galliot offering to restore the Prisoners without Ransom if they sent for them This King being very subtle and false it was not fit to give two much Credit to him yet his Ambassadors were well received and it was answered that the King's Designs not being known it could not but he believed he designed against Malaca They sent him all his Subjects taken by Iames de Mendoça and a good Present thanking him for the offer of restoring the Portugueses and desiring he would deliver them to him that carried the others The King being under sail when our Messenger came to him said he would answer after he had treated him as became a Portugues Ambassador He had rather have taken his answer there being suspicious of the King but was forced to follow The King being come home received the Embassy friendly and a Month after dispatched him well satisfied with the Prisoners 10. The reason why as was before hinted the 3 Galleons could not pursue the Achem Fleet was because they had advice that 8 Holland Ships were sailing towards Malaca Mendoça was of opinion to repair to the City for the security thereof but Miranda was for pursuing the Enemy and having destroyed them they might retire to Polubutum or Gale which would have ruined the Achem Fleet and saved our Galleons which were destroyed afterwards by the Hollanders These drawing near Ferdinand de Costa was for securing the Galleons at Gale Miranda for fighting and Furtado advised to draw the Galleons close to the little Island so that the Hollanders might not pass between them and the Land so they might do the more Execution bringing all their Cannon over to one side This Opinion being approved of was scarce put in Execution when the 8 Ships appeared and made at them Every Ship exceeded each of our Galleons in number of Men and Cannon able Seamen and Gunners The order of drawing under the Island was so ill executed that the Hollanders took the Post ours aimed at 11. The Battel began and continued all that day with equal Loss Next day one of Galleons after losing 3 Captains and being torn to pieces even with the superficies of the Water was quitted by those Men that were left The 3d day only 10 Men being left in another Galleon they fired it and got ashore The Admiral Miranda would defend himself tho' wounded in the Leg with only 6 but they and a Jesuit by force carried him into the Island leaving the Galleon on fire About 200 Men were lost in them all The loss of the Hollanders was considerable but being Masters of the Sea they sailed to the Mouth of the Streight to intercept the Ships that were expected from China till understanding that D. Iohn de Silva Governor of Malina was coming that way with his Fleet they quitted that Sea which was no small comfort after so great a Loss 12. Francis de Miranda Enriquez went to Goa where he walked upon Crutches by reason of the hurt received in his Legs when he fought the Hollanders However he was brought to a Tryal for not sailing directly for Manila according to his Instructions or not retiring where they might have been secured In the Conclusion he was cleared and having behaved himself so bravely it was but reason he should 13. D. Iohn de Silva being informed that the four Galleons could not go to Manila did all that could be expected of a good Commander to join us in order to suppress the Hollanders He sent Ammunition to our Fleet aâ—… Malaca and advice for our Ships to avoid falling into the Enemies hands But all failed the advice by the ill Conduct of him that carried it and the Ammunition because our Galleons were lost when it came Without knowing hereof he put to Sea with 10 strong Galleons the product of his great Care and Industry Eight days after his departure 6 Holland Ships came to the Bay of Maribeles and were the first of that Nation that passed the Streights of Magellan Had D. Iohn set out 10 days sooner he had taken the 8 Ships that defeated Francis de Miranda and 10 Days later those other 6. Ships On the Sea of Pulatinam he found the Galleon commanded by Captain Antony Homen de Azevedo and the Plate Ship coming from China Having passed the Streight of Singapura he left the Galleons with his Vice-Admiral and with two Galleys he had went himself and
hearing these Threats deserted him and returned home This set those two Enemies of ours at variance and was no small help to our Affairs 2. The two Commanders Emanuel Cesar and D. Constantine being joyned they marched towards Nicapeti and found the way he was to come very clean and strewed with Flowers A Chingala carried Nicapeti the News of our approach who caused him to be impaled saying There were no Portugueses left in Ceylon He was soon undeceived the two Vanguards coming in sight of each other Nicapeti instantly possesses himself of a Hill and intrenches with 7000 Men. Our Van attacks and enters his Works kill 1000 of his Men and force him laying aside the Regal Ornaments to fly to the Woods We lost only an Ensign The other part of the Enemies Army seeing this defeated fled over the River Laoa Night coming on our Men rested there and in the morning found themselves strengthen'd by 500 Chingala's who had deserted from the Enemy 3. At this time a Chingala who had been a Christian and Follower of the Portugueses by the Name of Antony Barreto served the King of Candea Though of base Birth his Valour advanced him to be General of that King's Forces with the Title of Prince and Governour of the Kingdom of Uva This Man laying hold of the opportunity of Nicapeti's Revolt came with a considerable Power to seize our Fort of Sofragan Barreto counterfeiting Friendship drew our Men which were but 60 under two Captains Faria and Matoso to a Conference and treacherously slew most of them Those that escaped retired to a Church where want of Ammunition obliged them to surrender and they were carried to the King of Candea 4. This misfortune was justly due to those Portugueses for murdering an Embassadour sent by that King to Treat of an Accommodation that they might joyntly carry on the War against Nicapeti The King who might justly have put to death Faria and his Men in Revenge for his Ambassadour Treated them courteously He sent two of them to Balane to advise our Garison there to deliver that Place to him being distressed by Nicapeti they went and having advised the contrary returned into Slavery 5. The King being informed by these Messengers that those of Balane would not sâ—…rrender fell upon them with 10000 Men and many Elephants Our Commander Emanuel Falcam held out some days but seeing 6 Portugueses had deserted and there was no hope of Relief was forced to Capitulate The King treated him and his better than they deserved He was so desirous of Peace that he presently sent an Ambassadour to Treat thereof with our General D. Nunno Alvarez Pereyra but the Success of that Negotiation belongs to the next Year 6. An Embassy came to Goa from the King of Siam acknowledging the Favours received of the Portugueses The Heads of the Message were that he had received a Letter from Iames de Mendoça who stayed not for the Answer that he offered the King of Portugal the Port of Martavam to build a Fort there that he would maintain the Garrison and a small Fleet to Cruize on that Sea against the King of Dua. The Ambassadors were splendidly entertained and F. Francis of the Annunciation a Dominican sent along with them with the same Character He set out the beginning of May with a costly Present for the King The King received the Ambassador with great Satisfaction who proposed to him how ambitious the Portugueses were of his Friendship that they should both join their Forces to subdue the King of Ava that there should be a free Trade between Siam and Malaca that he should not admit the Hollanders into his Country 7. The King answer'd That the Portugues Merchants might freely resort to his Ports and be exempt from all Duties and his Subjects should Trade to Malaca that the reason they had not done it of late was the ill usage they found there whereof he gave good Instances that he had admitted the English Dutch and Malayes into his Ports for the great respect they showed him and the need he had of them that he had assisted the Portugueses against the Hollanders that he was no way concerned for the harm those of Malaca had done the Queen of Patane because she was a Madwoman but she being now dead he had placed one of more Sense there and desired there might be free Trade with her as well as with Siam that the Goods of such Portugueses as died in his Dominions should go to their Heirs that he had ordered all Portugueses who committed any Crimes should be tried at his Court to prevent any wrong being done them by the prejudice of Magistrates Thus our Ambassador was answered and dispatched and the King sent with him two Siam Gentlemen to go his Ambassadors into Spain 8. There were great Complaints against the Commander of Moçambique Ruy de Melo Sampayo for that he robbed the Natives and did not pay the Soldiers having privately strangled some of them which caused a Mutiny Francis de Fonseca Pinto was sent from Goa to regulate these Disorders With him went Salvador Vaz de Gama to succeed Melo in case he were found Guilty Melo's Conscience accusing him he refused to admit the Judge who resolved to return to Goa but hearing that Melo had left open a Wicket of the Fort he rush'd in and deposing him gave the Command to Guerra contrary to what the Viceroy had ordered He was also to Victual the Fort at Tete and furnish it with Cloth that Fort being maintained to continue the discovery of the Mines of Monomatapa which gave great hopes of Profit But before we relate what happened at this time let us refresh the Memory of what was before 9. In the 10th Chap. of the 3d Part of the 2d Vol. we gave some account of what was acted by some of our Commanders in these Parts Chunzo a powerful King rebelled against the Emperor of Monomotapa and was subdued by the assistance of the Portugueses so other Rebels To gratifie these Favours he for ever gave all his Mines to the King of Portugal making a resignation of them to Iames Simoens Madera Commander of Tete who was then in his Service The substance of the Instrument was That he gave all his Mines of Gold Silver Copper Tin Iron Lead to the King of Portugal upon Condition he should support him in his Throne That the King should admit of him as his Brother That the next Year he would send his Son with an Ambassador to Goa That he had put two Sons and would soon two Daughters into the Custody of Iames Simoens to be bred Christians The Emperor ordered Simoens to have an Instrument made hereof and he asking how he would Sign it since in his Empire none could write the Emperor made three Crosses on the Ground one under the other and said he would sign it that way which accordingly he did 10. This done Simoens with his Men accompanied the Emperor who was
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
infringed 3. The Viceroy upon this occasion shew'd an undaunted Spirit It was generally agreed Chaul should be abandoned for the greater security of Goa but the Viceroy resolved the Enemy should have nothing but what was dearly bought He immediately sent D. Francis Mascarennas with 600 Men in four Gallies and five small Vessels to the Relief of Chaul Among these went many Gentlemen of Note to serve as private Souldiers They set out about the end of September 4. Next the Viceroy applied himself to provide for the defence of Goa He posted Ferdinand de Sousa de Castellobrance an old Souldier in Asia in the Pass of Benastarim with 120 Men D. Paul de Lima at Rachol with 60 and thus in other places he distributed 1500 Natives of the Island There were not compleat 700 Portugueses in it these he reserved to relieve where ever the greatest danger threatned The City he put into the Hands of the Dominicans Franciscans and Clergy who exceeded not 300 assisted by 1000 Slaves Captain Iohn de Sousa with 50 Horse was to be ready to appear where-ever there was occasion D. George de Meneses â—…rnamed Barroche was to keep the River with 25 Sail. At the same time the Viceroy caused Ammunition and Provisions to be brought from all Parts the Works to be repaired and about the middle of December he took his Post upon the Bank of the River No sooner was he there than several Bodies of Men appeared coming down the Mountain Gate and encamping at Ponda commanded by Norican Hidalcan's General About the end of December he advanced and encamped over-against the Pass of Benastarim pitching his Master's Tents who spent eight days in coming down the Mountain by reason of the greatness of his Army At night he lighted so many Fires to discover the Paths of the Mountain that at a great distance the multitude of his men could be seen Being come to Ponda he covered those vast Plains with rich and costly Tents 6. This Army consisted of 100000 fighting Men besides an infinite number of Followers 35000 Horse 2140 warlike Elephants 350 pieces of Cannon most of an extraordinary bigness and some great Barques brought upon Mules to be lanched for all occasions upon the River The chief Commanders of this multitude were Norican called Hener Maluco of such quality that he never appeared with his Prince but in the Field Rumercan and Cogercan who for their quality had distant Quarters on the edge of the Water The Army encamped in such manner it looked rather like a regular City than a Camp Their order of Battle was thus Hidalcan at Ponda with 4000 Horse 6000 Musqueteers 300 Elephants 220 Cannons Cogercan Rumercan and Mortazacan near the Mouth of the Channel Ganja with 3000 Horse 130 Elephants and nine Cannons Norican opposite to the Island of Iohn Lopez with 7000 Horse 180 Elephants and eight great Cannons Camilcan and Delirracan facing the Pass of Benastarim with 9000 Horse 200 Elephants and 32 battering Pieces Solyman Aga on a height above Benastarim with 1500 Horse and two Field Pieces Anjozcan opposite to the Island of Iohn Bangâ—…l with 2500 Horse 50 Elephants and six Cannons Xatiarviatan in sight of Sapal with 1500 Horse 6 Elephants and 6 Cannons Danlatecan Xatiatimanaique Chitican and Codemenacan facing the Pass of Agaçaim with 9000 Horse 200 Elephants and 26 Cannons The rest of the Army covered the Mountains capable to strike a Terror into the boldest Spirits 7. The Viceroy viewed all the Posts offering his Person to the greatest danger The ranging of the Enemies Army caused him to alter his first method being now reinforced with some men come from several Parts he posted his men thus The dry Pass which he had designed for himself he committed to D. Peter de Almeyda and D. George Deça with 120 men and went himself to that of Benastarim where Ferdinand de Sousa de Castellobranco was with the like number taking to himself the Command of one of the lesser Posts there rather than remove that Officer D. Michael de Castro not far from Madre de Dios with 150 Iames Barradas on the point of the dry Pass with 60 D. Peter de Castro towards Benastarim with 120 maintained at his own Charge Iames de Azambuja hard-by with 50 Francis Pereyra a little farther with 20 Vincent Diaz Villalobos at Sapal with 60 next Gaspar Fernandez with 50 then D. Luis de Almeyda D. Ferdinand Monroy and D. Martin de Castellobranco with each 60 Francis Marquez Botello with 50 Alvaro Mendoça between the Viceroy and Pass of Mercantor with 10 a little farther Simon de Mendoça with 120 Emanuel Rolim at St. Iohns Pass with 100 In the Pass of Marque the City placed 80 Iohn de Sousa with his 50 Horse went from Agacaim to the Bar to receive and execute his Orders Baltasar Lobo de Sousa at Pardâ—… with 50 Peter Alvarez de Faria near him with 80 Vasco Perez de Faria at Necra with a Company Damian de Sousa at Bachol with the like Body and Francis de Silveyra at Norva with 30. 8. Several Vessels with small Guns were to run along the River to relieve all these Posts Thus the number of the Viceroy's Men was not above 1600 and he had but 30 Cannons in all those Posts This was the force we had to oppose that great Power the like was at Chaul 9. For Nizamaluco set down before it at the same time as Hidalcan did before Goa They two being suspitious of each other kept time in their Preparations Setting out and Marches But that we may not confound the Actions by mixing them we will first relate those at Goa and then proceed to Chaul The Cannon began to play the flashes whereof enlightned the Night and the smoak darkned the day The Enemy spent their first Fury on the Fort and Works of Benastarim and did great harm but could not perceive it for whatever they ruined by day was repaired by night They poured in showers of Bullets for only in Alvaro de Mendoça his Post 600 were found some of them of two Spans diameter we could not answer with the like number but could see we did great execution And our Vessels sailing nimbly about plied their small Guns with good effect Ferdinand de Sousa de Castellobranco one night by the help of a great number of Torches that went before spied an Officer of the Enemies crosing a height opposite to him with young Women a dancing before Sousa desirous to untune their harmony caused a Cannon to be so luckily levelled at them that the Officer some of those that lighted and two couple of the young Women were seen to fly into the Air. 10. This was the time for the return-Ships to sail for Portugal and every Body advised the Viceroy to stop them because they would carry 400 Men that might be a great help in the present distress But the Viceroy ambitious of making his Glory the greater by conquering the greater difficulties answer'd There was
