the World know he look'd so much upon this Warr especially having Gentlemen who deserv'd the honour and danger of the Action it was not possible to disswade him from his first resolution saying with more confidence then his Forces would bear that he went out to Chastise not to Overcome and marching two Leagues from Goa he came in sight of the Enemy who lodg'd at the foot of a Hill with a River in their front which was to them instead of a Ditch and Trench with the advantages of their numbers and Encamping expected ours who though wearied with their March re-inforcing themselves by the presence of the Governour or sight of the Enemy begun to pass the River with more Resolution then Discipline the Commanders could not stay or order them the most daring cast themselves into the River and the more cautious were by this put upon a necessity as to most of 'em to follow their Comrades example past for Discipline 55. The Governour with admirable prudence commanded those who staid behind to go over the River knowing that what was in the beginning a fault was now the Cure and because that day he had not room enough to Order as a Commander he Fought as a private Souldier Our men run upon the Moors so furiously that discouraged with the first Onset they gave ground and their Ranks being confus'd and broken by themselves were disordered and overcome Our men which seldome happens seeing an Army routed without loss The Moors loss was great in their Flight none at all in their Resistance Ours were two Leagues executing the Liberty and cruelty of Victory gathering up the Arms those poor men flung away as a burden not a defence The pursute lasted as long as the Day the horrour of the Night freeing the Enemies from that of the Victory Our Souldiers retreated full of Blood Honour and Booty the Governour kept the Field till the next day without censuring the Souldiers for that Disorder which gave them the Victory following the course of human judgements which never speak well of Losses or blame Victories 56. The Governour at his Entry into Goa was receiv'd with an extraordinary applause from that people so us'd to see and slight Victories and because in this and many other Fights which Dom Iohn wonn he call'd upon the name of St. Thomas the Apostle of the Indies we believe they were got by the favour of so great a Padrone who to recompence the piety and honour the memory of Dom Iohn de Castro was pleas'd in the days of his Government to discover that miraculous Cross found at Meliapor on the Coast of Choromandell the wonderfull Cross and the Body of the Saint being as it were cover'd with the same Earth and as Dom Iohn de Castro worshipp'd this sign of our Redemption with a due but a strange Reverence lighting always from his Palanquim or Horse when he met the Cross and putting himself on his Knees this discovery will not seem to have been by chance since the mercies of Heaven come not by accident We will give you the relation of the Mystery because it carries with it a successive miracle in testimony of the faith of the East cultivated in those Countries with the Blood and Doctrine of our Portuguese 57. After the wonderfull finding the Body of this holy Apostle in the City or rather ruins of Meliapor then call'd Calamina the Kings Dom Manoel and Dom Iohn being with a pious Zeal inflam'd to revive those dead Ashes which had been there from the first planting Christianity by the Apostle though now corrupted by the Doctrine of the Armenian and Chaldean Priests who separated from the Roman-Catholick Church did make those well-meaning Christians swallow dangerous Opinions which by the pains of our Missionaries have in part been reform'd set upon Building a Church in the same place where the Venerable Body of the Apostle was found and opening the Foundations for the Fabrick found a Cross wrought in a Marble Pedestall of four Spans long and three broad besprinkled with dropps of Blood which might be thought to be newly done the Cross was like that of the Knights of Aviz on the bottom of the Pedestall were lesser Crosses of the same fashion with the biggest sprinkled with the same spots of Blood on the top of the great Cross was a hovering Pidgeon there was Old writing about it which being in an unknown Tongue and not in one continued sence the Natives understood not the oldest and most knowing Antiquaries in different Languages were consulted with but none could make out the Character or meaning of the Writing till a while after was brought a Bramene from Narzinga who expounded it in current Sence and said thus Thirty years after the Law of the Christians came into the World on the 21 th of December the Apostle Saint Thomas Dy'd in Meliapor where was the knowledge of God change of Laws and the destruction of the Devil This God taught twelve Apostles one of whom with a staff in his hand came to Meliapor where he Built a Temple and the Kings of Malabar Choromandell and Pandi with others of different Nations and Sects freely submitted themselves to Saint Thomas's Law time was when the Saint was put to Death by a Bramene and with his Blood made this Cross. This Exposition being an hir'd Interpreters in a matter of so great moment our Nation did not too confidenly believe but sent for an other Pagan Learn'd in all the Oriental Languages who knowing nothing of the other Exposition decypher'd the Letters in the same manner without any difference the Copy of the Print as you see it here was brought to the King Dom Sebastian in the Year 1562. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Our Nation with the greater expence in reverence to that place which had been the Depository of so Sacred a pledge went on in Building the Church the Piety and Conflux of the people of Malabar was great too at the sight of so notable a Testimony of their Faith The Church was in a short time perfected the Cross engrav'd on Marble as we have said serv'd in place of Altar-piece Divine Service began to be said there with the Decency so remote a place would permit and on the 18. of December the day of our Ladies expectation as Mass was saying in a full Congregation when the Priest began the Gospel the Holy Cross too began to be cover'd with a great Sweat letting fall no little drops on the Altar That the signs of the Miracle might be more Visible the Priest stop't in the Sacrifice wip't off the Humidity the Cross breath'd with the Corporalls which before a great many there present immediately seem'd dip't in Blood the Holy Cross began presently to change its Alablaster to a paler Colour which turn'd to an obscure black that too chang'd to an unusual bright Azure which lasted as long as Mass when that was done it came to the natural
seventy Souldiers He and thirty more were Supernumerary to help upon occasions Dom Iohn with so few men expected so great an Army as came against him providing with so much security for his Defence as if the danger was neither feard or unexpected He ordered the Ammunition and Provision to be kept very strictly because the hindrance of the Weather and the Enemy made the receipt of any more uncertain He set the Slaves and those who were not fit to bear Arms to bring Lances Powder Stones and Provision to the Works that the Souldiers might not be taken up in any thing but Fighting in this Work he employ'd too the Children the Old men and the Women so that there was not in the Fortress Person or Sex idle or unserviceable and calling them together upon the Parade of the Fortress he smilingly spake to 'em 33. Those Turks and Ianizaries you see from hence are come to winn of us the Honour they lost in the first Siege yet are they not more considerable then those who were beaten nor we less then those who overcame I confess to you I envy the meanest Souldier who kept this place because the memory of his Valour doth yet honour his Posterity whom we know not so well by their Name Country or Birth as by being the Sons or Grand-children of those who so gloriously fell or triumph'd in Dio. The greatest honour'd their Families the meanest begun theirs Fortune hath brought us upon such an other action those stout Portuguese had not Buried with 'em all the glory of Fighting they have left us what will make us famous Let not the inequality of our Forces fright us for Renown is not to be purchas'd by ordinary dangers we have Sail'd five thousand Leagues only to find out this Day and in it to gain that honour neither Kings or Countries can give us for Kings give Rewards not Deserts we want not Provision or Ammunition to hold out the Siege till Relief arrives and though in this Season the Seas are high yet have we a Iohn de Castro who with his Sword in his mouth will come under the Waves to help us and so many other Gentlemen and Persons of Quality who will think themselves injur'd if without them we gain the honour which is before us after which we are not to look for any thing more from Fortune being to be put on their List who have memorably serv'd their King and Country for the keeping up of whose Honour we are come from farthest West-ward thus remote and what 's above all we Fight against the Enemies of our Faith and in so just a cause cannot want owning since we serve the God of Victories 34. When the Speech was ended there was in the Turks Camp heard a great Shooting by which Coge-Sofar welcom'd a Relief of two thousand Foot which were come to him from Cambaya all old Souldiers who made the succour more considerable by its quality then number there came with these two of the Mogull's Commanders Persons very much Cry'd up by their own men The same day there came in a great part of the Nobility from the Court which at some distance from the Leaguere Lodg'd themselves in Rich Tents with such Order as wanted nothing of the Discipline of Europe Our men by not valuing their Lives put off the Terrour of such great preparations encouraging one the other by Discourses suitable to the occasion taking Counsel of their necessity how to behave themselves 35. The next day which was Maunday Thursday in the year 1546. there appear'd betimes in the Morning near our Fortress a solid work of Earth with its Skit-gates and in them some great Pieces and on top of the work a great many Sacks of Cotton cover'd with Raw hides to resist the Fire a thing which for the little noise and time it was contriv'd in much startled our men and did not look like the design of a Confus'd and Barbarous multitude who whilst the Siege lasted shew'd as much Valour as Discipline they presently began with a great deal of success to batter our Fort dismounting four of our Gunns which did the greatest Dammage to their Battery 36. That days good fortune Counsell'd 'em for the rest making in five Nights as many Forts at a proportionable distance to give by the several Breaches a general assault which so few Defendants so divided would not be able to withstand the success might have answer'd the design had not our Fort which lay on the Sea and commanded theirs done 'em so much harm that they thought fit to look to their own Reparations before our Offence the great Gunns were silent for two days in which they contriv'd a second Fabrick to secure their first They put to Sea a Tall Ship full of Powder Stone-pitch and other Combustible matter this they laid on the first Deck as a Stratagem prepar'd for a second design over this they made a false Deck capable of two hundred Fighting men as if with them designing to Scale The Ship so lay as to command that part of the Fort whether they concluded our men upon their advantage of place to Fight on and numbers would probably come when in the heat of the Conflict quitting the Ship they would set her on Fire which lighting on the Fort might burn it without any Dammage or Danger to their own men and that presently entring on the ruins the Fire had left they would on them cast up an other whence they might batter our Fortress and by this new work secure their former and so their Gunns play securely A Stratagem grounded on Soldier-like conclusions 37. Dom Iohn Mascarenhas had by some Spies he had in the Camp notice of the Machine and design and calling to him Iacome Leyte Commander at Sea a Souldier of great trust told him he would not Rob him of the honour belong'd to his employment that he thought the first Atchievement of this Siege ought to be his and acquainting him with the advice he had gave him Orders to be ready in the second VVatch. Iacome Leyte put to Sea at the hour appointed in two Boats with thirty Souldiers and Rowing quietly till he came up with the Ship began to cast in her a great many Pots of Powder The Moors at once saw their danger and the Fire burning 'em and running to their Arms distracted by fear and sleep did faintly and confusedly defend themselves hindring one an other by the Noise and Tumult so unexpected an Onset had caus'd some began to throw themselves into the Sea who shew'd the way and example to the rest at last with Complaints and Clamors they left the Ship giving the Alarum to the whole Camp Iacome Leyte had time enough to make fast a Cable to the Ship and tow her after his The Captain receiv'd him with Praises and Embraces making more of this success because it so happily began the Warr. The Moors though with eminent danger
fourteenth of August Luis de Mello with fifteen Companions embark'd on her and after him Dom Iorge and Dom Duarte de Menezes with seventeen Souldiers in a Fly-boat Dom Antonio de Attayde and Francisco Guilherme each in a Ship of his own with fifteen Souldiers Luis de Mello presently put to Sea but for the contrary VVinds made but little way the further he got off from the shore he found the Seas higher and the Carvel being but little and loose and the VVaves so great as by the force of the Storm to break over and flowre her she ship't the water on both sides which the Mariners every moment over-whelm'd freed with Bucquets upon which both Grumets and Souldiers grown fearfull and out of heart desir'd Luis de Mello to stand for his Port again saying that with men they could Fight but not with the Elements that 't was now not Courage but Obstinacy to lose themselves for nothing that against the wrath of God no Bravery could carry it out Luis de Mello went to quiet 'em alledging that Antonio Moniz past in the same Vessel and same Storm that he had not with him better men then he nor did the Seas shew him more favour that none without danger atchiev'd great things that when their Friends and Camrades were Fighting with the Turks they were not to wait for calm Seas and fair Winds to go and relieve 'em that though the Waves swallow'd the Ship he would on his Sword swim to Dio that they should go man the Sails for God would help 140. The terrour and shame of these words did for the present quiet 'em so as that Evening and Night they were striving with the Storm expecting every Wave should overset 'em and now wanting strength to furnish their Duty seeing the Tempests likely every minute to grow bigger Mariners and Souldiers agreed by force to compell Luis de Mello to Tack about which being told him by one Gòmez de Quadras a Souldier under his command he took all the Arms and laying 'em up in the Gun-room with his Sword in his hand said who ere spoke of going back should be answer'd by Stabbs that none of their Lives was more Valuable then his that they should be afraid where he was lost to lose 'em that they should look forward towards Dio for that now neither their honour nor safety had any other Port. The Souldiers seeing this resolution and the Mariners more afraid of the Commander then the Storm pursu'd their Voyage with water always on Board and drinking in Death as if every puff of Wind had been to Bury 'em thus were they Sailing in continual Shipwrack till in the Evening they came in sight of the Fortress whence they were perceiv'd with Joy and Amasement The Moors at their coming over the Barr ply'd 'em with Shot but they came without any hurt under the Fause-bray where the Commander came with an Over-joy to receive 'em who was by Luis Mello assur'd that Dom Alvaro de Castro could not be two days behind news by every one entertain'd with such Rejoycing as reach't the Moors on which they concluded the Relief was now at Sea and Rumecaon resolv'd to streighten the Siege Luis de Mello with his men were quartered on Saint Iames's work the most part of which was held by the Enemy and which he had Garrison'd with the best men of his Army put there to Dye in defence of what they had got The next day arriv'd Dom Iorge and Dom Duarte de Menezes having scap't with the same resolution as Luis de Mello the same dangers with this Recruit more considerable in quality then number the Warr seem'd to put on an other face 141. The new Guests importun'd Dom Iohn Mascarenhas to let 'em see the Enemy by setting on the driving him out of Saint Iames's work which he easily granted and resolv'd to bear them Company All provided against the next day and when it broke got upon those Walls the Enemy had made for his Defence charging the Moors so Vigorously as they forc't them from that place maugre the Courage and Opposition they maintain'd themselves with The noise before the news reach't Rumecaon's Ears who coming with all his Force to that place again engag'd with Ours on equality in the ground but advantage in the number Here both sides fought it out Hand to Hand and Body to Body wounding one the other with short Weapons every one with his Blood and Life maintaining the ground he stood upon Ours with so inferiour a party shew'd so much Gallanty as the Moors without the Works stood looking on with fear and wonder yet the Enemies force having so much the Odds he regain'd that part of the Work he had won before and re-inforcing it with a double Garrison ordered the giving a general Assault to the Fortress The Fight was every where at the same heat many of the Moors drop't some ta'ne off by the Sword others burnt with the Fire but when the dispute was at the hottest the day began to over-cast with a great storm of Wind Rain Thunder and Lightning as if in the Air was kindled an other new Battail 142. The Moors seeing our Match put out by the Rain and that neither our Pots of Powder nor any other Fire-works could do them any mischief looking upon the course or variety of the Weather as Divine favour came under covert in the midst of thick Rain upon us without fear and with Shouts and Crys as if they had Heaven on their side This was the day in which our men shew'd the greatest Courage and the Fortress was in the greatest danger because the Moors run upon our Lances and Swords either Brutish or Valiant Six hours lasted this so resolute Assault till the day turn'd clear again and our men began to make use of their Pots of Powder with which they Burnt not a few whose sight cool'd the others Courage making them Fight more Cautiously till the close of the Day and Rumecaons sounding a Retreat when he left four hundred Dead and above a thousand Wounded of ours seven Dy'd the Wounded were more All the Gentlemen of the Recruit were in this Assault giving the same proofs of their Courage and Birth Dom Iohn Mascarenhas play'd by turns the prudent Commander and stout Souldier always present in danger without prostituting his Command Our men past that night with Watching having for their so near Neighbours the Enemy who had for the straightness he held the Besieged in receiv'd new Honours from the Sultan and a Recruit of five thousand Foot was come to him with many Turk-Officers whom Rumecaon desir'd should be presently brought to face our men that by shewing them with whom he had to do he might justifie his Actions 143. The day after the Assault came over the Barr Dom Antonio de Attayde and Francisco Guilherme who found not the Seas less Boisterous then those we have spoke of who