and by this Means Sultan Mamud Heir to the late King of Cambaia was left to the Tuition of three Great Men Alucan Itimitican and Madremaluco Each of these envying the others Fortune strove to make himself Master of the young King And he finding all their Aim was Power fled from Madremaluco where he thought himself in danger to Itimitican and totally lost himself They were all three bad but this was the worst of all Therefore considering the young King might flee from him as he had done from the others he resolved to lay aside all Shame and betray him Gelalde 〈◊〉 Hecbar Taxa King of the Mogols was now in great Power to him he offers to deliver the King by which means with a small Army he might possess himself of that Kingdom whereof he should be Viceroy as a Reward of his Treachery Hecbar agreed set forward with a good Army and at the City Amadaba the Traitor delivered up his Prince to him and so the Mogol without drawing Sword was seated in the Throne of Cambaia 8. Hecbar not satisfied with what he had got resolved to recover the Lands and Towns of Baçaim and Damam This Design being known D. Luis de Almeyda Commander of Damam gave Advice to the Viceroy who immediately sent some Succours and prepared to follow in Person He set out from Goa the Latter End of December with nine Galleys five Gallions eight Galliots and ninety other Vessels 9. The Viceroy being come into the River of Damam struck such a Terrour into the Enemy who was encamped two Leagues off that the King immediately sent an Ambassador to the Viceroy to treat of Peace The Viceroy received him in his Galley with great State and firing all the Cannon of the Fleet and having heard his Proposals sent back with him Anthony Cabrall who concluded the Peace to the Content of both Parties The Viceroy returned to Goa and the Mogol setled himself in the Possession of the Kingdom of Cambaya cutting off the Head of the Traitor Itimitican a just Reward of his Villany 10. The Inhabitants of 〈◊〉 were offended at the Fort lately buiâ—…t by us there they besieged it to the number of 6000. Ruy Gonçalez de Camara who commanded there gave Advice to the Viceroy and provided to make a good Defence Five Sail came immediately to his Relief then twelve more under the Command of D. George de Meneses who by the Way destroyed the Town of the Naique of Sanguiçer with great Slaughter of the Enemy and Loss of two Men. Without the Bay of Braçalor he took a Ship of Meca and entring found all was safe with the Succour of the first Ships 11. D. Henry de Meneses sailing to the Northward with one Galley and seven other Vessels near the Islands of Angerula eight Leagues from Chaul took two great Ships belonging to Hidalcan but a Storm arising they were all drove ashore and taken by Malabars who carried them to Hidalcan and he because the Ships were taken after the late Conclusion of Peace though the Fault was theirs for answering with their Cannon when they were required to shew Portuguese Passes as had been agreed caused D. Henry and all the Portugueses then at his Court to be put into the Castle of Bilgam and it cost some trouble to release them and appease that Prince 12. It was the Middle of October when the King of Achem though late yet pursuant to the great League before spoke of appeared before Malaca with almost 100 Sail 7000 Men and a vast quantity of Ammunition He landed the same Night of his Arrival and suddenly set fire to the Town of Iller which had been burnt to the Ground had not as sudden and violent a Shower of Rain quenched it Iohn Bandara Captain of the Horse ran with more Zeal than Discretion to succour the Town and was killed 13. The Enemy attempted to burn our Ships but failing in this and other Designs he sate down before the City resolving to carry it by a regular Siege having at first thought it would not cost him that Trouble The City was in a miserable Condition very poor without Men unhealthy and out of heart having suffered much by Shipwrecks Sickness and Famine not without deserving it for Malaca was I know not whether it is the Portuguese Ninive in Asia CHAP. XIII The Siege of Malaca with other Occurrences and End of the Government of D. Anthony de Noronna 1. MAlaca had in a manner no Hopes of Defence the Enemy incessantly battered the Walls and cut off all Provision from coming to it There was nothing within but Misery and Calling upon God for Mercy without deserving it by any other Action but because they implored it So casâ—…e it is to appease the Divine Wrath. 2. So it happened for in this Extremity accidentally came into that Port Tristan Vaz de Vega with one only Ship in which he sailed for Sanda to load with Spice The Beâ—…ged earnestly â—…ntreated him to assist them and he could not but give ear to their Intreaty though it seemed a Rashness to engage a Fleet of an Hundred Sail with Ten whereof Nine were almost rotten and unrigged Among these were distributed 300 Soldiers as naked as hungry The Captain who might repose much Confidence in his own Valour acknowledging in such Cases there ought to be no Trust but in God gave the Example and caused all his Men to confess and prepare themselves for Death 3. About the End of November he sailed and discovered the Enemy's Fleet in the River 〈◊〉 He gave the Command of his own Ship to Emanuel Ferreyra and went himself into a Galliot with his Sword in his Hand to encourage the Men seeing him expose himself to the greatest Danger with them The Signal being given and the Cannon furiously discharged our Captain lays the Enemy's Admiral on Board makes great Havock among 200 Men that were in her beats down her Flag and she getting loose shews him her Stern 4. Mean while Ferdinand Perez with only thirteen Men in a small Vessel took a Galley Ferdinand de Lemos runs his Ship with such force against another that he overset and sunk her Francis de Lima having taken another burnt it to be at leisure to return to the Fight that still continued Emanuel Ferreyra who was in Vega's Ship sunk three Vessels unrigged others and killed many Men. To be short Every one fought to admiration the whole Enemies Fleet fled except four Galleys and seven small Vessels that were burnt or sunk 700 of the Enemy were kill'd and taken of ours only five were slain Our Ships waited three days to see if the Enemy would return and then carried this joyful News to Malaca where it was scarce believed 5. Let us see what was doing at the Malucos Whilst Gonçalo Pereyra Marramaque our Admiral in those Seas carried Relief to Ternate from Amboina this Fort was Besieg'd by the Fleet of Ternate sent by the King either to stop Pereyra
not given him and he came away for Portugal where that was his Justification for not taking upon him that Command but was not esteemed an Offence to deprive Moniz of the Government as it was with less reason in the Case of D. Antony whereby it appears the Will of Ministers of State makes the Crimes or Merit of such as depend on them 3. This Year passed without any thing remarkable and about the end of it arriv'd six Ships from Portugal They carried an Order for Trying and Executing D. George do Castro for delivering up the Fort of 〈◊〉 to Zamori He was taken into Custody and with him his Wife Donna Felipa who tho' really guilty of the Crime was not liable to undergo the Punishment He suffer'd for her and all that were in fault having his Head cut off upon a Scaffold in the Market Place of Goa and it was observ'd that others who were as much to blame as he did not only escape unpunish'd but were rewarded and it is yet more remarkable that a Year after a Commission was sent from Portugal for D. George de Castro to serve in another Post. 4. Scarce did India begin to breath after so many Troubles and particularly Malaca when the Queen of Iapara sent to Besiege it her General Quiaidaman with 15000 chosen Natives of Iava in almost 80 great Galleons and above 220 smaller Vessels Tristan Vaz de Vega was come back thither from Sunda after the late Victory By common Consent and with much Justice he was chose Commander of that Place D. Francis Enriquez his Predecessor being dead He gave Advice of the danger to the Governor Antony Moniz and he to all the neighbouring Places promising to requite whatever they should do in order to relieve the Besieged whereby such Succours came into them on a sudden as put them into a good posture of Defence 5. Mean while Moniz demanded of the Chamber of Goa to lend him 20000 Pardaos to fit out a Fleet and finding them backward offer'd his Son Duarte Moniz a Boy of eight Years of age as a Pledge the Chamber gave the Money and took the Pledge 6. Whilst this Fleet was fitting out the General of Iava began to act in the same manner the Ring of 〈◊〉 had done attacking Iller and D. Antony de Castro coming with only ten Men to defend it was killed as Bandara had been the last Siege The whole Army landed and lodged themselves â—…ound the Town Vega sent Iohn Pereyra and Martin Ferreyra with 150 men to beat the Enemy from a Post they killed 70 of them levelled their Works and brought off seven Pieces of Cannon Pereyra afterwards burnt above 30 of their Galleons and some great Engines they had framed to attack a Bastion Ferdinand Perez de Andrade a dâ—… Bernardin de Silva burnt their Palisades In all these Actions we lost 15 or 20 meâ—… The River being thus cleared Pereyra with our Vessels besieges the Besiegers and at In takes the Provisions that were coming to them whereupon in great Consternation they Imbarqued and went off by night Pâ—…reyra pursues and cuts off their Rear Almost half the 15000 perished by Fire Sword and Sickness during the Siege which lasted three months and the pursuit of three hours 7. The King of Achem and Queen of Iâ—…para took it by turns for when he left the Port she came in and he now comes in 〈◊〉 she goes out He came now with 40 Gallies some Ships Galliots and other Vessels to the number of 100 with a great Train of Artillery Tristan Vaz order'd Iohn Pereyâ—… in a Galley Bernardin de Silvâ—… in a Caravel and Ferdinand de Pallâ—…res in a Ship with each 40 Men to go out to guard the Provisions that were coming and whereof the City was in great want the Enemy falls upon them and in an instant beat all three to pieces 75 Men perish'd by Fire Sword and Water 40 were taken and only five sav'd themselves by swimming the three Captains fought to their last breath Iohn Pereyra promised sâ—… to do to one who seeing all lost offered hiâ—… a Boat in which he might have escaped Only 150 men remained in Malaca to defend it and of these 100 were sick and aged Want of Men and Ammunition caused them to be very still in the City The Enemy not knowing the Cause imagined they had some cunning Stratagem in hand and in a panick Fear raised the Siege when they might have carried the Town contenting themselves with their success against the three Captains They came into the Port in the beginning of Ianuary and went out about the latter end 8. The Priests Women and Children had cried loud with sighs and tears imploring the Mercy of God which at length they obtain'd Next to God the City was saved by Tristan Vaz de Vega's Courage being ready upon all Occasions and by his liberality having spent above 20000 Ducats wherewith he has purchased a never-dying Honour The Succours the Governour sent came too late 9. D. Iohn de Costa Admiral of the Malabar Seas cruized there victorious with two Gallies and 24 other Vessels He fell upon the Town of Gaipar near Braçalor then in Rebellion kill'd 1500 of the Inhabitants burnt the Town and cut down the Woods Thus the King of Tolar grown haughty was humbled In the River of Chale he destroyed an Island belonging to Zamori Above that his City of Parapangulem could not escape its Ruin The Heir of the Crown coming to the Relief of it was killed with 200 Moors At Capâ—…cate 300 were â—…ain with the loss of two on our side At Mount Delii the Town of Nilachiram was consumed to Ashes Between these Actions several Vessels were taken which supplied the Galleys with Slaves and the Fleet with Provisions 10. Let us now see our Dominion in the Molucos drawing to an end New Commanders were still sent to ruin all by their Avarice with strength to maintain the Fort D. Alvaro de Ataide was now there and Nanno Pereyra under Sail to succeed him The King of Ternate continued the Seige and the place was almost famished It looked as if God had undertaken the Revenge of his Father's Death and assisted him to starve that Garrison for no Succor was sent thither but perished Of all Marramaque his Squâ—…dron not the least Vessel return'd to Goa four Ships that went with Antony de Valadares and Lacerda were cast away in several places and he got thither alone and after him Francis de Lima with a Galliot These were comforts to the Besieged but no perfect Cure The King of Ujantana our Friend supplied the Enemy with Arms. Sancho de Vasconcelos coming from Amboina to succor the Besieged to small effect found a Galleon of his loaded with them in the Port and a Portugues Ship at Banda in danger of falling into the hands of those People For seeing the decay of ouâ—… Affairs on that side every one strove to hasten our Ruin Belchior Botello going
concluded little to our advantage which the Common Vogue I know not whether Infallible attributed to Covetousness 2. Ruy Lorenço de Tavora Commander of Bazaim was close shut up in his Fort by the Forces of the King of Cambaia who were Masters of the Field after having done all that could be expected from him The Vice-Roy sent to his Relief Tristan de Ataide late Commander of Malaca with a Galeon and 3 Barques well Manned The two being joyned repulsed the Enemy with very considerable loss of Men Baggage and Reputation Mean while the Vice-Roy prosecuted the Works at Diu and sent Martin Alfonso de Melo to Command at Ormuz Peter de Faria to Malaca the second time and Michael Ferreyra a Gentleman of Worth 70 years of Age with 12 small Vessels and 400 Men to assist the King of Cota in Ceylon against his Brother Madune Pandar King of Ceitavaca who distressed him Ferreira did great damage in several Towns abandoned by the Inhabitants In the Port of Putulam he surprized Pate Marcar's Fleet consisting of 16 Paraos and easily gained them and with the same Success carried the Works and Cannon ashoar though defended by 2000 Men. He Anchored in the Bay of Columbo with the Ships Cannon and other Booty Then he marched to Cota thence towards Ceitavaca at the head of the Army of the King he Relieved destroying all before him and seeking Madune who had 6000 Men saw them fly to the shelter of the Woods Thence he sent to beg Peace which was granted upon Condition he should send the Heads of some Morish Officers especially Patè and Cunale Marcar He opposed this Condition as much as he could but there being no other Medium to appease his Adversary consented and killing them two and others sent 9 Heads upon as many Spears a Present so acceptable to Ferreyra that he presently made Peace between him and Cota and went off himself with Honour 3. The same time the Vice-Roy sent Ferdinand de Morales with a great Galeon laden on the Kings account to Trade at Pegu. As soon as arrived at that Port the King won him with Promises and Favours to aid him against the King of Brama who invaded that Country with such a Power that the two Armies consistssed of two Millions of Men and 10000 Elephants Morales went into a Galliot and Commanding the Fleet of Pegu made great havock among the Enemies Ships Brama came on by Land like a Torrent carrying all before him and his Fleet covering the River though as great as Ganges With this Power he easily gained the City and Kingdom of Pegu. Ferdinand Morales met the Fleet with his in respect of the other scarce visible at the Point Ginamarreca where was a furious bloody and desperate Fight But the Pegu's overpowred by the Brama's deserted Morales who alone in his Galeot maintained himself against the Enemies performing Wonders with vast slaughter of them till oppressed by the Multitude he was killed But the memory of his Bravery still lives among those People 4. The cause of this Revolt of Brama who was Tributary to Pegu was this Above 30000 Brama's laboured in the King of Pegu's Works this being one Condition of their Vassalage The King used to Visit them with his Women because they delighted to see Foreigners and the notable Works and never carried any other Company The Labourers what Wickedness would not they in Idleness invent who thought so much in their Labour resolved to rob the Queens or Concubins and suddenly murdered the King stripped them and fled to their Country Dacha Rupi Heirto the deceased was not only deprived of Means of Revenging this Villany but even of maintaining himself for many of his Subjects rebelled Parà Mandarà King of the Brama's desiring to enlarge his Empire and seeing that his Pickaxes and Shovels had opened a Way to his Cimiters and Standards rushes out with that Violence and over-runs the Kingdoms of the Lanjoes Laos Iangoma's and others that like his were Tributaries to Pegu. Thus this Tyrant possessed himself of his ancient Kingdom of Ava that extends two Months Travel at ordinary Journeys and contains 62 Cities On the N. E. a Months Journey is that of the Turks containing as many Cities which the King of Pegu had taken from him of Cathay The Kingdom of Bimir lies West of Ava of the same extent and has 27 populous Cities North of this that of Lanjam of equal greatness has 38 Cities and great store of Gold and Silver On the East is that of Mamprom as great but has only 8 Cities on the East it borders on Cochinchina on the South with Siam afterwards conquered by Brama and East of this is the great Kingdom of Cambodia All the Inhabitants of these Kingdoms are Pagans and the most Superstitious of all the East They believe in one only God but in time of need have recourse to many Idols Of these they have some dedicated to the secret acts and necessities of Nature in the same form they are performed They hold the Immortality of the Soul are zealous in giving Alms and bear great Reverence to their Religious Men. These are very numerous follow a Rule and keep a Choir much like ours they live upon what is given them that day without keeping any thing for the next they eat neither Fish nor Flesh because they kill nothing that has Life their Cloaths are yellow Cassocks and Cloaks with Hats of oiled Paper they observe Lent and Easter after the Christian manner Whence may be inferred That these are some Remains of the Doctrine of St. Thomas the Apostle though mixed with many Errors The People are all white the Women very beautiful Their Bodies are all wrought Blue with hot Irons down to the Knees In general they are not only not Civilized but very Brutal 5. The Vice-Roy being at Goa D. Iohn de Albuquerque a Spaniard presented him King Iohn's Patent by which all the Conquests from the Cape of Good Hope to India were made subject to his Diocess with liberty to erect the Church of St. Catherine of that City into a Cathedral The Patent was obeyed and thus a Spaniard was the first Prelate of the Conquests as if Spain had now taken the Power in Spirituals it was afterwards to possess in Temporals At this time the Guzaratas streightned Ruy Lorenco de Tavora in Baçaim He sallies with 350 Men and put them to the rout Coje Zofar comes on with his Men and puts him into a dangerous condition George de Lima Commander of Chaul having Notice hereof sent 100 Men with speed with which assistance the Enemy was repulsed and time given to repair the damage received 6. Four Ships arrived in India from Portugal to return with Merchandize In one of them the Great Antony de Sylveyra imbarqued The Flag-Ship perished in her Return and was never heard of but Silveyra arrived safe at Lisbon and had scarce Anchored when the Great Men of the Court came aboard to Conduct him
the Mogols prosecuting his Ambitious Designs of enlarging his Empire undertook the Conquest of the Kingdom of Patane then possessed by Xa Holan whom Fortune had once much favoured and now seemed to neglect Nothing withstood the Mogol till he came to the City Xamanea before which he fat down His Enemy encamped a League off on the other side of Ganges and entertained him with continual Skirmishes generally with equal Loss Homaum still pressed and Halon despairing of removing him by open Force had recourse to Stratagem wherein he was singular He endeavoured to protract the Time the best he could till the Season that Ganges overflows which generally drowns all the Plain for the space of eight Leagues Mean while he dug vast Ponds to receive the River and then dammed it up and as the Floods began to swell he broke the Damms which caused the Waters to spread abroad with the greater violence â—…us all on a sudden when the Mogol least thought of it they gushed out upon his Army and before he imagined it swallowed up 50000 of his Men and an infinite quantity of Baggage 2. Homaum by the help of a Carrier escaped upon a Mule and the Queen who was with Child on an Elephant The Queen was delivered of a Daughter and fearing her Husband should hate her because it was not a Son she changed it for one the Wife of a Cornaca had then brought forth Cornaca's are the Men that govern the Elephants Some said the Child thought to be changed was got on the Queen by the Cornaca there being a suspicion he had had to do with her upon the Elephant There is no need of disputing the Possibility of the thing for on the Elephants are Castles those Castles loansom and Solitude and Idleness produce wanton Thoughts Queens are Women and Women have ready Wits However it was Homaum esteemed the Son as his own and he was called Gelaldim Hacbar As to his person he was more like the Cornaca than Homaum but the Endowments of his Mind were equal with the Greatest of Men. This Prince when he came to the Crown being offended at the Innundations of Ganges prevented them by drawing it into several Channels and built there a Palace of such Wonderful structure that Ten thousand Men spent Thirty years in the Work Homaum being come to the City Delhi cloathed the Carryer in Royal Robes entertaining him with a splendid Train and made him sit three days in the Regal Throne during which time he enjoyed the whole Revenue of the Crown and had the full power of Government From this time forward a Mule was stamped upon all his Coyn that even the Beast might not pass unrewarded 3. About the same time Antony de Mota Francis Zeymoto and Antony Peixoto sailing for China were thrown by a Storm among the Islands of Nipongi or Nifon by the Chineses called Gipon and by us Iapan In one of these they were well received and had the Honour to be the first that discovered them though accidentally They lye far Eastward of all India opposite to China between 30 and 40 Degrees of North Latitude They are many the Principal Nipongi or Iapan in which is the City Meaco the Imperial Court According to the Natives the Length of the Island is 366 Leagues according to our computation One hundred less It is divided into Fifty six Governments The Chief Islands about it are Cikoko Tokoesi Sando Sisime Bacasa Vuoqui Taquixima and Firando The Japans have the vain Pride to esteem themselves descended from the Gods They say a great Giant made the World of a Cocks Egg and of the Earthly part a Woman who engendring with a Crocodile brought forth a Man from whom they descend And the Family of the Conguis among them to this day wear Tails like those of Crocodiles hanging at their Breeches in token they are the immediate Line The truth is they are descended from a Chinese Prince who being banished passed thither but they are so vain they would rather descend from a Cock and a Crocodile than from the Chineses In Matters of Religion they have several Sects That of the Xexuni who deny the Immortality of the Soul and is followed by the Nobility it is not only in Iapan they follow it That of the Foccenxuni who adore the Sun and allow a Second Life The Xodexuni that adore the Idol which they think saves them if they name it That of Xocoxu who believe there is a Reward for the Good and Punishment for the Wicked and is followed by the Country People That of Xamabuxe the Professors whereof adore the Devils and converse with them so familiarly that when one would be Revenged of another he orders them to enter into him they call them with a Horn. Their Priests are called Bonzes But above all they adore an Idol called Seuto who lives in Heaven and is the beginning of all things Parricide and Treason they hold as sins that cannot be forgiven Pity this Doctrin should not be held among those that pretend to be Christians 4. Fernan Mendez Pinto in his Travels appropriates this Discovery to himself Saying He came to the Island Tanixuma which I suppose to be Taquixima one of those about Iapan with his two Companions Christopher Borallo and James Zeimoto not by way of Shipwreck but designedly in the Service of a Pyrat who had taken them up when cast away Both Relations mention three Names one of them is the same in both and both agree upon the same Year 1542. I will say something I find in that Author because it is rare and worthy Admiration 5. Nautaquim was then Prince of that Island and seeing the three Portugueses he stood amazed and uttered these mysterious words Let me dye if these meaning the Portugueses be not the Chinchicogies our ancient Records speak of who flying over the Waters shall come to be Lords of the Lands where God placed the greatest Riches of the World and it will be very fortunate for us if they come as Friends Let us return to India 6. The first thing the Governour did was lessening the Souldiers pay for saving of Charges is a great means to gain the Favour of Princes And Ministers never express their Zeal by retrenching their own large Allowances but by cutting off the small ones of the Poor This caused great Discontent among the Commonalty However Two thousand Men were raised and imbarqued in Seventy Vessels of several sorts with which the Governour set out for Batecala a City seated on the Banks of a River upon the Coast of Canara well built and encompassed with a fruitful Country The occasion of this Voyage That the Queen refused to pay her Tribute and entertained Pyrats in her Port to the detriment of the Publick 7. The Fleet entred the Port and the Queen seeing so great a force and that the Governour demanded the Tribute and delivery of the Pyrats Ships that had retired thither and fortified themselves she designed to hold
from the Year 1545 till the Year 1548 in the Reign of King JOHN the Third 1. ABOUT the latter end of August or beginning of September Arrived at Goa six Ships from Portugal Commanded by Don Iohn de Castro who went to Ease Martin Alfonso of the Government Immediately as is Customary in India Complaints were carried to the New Governour against the Old The chief the Crying-down the Value of Money which was immediately restored to its former Value This gave occasion to Martin Alfonso to go away dissatisfied and the other to remain so upon the manner of his Discontent falling out after having very well agreed These Governours and their Governments seem to resemble the Soul and Body which never part without great struglings 2. Don Iohn began his Government as is usual sending Commanders and Officers to several Forts and Towns Bernardin de Sousa went to succeed Iurdan de Freytas at Ternate carrying with him the King Aeiro to hold that Crown till other Orders came from Portugal it being left to our King by the deceased Tabarija as was said before Ferdinand de Sousa Tavora who was sent against the Spaniards Commanded by Villalobos reduced him to a necessity of surrendring himself and continuing at Ternate till the Season of sailing for India where he and his Men might either remain in the Portugues Service or return in their Ships to Europe This Difficulty surmounted Sousa resolved to take Revenge of Catabruno King of Gilolo for the Injuries he did the Portugueses and New Converts since he Tyrannically usurped the Crown killing his Lawful Sovereign 3. Sousa consulted his own Men and the new Guests who approved of his Resolution and Villalobos offered to bear him Company They made up Four hundred Spaniards and Portugueses and Fifteen hundred Ternatenses Coming to an Anchor in the Port they found the Tyrant ready to receive them well fortified and provided with Cannon The Christians began to batter them but received more damage than they did Sousa perceiving there was no way but by giving an Assault gave the first of the Attack to Iohn Galvan and Bernard de la Torre the first a Portugues the other a Spaniard who sticking in the Thorns the Tyrant had designedly strewed about and scarce able to move stood as a Mark to the Enemies Bullets and Arrows Catabruno Charges them with Three thousand Men. Sousa comes to their Relief and the Fight was desperate for both Spaniards and Portugueses did Wonders Night parted and Morning brought them together the Dispute was hot till Galvan being killed his Men were put in disorder all our Body came to their Relief and brought them off forcing the Enemy to retire to their Works Our Captain seeing no likelyhood of prevailing returned to Ternate whence he went to India with the Spaniards as had been Agreed only Villalobos excepted who died in the Fort. 4. Coje Zofar at Cambaya now his Princes Favourite kept a fair Correspondence with the Portugueses but with the natural Perfidiousness of a Moor. He persuaded the King a second time to endeavour the shaking off the Yoak of the Fort of Diu and to this effect drew together a great Number of Men yet had more hopes to succeed by Policy than strength He agreed with an Infamous Portugues called Ruy Freâ—…re to poyson the Cistern fire the Magazine and upon a Sign given admit him into the Fort. An Ethiopian a Turk and a Woman Slave discovered the Treachery Coje Zofar was astonished to see his Design discovered and began to Complement D. Iohn Mascarenhas Commander of the Fort pleading That the Cause of breaking the Peace had been because they obstructed building that Wall which D. Garcia de Noronha had so weakly allowed and Emanuel de Sousa had couragiously beat down Coje Zofar dissembled while he gathered a great Power and D. Iohn perceiving the Danger that threatned him prepared to meet it and gave Advice thereof to the Governour and Neighbouring Commanders 5. A considerable number of Men was already drawn together in the City Diu and among them Five hundred Turks sent from Mecha by the King of Zibit D. Iohn assigned every Man his Post and placed an Officer with 30 Men in each of the four Bastions his Lieutenant over the Gate with Twenty another with the like Number in a small Work reserving Fifty for himself to be wherever the greatest Danger called This was the Number of Men he had and thus ordered when Coje Zofar came on with all his Power resolving to attack the Bastion of the Sea with three Castles built upon a Ship of prodigious bigness well stored with Cannon to batter the Wall Within the Castles were Two hundred Turks who were to distract the Desendants by pouring in continually all sorts of Artificial Fire-works This Design succeeded not for our Commander having notice of it sent Iacome Leite to burn that Ship He took twenty Men in two Vessels and though he set out by Night was discovered yet did not desist but couragiously went on and set fire to it then retiring saw a great part of it fly into the Air with most of the Turks the Remainder casting such a Flame as at a distance discovered the Enemies Army running in Batalions to quench the Fire Iacome seeing them in Clusters let fly his Cannon and killed many of them In this Action he had seven Men wounded He went on to the Mouth of the River and took from the Enemy some Vessels of Provision with which he returned to the Fort much admired of all 6. Coje Zofar began to build the Wall that had been before beat down which could not be hindred though our Cannon killed many of the Workmen but was brought to such perfection that he planted â—…hereon Sixty great Cannon besides many small and one of such extraordinary bigness that it shook the whole Island and made pieces of the Fort fly it was managed by an expert French Renegado At this time arrived D. Ferdinand de Castro Son to the Governour sent by him with some Relief of Men. Mascarenhas wanted some Intelligence from the Enemies Camp Iames de Anaya Coutino a Gentleman of Note and Man of great strength knowing of it at Night putting a Helmet on his Head with a Sword by his side and Spear in his Hand let himself down the Wall and lying close at some distance from the Fort discovered two Moors who being come up to him he killed the one with the Spear and taking up the other in his Arms run with him to the Gate of the Fort and calling threw him in to the great admiration of those that beheld it This was much but what follows is more He had borrowed the Helmet he carried and promised on the word of a Gentleman to restore it or dye In this Scuffle it fell off and he mist it not till the Owner asked for it He said nothing but letting himself off the Wall again went to look for found and restored it Nothing
of them D. Alvaro the Governours Son sent with Supplies seemed to sail in opposition to the Seas and Winds through Storms almost incredible Yet they all arrived at Baçaim and Antony Moniz Barreto with 8 Gentlemen got first into Diu who though so few by their Bravery were no small comfort to the besieged One of these called Michael Darnide a Man of prodigious Strength Barreto refusing to take him into his Boat leaped into the Water with his Musquet in his Mouth and swam after him so he was obliged to take him up 6. Next came Luis de Melo Mendoça with nine Men then D. George and D. Duarte de Meneses with seventeen after them D. Antony de Ataide and Francis Guillerme with fifty each and lastly Ruy Freyre Factor of Chaul with Twenty four All together fell upon the Enemy then possessed of some of our Works and among them the Bastion Santiago The Dispute was hot yet the Enemy set up their Colours on the Walls Antony Moniz Barreto made good his Post with only two Souldiers and was going to quench his Flames in the Water but one of the two who was in the same condition detained him and both did things worthy admiration Antony Correa sallied out with Twenty Men to discover the Enemy and saw Twelve Moors sitting about a Fire he exhorted his Men to fall upon them but they seeing him go on fled however he went on thinking to take one that might give Intelligence He fell on and behaved himself bravely yet he was taken and carried to Rumecan who Examined him about the posture the Fort was in which being then very miserable he represented so powerful as drove him into despair and moved him to cause the unfortunate Prisoner to be dragged through the Streets and his Head cut off which was set upon a Pole next day in sight of the Fort. 7. The Enemy had now lost Five thousand Men the Besieged Two hundred and had not so many more left and not above half them able to do Duty when D. Alvaro arrives with the Supplies which consisted of Four hundred Men and a sufficient quantity of Ammunition having by the way taken a Ship of Cambaya richly laden The Joy of this Relief was soon allayed for the Souldiers that came with D. Alvaro fearing the Mines proposed to meet the Enemy in open Field But the Governour prudently refusing they broke out into open Mutiny in contempt of all Military Discipline scarce known or at least not respected by the Portugues Nation D. Iohn seeing himself in danger of perishing in the Fort by his own Men chose rather to dye in the Field among the Enemies He sallied with almost Five hundred Men in three Bodies At one heat they gained the Enemies advanced Post forcing them to retire to their Works Those who insolently forced their Commander to this Extravagancy stood heartless at the Foot of the Trenches seeing others mount who had said less D. Iohn seeing them in this posture cried out Whether it was thus they had promised to fight Where was now that Boldness that obliged him to come into the Field Where the Threats that they would fight the Enemy without him Behold your Commander you accused of Cowardize calls you to the danger And who is there follows me of those that would have led me hither Within the Walls you were fierce and now in the Field timorous Your Courage suits with your Tongues for those who said much always acted little They ashamed to be thus justly upbraided took Heart and mounted The whole Army came down upon them and the Portugueses having done wonders were forced to retire in disorder This was the time the Enemy had possessed himself of the Fort had not Mascarenas with his Prudence and Valour prevented Mojatecan who with Five thousand attempted to enter and was valiantly opposed by Luis de Sousa in St. Thomas's Bulwark Threescore Men were lost in this Action D. Alvaro de Castro was mortally Wounded in the Head This was the fruit of that insolent Disobedience 8. The Moors had taken the Cannon of the Bastion Santiago when Vasco de Cuna and Luis de Almeyda brought a fresh Relief The latter immediately went out with Payo Rodriguez and Peter Alfonso in three Caravels and as soon returned with two great Ships of Meca and some other Vessels whose Loading was worth Fifty thousand Ducats At the Yard-Arms hung many Moors whose Heads were then cut off as was the Captains who was a Janizary and offered Three thousand Ducats for his Ransom CHAP. III. Continues the Siege of Diu the Governour D. John de Castro comes in Person to its Relief 1. NOw begins the Month of November and the Siege had lasted eight Months when the Governour D. Iohn de Castro covers the Sea with a great Fleet of all sorts of Vessels for the Relief of Diu. All Goa admired the Constancy wherewith he received the News of the Death of his Son D. Fernando for though he highly resented it he dissembled his Grief and dressing himself gayer than ordinary went in Procession to give God Thanks That Diu was still in the possession of the Portugueses and then went to a publick Feast which is an Imitation of a Fight wherein they use Canes instead of Lances 2. The Fleet consisted of above Ninety Sail besides three of the Ships that then came from Portugal and several Gentlemen that came in them went in other Vessels 3. The Governour being come to Baçaim waited the coming up of the Vessels that were scattered and the mean while sent D. Emanuel de Lima to scour the Coast. On the Coast of Damam he took several Ships and cutting the Moors that were in them in pieces threw them into the Mouths of the Rivers that the Tide carrying them up they might strike a Terrour in all that Coast. Entring the River of Suratt after a vigorous Resistance made he destroyed all that belonged to the Town called Of the Ethiopians The same was done at the City Ansote not far distant without sparing Beauty the finest Women of the Bramens and Baneans being slaughtered So in other Neighbouring Towns and then D. Emanuel withdrew leaving an Universal Terrour all along that Shoar 4. The Fleet appearing in the Sea of Diu the Enemy stood amazed though they had just then received a supply of Five thousand fresh Men sent by the King The Governour went privately into the Fort and afterwards Landed his Men. He proposed in Council Whether it was fit presently to march out and fight the Enemy The Question was debated till the Experienced Garcia de Sa put an end to it saying They â—…ught to fight They marched in this order D. Iohn Mascarenas Commander of the Fort led the Van consisting of Five hundred Men D. Alvaro led as many Don Emanuel de Lima the like number The Governour led the rest which were One thousand and a Body of Indians Among the Men were some Portugues Women in mens Cloaths to assist the