give the Story of a strange Challenge which I should pass over were it not as Famous as Compassionate Dom Iohn Manoel and Iohn Falcaon Gentlemen of a great expectance were for some sleight Jealousies which in the Worlds opinion are heavy as they are taken fall'n out and resolv'd to justifie their Pique in the Field making Valour or Chance judge of their quarrel The seconds who engag'd with less pre-occupy'd judgments endeavour'd to decide the quarrel by a more honourable Duel alledging the Governour was ready to engage that a Challenge always a Crime would be now a Scandal that by the Edict they would forfeit their Lives that Dom Iohn de Castro was not though thought so so indulgent a Father he bore with faults but not with insolences that they might salve their Honours where they ventured their Lives by agreeing that he who first and with most Courage scal'd the Enemies Wall should have in the particular and common Fight the clearest Reputation so by their Witty courage inventing how to Dye with Rewards and how to Fight Duels without a Crime both the Enemies accepted the proposal desiring their Kindred and Friends to hold their Ladders as to men who were to Fight for the States and their own honour at the same time both began to climbe Dom Iohn Manoel laying one hand on the Wall had it cut off relieving himself with the other that too by a stroak was ta'ne away and putting his Elbows to 't to secure his hold his Head was cut off by a Semitar Iohn Falcaon at the same instant seis'd on the Wall and having mastered it while he stoutly defended himself was cut in pieces The Braves in the Army were of different opinions who of these gave greatest marks of their Courage in favour of both wee 'l say he who gives all for it owes no more to honour 17. Dom Iohn Mascarenhas began with his men to plant Ladders many getting up with as much Resolution as Fortune for though receiv'd with Lances they o'recome the resistance these had the honour to be the first in the Danger of being alone in the Camp sustaining the weight of the Moors till their Companions came to 'em how those who first scal'd the Walls behav'd themselves may be guest by their posture of Fighting the Moors fought on firm ground Ours suspended in the Air. Dom Alvaro de Castro and Dom Manoel de Lima got over the Wall in several places receiving most hurt in the stoutest Resistance while they fought scattered they lost some men closing they made more room for the getting up of their Souldiers 18. The Governour in the plain Field met with greater Danger then there was in Scaling for he march't toward the Bridge defended by a great Body of men and great Pieces planted on it the importance of gaining it equal'd the danger The Governour eminently hazarded himself in falling on his Courage was singular his Fortune miraculous for the Moors often put their match to the prim'd Guns and not one took Fire a success by the Miracle opportune by the Accident unusual yet would not Heaven have the whole Victory for the coming of the Turks in greater numbers to the defence of the Bridge with Musquets Granados and Pikes stop't the fury of our Souldiers some turn'd their backs to the Bullets God perhaps by that shewing us what we are when left to our selves the Cowards fled the Valiant stood to 't Dom Iohn de Castro below none in Courage above all in Prudence with some who follow'd him clos'd with the Enemy crying aloud Victory the Turks run away This noise was spread with so happy Ecchos as our men once more Rally'd and came to their Colours the Turks fearfull or Credulous left the Field this shout of the Generals being the gate of Victory Our men did here the Execution of Conquerours and now that past for truth what was before stratagem The Governour pursuing his Fortune went up and down the Field and as Victory is exempt from Rashness and Fear without Counscel Dom Iohn surrounded almost with the Enemies whole Army cry'd out Victory and the Moors run away without loss but out of order In fine we had by him before the Battail the Victory Those who engag'd with the Governour unanimously affirm that he was the first got upon the Wall and none but himself contradicted this testimony who freely said Lourenco Pirez de Tavora clim'd first slighting repute so weakly proud and desiring to be excus'd from stealing honour he knew so well how to purchase 19. Rumecaon upon advice of his mens disorderly Flight came in with a Body of Turks to stop or interrupt the Victory and retarding the fury of our Souldiers by the advantage of his Numbers pois'd the Battail The obstinacy of the dispute lasted some time The Standard Royal was twice shot down at which sight the Governour impatiently cry'd out what means this Portuguese shall they take out of your hands the Victory shall they carry off the Standard and charging the Enemy under cover of a Buckler which had sticking in it two Arrows with words and actions so encourag'd the Souldiers as with their fury to make the Moors give ground and the last fly by the fright of the first 20. Dom Alvaro de Castro and Dom Manoel de Lima being joyn'd rais'd the envy of their Souldiers and Enemies they charg'd Alucaon and Mojatecaon Valiant Turks and the Chief Commanders of the Army who for no little time made the Victory doubtfull The blood Dy'd the Arms Dy'd the ground the rude noise of the Moors did like a fresh danger fright the Camp the horrour and confusion so mastered the Senses as many before feeling their Wounds felt themselves Dying Number at last yielded to Courage and the Turks with infinite loss quitted their ground Dom Iohn Mascarenhas charg'd Iuzarcaon whose Post he gain'd not with less Valour or worse Fortune Rumecaon without losing his Courage or Judgment by the first loss expected the second forming his Squadrons in the open Field out of necessity or confidence for in so numerous an Army the fright was more predominant then the loss and as in extremities 't is usual to accuse Fortune Rumecaon in the hearing of our men with superstitious Crys and Noises made his Atonements as if so to appease the indignation of the Heavens 21. Dom Iohn de Castro unwilling to lose one moment of so glorious a Day joyn'd his small Army and giving the Van-guard to his Son Dom Alvaro fac't the Enemy who resolutely expected him and putting out the Horns of the Half-moon in which he was form'd came begirting our Infantry yet Dom Alvaro as if he would have to himself the glory of that Day fell upon the Enemy with so much Gallantry as he was the first of his men who Wounded the Moors charging or opening with his Sword and Buckler a close Squadron The Enemy in the first
Commander having advice that there was expected to be put into the Army a great Caravan of Provisions which were to be Laden on the Coast betwixt Balsar and Damaon upon it sent forth the Sea-Commander Iacome Leyte with three Ships to lye about the Island Dos Mortos who by Night getting over the Barr and Sailing along the Shore took by it a great many Vessels which came to furnish the Army he put the Moors to the Sword except some he kept to hang at the Yards Arms when he came over the Barr which he did presenting the Army with a Lamentable sight who had too the Confirmation of what had past by the Fire they saw burning the Vessels the Provisions were brought into the Fortress which were what they then most wanted 46. Coge-Sofar had already lost a great many men without seeing the Fortress or minds of the Besieged shaken to flatter his hopes of getting it Out men walk't upon the VVall with wanton Ornaments and Feathers to shew their pleasure in or contempt of the VVarr they were engag'd in Coge-Sofar seeing us with so inconsiderable a strength Masters at Sea and that the Provisions his Army had came by stealth or in danger ordered the setting out Fleet from Surrate which met with three Ships of ours coming from Bacaim and Chaul to furnish the Fortress the Portuguese fought very desperately but by the Odds of their strength most of them Dy'd who sold their Life at such a rate that the Moors had no cause to rejoyce in either the Prize or Victory Dom Fernando de Castro ask't leave of the Commander in Chief to go with some Ships to their help which he did not grant knowing 't would be labour lost for the Enemy stole out and presently retir'd 47. Dom Iohn Mascarenhas thought of advising the King by Land how things were with him there was fit for that purpose an Armenian skillâ—d in the Language and Customs of the Moors he was sent away in a light Brigantine which was to set him on shore on the Coast of Por thence in a Iogues cloaths which is amongst them a Religious and poor Habit he was to go to Cinde and from thence to Ormus with Letters to the Captain He travellâ—d in the company of some Basora Merchants who by the River Euphrates carry'd him to Babylon where he was to stay for the Caravans to go over the deserts of Arabia 48. Coge-Sofar carry'd on his works with no less danger then toil and with so Cruel and Barbarous a resoluteness that he us'd the Bodies of those Pioneers our men Kill'd for filling up the Ditch using so inhuman a Discipline to cover perhaps the loss which novv began to be knovvn in the Army though made up by daily Reliefs vvhich continually fill'd the Camp Coge-Sofar vvhere the advantage vvas most planted sixty great Pieces of which there vvere Basilisks Salvages Eagles and Camells besides less Gunns vvhich exceeded that number He secur'd the five vvorks he had rais'd vvith nevv VValls and covered the Pioneers vvith crooked Traveses of so many vvindings that our Guns could not come at 'em The Moors by this means commanded the Fossee of the Fort where they had planted eighteen Basilisks which plaid for a fortnight together with so much Dammage as our men for their last remedy defended themselves with the very ruins making Forts retrenchments and reparations of the stones which had been thrown down 49. We had now lost fourscore men and had more then an hundred VVounded besides the scarcity and badness of the Provisions had made many sick most of the Ammunition was spent and by it our men brought into a great deal of danger which Coge-Sofar having notice of by some Slaves who run away from the Fortress ordered the Batteries should be re-inforc't believing the hearts of such shattered Forces could not hold out and as one who would divide with his Prince the smiles of Fortune sent to the Sultan who was at Champanel to come to the Camp to put the Fortress on the first assault into his hands upon the credit of that promise the Sultan came with ten thousand Horse and most of his Court he was receiv'd with a Vollee Royal seconded with diverse Instruments of Warr and Mirth Musick which ours heard as abating their Courage and grating their Ears 50. Our men believ'd that the Mirth in the Camp so Solemniz'd with repeated Vollees was to welcome those Turks they look't for Dom Iohn Mascarenhas presently commanded Fernaon Cavalho Commander of the Fort next the Sea to set out a little Boat to know what past amongst the Enemy the Spies he had in the Camp being either Treacherous or Discovered which was done that very Night and a Moor brought us who told us of the Sultanâ—s â—s coming Coge-Sofar's promises and the confidence they had of their design The Commander freed the Moor and bid him from him desire the King of Cambaya to stay in the Army for he hop't to come and Visit him in his quarters The Moor rejoyc't at his Liberty and wondred at the Captains answer being brought before Mahumud and repeating the Captains words he told him the Portuguese had their Fort thrown down and their Hearts whole 51. Coge-Sofar commanded they should continue Battering and bid Simaon Feo one of ours whom he had against the Law of Arms detain'd Prisoner tell Dom Iohn Mascarenhas that he wondred to see him so pent up without Sallying out to Fight in the Field as did the brave Cavallier Antonio da Sylveira that his actions very much disagreed with his words our men answered the message with Bullets from the Wall the Battery lasted five hours not without doing a great deal of Dammage to the Buildings which were tottering before yet our Shot return'd it with more loss and better fortune for a Bullet at randome kill'd a Moor in the Sultan's Tent as he was discoursing with him and the Eastern Moors credulously addicted to Omens the King looking upon what had hapned as a warning of some mischief which was coming perhaps dissembling his fear by his Superstition immediately went out of the Field leaving behind him Iuzarcaon a stout Abessine who in the Mogull's Warrs serv'd against Sultan Mahumed and now as a Souldier of fortune was by some advantages perswaded to take pay in this Warr. 52. The King having left the Tents stouter in Peace then Fight and retiring to his pleasure House of Melique on the same Island did hasten relief which daily recruited the Camp Dom Iohn Mascarenhas who in so close Siege knew no certainty of the Enemies designs was talking vvith the Cavalliers and Gentlemen how much it concern'd 'em to get some advice Diogo de Anaya Coutinho a Gentleman vvho Liv'd upon his Pay yet of bravery becoming his Birth hearing this discourse offer'd himself to the Captain and let down by a Cord from the top of the Wall protected by the darkness of the Night went to
good Discipline he began to open others which too being known were prevented of which we speak nothing because they had no memorable effect and to avoid the tediousness things so alike have in their Relation THE LIFE OF DOM IOHN DE CASTRO The Third BOOK 1. DOM Iohn de Castro on the seventeenth of October of the Year one thousand five hundred forty and six delivering up the Government of the City to the Bishop Dom Iohn de Albuquerque and Dom Diogo de Almeyda Freire set Sail directly for Bacaim where he design'd to expect other Recruits and Provisions which were not yet arriv'd making it a point of honour that the Governour of India should not be one day Besieg'd in Dio but with Caesar's Fortune Come See and Overcome 71. Eys vem despois o pay que as ondas corta Co restante da gente Lusitana E con forca e saber que mais importa Batalha da felice soberana Huns paredes subirodo escusaon portas Outros a abrem na fera esquadra insana Feytos faraon tan dignos de memoria Que naon caibaon em verso ou larga Historia 72. Este depois en Campo se apresenta Vencedor forte e intrepido ao possante Rey da Cambaya e a vista che amedrente Da fera multidaon quadrupedante Cam. St. 71 72. Can. 10. 71. Lo now the Father follows with full Sail And the remainder of the Lusian force He with strong hand and head of more avail Gives a brave lucky Battail to the Moors Where no way is he makes one with his Flail And where there is the Rampiers are his doors Such that days feâ—ts so terrible the blows They will not stand in Verse nor lye in Prose 72. Then lo he to â—he great Camlayan King Presents himself a Victoâ— in the Field Pale fear into the face of him doth fling And of his furious Horse which ground shall yield Sir Richard Fan. Transtlation 2. The Fleet consisted of twelve Gallions of which the Admiral was the Saint Denis on which went the Governour the rest were Commanded by Garcia de Sa Iorge Cabral Dom Manoel de Silveyra Manoel de Sousa de Seputueda Iorge de Sousa Iohn Falcaon Dom Iohn Manoel Alabastro Lewis Alvarez de Sousa The Vessels with Oars were sixty of which the chief Commanders were Dom Manoel de Lima Dom Antonio de Noronha Miguel da Cunha Dom Diogo de Sottomajor the Secretary Antonio Corneiro Alvaro Perez de Andrade Dom Manoel Dèca Iorge da Sylva Luis Figuera Ieronymo de Sousa Nunâ— Fernandez Pegado Ramatho Lourenco Riberio Antonio Leme Alvaro Serraon Cosme Fernandez Manoel Lobo Francisco de Azevedo Pero de Attayde Inferno Francisco da Cunha Antonio de Sa Native of Romania Vasco Fernandez Captain of Goa and Commander of fifteen Fly-boats Barks and other Vessels on which went the Canarins brought up in Goa and in company other Ships of Cananor and Cochim 3. The Governour in six days come to an Anchor at Bacaim where Dom Ieronymo de Menezes his Brother-in-law and Commander of that Fortress came to him on Board comforting one the other in the loss of a Brother and a Son The Governour unwilling his Arms should want employment sent forth with six light Ships Dom Manoel de Lima to take in the Bay of Cambaya some of those Vessels which Recruit and Victual the Enemies Camp He there ply'd for some days to and again in which he took sixty Vessels of Provision from the Moors whose Bodies he ordered to be mangled and towing em put 'em to Float in the mouth of the Rivers for the Current to carry 'em to the Island where they might be seen with horrour and amasement of the incenst Portuguese inventing every day new Cruelties Dom Manoel when his Commission was expir'd came in with threescore Moors hanging at the Yards-arms a sight which sacrifis'd more to Vengeance then Humanity The Governour rejoycing at those Preludiums of the Warr he had undertaken sent Dom Manoel de Lima out again with thirty Ships and Orders to put to Fire and Sword all the Coast of Cambaya that the memory of their Punishment might be Recorded in their Ruins 4. Lourenco Pirez de Tavora Commander of the Ships which came from the Kingdome as hath been said before put in with most of the Ships of his Squadron at Cochim there hearing the news of the Siege he immediately parted for Goa believing he should find the Governour on Shore and upon knowledge of his being parted with the whole Fleet set Sail directly for Dio preferring the King's Service to the advantages of his Voyage His example was follow'd by most of the Gentlemen who came that year from the Kingdome the ruins of our Fortress being the first place they Landed at in India Amongst whom was Dom Antonio de Noronha Son of the Vice-King Dom Garcia with threescore Souldiers at his own charges these were the Riches the Gentlemen of those times came for to the East wounds being then more prisable Commodities then now Diamonds The Governour by those Ships receiv'd Letters from the Infante Dom Lewis whose Copies we will put down to shew the King 's and Infant 's attention to the least actions of Ministers forming a true judgment of 'em by Rewards or Punishments to be even with 'em and the simplicity of the stile so free from the humour and height of other times whose Memory to the Lovers of that Age will not be tedious The Infante Dom Lewis's Letter 5. HOnourable Governour By your Letters to my Lord the King and my self I have seen an account of your Voyage from your parting from Mocambique till your arrival in India and what you did there till the departure of the Ships the condition you found the Country in the quality of the Persons the Licentiousness of Trade the weakness of the Fleet how you behav'd your self to Hidalcaon in the business of Meale how in the affairs at Ormus and how to those Gentlemen who were permitted by Martin Affonso to carry thither Commodities and what more you said in those Letters and because my Lord the King answers all those things particularly I will not do the same but in short Yet cannot I forbear telling you how I was here on Shore frighted at the danger you scap't about the Island Comaro 't was seriously a great and wonderfull fortune and which I take as a good Omen it seeming to me God in that would shew you he was to preserve you in the difficulties of India for which no less a miracle is necessary then that shew'd you in your scaping so eminent a danger for which I have given hearty thanks and am glad to hear Dom Ieronimo de Noronha bore you Company in it since God hath likewise preserv'd him and 't is for a man of his honour to share in the extremities and troubles of his General As to the other things you write me My Lord the King's answer being
charge maintain'd the Field afterwards unable to endure the weight of the Battail retir'd in Disorder our men Routing the disordered Ranks rather chas'd then Destroy'd the flying Enemy Here the Victory began to be notorious but Rumecaon with a great Batallion of Moors and Ianizaries made Head against our men who spread upon the pursute neglected or not minded Discipline 22. Here was Dom Alvaro given for lost for his scattered Souldiers unable to make any Resistance march't off leaving the Enemy the Camp and Victory nor were his Perswasions or resolute Fighting of force enough to Retain some or Rally others on so sleight accidents depends the fortune of Warr. Antonio Casal a Friar whose Religious courage is by Authors recorded with a Crucifix lifted up by pious and moving Arguments began to rebuke and animate our men shewing 'em the Image of Christ expos'd again on the Cross to second injuries it hapned that a Stone cast at randome so unnail'd an arm of the Crucifix as to leave it hanging the holy Figure shewing it self in the same prospective inclin'd to the Believers falln to the Infidels Our men more animated by Heavens then the States injuries shew'd in a different cause different Courage more engag'd by the Outrages offer'd their Creator then by the fevere Commands of their Monarck On a suddain they all Rally'd and recovering strength were rather Instruments then Authors of the Victory Rumecaon upon the Routing of his men retir'd and Dom Alvaro engag'd with him at the same time entred the City more hindered by those who fell then by the resistance of the Living who did not now defend themselves 23. At that time came up Dom Manoel de Lima as Couragious by Land as Sea who where he was plac't broke the Enemy till joyning with Dom Alvaro and both entring the City did bloody Execution on the Moors who Routed and Scattered strove to save themselves more by Flight then Resistance and the face of Warr look't more like Plunder then Fight our men found Moors not Enemies many of 'em creeping into their Houses hid their own Estates as stoll'n from the Victory others cast away their Arms to fly nimbler Dom Iohn Mascarenhas at an other place entred the City ending that day so glorious a Siege 24. The Governour fought still in the Camp sollicitous for his mens Victory secure in his own when News came to him that the Town was delivered but Rumecaon like a Mine plaid again retarding the Victory with eight thousand Souldiers so disposing himself as to give or expect Battail so great were their Numbers as with the leavings of the Field to manage a new Warr. About that time Sally'd out of the City Dom Alvaro de Castro Dom Iohn Mascarenhas and Dom Manoel de Lima to joy with the Governour for the Victory when they saw Rumecaon in the Field with an other Army The Governour that his suspence might not be mistook for fear with the same Courage of the first ingag'd in the second Battail putting his men into three Squadrons two fell upon the Enemy in the Flank he himself in the Front this was the order of his charging the Enemy who more Desperate then Resolute receiv'd our first shock afterwards fought without Courage or Confidence and being seconded by his men with a faint and forc't Obedience left us on sleight resistance the Field though in all the Actions of Siege and Fight Rnmecaon shew'd himself no less Souldier then Valiant but in adversity Fame is sooner deserv'd then purchast 25. The Moors opened their Front the Governour like an impetuous River carrying all before it fell upon them undefended now was the Execution without Fighting the Moors look't like Enemies by their Flying not by their Defence and our men falling upon some Companies not yet broken they as for their advantage Disordered themselves flying from one another with as much rather more apparent Danger then from us others not to pass for Enemies threw away their Arms as Instruments which might mind us of their Offence and our Vengeance there were in fine in that Tragedy acted all those affections fear puts on Rumecaon seeing all lost put himself in a poor Garment amongst the Dead exempting himself from Rage and Victory but a Stone from an unknown hand by his Death sav'd his waiting on the Triumph Many stood to be the Authors of his Death as formerly of Galba's who had more Murderers then Wounds and in our own Age and Kingdome have we seen the like accident 26. I purposely omit the particular accidents of this Battail because none can be prais'd without injury to others wee 'l only give a short relation of the Officers and most eminent Personages out of reverence to their Place and Quality besides in the confusion of a Battail 't is difficult with the exact Rigour of truth to particularize accidents and 't is certain those whose Pen finds out the Atoms of the most occult Carriages endeavour to help out the History or are very sharp sighted in finding out Events 'T is enough for knowledge that so famous an Action credited then our Arms now our Memory and I believe that of all the designs in Asia no Siege out-went or Battail equal'd this 27. The numbers of the Enemies Army cannot with certainty be affirm'd because with different Calculation some raise 'em above sixty thousand others say less neither could the Moors who were ta'ne Prisoners make any exact judgment of those they lost but by all accounts the disproportion of the Armies was so notorious as was sufficient to amase the World with the report and in forein Histories we find the Victory writ with more applause then in our own Memorials and if our Country imitated the Roman Empires gratitude towards her Sons of desert she would in proud Statues let the World read Castro's actions which like Annals of Brass should be publick Volumes to all Ages we find not that his Reward was suitable to his Merit perhaps to raise it he here met with the usual misfortune of Heroes yet enjoy'd he as a more durable recompence the glory of his Name The Princes of Asia by ambitious Embassies gave him the joy of the Victory The Chamber of Goa call'd him Duke either to mind him of it or to seem to desire it The King Dom Iohn honour'd him with the Title of Vice-King of India the Fourth the State had there The same Earth which covers his Ashes Buries his other Rewards his Posterity only Inheriting the glory of so great an Ascendent 28. The Governour laid aside the King's share of the Booty many Colours and forty Pieces of great Canon amongst which was that we now have in Saint Gillians Fort which keeps the name of the place whence 't was taken He delivered up the City to Plunder not reserving for himself the point of a Lance a constant despiser of the Riches of the East 't was for