Diu was gone for Lisbon to seek the Reward which now he missed in India The second named D. George Tello absent also In the third was Garcia de Sá a Person well versed in the Affairs of India At his first Entrance upon the Government he gave sufficient Tokens of his Zeal for the Publick and used some Liberality to gain the Hearts of the Souldiers much dejected with the lessening their Pay 2. He received an Embassadour from Hidalcan to Treat of Peace which was concluded much to our Advantage About the beginning of August came in eleven of the seventeen Ships sent from Portugal this year The other six were arrived before In this Fleet were the first Fathers of the Order of St. Dominick that went to build a Convent at Goa they were six and their Chief F. Iames Bernardez a Spaniard and a Learned and Pious Man 3. The Governour sent Martin Correa de Silva to Diu hastned the departure of the Trading Ships and sailed for Baçaim with some Men in thirty Vessels designing to gain some advantage over the King of Cambaya He was disappointed but it was some satisfaction that he had Advice there That the King of Tanor being Converted desired succour against such as should rebel upon his change of Religion Garcia de Sá the Governours Nephew was sent with Threescore Men of Note who had good success as shall appear in its place 4. At this time the Governour splendidly received the Embassadours of Zamori Canara Nizamaluco Cotumaluco and other Princes who came to confirm the former Peace At last Sultan Mamud King of Cambaya made Overtures tired with ill success and the Peace was established to our Credit 5. The Spiritual Conquest was now very successful Xaverius erected Churches and Converted many among the Patava's and two Kings with a multitude of People in Malaca Iohn Soarez Vicar of the Fort of Chale converted the King of Tanor with his Queen and Children He desiring to see the Offices of the Church solemnly performed at Goa and be confirmed by the Bishop came to the City was nobly received and departed well satisfied promising to make his Subjects follow his Example The Persuasions of Zamori wrought no effect upon him now but afterwards it seems they prevailed for we shall see him in Arms against those who received him with such Honour 6. One Bislald an Ethiopian and Favourite of the King of Ormuz rebelled against him at Manojam The King sent against him a good Body of his Men supported by 120 Portugueses to which were afterwards added 1000 of the first and 180 of the latter but all to no purpose for he still kept himself out of reach D. Emanuel de Lima finding he could not do any thing by open force resolved to reach him by Craft He agreed with a Gallego That he should counterfeit he fled from him and getting into Baslala's Camp kill him the first opportunity The Gallego soon performed and all was quiet 7. This Year we shall see a bloody War between Pegu and Siam for an Elephant The King of Siam had a white Elephant a Beast coveted by all the Princes of the East The King of Pegu demanded it by way of Superiority and he of Siam refused it not so much for the value of the Beast as for the manner of asking He of Pegu entred his Dominions and reduced him to desire a Peace upon any Terms so the Elephant were not comprehended They agreed the King of Pegu should have the Siam's Daughter and a Noble Woman every year as an acknowledgment But the latter not performing the other returned with 1500000 Men 4000 Elephants and an incredible Train with him came the Kings that depended on him and Iames Soarez de Melo with 180 Portugueses Above two Thousand Workmen went before who every Night set up a stately Wooden Palace richly painted and adorned with Gold He made a prodigious Bridge of Boats over the rapid River Menam a League over to pass his Army In his Way was a narrow Pass where the Siamite had raised a strong Wall guarded by 25000 Men. Iames Soarez was sent to gain it with 30000 which he performed with some loss to himself but utter destruction of the Enemy At length he sat down with his wonderful Army before the City Odia the Court or the King of Siam who was within with 60000 Men and 4000 Cannon some of a prodigious magnitude Odia is eight Leagues in compass about it a strong Wall and round that a wide and deep Water 8. The Battery began In the Town were 50 Portugueses Commanded by Iames Pereyra who behaved themselves to admiration The King of Pegu endeavoured to corrupt them with Bribes but they rejected all his Offers The King astonished despaired of gaining by the Sword what could not be bought with Gold and removed to the City Camambee where were the Siamites Treasures the Place strong and defended by 20000 Men. After many Attempts this vast Power was forced to march off without doing any thing 9. Xemindoo rebelled against the King of Pegu who sent Iames Soarez with Two hundred Portugueses to suppress him He followed him to the City Cevadi and he slipping by got into Pegu because the City sided with him The Queen fled to the Castle where she was defended by twenty Portugueses till the King came and put the Rebels to flight The Army entred the City and put to the Sword not only Men Women and Children but even the Beasts nothing escaped but what was within the liberty of Iames Soarez his House which the King had ordered should be exempted above Twelve thousand saved themselves therein The Plunder was unaccountable Iames Soarez alone got above three Millions At his Intercession the King pardoned a Portugues who had furnished Xemindoo with Ammunition 10. Though the King escaped the hands of Xemindoo he could not the Villany of Ximi de Zatan Ximi is equivalent to a Duke and he really was one of Satan's creating who murdered him in the delightful City Zatan The Traytor was immediately proclaimed King and falling among the murdered Princes Men killed three of those that belonged to Iames Soarez who fled to the City Ovà and afterwards at Pegu was reconciled to this New King till Xemindoo who fled before came on again with a powerful Army Ximi commanded Iames Soarez and his Portugueses to march with him against the Enemy but before he came thither the punishment of his great Insolencies reached him as shall be seen hereafter 11. Zatan was taken and Beheaded by Xemindoo who gave out it was for the killing of Soarez as if the murder of the King had not been a more justifiable Motive Thus the first Rebel possessed himself of the Crown till Mandaragri the late Kings Brother-in-Law claimed it in right of his Wife and coming to a Battle gave him such a total Defeat that Xemindoo fled to the Mountains where he married a poor Fellows Daughter He discovered himself to her and she revealed it
Portugueses there were more wounded Ferdinand Machaâ—… saying He should be killed here said the Office of the Dead for himself and leâ—…t it might be thought Cowardize went Dancing up to the Enemy he died of his Wounds soon after the Surrender The King also died for Grief and his Son Câ—…chilguzarate succeeded him Bernardin de Sousa being jealous of the Fort of Tidore went over to it and that King fearing greater damage agreed it should be demolished 9. Sultan Halaudim that King that Peter Mascarenas expelled Bantam and D. Stephen de Gama from Ujantana resolved now to try his Fortune against Malaca He had a great Power at Sea and was assisted by the Kings of Pera Pam and Marruaz and the Queen of Iapara in the Island of Iava About the beginning of Iune the Fleet of these Confederates put to Sea consisting of above Two hundred Sail. The King of Ujantana had sent an Embassadour to D. Pedro de Silva Commander of Malaca whose chief business was to discover what Force was in Malaca D. Pedro on the other side was privately informed by Laximena the Embassadour's Father of the King's design which was to surprize Malaca by giving oâ—…t His Preparations were against Achem. He had like to compass his Ends for the time was very short to provide The King entred the Port and burnt what Ships were in it and at the same time possessed himself of the Suburbs Then he intrenched planted his Cannon and began to batter the Fort furious and successfully and at length reduced the Inhabitants to feed upon such things as are loathsom 10. D. Garcia de Meneses sailing for the Maluco's put into Malaca with his Caravel where he had a hot Dispute with Lacxemena the Kings Admiral who had betrayed his Masters Counsels to the Portugueses and was then killed by them with his Son and his Ship sunk But D. Garcia did not long survive this Honour for attempting to gain a Gun that did much damage to the Town he was killed and with him above thirty Portugueses brought by D. Pedro de Silva to rescue him Mean while several Portugues Ships came into the Harbour from divers parts the News of the danger Malaca was in had reached The Enemy endeavoured to oppose them and Gomes Barreto conducted them in with safety 11. The Enemy resolved to Assault the City and the Commander D. Pedro having Notice of it provided to receive them Scarce did they begin to mount their Ladders when there fell on them a Storm of great pieces of Timbers Stones and Granado's so that in an instant above Eight hundred of them lay dead under the Wall This obliged them to retire to their Works and they resolved to starve the City Our Commander fearing the Consequence of this Resolution was advised by an unknown Souldier who before at the Assault promoted the throwing of Beams to send abroad some Ships and give out They were going to put those Kingâ—… Countries to Fire and Sword They believing it left the Siege which was prosecuted by the Queen of Iapara with the Men of Iava till Giles Fernandez de Carvallo coming unexpectedly with Two hundred Men there ensued a bloody Fight and at length the Enemies were put to a shameful flight having lost above Two thousand Men many Ships and all their Cannon and Ammunition whereof was a great quantity and it was of great consequence to the City What the Enemy could not execute by force when present they did by perfidiousness after their flight They poisoned a Well whereof our Men drinking above Two hundred died to the great terrour of all till the Cause was known 12. The Affairs of Ceylon were now in a very turbulent posture for Madune contrary to the Agreement distressed the King of Cota who had recourse to Gaspar de Azevedo Commander of Columbo and he with the King's Men and 100 Portugueses defeated the Enemy But the King of Cota being killed by a Musquet-shot he of Ceytavaca renewed his Pretensions The success was not answerable to his expectation for the New Prince assisted by the Portugueses gave him a total Rout. At the beginning of September the Vice-Roy prepared to go in Person to remedy these Disorders At the same time arrived from Portugal five Ships and soon after two more One was forced back to Lisbon by ill Weather The Vice-Roy set out the beginning of October with 3000 Men in 70 Sail. 13. The first thing he did after his Arrival at Ceylon was to put upon the Rack some Subjects of that King he went to succour that they might discover where their Princes Treasure was buried as if he had been an Enemy or had sent for him to make him his Treasurer In the second place he searched the Dead Man's Palace and found 80000 Ducats Thirdly He demanded 200000 Ducats for his Charges which was immediately granted And Fourthly he took the Field with his Three thousand Portugueses and Four thousand of the Kings Men. The King of Ceytavaca met them with a like Number but soon fled into the Mountains followed only by 100 Men. His City was plundered and the Booty very considerable The Vice-Roy turned over the Earth and dug up the Foundations of Buildings to discover hidden Treasures One was found consisting of many Gold and Silver Idols of a large size and other things One half of right belonged to the King we pretended to Relieve according to Agreement but the Wants of India permitted no performance of Promises Had the Indian broke his Word with the Christian he had been a Barbarian I know not what a Christian is that breaks his with the Barbarian Perhaps wiser Men know It appeared we went in search of hidden Treasures not to Relieve distressed Kings when this King desiring Five hundred Portugueses might be left with him to prevent his Enemies making Head again he was left without any because there was no more hopes of Treasure But we shall soon see the King of Cota revenged by the King of Portugal that it may appear the Actions of Kings are Divine when they are their own 14. Mean while Don Antony de Noronha scoured the Sea of Calicut making great havock in it and along the shoar The Vice-Roy returned to Cochin bringing with him a Kinsman of the King of Cota who was become a Christian went to Portugal where he was received with Honour and sent back to India and died in the Faith The Vice-Roy found the dispatch of the Homeward-bound Trading Ships was retarded by the Prince of Chembe he resolved to punish him and set out with a Fleet that contained Four thousand Men. Thirty thousand were gathered from Calicut to oppose him and some endeavoured to hinder the Landing but were soon put to flight 15. Our Men landed and marched to the City the Enemy met them and there followed a bloody Battle in which we lost forty Men but the Enemy was put to flight and the Vice-Roy satisfied with ravaging the Country returned to Cochim and dispatched the Ships
Gold after loading the Vessels with one of the richest Booties that had been taken in Asia He lost not one Man in this Action He spent eight days destroying all on both sides Indus The Fort of Bandel made some Resistance but being taken was demolished 13. Gaspar de Monterroyo a Souldier of Note going accidentally into a Wood met some Blacks who bid him go no farther for hard-by there was a Serpent had just then devoured a Bullock He desiring to see such a Monster as they described went on till he discovered the Head which was of a wonderful bigness and not satisfied came so near as to touch it with the Point of his Sword and the Monster lifted up its Head and he gave it such a fortunate stroak on a soft place that it soon after died It was thirty Foot long and proportionable in bigness Barreto returned thus Victorious over Men and Monsters to Chaul There he found Orders to go to Dabul where he would find Antony Pereyra Brandam Admiral of that Coast. They were to joyn in order to destroy that City in part of Revenge for the damage Hidalcan did us Being joyned they attacked the City and though vigorously defended it was taken and wholly reduced to a heap of Rubbish Then they did the same to all the Villages upon the shoar of that River CHAP. XIII The End of the Government of Francis Barreto 1. HIdalcan's General Nazer Maluco entred the Lands of Salsete and Bardes with 2000 Horse and 18000 Foot The Governour with 3000 Portugueses 1000 Canara's and 200 Horse met him in the Fields of Ponda having then but 17000 Men and a Mountain on his back He furiously attacked put him to flight and returned victorious to Goa D. Peter de Meneses who Commanded the Fort of Rachol did what he could which was not much because the Enemy was too numerous Iohn Peixoto vigorously opposed Moratecan in the Lands of Bardes A Renegado Portugues who had fortified himself doing him much harm he assaulted and routed him twice killing 200 of his Men and 〈◊〉 Captain Nazer Maluco intrenched himself again at Ponda 2. Five Ships arrived now from Portugal three of them were Cast-away in their Return home one at Tierra del Natal another at the Island St. Thomas and the third at Madagascar The arrival of these Ships and some damage we had done Hidalcan obliged him to conclude a Peace which we sued for yet was not dishonourable 3. D. Duarte Deça Commander of Ternate was not idle He was harsh and covetous so easily falling out with the King he Unchristian-like Imprisoned him his Mother and Brother Cachil Guzarate using them very unworthily and to compleat his Cruelty ordered they should have nothing to eat Publick Complaints obliged him to consent the Hospital of Misericordia should maintain them and his desire of killing them made him so base as to poison their Water which was discovered by a Stone the King had in a Ring The Ternatenses took Arms and called in the Tidores so that the Fort was in great danger 4. D. Duarte having received Relief ventured to fight at Sea with as good success as if Justice had been on his side But the Portugueses themselves no longer able to endure his Obstinacy put him into Custody and discharged the Prisoners which put an end to that Discord No Man would take upon him the Command of the Fort till Antony Pereyra Brandam was forced by the People to accept of it in Trust till the Governour disposed of it Whilst some Portugueses in the Maluco's by their Actions appeared most barbarous Heathens some Infidels became Christians a thing to be admired having such ill Examples before them The King of the Island Bacham was converted by F. Antony Vaz a Jesuit 5. The War continued at Goa A Moor with Five hundred Men waded over the Ford of Zacorla in the Island Choram and surprizing those few Portugueses that were in it gained some advantage till others coming in from several Parts drove them headlong into the Water where many of them were drowned The Governour hearing of this marched to their Relief and sent before George Mendoça Commander of the City with some Gentlemen who behaved themselves well and brought many Heads of Moors to the Governour All was kept quiet afterwards by D. Francis Mascarenhas who was left in the Island with 300 Men. 6. The Governour desiring to secure the Promontory of Chaul asked leave of the King Nizamuxa to fortifie it He not only refused it but secured the Messenger and sent 30000 Men who began to build an impregnable Fort there The Governour sent Alvaro Perez de Sotomayor with some Ships to keep the Mouth of the Port till he came which was soon after He brought 4000 Portugueses besides Natives The Enemy better advised proposed a Peace which was concluded to our content on Condition the Work of the Fort should not advance The Governour returned home A Miracle was seen here which was That the Moors could never cut down or remove with force of Elephants a small Wooden-Cross that was fixed upon a Stone 7. The Governour having setled Affairs at Goa was wholly employed in fitting out a mighty Fleet against the King of Achem who is the only Terrour of Malaca In a few Months he provided 25 Galleons 10 Gallies and 80 Galliots all so well furnished it renewed the hopes of fixing our Empire in India But all this Industry falls to nothing for now a new Governour comes and the New ones never prosecute the designs of the Old However this Force was well employed though not as our Governour designed 8. Francis Barreto brought to Lisbon a Jewel wrought by the hand of Nature A Portugues Souldier on the Coast of the Island Ceylon met a Iogue that is a sort of Penitent Heathen who among other things had picked up a brown Pebble of the shape and bigness of an Egg on which were represented the Heavens in several Colours and in the midst of them the Image of our Blessed Lady with our Saviour in her Arms. The Souldier gave him some small thing for this Stone and afterwards it came to the hands of Francis Barreto who presented it to Queen Catherine and by virtue of it God wrought several Miracles in India and Portugal 9. Francis Barreto was a couragious discreet and generous Gentleman and such a Governour as India now mourns for He afterwards returned as Governour and Conquerour of the Empire of Monomotopa where he died as shall be seen in its proper place He had a stately Presence his Complexion tawny and black Hair He Governed three years was the 19th Governour and second of the Name CHAP. XIV The Government of the Vice-Roy D. Constantine de Braganza from the Year 1558 till 1561 in the Reign of King SEBASTIAN 1. ABout the End of the Government of Francis Barreto died King Iohn the Third In him ended the good Fortune of Portugal as did that of India in the Vice-Roy
sent thither after his death by those who managed the State during the Minority of King Sebastian D. Constantin Brother to Theodosius Duke of Bragança was 30 years of Age when he accepted this Charge What he wanted in Age for so great an Employ was made up by being of the Blood Royal and by his great Parts and natural Endowments 2. He sailed from Lisbon on the 7th of April with four Ships and two Thousand Men and arrived at Goa about the beginning of September Three things remarkable hapned in his Voyage and at his Arrival the first that he had not the least bad Weather in his Passage the second the great demonstrations of Joy wherewith he was received and the third that he no way affronted the Governour that went off as was always used in India 3. Our Vice-Roy commenced as usual by sending Commanders to Forts D. Payo de Noronha went to Canaâ—…or and by his Ingratitude in receiving some Presents sent by that King though not with sincere meaning gave occasion to his resentment signified by not suffering the Portugueses to resort to the City The Vice-Roy sent fourteen Sail to their assistance and gave the Command of them to Luis de Melo de Silva The Vice-Roy was bent upon possessing himself of the Town of Damam a place of consequence to secure the Lands of Baçaim and whereof Francis Barreto had obtained a Grant from the King of Cambaya The difficulty lay in wresting it out of the hands of Cide Bofata who was in Rebellion against his Prince which was the chief Motive why he so freely gave what he could not get for himself Bofata was well provided and with a Resolution not to sell the place at an easie rate The Vice-Roy having held a Council about it the result was he should go thither in person 4. He first dispatched the Trading Ships for Portugal in which went his Predecessor the Ships were seven and only three of them came to Lisbon One was lost at the Island St. Thomas Two were forced back to Mozambique in one of which was the late Governour Francis Barreto The Captain of a fourth finding her sinking got into a Long-Boat with 60 Men and came to Goa the rest of the Men all perished Francis Barreto at Mozambique spent 20000 Ducats of his own in refitting the two Ships They set out again and being in distress the other Ship ungratefully forsook him yet he afterwards seeing her perishng saved all the Men so that he had 1137 Persons aboard In this condition not able to go forward he almost miraculously returned again to Mozambique This year ended with the Foundation of that Fort and return of Barreto to Goa 5. Luis de Melo at Cananor being assaulted in his Trenches by 3000 Moors put them to shameful flight and while he sent for Succours to the Vice-Roy followed Fortune that now seemed to Favour him Mean while the Vice-Roy set out with the Fleet had been fitted out by Barreto having increased it to 100 Sail. 6. The Vice-Roy arriving at Damam sent D. Iames de Noronha to take a view of the Works he found them strong and defended by 4000 Men. Notwithstanding all this Preparation no sooner our Men landed but the Enemy fled abandoning both City and Fort. The Vice-Roy entred and giving Thanks to Almighty God for this Bloodless Victory blessed the Mosque under the Invocation of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin on which day it was taken 7. The Enemy after their flight encamped at Parnel two Leagues off and thence with 2000 Horse infested the Vice-Roy Antony Moniz Barreto offered with 500 Men to remove them He marched all Night towards the Enemy and being come up with them found that he had but 120 Men the rest wandring in the dark through unknown ways yet thus he attacks and puts them to flight as believing the Vice Roy was there with his whole Force The Morning discovering from how small a number they had fled Bofata and his Men come down from a Hill whither they had retired and falling upon Barreto pressed him hard till those that were scattered coming up he again routed the Enemy killing 500 of them In their Camp were found 36 good Pieces of Cannon some Cart Loads of Copper-Mony and other Plunder 8. The Vice-Roy with Liberality and good Usage attracted the Country People who were fled for fear and confirmed to the Neighbouring King of Sarçeta the Duties he had in Damam For the more security he resolved to possess himself of the Island Balzar not far distant He intended to go thither in Person but sent before D. Peter de Almeyda with 150 Horse and as many Foot The People of Balzar abandoned the Town which D. Peter entred and the Vice-Roy being come left Alvaro Gonzales Pinto to Command there with 120 Men and some Cannon Being returned to Damam he sent D. Alvaro de Silveyra with 20 Sail to the Red-Sea being informed Cafar was fitting out his Gallies This Fleet was dispersed by Storms and put into several Ports of India without effecting any thing 9. D. Iames de Noronha was appointed Commander of Damam and had 1200 Men given him under five Captains who were to keep Tables for them Tables are kept in India for such as have not any thing of their own or if they have yet will accept of this Liberality I admire there are men that will stoop to receive this but much more there are any that give it for the same Men when they come to Spain have not the Heart to give a stick of Wax which there is worth nothing and here a Half-peny The Vice-Roy after this success returned to Goa 10. In the City St. Thomas or Meliapor a Portugues one of those who more religiously worship their Interest than the Heathens their Idols and of those there are many in India persuaded Rama Rajo King of Bisnagar to march against the City telling him the Plunder would be worth two Millions and it would be a great Service to the Idols he worshipped which were there thrown down by the Christians He was a good Christian that was so zealous for Idols The King hearkning to the hopes of Gain set out with 500000 Men. Peter de Ataide encouraged the Inhabitants to defend themselves but they to palliate their Fear said It was but Reason the King should be admitted to waht was his own Ataide went away to Goa the Townsmen prepared for the reception of the King and sent him a Present of 4000 Ducats wherewith he was somewhat appeased He Encamped and would not enter the City but ordered all the Inhabitants of both Sexes and all Ages and all their Goods to be brought to his presence Which being performed he found the whole Value did not exceed 80000 Ducats Enraged at the Wickedness of the Informer he ordered him to be thrown to the Elephants who tore him to pieces He discharged the Citizens and restored all their Goods so punctually that only a Silver Spoon being
conclusion the Turks surrendred on Condition to return our Prisoners they were about Thirty and deliver up their Cannon Arms and Horses and 10000 Ducats They were to be carried to Baçora but were so weak with Hunger and the Pestilential Fever which about that time rages at Baharem that only two hundred of them lived Many of our Men died of the same Disease 4. About the end of this Year arrived in India five Ships from Portugal six sailed thence but one was drove back In them went F. George of St. Lucy and F. George Temudo the first was Bishop of Malaca the latter of Cochim both Dignities new Created for Queen Catherine seeing the See of Goa was over-burthened had obtained of the Pope the Instituting these Bishopricks but subordinate to Goa as were to be all others that should be Instituted 5. The Vice Roy understanding the Enemy was fitting out Ships on the Coast of Malabar where Luis de Melo was sent to his Aid 17 Sail with 600 Men. Melo distributed them about the Mouths of the Rivers and he himself ran along destroying the Towns and Woods Seven strong Parao's well manned and equipped came down the River Maim where Gonçalo Perez de Alvelos was firing their Cannon upon him and he answering sunk one of them But the Powder taking fire in one of our Ships blew it up and all the Men in it so the Enemy escaped Melo continued the War this Year and the next with success and utter desolation of all that Coast. 6. Bofata not long since defeated now marched towards our Fort of Balzar with 600 Horse and a great Body of Foot Our Commander Alvaro Gonçalez Pinto boldly meets him with 20 Horse 100 Portugues Foot and 500 Natives The first Charge they killed 50 of the Enemy but being overpowered by the Multitude were routed the Captain and most of the Portugueses killed and 150 of the Natives the rest fled Bofata immediately attacks the Fort not at all doubting to carry it but was vigorously opposed by the Valour of Gomez de Silva who though not born a Gentleman in this Action shewed how Gentlemen are Created The Enemy encamped and Silva did great Execution on them till Tristan Vâ—…z de Vega came to his Relief from Damam with ten Vessels well furnished In spight of all opposition he Landed and got into the Fort and Bofata seeing no hopes of prevailing drew off Not long after he returns and our Commander Alfonso Diaz Pereyra meeting him in the Field had the same success as Pinto and was killed as well as he all the difference was that the Enemy now entred the Fort pell-mell with our Men but Vincent Carvallo drove them again out headlong Calisto de Sequeyra killed 20 with his own hand They were quite spent with continual Fatigue when Luis Alvarez de Tavora brought Relief from Damam at sight whereof the Enemy retired 7. However by the Vice-Roy's Order the Fort was abandoned and the Enemy returning razed it then went on doing great harm in the Villages till they came to Tarapor where Martin Lopez de Faria was with 40 Men they attacked his Works and were repulsed with such loss that they desisted and went on This Action cost Lopez his Life being mortally wounded whereof he died at Damam D. Iames de Noronha marched after the Enemy and found them in the Country of Vaypim being 600 Horse and 1000 Foot with him were 150 of the former and 350 of the latter He fell on with such Fury that 60 of the Enemy fell the first Charge and after a sharp Dispute they all fled leaving him many Prisoners their Women Mony Baggage Horses Arms and Ammunition with which he returned triumphant to Damam notwithstanding the Enemy rallying attacked him in the Rear but at last fled to lament his Loss in the Woods whilst it was celebrated in the Town 8. Christopher Pereyra Homem sailing for Ethiopia with three Vessels only to set ashoar there B. Fulgentius a Jesuit sent by the Vice-Roy to the Bishop with some Church-stuff near Arquico met Cafar his four Gallies and with difficulty escaped them But the Admirals Galley coming up sometime after the Fight could not be avoided and Pereyra boarding her with 30 Men the Turks who were 150 killed every Man of them The other two Vessels leaving him in the danger got to Goa where Vincent Carvallo and Rock Pinheyro were put in Gaol for their Cowardize for had they done their Duty Cafar had been taken 9. B. Fulgentius was taken and afterwards ransomed the loss of him and what he carried was lamented by the Portugueses in Ethiopia Adamas Sagad succeeded the Emperour that died and defeated many Rebels in which Victory the Portugueses had a considerable share The Turkish Bassa returning with a greater Power defeated Sagad with the assistance of some Portugueses for they can be Turks when they please This was the cause that Emperour never after trusted them 10. Bisminaique Lord of the Pearl-Fishery seeing those of Punicale would pay no greater acknowledgment than One days Fishing resolved to right himself by force He marched with 1000 Men Melrao lead the the Van doing much harm D. Duarte de Meneses after several Skirmishes killed him and stopped the current of his Men till the useless People as Aged Men Women and Children with the best of their Goods got off in a Ship where they suffered much Hunger and such Thirst that they drank their own Water The Commander of the Fort Emanuel Rodrigues Coutinho Charged a Body of those that Melrao had Commanded and did good Execution but Bisminaique coming up with his Army D. Duarte was forced to retire to his Ship and Coutinho to another where he was taken with all his Men and after ransomed The Enemy entred and plundered the Town 11. Four Ships arrived now in India of six that sailed from Lisbon In them went the first Archbishop of Goa and the first Inquisitors sent to suppress the Jews One of the six Ships was forced back to Lisbon Another Commanded by Ruy de Melo was drove to Brasile and thence set out again so unsuccessfully that she was lost beyond the Cape of Good Hope The Men got ashoar and part of them Coasted along in the Long-Boat and two Barques they made the rest marched along in sight of them till they took three little Ships which held them all and so went up a River in the King of Menanchabo's Country Their neglect and the Beauty of D. Francisca Sardina Wife to Iames Pereyra de Vasconcelos gave courage and opportunity to those Barbarians to assault them and steal her They fell on our Men on a sudden and killed 60 carrying away this Portugues Hellen or Proserpine The rest arrived in India 12. The late Governour Francis Barreto put to Sea the third time and arrived safe at Lisbon with D. Luis Fernandez de Vasconcelos who had before lost his Ship The Kings of Cochim and Cananor were now at War and the Portugueses
devoured by wild Beasts D. Paulo was not then in a condition to take revenge He sent Emanuel Godino to the Kings of Panda and Pate who concluded a Peace with them whereby Malaca was relieved with Provisions which he of Vjantana cut off on the other side The year 1534 D. Stephen de Gama came and took possession of that Command and repaired the Works Hearing some Vessels of the Enemy were in the River Muar he sent one to discover them he returned pursued by ten sent by Lacxemena who came to the assistance of Vjantana with seventy sent by his Uncle Tuam Gaba Instantly D. Paulo set out with nine Sail. Two Paraos were sent after to their assistance but too late for when they came up a bloody Battel was ended in which almost all our Men were slain having done wonders and made such a slaughter of the Enemy that they durst not take the Ships whose Crew they had killed Only three Men of Note escaped 13. D. Stephen now resolved to destroy the City of Vjantana and set out with twenty six Sail and two hundred and fifty Men. Vjantana is the South East Point of the Coast of Malaca from which forty Leagues distant On the West of it runs into the Sea the deep River Tor on whose Banks was seated King Alaudim's City and three Leagues below it a Fort so well stored with Cannon it could sink any Vessel should attempt the Entrance Here D. Stephen entred with much danger both Banks being covered with armed Men but a party of Musqueteers on each side cleared the Shores The first Attacks of the Fort D. Stephen received damage but afterwards did much more for the space of eight days The Besiegers began to dismay but were encouraged by D. Stephen and Peter Barriga Now the Enemy having received fresh Succour drew out into the Field where such slaughter of them was made that they fled that day in despair to the Fort and the next abandoned it the King escaping with his Women and Treasure The City Tor was plundered and burnt much Cannon and some Vessels taken such as could not be carried perished in the Flames and D. Stephen returned victorious to Malaca where he was received in triumph this being one of the notable Victories till then gained in Asia 14. The King began again Acts of Hostility and D. Stephen returns with four hundred Men. He found the Fort he had destroyed repaired and in it five thousand Men Five hundred of them were killed the first Assault Many Ships were burnt and D. Stephen marched towards the City when the King from the Mountain whither he had retired sent to treat of Peace He was ordered to send Hostages and sent an Uncle of his own with his Wives so D. Stephen returned to Malaca whither four Embassadors followed who concluded the Peace upon these Conditions That the King should send to Malaca all the Cannon that was in his Country that he should build no Ships of War that he should erect no Forts that he should restore all Prisoners and Goods taken that he should not hinder bringing Provisions to Malaca that his Subjects should resort thither to buy and sell. This Peace being sworn to brought great Tranquility to Malaca The year 1537 this Quiet was disturbed by a Commander of Achem who attacked the Bridge with three thousand Men. D. Stephen met him with some Gentlemen and two hundred Soldiers and slew five hundred without the loss of one so the Enemy drew off with shame Soon after he returns with five thousand and retired with the like Disaster 15. D. Stephen had sent Francis de Barros in a Ship with twenty Portugueses to the King of Patane In that Port Tuam Mahomet Admiral of Vjantana fell upon him with forty Sail. The Fight was desperate some Portugueses and many Enemies fell and they parted