what Kin we vvere to Sabayo that he should leave us Goa how near vve were Sultan Badour to Inherit Dio from him whether Achem left us Malaxa by his Will and all the places which pay us Tribute all over the East that he desir'd us not to quarrel at that Title in him that made us absolute Lords of the World that we should let God alone with the Government of the World and being Born farthest West not busie our selves to compose the Disorders of Asia that he would have us know he had in his Kingdome Mines of different Metals that some furnish'd him with Gold for his Friends others with Iron for his Enemies that in the last place he desir'd the Governour to deliver him up Meale that by the mercy he should use him withall the World might see how worthy he was to Reign who so treated his greatest Enemy that his Embassadours had order to settle all that concern'd the State 49. Martin Affonso having receiv'd the Letters and given Audience to Hidalcaon's Embassadours understood by 'em that they proffer'd for Meales person an hundred and fifty thousand Pardaos and the main Land of Bordez and Salsete very considerable to the State for its Revenue and Nearness to Goa Martin Affonso look'd upon the business as very weighty and either Face promising great advantages the restoring of a Prince and pulling down a Tyrant was a design worthy the Arms of Christians by which the State would purchase no ordinary reputation letting the World see that our Banners were not displaid in Asia either to usurp Kingdoms or get Riches since their employment was that the Pagans and Moors of the East should keep the true Faith towards God and Justice amongst themselves On the other side 't was said that if Meale after a long Warr should come to Reign he could not give the State more then now without it Hidalcaon offer'd and that the Moors by their hatred and Religion being Enemies the World would laugh to see us with our own Blood destroy one Infidel and set up an other when too our happiness depended on both their ruines besides that our Arms came not to India to defend the Enemies of the Faith but to destroy 'em that if Meale found no Protection from the King of Cambaya his near Kinsman why should he look for 't from the Portuguese to whom he was an Enemy that when he found himself restor'd and strong the first Lance that was hurl'd against the State would be his because the Neighbourhood of so brave men who made him King would be suspicious to him and the Memory of so great a good turn was enough to make him Hate us 50. Martin Affonso on grounds not throughly weigh'd resolv'd at last to deliver up Meale dispach'd the Embassadours and with them Galvaon Viegas an Honourable Gentleman with full Power to settle the Contract in the manner it hath been related sending with the consent of the Embassadours to take immediate possession of the main Land in virtue of Hidalcaon's profer 51. In this condition did Dom Iohn de Castro find the affairs of Meale and was sued to by a new Embassy from Hidalcaon in confidence of the Capitulation made with his Predecessor but Dom Iohn with different maturity answered Hidalcaon that the Portuguese were faithfull to their Enemies much more to their Guest that the propositions of his Predecessor were more for a right understanding of the cause then to determine it that the main Land belong'd to the State by more antient Grants and that it was just out of its Revenue to maintain Meale in gratitude to the Kings his Predecessors who annex'd it to the State that he should suffer him quietly to enjoy this little memory of his Right that the States securing his Person was not yet Protection but Charity that he should not with over-hasty Arms disturb the Peace for then he would make sure what he fear'd provoking the State to take in hand the revenging of both and because his Embassadours had hinted that the denying Meale would necessarily make a Breach He put 'em in mind that most of the Fortresses we had made in India were founded on the ashes of destroy'd Kingdoms that the Portuguese were like the Sea which raiseth it self and grows greater in Storms that for his part as he sought not a Warr so he could not deny one 52. With this answer the Governour dismist the Embassadours who by his firmness in delivering it understood that neither fear or advantage would bend him to give up Meale Immediately he put himself in readiness to make or expect a Warr which coming from a neighbour Prince we might sooner feel the Blow then see the Sword He gave orders for the raising of Horse which were to be about two hundred and to serve under the same Colours a more stout then orderly Militia He entrusted the Guard of the City with the Train-bands and had Souldiers in pay ready for any suddain invasion of the Enemies He set upon the making ready the Fleet out of hand which by the Voyages and Warrs of his Predecessor and the poverty of the State he found all in pieces and the strength of the Navy being what is most considerable here he wholly laid himself out He new fitted the Vessels which lay in the River made three Galleys and six Round-bottom'd Ships with wonderfull speed not failing the Officers in their pay or his thanks by which means the work went on diligence over-coming time He nam'd Captains of those Galleys and Ships who intended the work as their own business an expedient which did a great deal towards the quickness of the dispatch the goodness and plenty of Ammunion and Provision with which in an opportune and short time the Fleet was ready with this he so bridled the Neighbour Princes as he hindred 'em from joyning with Hidalcaon who had already sollicited them to shake off the yoak as an advantage to the common Liberty 53. Hidalcaon having notice of the Governours resolution appeal'd to the Justice of his Sword endeavouring to carry the Warr from home before Meale's presence rais'd the people who by their commands and advantages in the Warr would make the cause their own He presently on severe penalties forbid the Victuallers carrying the ordinary Provision to Goa which having it all from the Inland was not furnish'd to endure so suddain a Warr after this he sent Acedecaon a stout Turk with ten thousand men to take in that part of the main Land which Liv'd under our Obedience 54. But Dom Iohn de Castro knowing that first successes give reputation to a Warr went out with two thousand Foot and the Horse of the place to resist the Enemy and being perswaded by a great many Gentlemen that he should not engage his person in so unequal a party that it was not for the honour of a Governour of India to put on his Sword against one of Hidalcaon's Captains nor to let
to be Treasurer of Cairo a place of very great trust which he manag'd with prudence and fidelity Vertues so pris'd by the Soldan as if not till then known amongst the Infidels At the Councels of Warr his Vote weigh'd most sometimes for his experience sometimes for the reason of it in all designs against the Christians particularly in those which were to be carry'd on by others He declar'd his sence with a great deal of confidence and by this means grew so great that he could not bear his own Fortune till not minding the preserving himself by the same Arts he was advanc't his Ambition and Pride burst forth He possest what places he could and more sollicitously look't after Preferments then Friends whose help or company he now Valew'd not he desir'd to be known only for the Soldan's Slave and for Master of the rest He plotted the Destruction of the great Ones on publick pretensions as if he aim'd that two only were to Govern till the Moors wearied of so base a patience began publickly to complain and disturb the Soldan's inclinations to favour Coge-Sofar they very feelingly acquainted him with their grievances saying they might now be very well excus'd from setting out Galleys against the Christians if their Slaves were to be made their Master when Turks of the best quality were by the Christians so cruelly us'd as to go up and down Italy and Spain dragging their Chains after 'em and had their Faces stigmatis'd with infamous Letters in token of their Captivity that 't was not to be born for so many great Bashaws to receive Laws from a despicable Slave that though every day they with their eyes saw their own Outrages they could not disgest those which were offered to their Prophet by a vile irreverent and haughty Christian not so much as going into their Mosques that now nothing more was to be done then the setting up Crosses in the streets of Cairo and commanding 'em to be ador'd 5. These things were said with so much freedome as they look't more like conspiracy then complaint and with particular grievances involving the cause of Religion which ordinarily carries with it it s own Justification and the affections of the People were willingly listned to by the Soldan who put Coge Sofar out of his Office with command to change his Religion so frail do even the greatest Favourites find their Princes favour 6. Coge-Sofar seeing himself falln put on again his first Humility and those Artifices the necessity of the times taught him and having now only the name and memory of a Christian easily chang'd for the Poyson of the Alcoran Evangelical Salvation quitting the name given him in Baptism for that of Coge-Sofar by which we before hand call'd him not knowing the first he had Coge-Sofar being a Mahomitan began to winn upon the Moors in their confidence in him healing by gifts the hatred of those who envy'd him by his new Apostacy by which he Cancel'd the suspition of his fidelity the malice of the people carrying on his designs with a more sly ambition which made him more affable to his Enemies then to Strangers but knowing the Soldan's Fickleness fearing too a second complaint not reckoning on reconcil'd favour as secure He treacherously one night Kill'd his mortal enemy Rox Solyman and his Son and putting together all the Jewels and Money he could went away secretly for the Service of the King of Cambaya of whose Grandeur and Liberality he had had full information and how he valew'd Strangers those especially who had any experience in the Warrs and Policy of Europe the success answered his forecast for in a little time either by his Fortune or Indudustry he came almost to engross Badur's favour being his Companion in his Victories and Losses being in the last which befell him at his Death So that now grown by the King's bounty to be in Power and Authority the greatest Subject holding also with Mahumed Heir of the Crown the same repute for the reasons we have already related and to deserve the favour of the new Prince by the love and fidelity he shew'd to the Ashes of him who was Dead he urg'd him to revenge Badur's Death 't is reported that he spoke to this purpose before the King and Nobility of Cambaya 7. The favours which for ten years I receiv'd of Sultan Badur for which those abroad admired his Grandeur those at home envy'd my Fortune are known to every one He cast his Eyes upon me and like a Vapour rais'd me from the ground preferring me a Stranger and a Vagabond before those who were born in his Palace of a Subject he treated me like a Friend and lov'd me as a Son From this most Gracious Prince whose Ashes I reverence as my Lords and weep o're as my Fathers have the Portuguese under the sacred shew of peace ta'ne away his Life to the great Scandal of all other Kings and no less Outrage of his Subjects unworthy to have been so to so mighty a Prince since we so insensibly and ungratefully behave our selves Feeding at our own home the Murderers of our Monarck who enjoy as Inheritance a place which by so hainous an offence they made their own lately Strangers now Patrons You Oh Prince Heir and Lord of this Empire see your Subjects every day receive Laws from these Insulters 't is for you to decide whom we are first to Obey our King or our Enemies their boldness will grow greater by our patience after committing the foulest fault what will they count little where no Vengeance is ta'ne on injuries who will stick to be the Offendor Le ts at last awake out of this so mortal a Lethargy Le ts put our Arms up to the Elbows in the Blood of these so unhuman Usurpers Le ts bathe our Semitars in this Poison that with their Lives they may lose the glory of their so great boastings The Portugall Arms by the Blood of Badur receiv'd the greatest repute by the foulest crime and we suffer that Sword in their hands still which cut off our King that with the same they may usurp his Kingdme Le ts cast from amongst us those Vipers bred furthest West for the infecting all Asia as will be evident by running over their Outrages by them callâ—d Victories And to begin with the first of them Gama to whom for the disturbing the peace of the East the Seas gave so fatal a passage the Samorim of Calecut was the first his Sword cut off the Fleet of Meca which under the protection of our Prophet and the peace they enjoy'd by Sea Sail'd securely was by this successfull Rover set upon and made to yield who for so many years like a Sea-Monster had for his House the Waters and for his shelter the Winds and Tempests After him came Dom Francisco de Almeyda who in one day and with the same stroke shatter'd the Fleets of Egypt and Cambaya who so behav'd himself as if
the Enemies quarters he had not gone farr but he spy'd two Moors talking hard by him he scrupled to set upon 'em because to carry off two was impossible to fight with 'em inconvenient but advising with the occasion he Knock't down one of 'em with his Lance and closing with the other who by Crying out biting and strugling defended himself carry'd him to the Gates of the Fortress where he found the Corps of Guard who with Praises and Envy brought him and his Prisoner to the Captain I will now relate a Circumstance greater then the action Diogo de Anaya had borrow'd a Head-piece of a Souldier and missing it when he was in the Fortress thinking he had lost it in striving and closing with the Moor went by the same Cord down the VVall and looking it in the sight of an incenst Army found it and brought it back not less rash then fortunate 53. By the News the Moor brought the Captain knew that Coge-Sofar and Iuzarcaon this stout the other desperate had both mutually Vow'd to Mahomet to take Dio or perish in the design that if they could not brook us when vve vvere Friends they should not endure us when Conquerours By their continual Battering many of their great Guns burst instead of which they sitted others shooting impetuously against Saint Iohns Saint Thomas and Saint Iames's Bastions Commanded by Dom Iohn de Almeyda Lovis de Sousa and Gil Coutinho who slept always in their Armour in danger constant unwearied in duty 54. Saint Iames's Bastion was the weakest and most battered and the Turks in that fought with our men upon very little disadvantage There was not in the Portress Parapet or Battlement which was not thrown down and from Saint Iohns to Saint Iames's Bastion all the Curtain was open which made the duty of the Day be seconded by the labour of the Night it being not possible yet necessary for so few Defendants so broken to repair in a few hours the ruins of a Fortress so every where Battered yet did they unanimously betake themselves to that Labour they could neither master or excuse 55. The Women of the Fortress help't to bring Materials for the making up the Breaches going without any fear upon the Wall stumbling at Lances Swords and Bullets mastring their Nature and Sex as if they wore men's hearts in a disguise some there were who put on Arms and brav'd the Enemy running from their Needle to a Lance from their Couch to the VVall of all the rest Isabell Fernandez deserv'd the greatest glory whom instead of Praises to honour her Memory our VVriters call the Old woman of Dio famous by this name in the Annals and Memorials of the East This great Matron spent part of her Estate in Junkets and Regallos with vvhich in the heat of the dispute she fed the Souldiers animating 'em with Arguments above the courage and judgment of a VVoman to defend themselves by Fighting This diligence of the Matrons which readily and seasonably put 'em upon any thing were it servile or hazardous was in fine a lightning their Labour and an example in Dangers 56. Coge-Sofar seeing that the mischief his Arms did by Day our industry repair'd by Night contriv'd a design more subtil in the laying of it then usefull by the success Against Saint Thomas's work vvhich by its make and place lay most obnoxious he resolv'd to cast up an other which should equal or command it that by Battering it from above he might throw down the Battlements so hindring the Defendants from Fighting and from making up their Breaches by night his Guns being so Levell'd by day as to be sure of their aim He presently ordered vvhole mountains of Earth and brush Fagotts to be brought to fill up the Ditch and strengthned the Counterscarp vvith bodies of great Trees to keep up the Earth The multitude of Pioneers vvho vvere in the Camp made up an other Army vvho without fear or time carry'd on the vvork In the interim the Guns from our work plaid to the great loss of the Enemy for the Work-men being so thick and expos'd not one Shot from the Fortress was lost 57. Coge-Sofar considering the greatness of the loss gave order they should work by Night when our shootting being without aim and at Rovers the Execution would be less commanding them to make the most Noise where they Work't least that our Canoneers led by their Ear might point their Ordnance as the Sounds and Ecchos reach't them This was known to Dom Iohn Mascarenhas who fill'd the Fortress with Lights that the Pioneers who work't on the security of the Night might be expos'd to the same danger as by day but Coge-Sofar who had learn't Experience in the Warrs of Europe gave order for the making of crooked and cover'd Trenches by which the Moors more securely went on with the raising their Fort and we vainly to our loss spent store of our Bullets 58. The Captain was not a little troubled at it for if that work went forward there would not be any secure place in the Fortress the Enemies Canon commanding our Fortifications so that between the Besiegers and Besieg'd there would be no advantage of place and that of numbers the Moors had eminently above us Upon debate of the matter in Counsel every one knew the danger none the remedy Some with more Courage the Prudence were for our mens Sallying forth with apparent danger to interrupt their work not considering the hazard they run upon to be greater then that they freed themselves from but few consented to this advice yet none could give other Some Sallies ours made but to little purpose for the Numbers and Vigilancy of the Enemy secur'd with a great Guard the Posts of the Work-men But in great Straights danger being usually the best Counsellour Dom Iohn Mascarenhas bethought himself of an eminency in the Fortress which was higher then Saint Thomas's Fort from whence our Guns might play here he made some Pieces be planted which did so lucky Execution as in a few days they beat down that Machine which in its raising and falling cost the Blood of those who Built it But this Hydra being of so many Heads with the same ruins Coge-Sofar set upon the filling up the Ditch which was easier for him being a Work that needed neither measure design or fore-cast 59. Two thousand Pioneers began with the materials of the Fort to fill up the Ditch and whilst 't was doing a great body from the Army with Darts Arrows and Musquet-shot kept our men from coming to the Wall The work increast as did the danger of the Besieged for the Fortress being ruin'd above the plain ground with but little raising would be equal to the Wall The Captain laid about to frustrate his design and being irresolv'd how some Old men brought up in the Fortress told him that by their quarters there was a Sally-port in the VVall which length of time had covered with
that he hop't with Heads of Turks to make up the ruins of the Fortress that if he vvanted Provisions he vvould go look for 'em as Booty in his Camp that as long as his Souldiers were Arm'd they could want nothing in the possession of their Enemies that he hop'd shortly through his arm'd Squadrons with Sword in hand to cut out the happy passage he offered him he told Simaon Feo that though he was oblig'd to repeat an others words he should not return with an other message for he would make him be Shot from the Wall 67. Rumecaon seeing we fed upon Dangers hard Duty and Hunger affronted too by so slight an answer resolv'd to give the first assault There broke upon us a Dismall day which was the nineteenth of Iuly in the year 1546. the Enemies Army at the Dawning being seen round the Fortress Iuzarcaon with fifteen hundred choise men fell upon Saint Iohns work Commanded by Luis de Sousa with whom were Dom Fernando de Castro Sebastion de Sa Diogo de Reynoso Pero Lopez de Sousa Diogo da Sylva Antonio da Cunba and other Gentlemen and Souldiers not passing thirty These with so much Bravery expected the first shock of the Enemy that they beat back the first fourscore who began to Scale who by their Out-crys Blood and Fall shew'd the loss they had receiv'd Others presently came after them finding the dead Bodies had made their Scaling easier Iuzarcaon encouraged them by minding 'em of their honour their reward and their vengeance The striking on the Air by the Guns and Clamours of men made an hideous impression on the Walls of the Fortress The Battery was continued against the other works the assault against Saint Iohn's and Saint Thomas's that those who in themselves were but few might being divided sooner yield 68. Rumecaon with his Turks assaulted Saint Thomas's work kept by Dom Iohn de Almeyda and Gil Coutinho his men pick't out for their Valour and of a proud Nation fell on so furiously as though run through with our Lances they gave not over Scaling seeking for Victory in their Death they had the advantage of numbers we of place and those who had bestrid the Wall must either Enter Victoriously or Dye wounded Retiring being more dangerous then Fighting The Enemy with fresh men continually re-inforced the Assault Ours always the same were too hard for the first Assailants and match for the last The Women came to their help with Arms and Powder putting on that Courage which was rather seasonable then natural some of 'em with Regallos and Drinks put Life into the Souldiers and not able to show their own strength did encrease it in others there were of them who animated 'em with Speeches deserving to have had in so great hearts the force of men and amongst the actions of this Siege we shall relate theirs as most unusual if not as the greatest There was seen at the foot of the work a Mountain of Dead bodies some with their Wounds bleeding others burnt with the Fire some at their last Gasp 'twixt anger and grief cry'd for Vengeance sometimes too it hapned that those who went to Vindicate 'em Dy'd first Our men that day did wonders which were more easily seen by their success then they can be by Writing for in particularizing accidents the truth is uncertain most of all in the chances of Warr where anger fear and other passions so captivate the judgment that each particular man can hardly be a faithfull Historian of his own Actions 69. Dom Fernando de Castro that day gave proof of a Courage befitting his Birth and above his Years Sebastian de Sa left us a famous memory of his Valour till having his Knee shot through with a poyson'd Arrow and falling down for Dead not being able to maintain the Fight he would not forsake it He was at last by his Camrades full of grief and envy carry'd off having before sufficiently reveng'd his Blood on the Enemy Every one in fine behav'd himself so Stoutly as that one day was enough to make 'em Souldiers After Fighting two hours they seem'd but to begin the assault Rumecaon carrying himself as if in one day he intended to make an end of the VVarr He commanded every Nation to Fight by themselves either the more to Spurr 'em on by Emulation or that they might better observe Orders he himself Commanding and Fighting by his Voice and Example made 'em stand to 't and not glutted with the Blood he saw spilt Prais'd the forwardest and Vilify'd the backward'st carrying out ' midst the horrour of Arms his anger with prudence Dom Iohn Maescarenhas behav'd himself not only as a Commander but a Companion where the greatest danger was Fighting and Commanding so prudently that he came off owing nothing to Courage less to Conduct 70. Rumecaon seeing the great numbers of Dead which were about the VVorks and that his men kept back when commanded to come on commanded the sounding of a Retreat carrying off in great haste the Dead and VVounded so to keep from his own their Loss and from us our Victory yet we had it from themselves that they lost in this assault five hundred men the VVounded were many more there Dy'd of ours but one Souldier the VVounded were less then twenty By this disproportion 't is seen that the Victory was not only obtain'd by Human force but that God maintain'd the cause as his own our Arms being the happy Instruments of his Power of which the History will yet give us greater proofs 71. Upon the Enemies retiring the Commander in Chief summon'd our men to a second Labour which the Necessity or Victory made them easily digest The Breaches of the Fortress were of force to be made up the Stones and Mortar being the soft Beds which our Souldiers had to recover their so decaid strength with they all went willingly and chearfully on the Service led on by the example of the Commander who after the Enemies Conquer'd his own Nature The Fortress in the morning appear'd in part repair'd our men by their working recovering themselves as if they had been at rest the weight of their Arms not permitting them to make any difference 'twixt Day and Night The Enemy was by this assault so broken as he durst not in many days come to Blows with us his experience making him more Cautious or Cowardly He now and then fac't the Fortress vvith some inconsiderable Piqueering to shake us with continual Alarums or by our taking our Posts to observe the inclinations of our minds yet did he not leave off Battering intending by a long Siege to vveaken us but the Camp daily encreasing vvith new Recruits and the Sultan declaring his concernment for this Warr Rumecaon resolv'd to give the Fortress the second assault 72. And considering the loss he had receiv'd though Fighting vvith so much advantage of numbers he look't upon the slaughter of his men as having higher
Lady-wife and Daughters Dated in Goa at my Daughter Maria's House this Eleventh of Iuly I would were there need of it for your Honour's Service pawn my Daughter Katherine I know not whether their love to their Country or their aâ—fection to the Governour produc't these extreams We have seen as much necessity for it but not so great Bravery as in Castro's time Many Gentlemen after having been Generals and now Old men leaning upon Staffs came and offer'd themselves for Souldiers there not being any one grown stiff by his Years or Command 92. After both Reliefs were gone the Governour was uniting the strengths which remain'd and disposing the Government of the City in his absence All the Exigencies of the State found him ready with one hand in Peace the other in Warr. And the Fortress wanting Ammunition and Provision besides what was already sent he Laded a great Carvell which being a heavy Vessel would have much ado to endure the Sea Some Souldiers had refus'd to go upon her counting it danger without reputation to strive with the Elements The importance of the business made him desire to entrust the Carvell with some Person of Quality whose honour would lessen the danger He imparted the business to Manoel de Sousa de Sepulveda a Gentleman for his Courage and Judgment very much indear'd to him who told him Antonio Moniz Baretto had Gallantry and Industry enough for greater things that though for some sleight Quarrel against him as Governour he would not sue for yet would he not deny the King's Service in so great an urgency that he would feel him and bring the answer of his Resolution So it was that Antonio Moniz understanding the Governours pleasure and that he put him on a Voyage whose difficulty only made others refuse it presently embrac't it We will in its proper place tell the success and danger he met with 93. There was by the Vigilancy of the Governour entred some Relief into the Fortress by which the Danger and Duty lay upon more Shoulders yet were they not in any proportion to the Enemy because the last Recruit which came to the Army consisted of thirteen thousand Foot under the Conduct of an other Iuzarcaon in Valour not Inferiour nor in Fortune â—ove the first He brought express Orders from the Sultan to streighten the Siege and Letters from him to Rumecaon that he could not stand by and see four contemptible Fellows from the Worlds end affront the Kings of Cambaya at home that they should all Dye in the design that he had rather have a desolate then a subjected Empire that half the Portuguese being already Buried in the ruins of the Fortress if they could not force 'em to yield as Men they should as Lyons kill 'em in their Dens Rumecaon gave no other answer then by shewing sometimes for his glory sometimes for his excuse our Walls and Works every where thrown down being very much transported that the Sultan was not satisfy'd with what he had done and more provok't with despair then reward he promis'd to satisfie him by Death or Victory and being more obey'd for his Cruelty then Command he ordered the making of a Bastion before Saint Iames's work which was with incredible haste perform'd and furnish't with Men and Ordnance and commanding our Works our men could not appear without being fech't off by the Enemies Bullets 94. The Commander in Chief was not a little troubled at it for if Rumecaon should as his design was Storm on that side our Defendants would not be able to resist him without lying open to the Enemies shot Resolv'd therefore to throw down the Work he recommends the Execution of it to two Brothers Dom Pedro and Dom Iohn de Almeyda who Sallying out about Mid-night with an hundred Souldiers found the Moors some sleeping others careless on confidence of the place and hour Charging them on a suddain in a little time they made a great Slaughter for forgetting themselves they run upon our Lances and Swords not aware of Death or Enemy Those who by flying could provide for themselves with Groans and Crys gave the Allarum to the Camp without being able to affirm any thinâ—â— for certain In the same confusion came the news to Rumecaon who as dangers by Night appear bigger concluded this Exploit of ours was grounded on some great Recruit arriv'd by stealth which escap'd his Sentinels He call'd the Officers to Counsel whilst the Army betook themselves to their Arms and resolv'd with all his strength to relieve the Bastion He wasted the time of Action in Orders and Preparations and coming to the place found the Work on the ground the Guards kill'd and our men Retir'd an Action of no less fortune then concernment There Dy'd of the Enemy three hundred of our not one 95. Rumecaon presently ordered the raising thick Walls of Earth against Saint Iohn's work to be Guarded by a Troop of Moors who by turns took the Watch and on the top of 'em he planted some Canon to Batter the VVork at a more convenient distance Dom Iohn Mascarenhas Vigilant in preventing the designs of the Enemy put out through a Skit-gate fourteen Souldiers in a stormy and dark Night who charging on a suddain the Moors drove them from their Posts whilst the Labourers with Pick-axes and other Instruments threw down the Work which being told Rumecaon he resolv'd with open force to storm the Fortress ordering for the next day a general Assault on which he made a Speech to his Souldiers encouraging 'em by the affronts they had receiv'd from so few Enemies brought Low by Duty Hunger and VVounds that those who fell there were more honourable then those who surviv'd to be to the VVorld an infamous testimony of an ignominious VVarr that it was in them to save their King's Honour to revenge their Companions and to leave a glorious Fame of themselves in the East that they ought to be confident of the Sultan's thanks for he would not fail to reward 'em and take a particular account of all their VVounds that if any would venture to govern the Generals staff he promis'd as a private Souldier to be the first should Scale the Wall 96. Thus he left 'em fir'd with glory and revenge Next morning by break of Day at the Noise of warlick Instruments and with their Colours flying the Displaying of which was observ'd by ours the Army march't and coming to the Walls began to plant Scaling Ladders round about the Fortress with the advantage of innumerable and different Shots of Arrows Bullets and other Arms which came from the Body of the Army The horrour too of the Fight was increas'd by confus'd and repeated Noises which Violently raising their Spirits and confounding their Judgments hindred both Command and Obedience The Moors boldly Scal'd the Walls as did the Turks on the other side as if they envy'd each others danger all strove to be the first at hazards
Mascarenhas he discreetly began his Speech cursing the desperateness of his condition that being Born of Christian Parents he had like an abortive fruit of Catholick Plants abjur'd the Faith of his Fathers in vvhich he vvas bred that now vvith his Eyes opened he came to Knock at the Door of the Church that the Latin Priests might bring back to the Sheep-fold of Christ so lost a Sheep that this vvas the miserable relation of an uncompos'd Life that about the affairs of Cambaya he could assure him the Sultan had news that the Mogull vvith a great Army vvas entred the Confines of his Kingdome putting all to the Sword that Iuzarcaon who had lately brought thirteen thousand Foot to the Camp had orders to joyn vvith Rumecaon and both together go against the Enemy that vvith the resolution he commanded the drawing off the Canon but that he should be provided the next day to look for a general assault because the Turks would not without some Noise end that Warr. Dom Iohn Mascarenhas commended and confirm'd his resolutions of turning Catholick besides the taking kindly his intelligence and again let him down the Wall to acquaint him with any new thing that hapned in the Camp 112. The news of raising the Siege with the certainty of the assault which was to be given was Nois'd about the Fortress and the Souldiers for joy put on that day their Bravery some rejoycing at the approach of the Enemy others at the end of the Warr. The Commander in chief found a great forwardness in all the Souldiers to expect the assault for all thinking 't would be the last of so long a Siege every one coveted to give the latest memory of his Actions 113. Dom Fernando de Castro kept his Bed of a Feaver and hearing of the intended assault rose his Gallantry offering violence to Nature Dom Iohn Mascarenhas sometimes as his Commander others as his Friend went about to hinder it but Disobedience here passing for Virtue he rather offended against Health then against Honour putting on his Armour and coming to the Works 114. The day of the glorious Saint Laurence broke Dedicated by his happy Martyrdome to Fiery trials The Gentlemen with so much transport of joy came to their Posts as if already in possession of Reward and Victory They presently saw at a distance the Enemies Army marching Orderly and dispersing it self round about the Fortress Our Canon plaid with no little Execution the Enemy Souldier like enduring the Charge rather then discompose the Order he march't in till he had gain'd his Post and planted Ladders to begin the assault they fell on the Works with great resolution hoping by Fighting to amuse us that the confusion of the Conflict might cover the Stratagem of the Fire they had laid Our men shew'd great Bravery as if in haste to rest themselves in Victory promis'd in the issue of that Day 115. The fury of the Sword without any fear of that of the Fire was kept off in Saint Iohn's Work the Enemy fought carelesly till the sign of springing the Mine arriving 'em they all at the same time retir'd the same fear equal and suddain in 'em all discovered us the Plot. The Commander in chief cry'd out immediately for 'em to leave the Work that the Mine now known by the suddain retiring of the Enemy might without any hurt take Fire Every one by leaving his Post obey'd their Commander only Diogo de Reynoso with disorderly Courage kept the place calling them Cowards who quitted it At those words all return'd to their Posts rather following example then reason The Mine immediately with a most hideous report took Fire and those stout Defendants lay Dead in that place they had kept alive Here Dy'd Dom Fernando de Castro at the age of Nineteen rais'd from a sickness Nature might have past over but Courage made it mortal Dom Francisco de Almeyda lost his Life keeping up the courage and misfortune of his Family Here lay Buried Gil Coutinho Ruy de Sousa and Diogo de Reynoso who with his Life paid for so many Deaths he so generously but fatally was instrumental to Dom Diogo de Sottomajor flying with a Lance in his hand fell upon his Feet in the Fortress without any hurt by the Fire or his fall some lighted in the Enemies Camp about sixty men were lost by this mischance thirteen who came off which their Lives were wounded or deform'd by the Fire Others more largely write the accidents of this Fire We had rather then grieve the attention of those who read the History amongst the chances of this so famous Siege silently pass over this unfortunate Day Our men wondered to see the Execution of smothered Powder should be so great that the stones of the Fortress blown up by the violence of the blow should Kill a great many in the Enemies Camp the Fire rather following the impulse of Nature then the prescrib'd Limits of the Engineer 116. After some time when the Fortress was clear'd from smoak Rumecoan commanded five hundred Turks to enter at the ruins of the fir'd Work the rest of the Camp in whole Companies seconding ' em Yet met they with five stout Souldiers who resisted 'em for a good while sustaining the weight of so strange a Combate so unheard of a truth as there goes as much Courage to the Writing as Action though qualify'd by the confession of our Enemies themselves and by the reverence of so many Years Dom Iohn Mascarenhas with fifteen more came to that quarter to their Relief where he beheld two Spectacles one challenging Compassion the other Amasement and relieving the five all together made so stubborn a Resistance as to stop the fury of a Victorius Army such a thing as related only with the bare truth out-does all the Greeks or Romans have in their Histories or Fables 117. 'T was given out in the Fortress that the Turks were Masters of the fir'd Work upon which some Souldiers who fought in the other Posts came thither as where the danger was greatest The false report happily sav'd the Fortress for they made a Body capable of resisting thirteen thousand Foot so many as our Histories reckon were they who went on upon the Min'd work The Women taught not to value their Lives brought Lances Bullets and Pots of Powder and the Magnanimous Isabel Fernandez with only a Bill in her hand did by her Actions animate the Souldiers though much more by her example and words crying aloud Fight for your God Fight for your King Cavalliers of Christ for he is on your side The Enemies by the success of the Mine having so fair a Door open to Victory resolv'd that day to conclude the business encourag'd by their General and the opportunity now Fighting as own'd by fortune Those who were on the Work out of ambition to be the first in so eminent an Action behav'd themselves the more resolutely and being Ianizaries and