All advise Barros to save himself ashore most leave him and he stays aboard with only two who at last prevail and firing the Ship they get ashore in the Boat and bring off the Cannon The King received them kindly Henry Mendez de Vasconcelos was sent to bring them back Those of Iava fall upon them both with twenty Calaluzes that carried two Rows of Oars well furnished with Cannon Mendez and Barros were in two Vessels ten Calaluzes attack each one had sixteen the other but few more Portugueses The Fight was very hot some Portugueses fall and Mendez was stun'd with a poisoned Arrow Barros was in danger having but three Men and himself wounded Vasconcelos recovering comes to his aid shatters some takes others of the Calaluzes puts the Remainder to flight and obtains an entire Victory 16. Mean while Tristan de Ataide at Maluco through avarice caused great Troubles He took King Tabarija and sent him prisoner to Nuno de Cuna who endeavoured to remedy these Disorders by sending a very orderly Commander Such was Antony Galvam whose Prudence healed all the Sores made by his Predecessors Having taken possession of the Command he acted with Modesty and Justice without favour or affection The Fort was unprovided of Cannon and Ammunition he furnished all at his own charge and because Timber was wanting for the Works he was always the fitst that went to the Woods and returned loaded 17. All things being settled here Galvam turns to Tidore where eight Kings with a vast number of Men were allied against the Portugueses He sent to sound them and they made a Truce but observed it not and Galvam seeing he had but few Men that those decreased by Famine and 't was too tedious to expect relief from India he resolved upon an Action that was accounted rash He set out in four Ships with onâ—… hundred and seventy Portugueses and fifty Moors Tristan de Ataide was left in the Fort. Galvam was met by 2000 Moors there passed some Blows Soon after appeared three hundred Sail containing above thirty thousand Moors who thought to have terrified Galvam but in vain for he held on his course and they followed him They anchored at Tidore the Shores were covered with multitudes who rent the Air with Shouts The Cannon of the Fort played but the Shot went over the Ships The Fort appeared impregnable but by that it was resolved to begin Galvam scales it with one hundred and twenty Portugueses and as many Slaves as made up in all three hundred The Kings came upon him with fifty thousand Men but he draws into a close Wood. They thought he fled and pursue with hideous Shouts Soon were they turned into Lamentations King Cachil Daialo who led the Enemies Van came another way to fall upon Galvam endeavouring to amuse him till the Body of the Army came up which he perceiving gave the sign to fall on and after a hot Dispute the Enemy fled the King being killed among the first Some of those that fled disordered them that were marching others run to the Fort. Galvam pursues the latter and enters along with them They
now from Portugal That which had brought the Viceroy was ready at Cochim to return thither with them and accidentally taking fire was burnt with all the Riches in her amounting to a Million and half 9. Not only Custom but Necessity now required the sending out the two usual Squadrons for the Coast of Malabar and the North the design of the Northern Squadron shall follow that of Malabar was to give a Check to Zamori who not only winked at but went shares with the Pyrates of the Fort Cunnale Among other Losses that of Captain 〈◊〉 de 〈◊〉 and Melo was greatest he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cape 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 Sâ—…ps 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 eight 〈◊〉 of Malabars 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 slain after having â—…ed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Squadron the Viâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Coast consisted of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 36 other Vessels with almost 2000 〈◊〉 Men under the Commâ—… of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 D. Luis de Gama They did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the same nature as has been related on the like Occasions which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to incline to make Wâ—… on Câ—…le rather to avoid the harm we did him thâ—…n in observance of the Agrâ—…nt before made The Squadron for the North conâ—…ed of 10 Ships commanded by Luis de Silva He 〈◊〉 â—…nding the Pyrats he was in search of in the Island of the Sangâ—…es landed and ravaged it for harbouring of them In the River Câ—… he found four Paraos of these Pirats took two and 〈◊〉 one killing many of the Mâ—… Of those who got ashore above 200 were taken and being Beheaded their Heâ—…â—…re set up at the Mouths of those Rivâ—… to 〈◊〉 their Companions Near Chaul he took a Galliot and further on another more properly a Galley in which was the Nephew of Cunnale with 200 Men whereof 100 were killed without the loss of one Man on our side 11. The War continued at Ceylon The Tyrant of Candea endeavoured to better his Fortune by distrâ—…ing us with several â—…odies of 3 or 4000 Men â—…ch Our General D. Hierome de Azevedo ordered Salvador Pereyra de Silva and Simon Piâ—…am with a few but choice Men to oppose him They with singular success destroyed Towns took Forts slaughtered many People not without Cruelty to strike a Terror and reduced all the Corlas or Precincts that were in Rebellion to our Obedience 12. The two Holland Ships before mentioned did some small Damage along the Coast of Malabar and other places till on that of Malaca they met 6 Ships coming out oâ—… the Port bound for India and commanded by Francis de Silva They ingaged and fought all that afternoon and part of the night Next morning they fell to it again and held it for 8 days continually till the Hollanders finding themselves too weak made for the Port of Queda many of their Men being killed and most wounded There for want of Men they quitted the weakest Ship and going all into the other were cast away on the Coast of Pegu. 13. D. Luis de Cerqueyra Bishop of China went this year to succeed D. Peter Martinez who died at Iapan that nothing might be there wanting towards the Spiritual Conquest for the lack of a Prelate 14. With the Bishop D. Luis went F. Alexander de Valiniano They were present at the Death of Taicozana Emperor of those Islands Some time before his Death he had designed to cause himself to be adored as a God and to this purpose to have his Images set upon Altars in the chief Parts of certain beautiful Gardens in the Fort of Tuxiâ—… But scarce had he fixed the place of his Adoration when on the 20th of Iuly 1596. there appeared over the City Meaco a wonderful Blazing Star then it rained Ashes and Sand and there followed an Earthquake which threw down the Fort and Palace of Tuxiâ—… and in other places many Temples of Idols with great slaughter of People The Sea breaking out and overflowing for 20 Leagues towards Miaco Ziâ—…o and Bungo drowned whole Cities and Towns over-running the Tops of some Mountains like the general Deluge Nevertheless after his Death he was adored and Statues raised to him with the Title of The God of War CHAP. II. Continues the Government of D. Francis de Gama Count de Vidigueyra 1. ZAmori was now sufficiently incensed against Cunnale who called himself King of the Mâ—…labar Moors and Lord of the Indian Sea It was not these Titles or his Pride or the Complaints of the Portugueses that provoked Zamori but that Cunnale had caused the Tail of one of his Elephants to be cut off as also the Privy Parts of a Nayre which were also fastened to his Mouth 2. The Portugueses laying hold of this opportunity offered their Assistance against that common Enemy and blew the Coals of Zamori's Anger they saw already lighted The Viceroy instantly fitted out some light Vessels ordering D. Ferdinand de Noronna to lie with them before the Mouth of the Port oâ—… Cunnale till a greater force could be sent to joyn in order to assist Zamori who was marching to besiege that place with 20000 Men and some Cannon 3. That which is properly called the Coast of Malabar runs from Cananor to Cochim the space of 42 Leagues Two to the little Island Tremapatan opposite to which is the mouth of a good River thence half a League to the River Sal thence one and a half to that of Maim one to the Town of Comenna at a small distance those of Motangue Curiare and Baregare then the River Pudepatan two Leagues farther the Town of Tiracole two Leagues from Cotulete a League from this the River Capocate one farther Pudiangare one thence to Calecut two to the River Cale two to the City Pananor two thence to Tanor and two more to Paranora one more to the famous River Panane thence nine to Paliporto four to the River of Granganor and five more to Cochim At the mouth of the River Pudepatan is the Fort of Cunnale seated in a square Peninsula the length of the Sides about a Cannon Shot Just within the Bar a Creek turns towards the South good Vessels can go about half way up it beyond that only Almadies or Boats the great River runs first towards the North-East then turning to the South forms that Peninsula Upon that turn of the River the Fort is built The Iâ—…mus is secured by a strong Wall about a Musket-Shot in length from the Creek to the River which there opens and forms the little Island Pinale We have already spoke particularly of the Fort in general it was large strong well Manned and stored with Cannon 4. Cunnale was well provided and had distributed the Posts to 1500 choice Moors well armed Our small Vessels at the mouth of the River battered the Fort to keep the Defendants in action that they might not be any hindrance to Zamori who was on the other side taking up the Ground for his Army 5. D. Ferdinand scoured the Coast and taking some of the Pirats hindred the resort of
Achem richly laden The King of Arracam to the intent to possess himself of that Custom-house resolved to joyn with the King of Tangu and sent an Embassador to him with 20 Ialias or small Ships Nicote understanding it caused Bartholomew Ferreyra Captain of our small Craft to fall upon them who put them to flight so that they were sorced to make their escape to the King of Iangona's Country The Enemy thus exasperated gathered 700 small Vessels with 4000 Men under the command of the Prince his Son with whom were Ximicolia and Marquetam Sons to the then Emperor of Pegu. 21. Paul del â—…ego Pinnero set out to meet them with the Boats and 7 Ships and having taken 10 Boats that were advanced before the rest returned to secure them and set out again but observing the Enemy was too strong for him went in to gather more Force Being reinforced he meets the Prince routs him and takes several Vessels The Prince thinking to save himself by running up a River got into a small Creek where Pinnero took all the rest of his Vessels obliging him to escape by Land having lost One Thousand of his Men. Then he took the Fort of Chinim and in it many Prisoners among which was the Wife of Bâ—…unadala 22. Nicote was now abroad with Fourteen small Vessels in which were Sixty Portugueses and Two hundred Pegues he run up a River and hearing the Prince was on the Shore with Four thousand Men Nine Hundred of them Musqueteers he attacks him Ximitoto a valiant Pegu attempted to take the Prince and being himself hurt wounded the Prince in the Face which occasioned his being made Prisoner and gained us the Victory Two Thousand Men of the King of Pram came to the Prince's assistance as he was taken and were also defeated The Pegues seeing their Prince carried away to Captivity would all have gone with him striving to get into our Vessels Such as could not remained on the Shore cursing their hard Fortune that would not permit them to follow him a Prisoner as they had done in Liberty Christians may here learn the Duty they owe to their Princes 23. Nicote may also be a President to all Men how to use their Victories for he not forgetting he had been a Slave to the Prince now his Prisoner served him with the same respect now as he had done then He watched him sleeping holding his Buskins in his Hands with Arms across a Ceremony used by the meanest with their Kings in those Parts and himself attended him upon all Occasions This generosity may well equal him with great Men and purchased him together with other the like Proceedings the Name of Changa which as was before said signifies Good Man 24. But now ends the Government of Ayres de Saldanna by the arrival at Goa of Martin Alfonso de Castro who came to succeed him with the same Title of Viceroy He set out from Lisbon with five Ships whereof one was forced in again About the end of the same Year there sailed thence two Caravels 25. Ayres de Saldanna seems to have had more natural Goodness than Inclination to War for in his time nothing of this sort was set on Foot He was one of those few Viceroys and Governors who are believed not to have wronged the King On his re-return home he died in the Latitude of the Islands and the Ship that brought him was lost at the mouth of Lisbon River He was tall and somewhat corpulent of a tawny Complexion of Viceroys the 18th of Governors the 36th and First of the Name and Sirname 26. I have purposely reserved for the end of this Government the Discovery of Grand Cathay for which we are beholding to F. Nicholas Pimenta Visitor-General of the Jesuits in Asia He chose for this employ B. Benedict Goes a Man well versed in several Languages and particularly the Persian which was the most important for that Design B. Goes cloathed himself in the Habit of an Armenian Christian Merchant and after their manner took the Name of Abdula Isai which signifies Christian Lord. He set out from the Mogol's Court with that Prince's Favour and Merchandize In his Company went two Greeks well skilled in the manner of Travelling and were Leo Grimanus a Priest and Demetrius a Merchant These had four Mahometan Servants who were afterwards Christians which they left at Laor one of the Mogol's Courts as useless and took in their stead Isaac an Armenian who had a Wife and Children there and was there faithful Companion From Laor they set out on the 6th of Ianuary 1603. 27. With great Labour and Hardships they passed through the Cities Abec Passaur Caferstan Guideli and Cabuo Here they were forced to stay 8 Months and meeting a Sister of Hamet Can King of Cascar that was going a Pilgrimage to Meca and was taking up Money at Interest B. Benedict considering it would oblige that Princess and her Brother through whose Dominions he was to pass lent her 600 Ducats without Interest which afterwards stood him in good stead The Priest Grimanus spent with Labour turned back from Cabul The Caravan set forward and passed the Dominions of the Mogol's in sight of the Cities Characar and Parvam 28. They passed the high Mountains of Aingaran and entring Chalca saw a fair People like the Germans then went through Gialalâ—…bat Thalham Quenam Badaxaâ—… Carebumar Serpanil Sarchunar Tanguetar Iaconich in which Journey almost two years were spent with great Toils and Dangers Hence they Travelled to Hiarcan the Court of the King of Cascar and Place of great Trade They stayed a Year for another Carravan and then set out much favoured by the King for the Kingdom of Chalis The Son of the Pilgrim Lady they lent the Money to at Cabul was very serviceable to them and they were repaid in precious Jaspar-stone the richest Merchandize in that Country In their way they passed through these Towns Iolchi Hanchalix Alchegret Hagabareth Cambaxi Aconferset Chiacor and Acfu Acfu is a Town belonging to the King of Cascar where a Grandson of his only ten Years of Age then governed who favoured Goes the time he was obliged to stay there 29. B. Benedict and Isaac setting forward again for Demetrius stayed behind at Hiarcam and passing the famous Desert Caracatay that is The black Land of Catay and these Towns Oitograck Gazo Canani Delai Saraguebedal Ugan and Cucha they came to the City Chalis where a Son of the King of Cascar governed and where they were in great danger and stayed 3 months Here came in the Caravan from Cathay by whom our Discoverer heard of F. Matthew Rivius then residing at Peking and found that China and Cathay were the same Country and only the Names differed Goes joyful of this Discovery resolved to proceed On his way he passed through these Towns Puchan Turfan Arumuth Camul and Quiacioâ—… whence may be seen that famous Wall that parts China and Tartary and came to Sucheu where hearing much of
Men were in expectation of the Effect of those great Preparations when on the first of September there appeared at a great distance several Sail that seemed to be of bulk It was concluded they were Hollanders Our Governor hearing of it run down to the Shore and in a few hours made ready some Ships and Galliots saying Now shall they see how Andrew Furtado with these light Vessels boards their three Deck Ships The time is come 4. Just as he came out to order Affairs so without returning to Court was he going aboard without calling any Body but this his Resolution being known there soon flocked to him as many Men as there was occasion for So it happened to King Emanucl whom he now seemed to imitate who hearing the danger Arzila was in set out Post and without beating Drum by that his speed presently raised a great Army But as the Governor was spreading Sail advice was brought that they were no Enemies but Ships from Portugal that brought a new viceroy 5. This was Ruy Lorenço de Tavora who sailed from Lisbon at the end of October with four Galleons and a Caravel and had Wintered in the Island of Ibo Those who came received a double satisfaction one in their safe arrival the other in seeing that Port of Goa covered with such a number of Ships as represented the past more happy times 6. Many were sorry Furtado was so soon deprived of that Government for the great hopes they had conceived of his good Fortune and Heaven seemed to favour his continuance by the Death of the Count de Feyra who was going to that Command 7. Even the Viceroy that went to succeed him was troubled for seeing that Bay full of many so Ships and in such Order he asked Who governed India and being told that Andrew Furtado he replied I thought so for the greatness of this Work assured me it could have no other Author I am sorry I came now to India to take this Command because it is a hindrance to the great Actions might be expected from such a Governor 8. Since this untimely arrival of the Viceroy has cut off what might be expected from Furtado's Government let us Epitomize what he acted under others At 16 Years of Age he was in Africk when the unfortunate King Sebastian went over thither Then passed over into India and having performed some Military Exploits had the Command of ten Ships with which he relieved the Fort of Braçalor besieged by King Sincarnoboro He not only raised the Siege but reduced the King to become Tributary to Portugal then falling upon those that had combined with him destroyed their Countries with Fire and Sword and took one of the chiefest with all his Vessels putting all the Men to the Sword He took several Ships of Meca defeated the great General Cotimuza destroyed another Fleet at Manar taking many Ships slew the King of Iafanapatan that was in Rebellion ruined a Fleet of Malabars that did us great harm on those Seas raised the Siege Raju had laid to Columbo levelled the Formidable Fort of Cunnale bringing him and his Nephew Prisoners to Goa drove the Hollanders from Amboyna and Sunda reduced the Rosatelo's then in Rebellion gained many strong holds in the Islands of Ito Nao and Veranula and being Commander of Malaca held out a Siege of four Months against the Hollanders and 11 neighbouring Kings 9. It was great to overcome so many Enemies but far greater to conquer himself In the dead of Night a Woman got into his Apartment offering him her Daughter moved thereto by extream want After a severe Reprimand he charges her to marry the Daughter and gives her a Purse of Money with assurance he would make up the Portion 10. All these great Actions he had performed at the Age of 45 besides many more which in another had been considerable but not of Note to him He was as to his Quality of the best of Portugal Having governed three Months he Embarqued for Portugal died by the way of the Jaundice and lies in the Church of our Lady of Grace in Lisbon Of Stature he was somewhat tall his Complexion tawny of Body lean and was the 40th Governor and 2d of the Sirname CHAP. X. The Government of the Vice-Roy Ruy Lorenço de Tavora from the Year 1609 till 1612. 1. SCarce was Ruy Lorrenço de Tavora setled in the Government when there came in 5 Ships from Portugal which with the same number that carried him made 10 and consequently a great number of Men that went in them 2. About the beginning of the Year were set out the usual Squadrons but more numerous and better manned than usual by reason of the great Preparations before spoke of and the Men that came newly At the same time came from Lisbon 3 Ships for India 3. The greatest Action at this time was in Ceylon where D. Hierome de Azevedo who had that Command went on with the usual Success that always attended him in that Post. He marched with 700 Portugueses and 25000 Lascarines that is Chingala Soldiers to assault the City Candea and finding by the way the Fort of Balane abandoned left Antony de Costa Monteyro in it with two Companies Then advancing to the River of Candea and finding it well fortified nevertheless he attempted to pass it receiving the Enemy's Fire which for some time did no Execution Yet our Men gave way till F. Gaspar de la Madalena a Franciscan ran into the River holding up a Crucifix and encouraging them whereupon they charged and drove the Enemy from their Works who fled to the Mountains abandoning the City which was burnt and such as could be overtaken slain 4. This Success so thoroughly reconciled the King of Candea to us that he admitted the Conversation of the Franciscans and put his two Sons into their Hands to be bred Christians Thus the Peace was concluded and he writ to our King Philip to Compliment him upon his accession to the Crown testifying the great Affection he bore him and desiring to be esteemed among the Princes of Asia as one that most desired his Correspondence 5. The Moor Abdala Carima Tanadar of Nizamaluco who besides his natural hatred to the Portugueses was malicious on account that he had lost half a hand by them disturbed the Peace at Chaul His Pretence was receiving his Prince's Revenue wherein he proceeded with much Insolence and we on our part bore much rather than break into open War 6. Our Commander D. Francis Rolim complained to Nizamaluco who answered with Threats that he would fit out a Fleet and that the Hollanders were already in that Sea To be as good as his Word he set out 30 Paraos which robbed all that came in their way belonging to the Portugueses The Tanadar being thus backed hearing that George Henrique was gone out to a Wood he killed him and took his Wife and two Daughters 7. The People of Chaul pressed the Commander to commence the War
marching towards Ancone that was in Rebellion Gaspar Pereyra Cabral being left behind wounded was carried by Cafres who run away from him Simoens understanding it went back with one Slave and helped to carry him on his own back An Act worthy of memory from a Captain to a Souldier The Rebel being subdued Simoens returned to Tete with the Emporor's two Sons They were baptized by the Names of Philip and Iames. The latter remained there the other went back to his Father 11. The Emperor thinking he could now overcome his Enemies without the assistance of Portugueses marched to the Kingdom of Baroe and was there defeated at Mongas he had a Son killed and Matuzianne usurped the whole Empire Iames Simoens restored him and possessed himself of Chicova Matuzianne raising new Forces was defeated and killed by the Portugueses D. Stephen de Ataide raised a Fort at Massapa and gave that Command to Iames Carvallo whom he sent to Monomotapa with a present to obtain the Delivery of the Mines 12. Carvallo went and told the Emperor he had a great Present but gave him none and he seeing the Portugueses entred his Lands for Gold without his consent caused all they had to be taken from them and many to be killed Carvallo had with him some Forces belonging to the Emperor with whose assistance he curbed the Robbers of Quizinga and supported himself He resolved to revenge the spoiling of the Portugueses by a horrid Treachery against those that served him for joining with the Quizinga's he one Night fell upon the Cafres and killing many put the rest to flight who justly cursed the falseness of the Portugueses 13. Carvallo fearful of his own Wickedness abandoned the Fort of Massapa and went to Tete leaving all the Country in Arms against the Portugueses All he acted was by order of D. Stephen de Ataide who in stead of appeasing the Emperor threatned him with War He sent out from Sena and by his order Carvallo raised another Fort on the Banks of Zambeze two days Journey from Tete Iames Simoens Madera was left to Command at Tete because Ataide returned to Moçambique hearing the Hollanders were coming thither D. Stephen perceiving no Dutch appeared in 6 months returned to Tete The Emperor sent to offer him Chicova if he would send the ordinary Present which was a Debt and no Gift D. Stephen would not so much as hear the Embassadors refusing to give a Present of 5000 Crowns which might have saved much greater Charges for above 30000 were already lost at Massapa to no purpose 14. D. Stephen set forward with 150 Men but being better advised expected News from Portugal and India In Iuly he received the King's Orders to go to Goa and give the Command of Tete to Iames Simoens and that of Moçambique to D. Iohn de Ataide the Viceroy's Brother D. Stephen obeyed against his Will leaving Simoens 140 Soldiers without any thing to maintain them in that dangerous Conquest However Simoens made the best on 't and resolved to proceed beginning with Chombe a powerful Cafre demanding of him what he owed as our Tributary and the Restitution of the Portugueses he had Some infamous Portugueses advised Chombe to take no notice of Simoens because he could do him no harm This caused that King first to slight and then to molest him in the Vessels wherein he sailed for Tete Simoens landing drove the Cafres so that they troubled him no more CHAP. X. Continues the Government of the Viceroy D. Hierome de Azevedo in the Year 1616. 1. JAmes Simoens Madera raising 6000 Cafres marched with them and his Portugueses against Chombe at the beginning of September One night they heard a Voice that said Chombe rejoyces at your coming and desires you will make haste for he is hungry and expects to feast upon your Bodies Simoens marched on and fortified himself close under the Enemies Works which were half a League in length and in breadth proportionable furnished with 8000 Men. Simoens attacks them twice but to no effect Next night a Cafre fled to the Enemy and from them a Christian Black Woman to us with Advice That Chombe would fall upon our Men before day Simoens expected them with silence and killing 1000 put the rest to flight 2. The Enemy proposes a Peace but nothing is concluded Simoens attempts their Works but without success he sends to the Commander of Senna for Succour who sends him 40 Portugueses and 3000 Cafres The Works were again assaulted in vain soon after some Deserters informed the Intrenchment was weakest on the side of a Lake Here the Assault was renewed the Works entred Chombe put to flight and the Place given to Quitamho a Cafre who faithfully served us on condition to pay what Chombe had denied 3. Iames Simoens was now bent upon the Conquest of the Silver Mines in Chicova The Emperor sent to acquaint him He again resigned those Mines to him upon condition he should not go thither with an Armed Power Simoens desired he would send one to put him in Possession thereof and to receive Cloth to the value of 4000 Ducats he had to present him The Emperor was satisfied and Simoens with Applause of all the Cafres took possession of Chicova on the 8th of May 1614. being put into it by Onanxangue a great Man Nephew to the Emperor The first thing he did was to raise a Fort there the next to joyn Friendship with a powerful Cafre called Sapoe and his Country Borore 4. The Lord of Chicova now subject to the Portugueses by virtue of the Emperor's Resignation withdrew himself from them so that Complaint was made thereof to the Emperor who gave leave to Depose him and put another in his Place sending a Cafre called Cherema to shew the Mines This Man twice deceived Simoens causing him to dig in Places where he had hid some Ore for which reason he was confined and then shewed another place of which some hope was conceived he excusing himself what was done had been by the Emperor's Order Nevertheless Simoens sent him a Present he detained the Messengers and sent word He would have Needles Pins Knives Looking-Glasses Candles Soap Zafran Pepper and some rich Silks He repented the giving of Chicova and sought occasion of Disagreement thinking that Simoens could not send what he damanded But he sending all things the Emperor seemed satisfied 5. That D. Philip the Emperor's Son whom Iames Simoens caused to be Baptized attempted several times to make his escape to the Portugueses and was taken at length he got to the Fort of Chicova and was joyfully received Hearing there that Chirema was fled to avoid discovering the Mines he sent for him pretending to be sent Embassador by his Father and having rebuked and secured him went himself to Tete The Emperor hearing hereof proffered great Rewards to any would kill his Son At the same time it fell out that a Soldier gathering some Fruit the Son of the Owner who was a powerful Man
offered to Capitulate but no Conditions were allowed by the Besieger and therefore resolved to make use of the Portugueses to whom he had always been very just and serviceable But Man never remembers Favours received in Prosperity of those he sees in Adversity 6. The disconsolate King sent one Seixas to Cayero to offer if he would receive him his Family and Treasure into the four Ships under his Command he would give half the Treasure to the King of Portugal become his Vassal and pay such Tribute as should be agreed upon not doubting with the assistance of 2000 Portugueses who should be maintained at his own Expence to recover his Kingdom Caeyro consulted the principal Portugueses and in their presence asked of Seixas what the Treasure of Martavans was who affirmed he had not seen all but that of what he had two of our Ships might be loaded with Jewels and Gold and 4 or 5 of Silver The Portugueses envious of the great Fortune Cayero might make by accepting that Offer threatned to discover him to the King of Brama if he consented 7. The King of Martavam surprized at this refusal and seeing Seixas took his leave to fly the Danger that threatned the City gave him a pair of Bracelets excusing the smallness of the Gift and they were afterwards sold to the Governour of Narsinga for 80000 Ducats Then he resolved to fire the City and sallying with those few Men he had left die honourably among his Enemies But that night an Officer with 4000 Men dedeserted to the Enemy and discovered the Design The King thus betrayed Capitulated with the Enemy for his own and the Lives of his Wife and Children and leave to end his Days in Retirement This and more was granted easily because the Conquerour designed to perform no part of the Promise 8. From the City Gate to the King of Brama's Tent was a league distance all which way was a Lane of many thousand Musketiers of sundry Nations and next the Gate were posted the Portugueses The first came out was the Queen in a Chair her two Daughters and two Sons in two others About them 40 beautiful Ladies led by as many ancient ones encompassed with Talegrepos a sort of Religious Men among them habited like our Capuchins who prayed and comforted them Then came the King guarded by his Enemies seated on a small She-Elephant cloathed in black Velvet his Head Beard and Eye-brows shaved and a Rope about his Neck which moved even the Enemy to compassion 9. The unfortunate King seeing the Portugueses would not stir one foot till they were removed from that Post and that done went on Being come before the King of Brama he cast himself at his Feet but not being able to speak for Grief the Raolim of Mounay Talaypor Chief Priest of those Gentiles and esteemed a Saint made an Harangue in his behalf of force to have moved to Compassion any other but that obdurate King The miserable King his Queen Children and Ladies were secured The two following days were spent in removing the Treasure at which 1000 Men laboured and it amounted to 100 Millions of Gold The third day the Army had liberty to plunder which lasted four days and was valued 12 Millions Next the City was burnt wherein perished by Fire and Sword above 60000 Souls besides as many made Slaves 2000 Temples and 40000 Houses were laid even with the Ground There were in the Town 6000 Pieces of Cannon 100000 Quintals of Pepper and as much of other Spices 10. The morning that followed this Destruction there appeared on a Hill called Beydao 21 Gibbets with a strong Guard of Horse Thither was led the Queen with her Children and Ladies in all making 140 and were all hanged up by the Feet The King and 50 Men of great Quality were cast into the Sea with Stones about their Necks The Army seeing this Barbarity mutinied and the King was in great danger 11. He leaving People to Rebuild the ruined City returned to Pegu with the rest of his Army and among them Iohn Caeyro and his 700 Portugueses Of these four stayed at Martavam one of them was Iohn Falcam who in stead of assisting Fernan Mendez Pinto sent by Peter de Faria Commander of Malaca to confirm the Peace with the murdered King accused him to the Governour of the Town as an Enemy to the King of Brama The Governour seized Pinto's Vessel and in it Goods to the value of 100000 Ducats killed the Master and some others and sent the rest Prisoners to Pegu. This false Dealing was not new in Falcam for he had before forsaken the murdered King after being much honoured by him 12. The King of Brama who thought now to reap the Fruit of his Victories in Peace was alarmed by him of Siam who attempted to recover the Kingdom of Tangu which had been wrested from him In March 1546 he embarked 900000 Men on 12000 Vessels upon the River Ansedaa and passing out of it into that called Pichau Malacon in April came before the City Proâ—… The King hereof was dead and had left a Son to inherit but 13 Years of Age married to the King of Avaa's Daughter from whom he expected 60000 Men would come to his Assistance This moved the King to press the Siege hoping to gain the City before that Succour could come After 6 days the Queen offered to hold the Crown of him and pay what Tribute he should impose provided he would draw off from the City 13. The King insisted that the Queen should put herself into his hands with all her Treasure but she knowing how perfidious he was resolved to defend herself He gave several Assaults and by the Sword in them and a Plague that raged in the Army lost 80000 Men among which were 500 Portugueses 14. This way of Assault proving so pernicious he raised a Mount which overlooking the Town and being full of Cannon left no place of safety to the besieged but 5000 of them sallying destroyed the Mount killed 15000 of their Enemies carried off 80 Cannons and wounded the King who in a rage slew 2000 Portugueses that were upon the Guard as negligent of their Duty 15. About the end of August Xemin Melatay one of the four principal Men that commanded in the City treacherously gave him entrance and the Place was utterly subverted with Fire and Sword Two thousand Children cut in pieces were served as Food for the Elephants The Queen was publickly whipped and delivered up to the Lust of the Soldiers till she died The young King was tied to her dead Body and cast into the River the same was done with 300 Gentlemen after Stakes were drove through their Bodies 16. The Prince of Avaa marching to the relief of his Sister understood what had happened and meeting the Traytor Xemin that had betrayed her leading a great Power they came to a Battel in which all the Avaa's were slain to 800 having made an incredible slaughter of their Enemies The King