Turks would have for themselves only the honour of the Day Rumecaon commanded the re-inforcing the assault in other places that against so inconsiderable a strength diversion might facilitate the Entry 118. The Fortress was often lost the Enemy being numerous and fresh Ours besides their being but few spent with the labour of so unequal resistance The Vicar Iohn Coelho holding up a Crucifix came to encourage 'em saying that God whose cause they maintain'd was the giver of Victories at which sight those Loyal and stout Champions put in Breath again seem'd more then men in their Courage for not one had any weakness or sence for his Wounds continuing the Fight with the same vigour and boldness as they begun it 119. Now was the Day declining and the Turks closely mingled with Ours now mortally Burnt out of the same Wounds each man pour'd his own and an others Blood and by a whole Armies charging on so few Defendants our Souldiers receiv'd many thrusts in the same place What we relate with truth may seem heightned The great things the Portuguese did that day let the whole East speak I believe every Stone of famous Dio will be for 'em a silent Epitaph Our Pen shall not be ungratefully silent of the Names of those five Cavalliers we spoke of who were Sebastian de Sa Antonio Pecanha Bento Barbosa Bertholomew Correa and Mestre Iohn a Chirurgion With the Fight ended the day Rumecaon commanded the sounding a Retreat after losing seven hundred men in the assault the Wounded were without number of whom very many Dy'd for want of looking to in their Cure the multitude tyring out the Chirurgions and making scarce the remedies Mestre Iohn only Dy'd of those five Cavalliers who kept the VVork torn in pieces by his many Wounds which he sufficiently Reveng'd unwilling to leave the Fight or obey his Friends who would have forc't him to retire as one so considerable for his Profession not less for his Courage His Wife Isabel Madeira came to bind up his Wounds and after Burying him with her own hands with few tears and great grief went with the other Matrons to work in the â—renches so great a Courage as hath been but seldome seen in the most resolute 120. Upon the Enemy's retiring Dom Iohn Mascarenhas gave order for the Burying the Dead which were in the ruins of the Work removing them from one Grave to an other for the straightness of time and place they were Buried all together so honourable Ashes being without Funeral honours and Officious tears yet rest they in so poor a Grave more mist by their Country then those who in Alablaster urns have left of inglorious Lives an idle Memory Dom Fernando de Castro was laid in a Depository by himself that if the Governour his Father would carry his Bones to any other place he might make him a more Stately but not more glorious Monument After the Commander in Chief had with pious Earth covered his Companions he fell upon repairing the Breaches the assault had left in the Walls help't in it by the VVomen who had their share of labour and danger not reserving time and place for the grief and tears of their Sons and Husbands whom they had seen expiring before their Eyes and had themselves Buried by unheard of examples smothering the inclinations of Nature 121. After repairing the works with Stones yet warm with Blood and Fire the Commander in Chief call'd to Councel those few Companions who had surviv'd the Storming representing to them the compassionate condition they were in the greatest part of the Defendants being Dead those who remain'd Sick or VVounded the Arms all in pieces the Provision stinking the Ammunition consum'd the Fortress thrown down the Seas by reason of the VVinter more innavigable the Enemy vigilant and hourly Recruited besides his knowledge of all these wants all which considered he begg'd of 'em that without any regard had to their own Lives they would consult with him how best to Salve their Kings and their own Honour that they would bethink themselves how the VVorld stood looking on and that the whole East had their Eyes upon 'em as being in a condition to deserve the greatest Fame or Infamy that if 't were not in their power to get the Victory 't was in it to deprive their Enemies of it every one having the power of Dying bravely that they would purchase greater honour cut in pieces then the Moors if Victorious that he had call'd them together to impart to 'em his Resolution hoping every one would approve it which was that wasting that little Provision and Ammunition they had burning what ere might be Pillage breaking their Guns with Swords in their hands they should Sally forth to find the Enemy then could not that be call'd a Victory where neither Plunder or Prisoners were to be had There was not a Souldier who having heard Dom Iohn Mascarenhas thought it not long till so generous a resolution was effected Let Rome say if in her Annalls she finds Recorded so great an Action of her Fabios Scipios or Marcellus's 122. Whilst this was in debate Dom Alvaro de Castro was strugling with the storms of Winter for it being then the four and twentieth of Iune a Season when those Seas are not Navigable He sollicitous for the danger the Fortress was in not valuing that of his Fleet did by force of Oars sail even under the Waves The Whirl-winds were so Tempestuous and the Seas so High and Counter as they swallow'd up the Ships some with the force of the Weather broke others losing their Masts and Tackling lay without Steerage at the mercy of the Sea Shipping in water on both sides without any Government of their Helm Dom Alvaro resolute in the relief of Dio turn'd too and again finding himself every moment so under water as with the Ships rowling the Sea beat off her Rudder yet by his impatience with some Ships of his Convoy got shattered and torn into Bacaim the rest recover'd different Ports and Bays Here Dom Alvaro found Dom Francisco de Menezes forc't back again with the same VVeather after several times venturing into the Gulf which he found so High and Stormy as for saving the Bottom he was forc't to cast Over-board all his Lading of Ammunition and Provision 123. Antonio Moniz Barretto at that time came in with his great Carvel of Provisions which so general was the Storm had been oft times lost and on his arrival deliver'd her up to Dom Alvaro with a resolution in a little Vessel he found in despight of the Seas to go for Dio so season'd with one danger as to venture on an other The storm that day encreasing the Ship began to drive and spent two Cabells the Vessel being of such consequence as having in her all sort of Provision for relieving the place Dom Alvaro endeavoured to help her but do the Mariners what they
be brought to was to put off their Sallying forth till the next day having left 'em for their Counsellour that so short time to consider what was best for their safety and honour They by a fatal unanimity all rose resolute and ready for the Fight telling the Commander if he would not command 'em they would amongst themselves chuse a Head Dom Iohn Mascarenhas seeing himself now forc't to go along with the unruly and that standers by would judge more advantagiously of the daring then prudent resolv'd in Person with Dom Alvaro and most of the Gentlemen to follow 'em the Commanders by a new Discipline obeying and the Souldiers commanding 164. There were in the Fortress as we have said six hundred men of whom one hundred staid to maintain the Posts of the rest Dom Iohn Mascarenhas made three Battallions two he gave two Dom Alvaro de Castro and Dom Francisco de Menezes the other he took for himself They immediately Sally'd out of the Fortress and at the first charge got the Posts the Moors had made in the Ditch who on easie terms quitted ' em By this shaddow of Victory began our ruine for our men ambitious and out of order assaulted the Wall The first who got up was Dom Alvaro seconded by two Brothers Luis de Mello and Iorge de Mendoca who came up after him Dom Francisco de Menezes entred at an other place and amongst the first were Antonio Moniz Barretto Garcia Rodriguez de Tavora Dom Iorge and Dom Duarte de Menezes Dom Francisco and Dom Pedro de Almeyda 165. Rumecaon Iuzarcaon and Mojateâ—aon came with numerous Companies to receive ours 'twixt whom the Fight began maintain'd on our side with more Courage then Discipline Dom Francisco de Menezes was forcing back the Moors who not able to endure the weight of the charge lost ground apace till reliev'd by a great many others they stop't the Current of our men Dom Iohn Mascarenhas climbing up the Wall at the same time with the other Officers seeing diverse of the mutinous Souldiers standing at the foot of it without the hearts to get up with sharp words did aloud upbraid first their Disobedience then their Cowardliness who without a word follow'd him striving to answer by their Actions and presently charging the Enemies who were engag'd with Dom Alvaro made 'em quit part of their ground but the party being so inequal the Moors began to recover so charging Ours as to put 'em to disorder 166. Dom Alvaro behav'd himself as his Birth Repute and Courage promis'd not being at a loss in Discipline hard to be kept up when the day is lost He was as much as possible Ordering and Leading off his men Retreating honourably with his face always towards the Enemy who had cut off some of his men and the rest not able to endure the force of the Moors were leaving him which Iorge de Mendoca perceiving though Wounded took Dom Alvaro in his hands to help him up the Wall and not able by the bleeding of his Wounds to perform it was help't by his Brother Luis de Mello Dom Alvaro being upon the Wall receiv'd a blow with a stone which made him without any sign of Life fall down on the other side 167. After Luis de Mello had help't Dom Alvaro he likewise sav'd his Brother who was with Garcia Rodriguez de Tavora Antonio Moniz and other Gentlemen repelling the fury of the Moors till shot through with a Bullet he fell down for Dead his Companions carry'd him off and laid him on the VVall thence was he brought to the Fortress afterwards conveigh'd to Chaul where he Dy'd of his Wound deserving by his singular Courage if not a more glorious Death a longer Life 168. Dom Francisco de Menezes as he was Fighting stoutly was tane off with a Bullet at whose loss his men began disorderly to retire here was the Execution greatest for the Moors knowing our mens confusion charg'd 'em more Vigorously 169. Dom Iohn Mascarenhas in this misfortune behav'd himself with Courage and Prudence some times Leading off his men other times facing the Enemy whilst the Mutinous were retiring by this course avoiding no little mischief and having now secur'd the Walls there went a report the Fortress was lost on which the Souldiers like Routed men began every one to disperse in this so dangerous Conflict Dom Iohn Mascarenhas cry'd to his men shaming them with their going off and Fighting so couragiously that only with a few who stood to him he kept off the Enemy The Gentlemen who were in the Fight got a loud name in so unhappy a Day Lopo de Sousa at the foot of the Wall defended himself against a whole Company of Moors making them often retire with such Bravery that they charg'd him at a distance till by a Dart which past his Breast he fell down Dead leaving his Blood sufficiently reveng'd Antonio Moniz Barretto Garcia Rodriguez de Tavora Dom Duarte and Dom Iorge de Menezes who had seventeen Wounds made the Victory dear to the Enemy 170. Rumecaon endeavouring to make the best of our Rashness commanded Mojatecaon with five thousand men to march to the Fortress to intercept those who were flying in the Rout and falling upon Saint Thomas's work he found Luis de Sousa there who with Canon and Musquet-shot Kill'd great numbers of his men yet the Moors emboldned with the heat of Victory continued Scaling but were so stoutly resisted as with notorious loss to retire Dom Iohn Mascarenhas took such pains as he Rally'd those men who were scatteringly going off and making of them a close Battallion led 'em on to the Fortress meeting by the way many of the Moors who being careless in the security of Victory he so Couragiously charged 'em as many left their Lives more the Place There were lost in this miscarriage five and thirty men of whose number were the Gentlemen we have spoke of the Wounded were above an hundred but in so unbridled a design the loss was not so much as the disobedience The Commander in chief went presently to look out Dom Alvaro whom he found yet Speechless and by the judgment of Chirurgions in danger of Life which lasted those days Philosophy calls Decretory or Critical yet his pain abated and Dom Alvaro recovered his health to the satisfaction of those who lov'd him for the quality of his Birth and Person Nuno Pereira was in the Fight who behaving himself with known Courage came off with fourteen Wounds he desired leave for his Cure to go to Goa having there a Family and being lately Married to a great Fortune most of which he spent in the King's service till as we shall tell hereafter he lost his Life 171. Rumecaon reflecting on this so unexpected Victory got by our mens unruly Courage had more hopes of success and a stronger resolution to see the end of
particular and I present at the dispatches 't were I think too precise to write 'em to you over again for by his Letters you 'l see his satisfaction in the way you design in those parts for his Service and in the good opinion the Country hath of you which he particularly commends to your care in all businesses what in that I have more to tell you is that I 'me very much satisfy'd with your management of affairs in that place and with your words as well as actions for by those 't is seen the crossing so many Climates hath not altered you from your self or my constant opinion which you are not content in shewing by your actions but your words are a pledge you will continue doing the same of which I 'me very well assur'd that what by humane power can be compast you will truly perform His Majesty is not less satisfy'd with your manner of writing for your Letters came well digested they contain'd nothing superfluous and by 'em is sufficiently seen what I said before that you both know what you are to do and have a desire and earnestness to do it without any temporary respect of interest or affection which I not a little rejoyce at to hear from you for though I am sure of your actions 't is yet a sign of the great abundance of your heart and virtue your coveting to say so which makes me confident God will perfect all your good desires and bring you out of that Country to your great satisfaction and honour for he cannot be unsuccessfull who designs nothing but the service of God and his King and though that is to be purchas'd with no ordinary difficulty let me mind you that 't is there resides merit and that Our Saviour Christ was by that to enter into his Glory and if things appear to you above your Mastery remember 't is there God puts in his helping hand and seconds those who serve him with your attention and that men of themselves can furnish nothing but will and diligence which made Saint Paul attribute to himself nothing but the planting because God is to give the increase as he will give it to all those undertakings you plant with that zeal I 'me secure you have in all your actions therefore be not frighted at great things or slight little poise equally and remit the end to God Almighty and though some things succeed not as you desire be not transported by despair while you act with a just zeal and clear intention because God often permits his servants to commit errors thereby to merit by their patience and trust in him and for the increase of their experience and perfection do justice according to your Conviction always taking as you use counsel and advice in business preserve your self in that clearness you practice in the temporal injoyments and advantages of that Country then happen what will all will tend to a good end Be very exact in what relates to Divine worship for the Conversion of the Infidels for that 's the Armory must chiefly defend India Endeavour to Banish thence men's extravagant expences the Effeminateness and Luxury they Live in and the excess of Cloaths and Furniture disposing them to 't mildly and winningly by your own and your Sons example and by Countenancing and Favouring those whose practice is contrary and if those things be above your reforming let it not trouble you because the corruptions of time must by time have their amendment and cannot be remedy'd on a suddain continue therefore your good intention managing things according to the disposition of the time and persons you have to do with so I hope in God he will as you desire direct all things to his and my Lord the King's service and your honour For your request of my solliciting your stay there may be short I perceive you have no little reason for your desire but my opinion is it cannot be set upon till seeing your Letters which God willing we shall receive this year I therefore deferr answering that point till the next year I have spoke to the King in the business you writ me about your Son Dom Alvaro his Majesty knows him well and is well inform'd of the qualities of his Person and desires to honour and favour him yet for some reasons his Majesty hath commanded to be writ you and as himself writes that this year he signs no Grants he hath thought fit not to answer that till the next in the mean time he hath sent Commands for conferring on him that honour you ' l find in his Letters Patent I' me very carefull of putting him in mind of all that concerns your Sons and hope in God 't will be so ordered that you shall receive from his Majesty honour and reward as also your Sons whom he desires to use according to your Deservings and you may be confident his Majesty very well knows your will to serve him and is very much satisfy'd with your way of doing it hitherto I spoke to his Majesty about Affonso de Rojas and on your consideration he immediately granted what I ask't him but as I said because he tells those who go to the Indies that this year he signs no Grants he hath diferr'd Affonso de Rojas business till the next and saith he will then reward him I 'le take care by the grace of God to send you the Letters Patent and am very glad of the good News you tell me of Affonso de Rojas and am apt to believe that being Mr. Olmedo's Brother and in our Company he must prove an honest man What you sent me on the Ships which came was delivered me I was very glad of it and value it as coming from your hands Almeirim the twenty sixth of March 1547. The Infante Dom Lewis 6. Dom Manoel de Lima setting Sail from Bacaim went by Night into the River of Surat and getting up with the Tide came in sight of a great Village which though not Inhabited by the Abissines had its name from 'em the Village was on the East side of the River spread on a great Plain and though in an open place had two thousand Families defended without any other Fortification only by some Trenches on confidence perhaps of their first beginning the VVarr and the strength of that Army they had in the Field Dom Manoel went on shore and our men in the same order they Landed fell upon the Enemy with more Courage then Discipline The Moors were stout enough to expect not to resist less scar'd by their apprehension of our men then the horrour of their own who first fell whose Blood so frighted 'em as they turn'd their backs Many were cut off in the Flight few in Resistance the Slaughter was great the Souldiers Sword sparing neither Sex or Age. Dom Manoel commanded his men to Fire the Houses burning together Town and Estates Covetousness was below their fury only one Moor had his Hands
Excellent Prince our Lord the King Diogo Rodriguez de Azevedo arriv'd at this City on Monday the sixth of December and the next day delivered a Letter to the Chamber from your Illustrious Lordship which was read with no little pleasure and satisfaction because by it we were assur'd of your Health which good news we always covet to know and desire encrease of and for it this City and People in general and by themselves give God many thanks and are confident in our Lady the Virgin Mary the Mother of God and our Advocate that as long as the people of India hath your Illustrious Lordship for their Captain and Governour we shall never want the Divine assistance in our affronts and troubles in recompence of your most Catholick and modest Life your Carriage and Actions of most commendable Virtue on which hope we now enjoy our present quiet for the late and glorious Victory atchiev'd by your prudent Conduct great Courage and Magnanimity the raising the Siege of Dio the routing and defeating the King of Cambaya's whole Army besides above twenty thousand others Moors Turks Rumes Coracos and Renegade Christians Germans Venetians Genuese and French and diverse other Nations considerable numbers of whom were Kill'd by our Lances and Swords as this City is assur'd by honest men and eye-witnesses these good Services are certain signs that for the future by God's grace and protection we need not fear any other troubles which shall appear from a fresh Army of the King of Cambaya or other Neighhouring Kings and Potentates or whole India who are certainly our implacable Enemies besides being Infidels and haters of our holy Catholick Faith from neither of whom can we have any secure or firm Peace though some shew of a double and cousening Friendship As for the Loan which in the name of our Lord the King you ask of us the Cities answer is That we the Inhabitants will now and always do our duty in serving his Majesty with our Estates Lives and Souls and because the Cities and every particular man's design is to serve your Illustrious Lordship with an Eye that such a Loan is very much for the service of our Lord the King whose the City is and we are all with a great deal of diligence and care from the day that Diogo Rodriguez de Azevedo delivered his message to the present which is the seven and twentieth of December have we rais'd twenty thousand one hundred and forty six Pardaos and one Tanga at five Tangas the Pardao which the City lends that is Citizens and People as also the Bramens Merchants Traders and Goldsmiths and by our Letters we assure your Lordship that this City and its honourable Inhabitants are bound for your service to lay down our Lives more chearfully then for our own honour and interest As for the Pawns your Lordship sent us the City and Inhabitants think our selves injur'd by your Lordship to rely so little on us and our Loyalâ—ies for in a business that so concern'd the service of our Lord the King and his Royal State such honourable and glorious Pawns were not necessary our Loyalty obliging us to serve the King and present necessity after that your Obligations on us and your Lordship great affection and love to this City and Inhabitants for which and what besides we confess owing to you we kiss your hands and begg of God Almighty your enjoying perfect health and prosperity in much honour and great Victories over the Enemies of our most holy Faith My Lord Diogo Rodriguez de Azevedo returns to carry you back your Pawns and he and Bertholamew Bispo Procurator of this City bring you the Money which the City and People lend you of their good and free will they carry too the order you sent hither to the Treasurer for the payment of the Money and our desires you would accept all as from Loyal Subjects we profess to be to our Lord the King and men oblig'd to your Lordship Dated at the Chamber the twenty seventh of December 1547. and I Lewis Tremessaon Clerk of the Chamber gave order for the writing it and sign'd it by the authority I have so to do Pero Godinho Iohn Rodriguez Paez Ruy Goncalvez Ruy Dioz Iorge Ribeiro Bertholamew Bispo 31. The works at the Fortress went on with so great satisfaction to the Officers and Labourers as it advanc't without time and the pay of Work-men and Souldiers was so punctual as the State was only poor for the Governour besides what the City lent the Ladies and Gentlewomen sent him in a Cabinet their Diamonds and Jewels by which Female impotency sacrifis'd both to Glory and Vanity an offer which expected neither interest or recompence whence is seen how much better the People supply the Virtues then Tyrannies of Regents 32. He commanded Dom Manoel de Lima with thirty Ships to go along the Coast of Cambaya and Burn all the Villages to shew the Sultan his Revenge was not satisfy'd by the Victory but not to put in at the City of Goga because the intelligence said that there were imbody'd all those who scap't from the Battail Dom Manoel who again look't for good fortune in that Bay went Sailing along the Coast and in a few days of being out was surpris'd by so violent a Tempest as to be forc't by the necessity of the Storm to put into the Port forbidden by his instructions The Citizens having their imaginations fill'd with the late dangers at the sight of the same Arms which wounded 'em quitted the City the Souldiers as well as the unserviceable Rabble in the same distemper flying to the Mountain There was at Anchor in the Port a Moorish Vessel belonging to the Qamalake one who was in good correspondence with the State which observing the flight of the Moors hal'd to our men to fall upon the City Dom Manoel not understanding the sign concluded that in defiance they bid him Battail and 'twixt anger and impatience making ready perceiv'd the City emptying and the poor people running in confus'd multitudes towards a small Mountain which was in sight believing the distance and cragginess of its situation would secure 'em from being fall'n upon by our Souldiers Dom Manoel found out the design of the Ships hawling and put to 't 'twixt the opportunity and his obedience brought the business to Council and amongst Valiant Souldiers Gallantry being the best interpreter of Orders 't was voted they should enter the City because the Governours instructions could not take in all accidents who if there would be the first should leap on shore the Counsel was immediately follow'd by Execution Dom Manoel almost without any resistance entred the City the pillage of the Souldiers was great and what was below the coveting was committed to the Fire which burnt Estates and Houses the Dammage was greater then the Victory Dom Manoel took three Baneans Prisoners by whom he was told that all the Inhabitants had sav'd
themselves in a place of the Mountain not farr of he resolv'd to invest it that the fugitives and opposers might have the same Punishment at break of Day he went to the place taking with him for guides the Baneans forc't by miserable necessity to deliver up their Children and Kindred and those who thought themselves secure in the shelter of the Mountain saw over their Heads the Sword before the Enemy The slaughter differenc't not cause from cause person from person natives and strangers guilty and innocent with their Lives paid for their own or an others offence From Persons the affront past to Religion he caus'd many to be Hang'd up in the Temples of their Idols an outrage in the Superstition of their Religion inexpiable He cut the Throats of all the Cattel sprinkling the Mosques with Cows blood an Animal which as the depositary of Souls they adore with adominable worship 33. Dom Manoel de Lima return'd to his Ships and ventur'd to cross the Bay where without a Storm he fear'd Shipwrack for the Tide is there so unruly and impetuous as is sufficient to loosen the Vessels In Sailing he came in fight of the City Gandar peopled by Pagan Merchants rich by its Commerce weak by its Inhabitants This was in the first Onset yielded and burnt the Natives discovered their Estates as a ransome for their Lives which neither by opposing nor yielding could they save for the anger rather inhumanity of the Souldiers more coveted blood then booty He destroy'd many other places of the Bay whose ashes and ruins for many years kept up the memory of their Destruction Those Natives who surviv'd the miseries of their fellows retir'd to the Inland of the Kingdome where in secure poverty they preserv'd themselves 34. Dom Manoel return'd for Dio where he found the Governour employ'd about the new Fortifications in whose sight the Works advanc't diverse businesses re-demanding him at Goa he had a mind to leave the Fortress in a state of defence Dom Iohn Mascarenhas either wore out or satisfy'd with the difficulties of the Siege before his time was out resign'd his Government desiring that year to return for the Kingdome to enjoy that Fame of which he so well deserv'd The Governour endeavour'd to disswade him fearing none would accept it after him for by the late Victory and alteration of the Trade the Spurrs of honour and profit were Blunted the greatest incentives men Bow under But Mascarenhas's resolution to go for the Kingdome in Tavora's Fleet put the Governour upon finding out a Commander for the Garrison which some Gentlemen had refus'd to be out of Dislike to a place which had been the Seat of so many Victories perhaps out of the hazard there is to succeed Persons of extraordinary Eminency yet Dom Manoel de Lima offer'd to remain on the place out of either complacency to the Governour or confidence of himself 35. The Governour in the mean time provided for his passage to Goa and ordered Antonio Moniz Barretto with some Ships to look out for the Fleet of Cambaya which by his private intelligence he knew were to Visit the Coast of Por and Mangalor which Moniz meeting at Sea Boarded and carry'd into Dio their Lading help't to bear the States charges The King of Cambaya in his resentment of so many losses burst forth into a most barbarous Revenge commanding two of our innocent Prisoners taken during the Warr to be Kill'd taking his satisfaction for so great Outrages on so little shadows 36. The affairs of Dio being concluded fortune began to alarm the State with new accidents The Governour had from Ormus repeated intelligence that the Turks with a mighty Army had thrown out of Balsora Mahomet As-Cnam a Loyal friend to the State who summon'd our Arms as Auxiliary forces to resist the common Enemy The dangers and consequences of having so unruly a Neighbour were of no difficult discovery for whom and us the World much less the State would be too narrow The importancy of Balsora was weig'd as a Foundation laid for greater designs whose situation we will briefly acquaint you with Balsora is a Colony of four thousand Families seated in Arabia the Happy in twenty four degrees of Northern Latitude not farr distant from the River Euphrates 'T is from the Fortress of Ormus two hundred Leagues from Babylon a little above forty Ships go from Ormus thither along the Coast of Persia having on that side more convenient Ports and Watering 'T is inhabited by Moors Schismaticks from the Turks for though all Worshippers of Mahomed yet differ in their Belief these following the Rites and Ceremonies of the Persian whom the Divel in different Cups makes to drink of the abominations of Mahomed here the Turks fortify'd themselves and began to gain upon the Neighbouring Arabians on some by Arms on others by Benefits setting up a new Prince in Balsora who being of the Race of their antient Kings was lik't of by the Arabs and would be faithfull to the Turks whose Liberality under a shew of friendship Veyl'd their ambition of ruling This mans pretensions whom the Turks saluted for King others write at large I omit the relation as importune to the Reader and from the design of the History 37. The Governour resolv'd to send Dom Manoel de Lima for the Fortress of Ormus which came to him by the Death of Dom Manoel da Sylveita that as the Perquisits of the place he should take on him the obligation of managing the Warr against the Turks the Fortress of Dio being once more left as a Stone of offence rejected by the Builders for no Gentleman would remain there with only the care of the Fortifications Dom Iohn Mascarenhas carrying away with him the glory of the danger I know not if the affairs of India are now held in the same respect The Governour was troubled the Theater of so many Victories should be laid aside which Dom Iohn Mascarenhas hearing offer'd that Winter to continue in the place a thing taken very well by the Governour who told him whilst the Fortress was finishing 't would be Wall'd by his reputation and that it may be known how facil this so great Personage was in confirming other mens deserts I 'le set down a Letter he writ to his Son Dom Alvaro upon Dom Iohn Mascarenhas going to Goa to take passage for the Kingdome There comes by this occasion Dom Iohn Mascarenhas the same the Pagans and Moors take him for I who am a good Christian make the same confession of his Courage having in all the Fights found him always at my side He goes to embark for the Kingdome I ask it of you to entertain him as you would my own Person and not to consent he should Lodge any where but with you which yet is below his merits I hope in God he will in a little time return to these Parts to correct my Defects He
without resistance the Plunder as in a City forc't to deliver Dom Iorge in fine purchas'd in this Action Fame without Danger Victory without an Enemy yet doubt we not that had he found more Opposition his Courage would have atchiev'd what his Fortune effected He commanded the City to be Burnt where in a few hours the Nobility and People Gardens and Houses became compassionate Ashes without any distinction of nature or separation of place He put on Board some of the smaller Guns broke in pieces the great This Action being so famous amongst our Souldiers as to give him who was call'd Menezes the Sirname of Baroche as the Ruins of Carthage gave Scipio the name of Africanus 7. Maluco came with five thousand Horse soon enough to deplore too late to help and seeing the Fire and Sword had left nothing in its own shape return'd impatiently to the King of Cambaya as one whose green Wound very sensibly smarted He represented to him the Destruction of the City as an Outrage aggravated by being the latest of so many The Sultan seem'd touch't with this new accident and Vow'd once more to set upon Dio the stone of offence on which was broke the strength of so vast an Empire but while the Heart-burnings of Cambaya vent themselves in an imaginary Revenge we will speak of the Spirituals of Candea which as Seed choak't up by Thorns came not to produce any Fruit. 8. Madune King of Cotta came to know that the King of Candea endeavour'd by the change of his Religion to get the protection of the State who as those Pagans are zealous observers of their errors sought for arguments to perswade him that Idolatry was necessary for his Crown telling him his new Belief would make his Subjects rebell the Neighbouring Kings his Enemies himself Ingratefull to his old Gods who had for so long prospered the Scepter of Candea in his Royal Progenitors that the Governour of India must of necessity be the most Insolent man upon Earth who suffered not the World to have any other King or God but that he Obey'd and Ador'd that he deny'd not the Portuguese Religion to be either better or more fortunate since they serv'd the God of Victories yet 't was sufficient for him to serve the Gods of the Country he was Born in without coveting a better Posterity or greater Fortune then his Predecessors besides who knew that the Governour under pretence of Religion design'd not the usurpation of his Scepter that he ought not to receive on the Island men of such a temper as could not be satisfy'd without being the Lords to be any where that if the Franks promis'd him to furnish him with a better Creed and inlarge his Territories what sound judgment would credit so unusual goodness in men he never saw especially when they were not so great despisers of Temporalities but to come from the end of the World to Domineer in Asia that if example had with him any Authority he should find more Kingdomes destroy'd by 'em then indoctrinated that 't was true their Ioques by them call'd Priests did willingly Dye for their Religion ' but did it either out of an ambition of Name or prodigality of Life if there were not in the West more Fools then in other Parts who were all possest with that dangerous obstinacy of instructing the World that in fine he Counsel'd him as a King and Ally to cut off the Relief he expected from the Franks in expiation to his old Gods justly incenst to be thrown off for a forein Divinity that were it their Pride in pretending to come and enlighten his Understanding or ambition to usurp his Kingdome the Circumstance of either fault deserv'd this Punishment that in prosecution of it he would assist him with Arms and Souldiers making that a common Cause which was the Outrage of all their Idols 9 The unfortunate Prince not able at once to throw off the weight of his old Errors suffered himself to be perswaded by the Arguments of his Barbarous and Treacherous friend his Eyes yet darkned with the Clouds of Idolatry not being able to endure the Dawning of the Light of Truth and immediately wanting prudence or resolution conspir'd in Madune's Treachery like a Diseas'd Frantick angry with the Physicians In fine they expected their Guests resolv'd to put in Execution their plotted malice 10. Antonio Moniz being parted from Goa found some of our Ships in several Ports which according to his Orders he joyn'd to his Fleet having doubled the Cape of Camorim and past the Quick-sands of Manar he steer'd for Baticalou to go from thence by Land to Candea He had with him twelve Fly-boats out of which he took one hundred and twenty select Souldiers and with them march't in the security that he was going to a Prince a Friend and one obliged by the State above all if not yet a Convert at least gratefull and a well-willer to the truth of that Doctrine we profest at his coming to Candea by every ones being in Arms the Treason could not be kept so close as that Antonio Moniz had not notice of it by diverse advices and by their pretending to divide his Souldiers so to Kill 'em more securely besides the King in Person would not see 'em perhaps not to discover by his Affections his Timerous and guilty Conscience Antonio Moniz march't presently out of the City Commanded all the Impediments and Baggage to be Burnt to be thus more at liberty to Defend and Retreat and assembling his Souldiers spoke to 'em 11. Friends and Companions you all know the Treason plotted against us by this Pagan King whom we come to serve and assist I have intelligence they will set upon us by open Force having now a reason or cause to hurt us they had not before that is that we have found out their Treachery None of us hath any more Life then he can Defend Courage and Discipline may save us we expect no Relief for it lies in our selves and the Infidels will not persist in their Treason if they find it Costly and what is it if in this Conjuncture we do that for our selves we came to do for them that is lose our Lives The passages which go to Baticalou where our Fleet is must be suppos'd Lin'd with the Enemy wherefore I am of opinion for us to go to the King of Ceitavaca a faithfull Friend to the State where we shall find entertainment and secure protection to go from thence in quest of our Fleet. 12. As soon as Antonio Moniz began to march the Enemy appear'd in Companies charging us with Arrows Darts Stones and other such Weapons with which they Wounded some of our men and made account by this importune way of Fighting to Destroy us without danger The Enemy appear'd to have a Body of eight thousand men Commanded by their Officers by them call'd Modeliares expert in that wild way of charging and retiring
the extreams of grief beginning a more secure content That very Evening as he was in a Chappel instructing the people he so particularly related the passages of the Battail as if acquainted with the success from the Author of the Victory we believe the glorious Saint was the Intercessour and Oracle of this happiness whose presaging Soul had by diverse other Divine revelations a fore-sight into hidden secrets Malaca afterward enjoy'd an honoâ—rable Peace secur'd by the Victory we have related but the Governour in Goa with his Arms reaking in the Blood of one Battail was summon'd to an other 31. Martim Affonso de Sousa as we have said before left things betwixt Hidalcaon and the State dispos'd for an open Enmity in which Dom Iohn de Castro could not refuse satisfaction without a Warr or give it with his reputation Upon the Moors retiring the Territories of Bardez and Salsete were under our Obedience and the fruits of Husbandry grew under the protection of our Arms. Hidalcaon seeing the Land before his face and that likewise the Injury was continued in a Retention by him counted unjust did every day by Arms mind us of his Title alarm'd also by Meale's being in Goa a Poyson which seis'd on the heart of the Kingdome and considering his stoll'n and suddain Inroads more provok't then weakned the State and that by keeping from us Provisions he impoverish't his Subjects and inrich't his Neighbours from whose Ports we were furnish't He consulted how to set upon us in open Warr in which he would venture his Kingdome and Person leaving the fortune of a Battail to decide the justice of his or our Arms and being grown Rich by Peace and Tyranny the expence of that Warr he was to make at his own Doors was easie He immediately sent eight thousand Souldiers to get possession of the Land in dispute whilst more Forces were raising to maintain what they recovered 32. The Governour on the first advice of the Inroad sent Dom Diogo de Almeyda Freire with nine hundred Portuguese some paid Canarins and a Troop of Horse to go meet the Enemy staying himself in Pangim to come with the rest of the Forces to his Relief if Hidalcaon came in Person a report cast out by the Moors which they would have perswaded us or were perswaded of themselves Dom Diogo de Almeyda departed with those men and made a Halt at the Fortress of Rachol before which he had some light Scarmishes with the Enemy who would not engage or accept the Battail we offer'd knowing perhaps we could not endure a long Warr for want of Provisions and inconvenience of the ground which was Marish and out into Rivulets where we could not Lodge dry or make use of our Cavallry in all places of the Campannia in some for the wet which hindered our passage in others for the unevenness which were disadvantages more easily Conquer'd by the Moors who being Natives of the place better knew the passes and from their Birth were us'd to the difficulty of treading the Boggs with nimbleness and agility besides being of the Country were more plentifully provided Dom Diogo seeing at last 't was at the Enemies choice to Fight or Retire and that he wanted Provisions advis'd the Governour who sent him Orders to retire with his men into the Fortress of Rachol whilst what was to be done was resolv'd 33. The Governour return'd from Pangim to Goa where he put to Council the State of things and his desires of quelling Hidalcaon with a sharper Warr to avoid the troublesomeness of so repeated Inroads so to have his hands at Liberty to attend other business which he could not do leaving so importune a Neighbour arm'd and unpunish't yet all were of opinion to diferr the Warr till a fitter opportunity which would be the next Summer when our men might Encamp on dry ground and with more force Recruited with the Souldiers from the Kingdome expected by the next Ships the design of Action not being haste but Victory 34. The Governour though warlick and impatient subjected his will to his understanding expecting a time to call Hidalcaon to a more severe account for his insulting which being agreed on he ordered Dom Diogo de Almeyda Freire to retire with his men leaving a sufficient Garrison in the Fortress of Rachol so to bridle the courses of the Enemy The Governour indefatigable in the exercise of Arms being without a real Waâ—r past his time with the Representation of one He every day went in the Field where he commanded the Souldiers to throw the Barr fence form Squadrons encouraging some with Rewards others with Praise increasing those Virtues by emulation and exercise making a quiet and politick Government a School of Arms these were the Dances and Comedies where the people Recreated themselves with usefull and warlick pass-time the frequency of these preludes so well Disciplining the Souldiers as no occasion of a real Warr no Accident or Alarm found 'em wanting Passing once through the Street call'd our Lady of Light he saw in a poor House quantity of Arms in a Press kept so clean and bright that their Lustre and Order in which they were dispos'd so much pleas'd him as stopping his Horse he ask't who Liv'd there the Master himself hapned to answer him who was Francisco Goncalvez a Souldier of Fortune The Governour after commending his curiosity and well employing his time commanded thirty Pardaos to be given him to cleanse his Arms though in his Government there was but little time for Arms to gather Rust. 35. 'T was now August and the Governour as foreseeing future exigencies lost no time in providing and fitting the Fleet when Francisco de Moraes Commander of a Vessel arriv'd at the Barr of Goa with Letters from Dom Iohn Mascarenhas advising him that the Sultan of Cambaya had joyn'd all the forces of his Kingdomes and gave it out he intended to lay a second Siege before the Fortress that 't was necessary this Summer to show him our Arms that being employ'd to secure things at home he might forbear his disturbance abroad chiefly if our Fleets took from him the liberty of Sailing and advantage of Commerce he would be brought to see that his Peace with the State was that on which depended his prosperity 36. The Governour assembled the Magistracy of the City to whom he communicated Mascarenhas's Letter desiring their help to quell or reduce this Enemy though this contribution came immediately on the former Loan yet was the Governours proposition so well taken by them all as they offered him Lives and Estates as if the States service had been the Breeding and Inheritance of their Children India had not so happy a time in the other Governments Dom Iohn de Castro desir'd of them ten thousand Pardaos which the people readily furnish't and some rich Citizens Wives sent him a considerable quantity of Jewels with a Letter full of