coming up fell upon those 800 and slew them all with the loss of 12000 of his Army and then beheaded the Traytor Xemin 17. After this Victory he went up the River Queytor with 60000 Men in 1000 Boats and coming to the Port of Avaa about the middle of October burnt above 2000 Vessels and some Villages with the loss of 8000 Men and among them 62 Portugueses He understood the City was defended by 20000 Moors 30000 of which People had at Meleytay slain 150000 of his Army and that the King of Siam was preparing to come to their Relief Upon this News he returned with speed to Prom and fortified himself whilst an Ambassador went to purchase Succours from the Emperor of Calaminam with rich Presents and the offer of certain Lands 18. The Empire of Calaminam is said to be 300 leagues in length and as much in breadth formerly divided into 27 Kingdoms all using the same Language beautified with many Cities and great Towns and very fruitful In it is to be found all that Asia produces The Metropolis is called Timpham seated on the River Pitui which is covered with multitudes of Boats It is girt by two strong and beautiful Walls contains 400000 Inhabitants the Buildings good especially some stately Palaces with fine Gardens in and about it are 2500 Temples belonging to 24 several Sects Some use bloody Sacrifices and some of the Priests abstain from Women but satisfie their Lust by such ways it were better they did not abstain The Women are well shaped fair and beautiful though beautiful they are chast two Qualifications seldom go together Their Habit suitable to their Quality not the Purse The great ones are served in Gold In their Law Suits O happy Country they use no Attorneys Sollicitors not Prâ—…ctors all Things are decided at one Hearing The Kingdom maintains 1700000 Soldiers 400000 of them Horse 6000 Elephants whereof the Emperor styles himself Lord by reason of their numerousness his Revenue is above 20 Millions There remain some footsteps of Christianity from ancient Times among them as that they believe the Blessed Trinity and make the sign of the Cross when they sneeze 19. This was the Empire of Calaminnam whither the King of Brama sent his Ambassador He being returned the King sent 150000 Men in 1300 Boats against the City Sebadii 130 leagues distant towards the North-East The General Chaunigrem having lost many Men in several Assaults raised two Mounts whence he did great harm in the City but the Besieged sallying killed at once 8000 another time 5000 of his Men. Let us a while leave the King of Brama's Affairs in this condition to see what was done at Siam in order to treat of them both together 20. The King of Cheammay after destroying 30000 Men that guarded the Frontiers besieged the City of Guitirvam belonging to the King of Siam who immediately gathered 500000 Men among which were 120 Portugueses much honoured by him This multitude was conveyed along the River in 3000 Boats and by Land marched 4000 Elephants and 200 Pieces of Cannon He found the Enemy had about 300000 Men and 2000 Boats The Siammite gave the Command of his Army to three Generals two Turks and one Portugues called Dominick Seixas At first the Siammite was worsted but recovering defeated his Enemy killing 130000 Men whereof almost 40000 were good Horse This Victory cost him 50000 but of the worst of his Army 21. This done he marched against the Queen of Guibem who had given the Enemy passage through her Country and entring the City Fumbacor spared neither Sex nor Age. The Queen being besieged in her Court of Guiror agreed to pay a Tribute of 60000 Ducats and gave her Son as Hostage Then he advanced towards the City Taysiram whither he thought the King of Chiammay was fled putting all to Fire and Sword only sparing the Women then Winter coming on returned home 22. Being come to his Court of Oiaa or Odiaz he was poisoned by the Queen then big with Child by one of her Servants but before he died caused his eldest Son then young to be declared King He left 30000 Ducats to the 120 Portugueses that served him and ordered they should pay no Duties in any of his Ports for 3 Years to come 23. The Adulterous Queen being near the time of her Delivery poisoned her lawful Son married her Servant and caused him to be proclaimed King But they enjoyed not the Crown long being both slain at a Feast on the second of February by the King of Cambodia and Oya Pansiloco with all their Adherents CHAP. V. Continues the Affairs of the Kings of Siam and Pegu. 1. THERE being no lawful Heir to the Kingdom of Siam Pretiel a Religious Talagrepo bastard Brother to the poisoned King was by common Consent received as such in the beginning of the Year 1549. The King of Brama or Pegu for it is the same seeing the Affairs of Siam in Consusion resolved to conquer that Kingdom He raised an Army of 800000 Men among which were 1000 Portugueses 40000 Horse 60000 Musqueteers 20000 Elephants 1000 Cannon drawn by as many Yoke of Oxen and Abadas and 1000 Waggons of Ammunition drawn by Bufaloes The Portugueses were commanded by Iames Suarez de Melo called the Gallego who came to India in the Year 1538 in 1542 was Pyrating about Moçambique in 1547 was at the Relief of Malaca and in 1549 being in the Service of this King was worth four Millions in Jewels and other things of value had a Pension of 200000 Ducats yearly and the Title of the King's-Brother was supream Governour of all his Dominions and General of his Army 2. The King marched with that prodigious multitude and after one repulse took the Fort of Tapuram defended by 2000 Siammites putting all to the Sword with the loss of 3000 of Men. By the way the City Iuvopisam surrendred and he sate down before Odiaa the Capital of Siam which seemed to make no account of that great Power Iames Suarez who commanded in chief surprized hereat gave an assault and lost 10000 Men. Another attempt was made with Elephants but with no better success 3. The King offered 500000 Ducats to have a Gate of the City delivered to him Oya Pasiloco who commanded in the Town understanding it opened a Gate and sent to tell him he might bring the Money for he was ready to receive it The Tyrant had no answer to make but continuing the Siege with vigour was forced to flacken upon the coming of the new King Five Months being spent with the loss of 150000 Men News was brought that Xemindoo a Man of great Parts had rebelled at Pegu and killed 15000 Men that opposed him As soon as this was known in the Camp 120000 Pegues deserted in hatred to that Foreign Ring that oppressed and to the Insolence of Iames Suarez who commanded them 4. Xemindoo was of the ancient Blood Royal of Pegu a great Preacher and esteemed a Saint He
the King of Mombaça saw the Coast clear he made use of his own and our two Ships left there to get away He imbarqued all the Artillery razed the Fort and City destroyed all Fruit-trees and then sailed with his Treasure some Moors and some Native Christians to the Coast of Arabia That Place lay 2 Months desolate before any of our People knew it and might have been so much longer had not some Moors advertised Peter Rodriguez Botello who was at Zanzibar and immediately went over to Mombaça where beginning to build he found 5 or 6 Servants of Portugueses that had lain hid in the Woods when that Destruction happened 15. Mean while at Goa the Viceroy was accused for sending D. Francis de Mourâ—… upon that Expedition and he for want of Conduct and coming away too soon The Viceroy excused himself and put the other upon his Tryal desiring Toral to take the Guilt upon himself by saying he had voted for coming away which he refused and was 2 Months in Prison without any cause shown At last he was released to accompany D. Roderick de Costa who towards the end of this Year was going to discover certain Islands but meeting two Dutch Ships about Damam had his Head struck off by a Cannon Ball the first Charge so the Fleet returned without doing any thing D. Francis de Moura was cleared of that Impeachment being honoured at Madrid 16. The Hollanders lying at Pulolaor intercepted most of our China Fleet which enabled them to relieve all their Forts and Factories This great Booty cost them no Blood because we had no fighting Ships on that Sea all being imployed at Mombaça and Ceylon 17. The Persecution of the Christians continued at Iapan but there were hopes it would cease the Emperor lying very ill In China they were alarmed by the Tartars Nababo Azafacan Father-in-Law to King Corran with the Army of the Mogol besieged Visapor and some time after drew off with great loss sustained by Want and Sickness The Mogol so highly resented this Misfortune that he removed Nababo though his Favourite and preferred to that place Mobatecan his Enemy a Man of great Repute among the Soldiers Thus ended this Year much dreaded in India without any known reason every Body saying before it came Ob that the Year 32 were past CHAP. XI Of the Recovery of Ceylon during the Government of the Viceroy the Count de Linnares 1. AFter the Natives had left but a small part of the Island Ceylon in our Possession the Kings of Matale Uva and Candea with 20000 Men came to Besiege Columbo the chief Place then in our hands The Besieged were reduced to that Extremity it is said they eat the Dead and some Mothers their own Children Then came in five Ships sent by the Viceroy rather to take up the Cinnamon was to be sent to Portugal than relieve the Place But the Besiegers thinking it was Relief raised the Siege D. Philip de Mascarennas went over from Cochin to Ceylon with a Pink loaden with Provisions and well manned at his own expence which was a great help to that Place 2. The Viceroy gave the Command of General of Ceylon to D. George de Almeyda who set out on the 19th of February 1631 in the great Galley taken by Nunno Alvarez Botello when he destroyed the Fleet of Achem This Vessel tho' large being not sound enough to endure any Storm might rise a Flyboat that went loaded with Provisions was ordered to keep close always with D. George which soon left him and was the cause that many perished 3. The Galley having coasted as far as Cape Comori and then striking over to Ceylon a Storm arose and it appeared impossible to save her D. George perceiving she must perish launched the Boat and got into it with 29 Persons whereof 4 were Religious This was done so late and with such precipitation that there was not in the Boat Provision for one meal The Night was spent in lading out the Water the Sea and Rain brought into the Boat In the Morning discovering a Sail at a distance tho' D. George assured them in 3 or 4 Days he would bring them to Maldivia they made towards it and coming near found it was their own Galley then sinking 4. With much trouble on the 4th Day they reached one of the Maldivia Islands about evening This was at a time that the Natives keep a Fast of 30 Days during which time they eat nothing between Sun and Sun and do nothing but gormandise all the Night Here D. George stayed 30 days spending what he had got to maintain his Men and got some Shipping to go over to the Coast of India The Men made a sort of Habitation but D. George lay in his Boat to be always the readier against the Moors who kept them always upon their Guard There was a vast number of Mosquitoes or Gnats that made the Blood run where they stung next followed a Sickness which none were free from and was cured by Bleeding two died of it one a Franciscan The King of the Islands writ to D. George condoling his Misfortunes and sending him a parcel of Rice 5. Being provided with all Necessaries they sailed to Cochim where D. George lay sick a long time When he was somewhat recovered there came to that Port 2 Pinks sent by the Viceroy to the Relief of Ceylon with 500 Cafres 800 Canaraes some Portugueses 40000 Xerasins which are worth about a piece of Eight each Provisions and Ammunition D. George embaâ—…qued with them having raised some more Men sailed from Cochim on the 17th of October and arrived at Columbo the 21th He marched not presently towards the Enemy though censured upon that account by reason the Season being wet that Country which is for the most part plain is boggy and overflowed Besides the Trees are full of Leeches which drop down upon Men as they pass and bleed them to Death 6. The Season being somewhat more favourable D. George marched on the 5th Day of Ianuary 1632 and passed the River Calane towards the North. Six Ships were ordered to go up the River with several Pieces of Cannon but only two could perform it The first day they could march but one League and quartered at Calane Next Morning having heard Mass they marched with great difficulty by reason of the Bogs and Waters through which they waded up to the Breast Besides the Enemies Musketiers endeavoured to hinder our Passage about the Fort called Tranqueyragrande but many of them were slain our General giving 3 or 4 Pistols for every Head that was brought him This Pass being cleared they advanced to another where the Enemy appeared again Our General went himself to view it and returning disposed his Men to attack those Works in which were almost 6000 Men. It was done with such fury that many of the Enemy being killed the rest fled firing all they left behind Our Army advanced to Maluana where they found only 3
old Men who said the Prince of Candea hearing the approach of our Men had the day before abandoned that Place All the Houses were burnt by D. George his Order 7. The Fame of these Actions made many come in and submit whom our General treated with kindness and rewarded but Fear and Malice being equally prevalent in them they hid themselves thinking to get away to their own People again which D. George understanding caused them to be apprehended gave some as Slaves to the Captains and delivering one to the Cafres they in sight of his Wife and Children immediately cut him in pieces which they divided among themselves to eat 7. The Army marched to Cardevola where were 2 Forts whence showers of Bullets flew The General having viewed them drew out 3 Battalions to give the assault These advanced and the whole Army ambitious of sharing the Honour followed of their own accord and D. George had much difficulty to stop them On a sudden the 3 Bodies crying St. Iames applied the scaling Ladders mounted and planted our Colours upon the Walls of both Forts We lost two Officers and four private Men and had some few wounded As our General entred one of these Forts a Chingala came and told him that of Tanqueyra Grande was abandoned by the Enemy he sent thither a Body of Men and found it was true and that they had left in that Fort good Brass and Iron Cannon many Muskets and Ammunition Those of Cardevola which were presently demolished were no worse provided one piece of Cannon was found with the Royal Arms of Portugal upon it 8. In several Parts of the River Bodies were afterwards found with Cymeters which showed many in confusion were drowned for haste The Enemy had strowed Crows-feet about the Fort to gall our Men which did them the greatest harm as they fled Our Army pursued the Enemy but could not come to any Action till they met at the Foor of the Mountains of Candea where they were defeated and we remained Masters of the Forts of Manicravate Sofragan Maluana and Caliture About Maturé where D. Theodosius lived as a King was the like Success 9. The same at Chilao a Sea-Port which our General assaulted by Sea and Land and took there a great Booty part whereof were 130 Vessels The King of Candea sent Ambassadors to sue for Peace the General was against it but being importuned by the religious in consideration of the Misery the Country was reduced to by those Troubles he granted the Ambassadors should go to Goa to treat with the Viceroy In fine D. George not only recovered our lost Reputation but encreased it 10. D. George found the Inhabitants of Columbo that ought to have worshipped him for delivering them from a deplorable Condition more dangerous Enemies than the Natives He endeavoured to put in Execution the King's Orders to prevent the Frauds committed by the Officers of the Revenue they arming made several Shots at him by one of which he lost a Finger This Mutiny being looked into those concerned were put out of their Places and the Island and it was declared in the Council of State that D. George had acted better then any before him and it was requisite for the King's Service he should be continued in that Post. Peter de Silva who was Viceroy after the Count de Linnares removed him only because it is a Custom for the new Viceroy to undo what his Predecessor has done But no sooner did D. George leave the Command of the Island Ceylon than all that he had gained was lost Returning to Goa poor and full of Merit he died in a low Condition rather as was believed through Grief than Age. CHAP. XII Of several Occurrences till the end of the Government of the Viceroy the Count De Linnares 1. AN Indian Woman married to a Portugues was delivered at Bardes of a Monster with two Heads and Teeth the Ears like a Monkey on the Forehead an Excrescency of Flesh like a Horn the Legs so joyned they looked like one leaping out of the Midwife's hands it seized a Black and bit out a piece of her Flesh. The Wife of a Heathen Barber brought forth much such another Creature and a Cow a third all successively one after the other These Prodigies were general through most of the World this Year 2. The Year 1633. was not quite unlike it the beginning of this Year we lost the Town of Golin in Bengala in this manner The Mogol having lost above 50000 Horse the last Year in several Engagements he had with Hidalcan attributed it to the Assistance the latter received from the Portugueses In Revenge thereof he now besieges Golin with almost 200000 Men by Land and a vast Fleet sent down the River Ganges In the Place were 200 Portugueses and their Slaves who defended themselves several days without out any Fortifications killing 50000 Mogols Being no longer able to hold out they attempted to escape in four Vessels two whereof full of Women and Children and vast Riches fell into the Enemies hands The Women rather than remain in Slavery fired the Vessels and were burnt with their Children and Treasure The other two Ships with the Men were also taken and the Mogol offering their liberty to such as were not Inhabitants of Cambolim they refused saying They would all share the same Fortune It is not known whether they were killed or made Slaves 3. The War continued in Ceylon with the King of Candea The false D. Theodosius had returned to our Friendship but with a design to deceive us but was at last killed The King sued for Peace and submitted to our Conditions but then again refused to ratifle it and Iames de Melo Castro offering him Battel if he persisted in the denial he signed the Treaty Thus we were again restored to all that had been lost in Ceylon 4. Last Year three Ships were ready at Lisbon to sail for India at the usual time which is about March but the Weather proved so bad they were disappointed In Iuly three others set out and two of them had the good fortune to make the Voyage without seeing Land till they came to Goa This Year we now treat of sailed the three Ships that were disappointed the last One of these coming back was cast away beyond the Cape of Good Hope but lost not one Man and very few of them died ashore Of the Wreck and some Wood cut in the Mountains they built two small Vessels that carried them off though not without difficulty the greatest to make the Men agree to this only means of saving themselves 5. On the 16th of February 1634 Antony Tellez de Silva sailed from Goa towards the North with 6 Galleons in search of the like number of Dutch Ships that came from Persia About Trapor he discovered them and giving chase they fled throwing overboard many Goods to lighten 6. The Viceroy was not so wholly taken up with the Military Affairs but he could