honourable Complaints for his not accepting and spending them when first offer'd the Ladies of Chaul also though second in example shew'd themselves more splendid in their Offer yet the Governour sparing in the use and expence of so Loyal presents return'd them with a gratefull acceptance paying them for so Liberal and Opportune a Service in the honours conferr'd on their Husbands and Children He advis'd the Inhabitants of Bacaim and Chaul of the Commander of Dio's intimation of the charges of the Fleet and his necessity of their Assistance who so willingly comply'd with the King's occasions as if they took new occasions of danger and expence in payment of former Services 37. As the Governour was busie in â—itting and providing the Fleet he receiv'd News that two Ships from the Kingdome who had Out-sail'd their Conserve were come to an Anchor at the Barr of Goa That year there came from the Kingdome six Ships without any to command the Squadron the Commanders of those which arriv'd were Balthasar Lobo de Sousa and Francisco de Gouvea of the four which were missing Dom Francisco de Lima in the Saint Philip who came with a Commission to be Admiral of Goa Francisco da Cunha in the Zambuco these two departed late in the Year and arriv'd at the Barr the three and twentieth of September The Commander of the other Ship call'd the Burgalese was Bernando Nazer who Wintred in Sacotora and came to Goa the latter end of May. The other was Commanded by Dom Pedro da Sylva da Gama Son to the Lord Admiral design'd for Malaca and by the unskilfulness of the Pilot lost amongst Aâ—goxa Islands yet the men scap't who got to Mocambique and thence Ship't on several Vessels came to India These Ships brought the Governour orders to enlarge the Fortress at Mocambique upon the News of the Rumes coming thither and 't was necessary to secure the Inhabitants and Port which was the chief Scale of our Ships taking from the Enemy the possibility of hindering our Trade with Sofala and Cuama 38. The Governour had three thousand Portuguese Souldiers and some Auxiliaries of Naires from Cochim the greatest Army he ever had in India and considering Hidalcaon taking his opportunity when no Body was left in Goa able to resist him might in his absence molest the State He resolv'd to find him out in the Inland and force him to Fight having for so necessary a Warr his time and strength Limited He acquainted the Magistrates of the City and Heads of the Militia with this resolution who all agreed in the seasonableness of the occasion The Governour more then ordinarily quick in Execution having his men ready divided the Souldiers as the manner of India is into five Squadrons commanded by his Son Dom Alvaro Dom Bernardo and Dom Antonio de Noronha Sons to the Vice-King Dom Garcia de Noronha Manoel de Sousa de Sepulveda and Vasco da Cunha Dom Diogo de Almeyda Freire went also with two hundred Horse and the Inhabitants of Goa to whom joyn'd themselves the Bores of the Country in all one thousand five hundred Francisco de Mello with three hundred Portuguese and some foot of the Natives was Commander of the Fortress of Rachol to whom the Governour sent word to come and joyn him at Margaon 39. At this time came Embassadours to Goa from the King of Canara desiring a League with the State to assist him in disturbing his Borderer Hidalcaon This Kingdome is for the greatness of Empire the most famous of the East for the story of its beginning the most fall'n telling a thousand Apocryphal traditions which flattery makes use of to adore the Prince The Governour gave Audience to the Embassadours with Ceremonies suitable to the King's ambition and the States grandeur and immediately concluded a Friendship on conditions honourable for both Crowns Hidalcaon understanding the Governours resolution retir'd his In-land Garrisons as if avoiding the blow of the first invasion endeavouring to weary out the State with a suddain and incursive Warr to them easie to us intolerable 40. The Governour had intelligence the Moors were got together at Ponda protected there by the Artillery of their Fortress some of the Commanders were not for the Governours following the Enemy who fled this opinion was Countenanc't by the most experienc't Souldiery but Dom Iohn de Castro unwilling to put on his Arms in vain Commanded the marching on sâ—â—ing he would at his own Home chastise Hidalcaon this resolution was agreeable to the Souldiers who believ'd that in the Fortune of the General was much of the Victory The Camp that day march't two Leagues and was in the Evening in sight of the Enemy who with a Body of two thousand men had made an halt on the other side of a River to hinder their passage 41. Dom Alvaro de Castro who Commanded the Vanguard leap't into the River at the same time Wading and Fighting the Enemy charg'd them with their Musquets and Kill'd some of his men yet without hindering or retarding the rest who went forward most of the Commanders in diverse places past the River and gotten over found Dom Alvaro engag'd with the Moors who already were so prest as to give ground for not intending to Fight in the open Field we having Conquer'd the River they gave over opposing us retiring in good order to their Fortress of Ponda The Governour commanded his men to follow 'em which they did that day over Crows-feet which Wounded many when come to Ponda they saw all Hidalcaon's Officers drawn up in a posture to give or accept Battail The Governour keeping the same pace of his March commanded his men to fall on the Moors seem'd in their resolution to distinguish the person of Dom Iohn de Castro and as if yielding to the report of his Name quitted the Field where only his respect got the Victory The Enemy retir'd to the Mountain where the difficulty of the way kept off the persute Dom Alvaro went into the Fortress which he found forsaken many mov'd for the sleighting it but the Governour voting more Haughtily ordered that Refuge should be left for the poor Fugitives 'T was done in scorn yet look't like compassion 42. The Land was once more under our obedience without a firm Peace or continued Warr. Hidalcaan was strong enough to hinder us of the Crop but not enjoy it and now fought more for his Reputation then the advantage of the Campagnia The Governour return'd to Goa where the Fleet was ready to go Northward having no other place to rest in but the Sea or Field and the season calling on Board and success satisfying the Souldiery neither proclamation or diligence was necessary for their Embarking 43. The Governour put to Sea with one hundred and threescore Vessels Commanded by Dom Alvaro de Castro Dom Roque Tello Dom Pedro da Sylva da Gama Dom Iohn de
Abranchez Dom Iorge of ' Eca Dom Bernardo da Sylva Vasco da Cunha Francisco de Lima Francisco da Sylva de Menezes Dom Iorge de Menezes Baroche Manoel de Sousa de Sepulveda Cide de Sousa Duarte Pereira Diogo de Soufa Garcia Rodriguez de Tavora Dom Iohn de Attayde Dom Iohn Lobo Gaspar de Miranda Dom Bras de Almeyda Iorge da Sylva Dom Pedro de Almeyda Pedro de Attayde Inferno Antonio Moniz Barretto Cosme Eanes Secretary Melchior Correa Sebastion Lopez Lobatto Antonio de Sa Alvaro Serraon Dom Antonio de Noronha Diogo Alvarez Tellez Antonio Henriquez Aleixo de Abreu Antonio Diaz Balthasar Diaz Balthasar Lopez da Costa Damiaon de Sausa Manoel de Sa Fernaon de Lima Alonso de Bonifacio Antonio Rebello Antonio Rodriguez Pereira Melchior Cardoso Cosme Fernandez Nuno Fernandez Francisco Marquez Dâ—arte Diaz Diogo Goncalvez Francisco Alvarez Francisco Varella Luis de Almeyda Francisco de Britto Goncalo Gomez Gregorio de Vasconcellos Gomez Vidal Captain of the Governours Life-guard Antonio Pessoa Purveyor of the Navies Provision Goncalo Falcaon Goncalo de Valladarez Galaor de Barros Gaspar Pirez Iohn Fernandez de Vasconcellos Fernand ' Alvarez Iohn Soarez Ignacio Coutinho Ioaon Cardoso Ioaon Nunez Homem Ioaon Lopez Lopo de Faria Manoel Pinto Lopo Soarez Manoel Pinheiro Lopo Fernandez Manoel Affonso Marcos Fernandez Nuno Goncalvez de Leaon Pero de Caceres Pero de Moura Ruy Pirez Pero Affonso Pero Preto Luis Lobatto Simaon de Areda Francisco de Cunha Simaon Bernardez Thome Branco chief Pilot of the Coast Coge Percoli Interpreter the Ships also which came from Cochim were Commanded by our men there were in this Conserve some Ships of particulars who out of kindness to the Governour freely serv'd the State 44. The Governour with all the Fleet came to an Anchor at Bacaim whence he sent some Spies to Cambaya to observe the Enemies force and design whose strength was in all those Ports talk't of with fear and amasement and the Guzarats out of pride or credulity gave it out the Sultan might at that time bring the State under his Lash here the Governour had intelligence that Caracem Son-in-law to Coge-Sofar on presumption of the Neighbourhood of the Army was with a small Garrison in the Fortress of Surat Dom Iohn de Castro desiring to set on some of those places which took shelter under the Enemy sent his Son Dom Alvaro with sixty Sail to go up the River of Surat and to employ some Person of trust to observe the state of the Fortress or get intelligence with what Provisions or Garrison Caracem was there and if he thought he could by Scaling take the Fortress immediately to give an assault for by the print of his footsteps he would come to his Relief 45. Dom Alvaro arriv'd with his Fleet at the first Road lying in the mouth of the River and presently sent off Dom Iorge de Menezes Baroche with six Fly-boats to survey the Fortress Dom Iorge went up the River Rowing softly till coming in sight of the Fortress they Shot at him those in the Boats either out of fear or caution immediately went about though Dom Iorge hal'd 'em to stay Here was the greatest danger where none was apprehended for from a Colony of the Abessines which lies upon the River came repeated Shot which Dom Iorge observing went on Shore and entring the Village gain'd the Guns of the Redouts with so great courage and presence of mind as to carry 'em on Board maugre the resistance of those who came to the rescue this security heightned the opinion of our strength the Enemy perhaps measuring our force by our daring 46. Dom Alvaro having sent Dom Iorge before with the Fly-boats sent after him two more Commanded by Francisco da Sylva de Menezes and Iohn Fernandez de Vasconcellos who desiring some intelligence from the Shore came to Anchor at a Road a little short of the Colony of the Abessines whence they sent off some Mariners to water who getting on Shore walk't about a Canon-shot Caracem at the report of the Guns which as we now said were Shot from the Abessines Colony sent five hundred Turks to their Relief who found the Posts lost and the Guns on Board and Marching on were discovered by the Mariners who were getting water and gave the Alarm to Francisco da Sylva that the Enemy appear'd Francisco da Sylva seconded by Iohn Fernandez de Vasconcellos went to their Relief and forming a close Body invested the Turks and Routed 'em some remaining Dead on the place by the Shot of our Musquetteers Dom Iorge in his return seeing the Boats at an Anchor and our men Fighting on shore turn'd his Ships head to the Land and came seasonably to charge the Enemy who retir'd flying leaving some of their Companions dead on the place This Victory cost us one Souldier 47. Our men got on Board and in Company of Dom Iorge went toward the Fleet who reporting his success and observations to Dom Alvaro 't was thought by the Officers the atchievement was not seasonable the Fleet being discovered and the Coast alarm'd only Dom Iorge obstinately insisted that they ought to fall upon the Fortress his height of mind being the best argument but the contrary opinion was so strongly urg'd that the most happy success could not have been faultless 48. While Dom Alvaro was in the River of Surat the Governour at Bacaim dispatch't diverse affairs and being Facetious as well as Valiant gave out He was going to surprise the Sultan in Amadabat where in sight of the Turks who guarded him he would roast him Alive and this report being by so great Victories credited 't was current amongst these timerous and credulous Moors The Governour to advance their fear or his own gallantry bespoke some great Spits as one who in the interval of more weighty business delighted in Witty diversion The Souldiers of those times us'd to wear at their Girdles little bright Axes which serv'd to cut the Rigging and Tackling of their Prizes as also to break open Chests and Bundels this was the true use the first a pretence The Governour not liking Arms design'd for so mean service and seeing by chance Fausto Serraon de Calvos a spruce Souldier pass by with an Ax told him that only a Sword became men of honour Sir answer'd the Souldier without this Ax your honours Spits will be of little use because we shall not be able to Roast the King of Cambaya whole 49. The Governour went to joyn his Son at the Barr of Surat where he had intelligence the Fortress was Reliev'd from thence with all his Fleet together he went to Baroche from that Port dispatch't Francisco de Sequeins Commander of the Naires of Cochim to sound the River and see what was to be done informing himself by his sight of the conditions of the Fortress This Captain went up the River till he came in sight of
the Sultan's Army which or'e-spread a very large Plain the report was he had brought into the Field two hundred thousand Souldiers the truth is the multitudes were so great as to cover that and the adjacent Campagnia He reported what he had seen to the Governour who heightned to see himself so fear'd would for the credit of his own Fame face the Enemy He gave orders for the weighing of the Fleet and Sail'd up till he cast Anchor in sight of an Army whose numbers drunk up Rivers and going on Shore laid out his ground and presented Battail to the Sultan So stout an Action as amongst the most memorable of the World ought not to be the second The Sultan neither accepted or deny'd Fighting but expected to be fall'n on as well as found out he saw the Governour but would not see his Sword Dom Iohn de Castro hunting after new glory in extraordinary Actions assembled the Officers and Gentlemen of name to whom he spoke to this purpose 50. We have before us the greatest King of Asia and greatest Army Fortune is seeking out occasions to make us glorious that after this Victory we may lay up our Arms in the obedience of the East I allow the great inequality betwixt the Armies but we count not our Troops by number but gallantry Those are the same we so lately beat at Dio we need not give 'em new Wounds only make the Incision greater of those which are yet open their numbers heighten their fear seeing all ways of saving themselves Obstructed if but yesterday when they held us Besieg'd they left us the Field how will they stand in our way when Victorious They who have lost their own honour are but ill maintainers of their Kings our strength is greater then the Enemies on our side fight Fame and Victory I believe there 's none here who would part with his share of this days glory 51. The Gentlemen and Souldiers disswaded the Governour from so hazardous an attempt for in so disproportionable Forces the very Victory was blame-worthy that great men trusted more to Reason then Fortune that he should look to his preservation having an over-plus of Fame that 't was enough to have Landed and on his own ground bid the Sultan Battail The Governour suffered himself to be overcome by those Reasons more apprehending the fault then danger Dom Iorge desir'd five hundred Musquetteers with them to Skirmish with the Enemy but as they had put by Castro's full Blow for the Battail he seem'd unwilling to give the Sultan so sleight a Wound He staid three hours in the Field without the Enemies moving then re-imbark't his Souldiers so unscar'd and full of security as if in one of the States Ports the most glorious Action we ever perform'd without Blood 52. The Governour from Baroche crost over to Dio and sent some Ships into the Bay of Cambaya to destroy those places on the Coast our Sword had pardoned these spoil'd the Gardens and Groves of Plam-trees Planted for the Inhabitants maintenance and recreation burnt store of Ships pull'd down Stately buildings whose destruction and memory is yet preserv'd in their waste Ruins 53. The Governour recovered Dio where the Commander in chief came to receive him at the Sea-side and the Natives of the Island made Holy-day as proud to be under the subjection of so Valiant an Enemy Dom Iohn Mascarenhas put him in mind of the leave he had obtain'd to go for the Kingdome which the Governour was unwilling to grant nor could deny some Gentlemen had refus'd the Government of the place fearing as appear'd not to have the same opportunities as their Predecessours Lewis Falcaon who came from being Governour in Ormus came then into Port before him had come to the Governour some complaints of his Carriage tolerable because not discrediting the Courage and Justice of his Government The Governour in private acquainted him with the accusations laid to his charge by his Enemies which as a Friend he was willing to forget could not as a Magistrate that he might by new Services silence all former miscarriages remaining in that Fortress which had so on it the Eyes of his Majesty and the whole World Lewis Falcaon accepted it thanking the Governour for so honourable Correction offering besides to spend in the place what he had got in Ormus or possest in the Kingdome Dom Iohn de Castro with signal favours commended and provok't this Gallantry 54. Upon concluding the business of Dio the Governour set Sail directly for Bacaim going in sight of the Coast of Por and Mangalor where he Burnt the Cities of Pate and Patane the Inhabitants to avoid the Lash sav'd their Lives and part of their Estates in the Mountain wanting Courage or Conduct to defend themselves or Dye in their Houses one hundred and fourscore Vessels which lay in several Ports were Burnt by his Order the poor owners with unprofitable tears looking on The crys and groans were heard at a distance and despis'd by Anger and Victory The Governour gave order to spare some Old men and Children who could not save themselves Compassion importune to the Souldiery pleasing to Humaâ—ity the Booty was given up to the Fire the Prize not being so notable as the desolation many other places on that Coast of no name were Destroy'd this Siege of Dio being more famous for Vengeance then Victory 55. The Governour went from hence to Bacaim resolving to spend the rest of that Summer in the Warr of Cambaya thence he sent some Spies to observe the March of the Enemy who inform'd him that in the Court at Amadebat there was not a Family without tears and that the Sultan by a severe Decree had forbid the mentioning the Siege and Battail of Dio as if Laws could command grief and memory The Governour heard by the same Envoys that the Fortresses of Surat and Baroche were quitted at the sight of Dom Alvaro 's Fleet and that he might by Scale have taken them had he not been hindered by the disswasions of his Officers which Dom Iohn de Castro took so to heart as if 't were necessary to divine opportunities and his temper burst forth into words which accus'd the Commanders of the Fleet of neglect and remisness 56. The Governour employ'd the short Leisure he had at Bacaim in writing for the Kingdome making so honourable mention to the King of those who had serv'd him as amongst so many eminent Virtues this zeal or gratitude seem'd to be singular and the Souldiers thereby improv'd in Courage having security that their General would not be wanting in his Zeal or Rewards 57. Hidalcaon considering that the States strength was though Triumphant broken with so many Victories came in again to get possession of the In-land with an Army of twenty thousand Foot under the Command of Casa Batecaon a stout Turk born in Dalmatia experienc't in the Languages and Discipline
of Europe He without any opposition subjected the Country forcing some few of our Souldiers to retreat to the Fortress of Rachol who advis'd Goa of the strength of the Enemy 58. Upon this advice Dom Diogo de Almeyda by Counsel of the Bishop then Governour and of some Gentlemen and Souldiers resolv'd to dislodge the Moors with the standing Militia before they Encamp't themselves and increasing in strength and boldness fac't the Walls of Goa the Metrâ—politan City The men who were to go with him being appointed and ready to March the Magistracy and Government of this City came expostulating and protesting against their going that the Head of the State was not to be ventured on so disproportionable Forces that the Governour was at Bacaim with a Fleet full of Victorious Souldiers able to chastise the Enemy against whom he would bring as a second Army his Fame and Fortune 59. The dispute continued so hot betwixt the Souldiers and Citizens as to come near Sedition and Mutiny these standing for the preservation of the City the other on the reputation of our Armies the difference was at last decided and compos'd that the Governour being so near should be acquainted with the business who understanding the Civil Government intermedled in ordering the Warr chid sharply their animosity allow'd and confirm'd Almeyda's resolution of finding out the Enemy sending him orders to stay with his men at Pangim where he would in few days joyn him 60. Dom Iohn de Castro had scarce laid down his Pen with which he writ for the Kingdome when he again took in hand his Sword the same day he receiv'd the advice he commanded a great Gun to be Shot off to warn the Fleet to be in readiness to weigh and the next set Sail with the whole Armado and Coasting went in sight of the City Dabul famous for the marks our Arms had before left there and now the chief Scale of Hidalcaon's Ports at a distance were seen a great many Gardens Orchards and proud Buildings which shew'd the Luxury and Grandeur of the Inhabitants the City contains about four thousand Families hath two Forts and some Redouts which defend the entrance into the Harbour and though the Action requir'd much Deliberation the Governour resolv'd on the undertaking 61. The Fleet that Evening went Coasting in sight of the City observing its Anchorage and Defence the next Morning by break of day the Governour commanded his Son Dom Alvaro with two thousand men to go into Boats and get on Shore he being one of the first who amongst many repeated Shot got footing here was the Enemies resistance in hindering or retarding our passage the Battail was for some time without inclining the place and cause heightning their Bravery in Fighting the Crys of Women and Children in their Ears made them receive Wounds without pain or fear the Dead who fell were not an example for their Fear but Vengeance The Blood ran down on both sides and the resoluteness of both parties made the success Contingent when the Governour with the rest of his men came in and charg'd the Enemy so home as he began to abate in his Defence they were by degrees giving ground till by a declar'd flying they left us the Victory The Governour mingled with the Moors entred the City where many Dy'd in sight of their Wives they could neither forsake nor defend The slaughter was succeeded by Covetousness the Booty was not inferiour to the Victory the Vessels of the Fleet could scarce take in the pillage The City in a few hours was Consum'd by a Lamentable fire its deplorable Ruins once more preserving the memory of this and a former Destruction We lost in this Action five Souldiers the Enemy two hundred the number of the Wounded was greater 62. The Governour leaving the City in Flames re-imbark'd and steer'd for Agacaim where he expected Dom Diogo de Almeyda with one hundred and fifty Horse and the standing Militia and with store of Barks to pass the men the Governour staid here one day to inform himself of the Enemies force and design and on the next the Apostle Saint Thomas's Eve resolv'd to fall on the Moors and in the Battail invoke the name of the Saint not to deprive him of the honour of the Protection of India purchas'd by his Preaching and shedding his Blood on the Cross of his Martyrdome 63. The Enemy was quartered at a Town call'd Morgaon not farr from Agacaim the Governour having notice of it form'd his men into two Battallions he gave the first to his Son Dom Alvaro de Castro the Companion of his Victories with him were the Naires of Cochim and Citizens of Goa the second which he kept for himself was made up of all the Gentlemen and Souldiers of the Fleet who in their Wings had the City-horse in this order did he March sending some Horse before to discover the Camp 64. The Moors were spread without Order or Discipline as men who neither fear'd nor expected an Enemy some of their Souldiers who went up and down the Camp spy'd our Colours and by their sight or intelligence knowing the Governour look't out for 'em went in a fright to advise Cala Batecaon aggravating our strength which their fear and the distance made greater The Turk alarm'd at the approach of so Victorious Arms was not Master of more consideration then by his Flight to be an example to his men they left in their quarters Tents Provision and Baggage and what meat was for Supper then almost ready for the difficulty of our March a most necessary and pleasant Booty The Governour by this Flight began to be in possession of the Land and Victory 65. The Moors went over a deep River only to be past by some Loggs of Wood laid across instead of a Bridge which the Enemy to hinder our persute cut in pieces yet in so much haste as the Earth which fell down left open a passage not without difficulty though without danger Dom Alvaro in this place set upon passing the River beginning to wade by few at a time as the straightness of the ground permitted 66. The Enemy was not so out of himself as to lose the occasion of Fighting on so eminent advantages He turn'd with his men to the River shewing us that so cautious fear was Stratagem The Moors charg'd our men as they were passing and so were timorous few and disordered The Governour with his Voice command and presence encourag'd them to go over but fear o'recame their Obedience the first turn'd back not without loss of Blood and with worse marks then their Wounds At this time the Governour 's impatience attempted the River in different places Dom Diogo de Almeyda waded it with a Troop of Horse finding where he went better Foording and Fortune for he fell in with the Moors General who was on Horse-back ordering and encouraging his men whom he set upon with
ceremonies protesting they would hold out the City as a Member of the State to which they were by obedience Vassals by affection Children but Dom Payo so carry'd himself as to forfeit the reputation of our Arms in the East in favour to so great a Family we will omit the particulars of the Story though by an other Pen written with more Liberty in ordinary History 80. The Citizens of Adem though ill protected by Dom Payo lost not their devotion to the State holding out the City with only the name of Portugal in their mouths and either not having or not desiring other protection resolv'd to send one of the Blood-Royal to the Governour to advise him of their condition on whose extremities he might raise a new Name by not sleighting the glory of helping the afflicted that the Prince of Adem would receive Laws and his Crown from the State to whom he would turn Feudatary with a gratefull and honourable Tribute 81. Dom Iohn de Castro was over-joy'd to hear the report of his Name and Victories reach't the Ears of Princes so remote heightning not only their Reverence but Subjection the message gave extraordinary content to Goa seeing their Governours fortune bring the State the felicity of the first discovery of India since where other Arms were scarce heard of his were Obey'd 82. The Governour gave the expedition to his Son Dom Alvaro who had so well deserv'd in all he undertook as it look't not like the election of a Father but of a publick Minister diverse old Cavalliers desir'd to accompany him whom the Governour by a modest decree took off commanding their stay in Goa because he should want 'em for more important business yet such was their eagerness on the expedition as they look't on the decree as a common grievance the fault of those times seem'd to be the ambition of dangers the Governour satisfy'd 'em and was content to see such Emulation begot under his Discipline He presently gave order for the Equipping and Victualling thirty Galleys and made Commanders of 'em Dom Antonio de Noronha Son of the Vice-King Dom Garcia Antonio Moniz Barretto who went Governour of the Fortress to be made in Adem Doâ— Pedro d' Eca Dom Fernando Coutinho Pero de Attayde Inferno Dom Ioan de Attayde Alvaro Paez de Sottomajor Fernaon Perez de Andrade Pero Lopez de Sousa Ruy Diaz Pereira Pero Botelho Porca Brother to Diogo Botelho one of the Infante Lewis's Family Alvaro Serraon Luis Homem Melchior Botelho Over-seer of the Revenue Gomez da Sylva Antonio da Veiga Luis Alvarez de Sousa Ioaon Rodriguez Correa Diogo Correa who came with the Embassadour of Adem Diogo Banho Pero Preto Alvaro da Gama and others 83. But few days before the Fleet weigh'd came to Goa an Embassadour from the King of Caxem from whom his Neighbours the Fartaques had usurp't a considerable part of his Kingdome He reigning on the Southern Shore of Arabia and knowing Adem was to be reliev'd by our Armado concluding that with the same Fleet we might restore him writ to the Governour that the Restitution of Caxem would not be less Laudable in the World then the defence of Adem Represented what secure entertainment our Fleet had found in his Ports reckon'd up those which at several times had Anchor'd there on which he was suspitious to the Turk offer'd also besides his Loyalty a reasonable Tribute The Governour considering that by those succours our Arms came into repute and got friends to the State ordered the same Fleet should countenance Caxem the atchieving both the one and other design being but the same Voyage and expence and because the Siege of Adem stood in need of speedy supplies the Governour fore-seeing the main Body of the Fleet would arrive too late and so frustrate the aim and design sent away Dom Iohn de Attayde with four Vessels to make his way into Adem and hold out the Siege till Alvaro's arrival Dom Iohn de Attayde set Sail the fresh North-west Winds endammag'd one of the Ships which arriv'd shattered the rest persu'd their Voyage 84. The Besiegers and Besieg'd in the mean time fought resolutely in Adem drawing Blood on both sides The weight of the Warr light upon some Portuguese of Payo's Fleet who shew'd from a mean Origine glorious Courage so engag'd in the resistance as if they had defended their own Country not a strangers Dominion these suffis'd to retard for many days the Turks Victory and being Souldiers of Fortune our Chronicles in ungratefull silence obscure their Names as if Virtue of necessity were to have noble Progenitors and these were for their own Actions less honourable then others for other men's I believe the great Ones have with injuring Nature set up new Laws not making only Estates but Deserts hereditary 85. Things in Adem being as we have said in that Contingency there appear'd a Fleet of Turks of nine Galleys Royal and some small Vessels which fac't the City and coming to Anchor out of the Bay got to Shore where they Pitch't their Tents and Fortify'd their Encamping advising the Bashaw to joyn 'em with his Army The Arabs on sight of so great numbers come against 'em came remissly to the Defence some Pusillanimous others out of Heart thought the Courage and Strength of the Enemy insuperable and at private meetings blam'd the King's amâ—ition of dilating his Crown with the Blood of his innocent Subjects not content with the fortune of his Predecessours but the Portuguese amongst 'em observing the brightest Fame work't out of difficulties forc't on the Arabs convincing the Resistance to be necessary and possible offering themselves afresh to be the voluntary Companions of their Fortune enough to put new Courage in 'em upon which they vow'd to Dye in their defence not so much out of Obligation as Example 86. The Turks Besieg'd the City by raising two Batteries with pieces on 'em of an extravagant bigness two amongst the rest by them call'd Quartaos carry'd a Bullet of four Palmes circumference which made more Ruins then Breaches in the Walls and from the danger taught the Besieged discipline who made their Retrenchments and Traverses within by which they entertain'd and blunted their assaults and made the Turk's Victory doubtfull and costly But Dom Payo de Noronha carry'd away by some resolute fatality depriv'd the Arabs of the Victory ours of the Honour sending private Orders to all the Portuguese to come and joyn him thus forsaking the defence of a Prince a Friend and Feudatory not complying with the obligation of either his Birth oâ— Office Most of the Portuguese obey'd only Manoel Pereira and Francisco Vieira two Souldiers of Fortune said the City was the Kings of Portugal and they would lose their Lives in the defence it appears the Warrs of those times seem'd to require first Courage then Discipline these two held out the City till the last day and gain'd more repute
Commanders lib. 4. num 46. pag. 230. He enters Dabul and takes the City lib. 4. num 61. pag. 236. He sets upon the Enemy in Morgaon lib. 4. num 63. pag. 237. They fly and he persueth lib. 4. num 67. pag. 239. He destroys an other City call'd Dabul lib. 4. num 70. pag. 240. Goes with relief to Adem lib. 4. num 82. pag. 240. The Fleet he carries 247. The success of the Voyage lib. 4. num 89. pag. 250. Calls a Council and what is resolv'd pag. 251. Falls upon Xael lib. 4. num 90. ibid. Gets the Fortress and return to Goa lib. 4. num 92. pag. 252. The praise of Dom Alvaro de Castro lib. 4. num 110. pag. 272. Dom Antonio de Attayde Goes from Bacaim lib. 3. num 139. pag. 138. Arrives at Goa lib. 2. num 143. pag. 141. Antonio do Casal In the Battail of Dio encourageth the Souldiers by holding up a Crucifix lib. 3. num 22. pag. 185. Antonio Correa Sallies out of the Fortress of Dio to take some of the Enemies lib. 2. num 150. pag. 145. Sets upon 12. Moors who take him Prisoner ibid. Is carried before Rumecaon lib. 2. num 151. pag. 146. Who perswades him to change his Religion ibid. The affronts they put upon him lib. 2. num 152. pag. 146. He is beheaded for his Religion ib. p. 147. The Moors in scorn and derision shew our men his Head ibid. Our Souldiers set up the Head of a Moor to confront Antonio Correa's lib. 2. num 153. pag. 147. Antonio Moniz Barretto Is content to go with a Carvel of Provisions to Dio lib. 2. num 92. pag. 110. Arrives at Bacaim lib. 2. num 123. pag. 127. His Courage in saving the Carvel pag. 128. Goes for Dio ibid. The difficulties of the Voyage lib. 2. num 124. pag. 129. Arrives at the Fortress ibid. The brave Iealousie betwixt him and Garcia Rodriguez de Tavora ibid. His Valour on several occasions lib. 2. n. 130. 134. 167. 169. p. 133. 135. 155. 158. Is incited by a Souldier whom he got releas'd from the Service and brought with him for Portugall lib. 2. num 148. pag. 144. Goes to look out for the Ships of Cambaya and takes some of them lib. 3. num 35. pag. 197. Goes to Candea to further the Conversion of that King lib. 4. num 4. pag. 205. His Voyage lib. 4. num 10. pag. 209. Arrives at Candea and finds things chang'd ibid. Endeavours to return lib. 4. num 17. pag. 210. Is fall'n upon by the Enemies lib. 4. num 13. ibid. The difficulties of his March lib. 4. num 13. pag. 211. His prudence in moderating the Souldiers lib. 4. num 14. ibid. His bravery in Fighting lib. 4. num 15. pag. 212. He retreats ibid. Upon a Letter from the King of Candea would return lib. 4. num 17. pag. 213. The Souldiers are against it ibid. He gets to his Fleet ibid. Returns to Dio with the Governour lib. 4. num 43. pag. 228. Goes to Adem with Dom Alvaro to be Commander of the Fortress to be Built there lib. 4. num 82. pag. 247. His Courage at Xael lib. 4. num 91. pag. 252. Dom Antonio de Noronha Son to the Vice-Roy Dom Garcia Ships himself for Dio with 60. Souldiers at his own charge lib. 3. num 4. pag. 169. Takes some of the Mecca Fleet lib. 4. num 71. pag. 241. Goes to Adem with Dom Alvaro lib. 4. num 82. pag. 247. His Valour at Xael lib. 4. num 91. pag. 252. Antonio Pecanha Commander of Saint Georges work in Dio lib. 2. num 32. pag. 78. His Courage in Fighting lib. 2. num 73. pag. 100. Is one of the five Souldiers who stoutly resist the Enemy lib. 2. num 119. pag. 124. Antote A City destroy'd by Dom Manoel de Lima lib. 3. num 7. pag. 174. Athanasio Freire Going for Dio run on Shore hard by Surat and was carried before Sultan Mahamud lib. 2. num 156. pag. 148. Azedecaon One of Hidalcaon 's Commanders lib. 1. num 53. pag. 32. Routed by the Governour Dom John de Castro lib. 1. num 55. pag. 33. B. Balsora IN Arabia the Happy its description lib. 3. num 36. pag. 197. The Turks fortifie themselves in it pag. 198. Barba-Rosla A famous Pirat lib. 1. num 9. pag. 3. Perswades the Turk to make Warr upon Christendome lib. 1. num 23. pag. 11. Comes with a Fleet towards the Streights lib. 1. num 28. pag. 15. Seeing Dom John de Castro 's resolution alters his course lib. 1. num 29. pag. 16. Baroche It s situation and strength lib. 4. num 5. pag. 206. The Trade of the Inhabitants ibid. Madre Maluco Lord of it ibid. Dom Iorge de Menezes enters it and sets it on fire lib. 4. num 6. ibid. Madre Maluco comes too late to its help lib. 4. num 7. pag. 207. Dom Alvaro coming in sight of it the Fortress is quitted lib. 4. num 55. pag. 234. Bastion The great Ruins of Saint James 's Bastion lib. 2. num 54. pag. 89. Coge-Sofar raiseth a great Work before Saint Thomas 's which doth much Dammage it lib. 2. num 56. pag. 90. Juzarcaon falls upon Saint Johns lib. 2. num 67. pag. 90. And Rumecaon upon Saint Thomas 's lib. 2. num 68. pag. 96. The Turks enter the Work lib. 2. num 75. pag. 101. 'T is reported to be taken lib. 2. num 76. pag. 101. The Enemy makes a Bastion over against Saint James 's lib. 2. num 93. pag. 111. Our men throw it down lib. 2. num 94. pag. 111. The Turks get upon Saint Thomas 's lib. 2. num 102. pag. 116. The Enemy falls upon Saint James 's lib. 2. num 128. pag. 132. And upon Saint John 's and retires lib. 2. num 135. pag. 136. The Enemy plants three Colours on St. James 's lib. 2. num 137. pag. 137. Here they fought Couragiously lib. 2. num 141. pag. 140. Saint Thomas 's work fallen upon lib. 2. num 147. pag. 143. The success in Saint James 's lib. 2. num 138. pag. 138. Beard The Governour pawns some hairs of his Beard to the City of Goa for the Building up again the Fortress of Dio lib. 3. num 29. pag. 189. The Citizens of Goa return them lib. 3. num 30. pag. 192. Where and how they are preserv'd to this day ibid. Bento Barbosa One of the five Souldiers who stoutly resisted the Enemies in Dio lib. 2. num 119. pag. 124. Bernardim de Sousa Commander of the Molucos lib. 2. num 28. pag. 215. He carries with him Cachil Aeyro ibid. They arrive at Ternate lib. 4. num 12. ibid. Bertholomew Correa One of the five Souldiers who Couragiously kept off the Enemy in Dio lib. 2 num 119. pag. 124. C. Cachil Aeyro THe Governour invests him in the Crown of Maluco lib. 2. num 12. pag. 65. Goes a Prisoner to Goa by order from Jordaon de Freitas lib. 4. num 20. pag. 215. The Governour absolves him ibid.
to the Enemy lib. 2. num 179. pag. 167. The unfortunate Gallantry of three Portuguese Souldiers lib. 3. num 15. pag. 181. The Victory lib. 3. num 25. pag. 187. The number of the Enemies loss lib. 3. num 27. pag. 188. The Booty and Plunder of the Castle lib. 3. num 28. ibid. A Canon brought from Dio and put into Saint Gilians ibid. The number of the Deâ—d pag. 189. The Governour re-builds the Fortress lib. 3. n. 29. ibid. n. 31. p. 194. Dom John Mascarenhas leaves the place and the Governour entrusts it with Lewis Falcaon lib. 4. num 53. pag. 233. Don Diogo de Almeyda Freire Commander in Chief in Goa lib. 2. num 180. pag. 162. Is against the Governours resolution of going to Dio ibid. He remains in the Government in his absence lib. 3. num 1. pag. 167. Visits him at Sea when he returns lib. 3. num 39. pag. 199. Is sent by the Governour against 〈…〉 lib. 4. n. 19. p. 214. n. 32. p. 222. Comes to the Fortress â—f Rachal ibid. Where he retires his men ibid. Goes out against Hidalcaon lib. 4. num 38. pag. 226. Destres to do so upon an other occasion lib. 4. num 58. pag. 235. The City hinders him ibid. He adviseth the Governour lib. 4. num 59. pag. 236. Who stays for him at Agacaim lib. 4. num 62. pag. 237. He kills the Enemies General lib. 4. num 36. pag. 239. He continueth in the Country Salsete with some Horse lib. 4. num 69. pag. 240. The Vice-Roy resigns the Government of the State to him and the Bishop lib. 4. num 101. pag. 263. Diogo de Anaya A famous Action of his in getting intelligence from the Enemy lib. 2. n. 52. p. 81. Diogo de Reynoso The Governour recommends his Son Dom Fernando to him lib. 2. num 30. pag. 77. He helps in Saint Thomas's work lib. 2. num 100. pag. 119. His too great Courage is the occasion of the loss of a great many men in the Ruine lib. 2. num 115. pag. 122. Diogo Soarez de Mello Being in Patane is sent for by Simaon de Mello to come to Melaca lib. 4. n. 43. p. 216. Whether he goes lib. 4. num 24. pag. 351. He goes out with Don Francisco d' Eca against the King of Achem lib. 4. num 25. pag. 217. He pacifiâ—th the mutiny of the Souldiers lib. 4. num 26. pag. 218. He makes the Enemies Admiral Galley yield lib. 4. num 27. pag. 219. St. Dominicks de Bemfica A 〈◊〉 near Lisbone lib. 4. num 105. pag. 265. The Bishop 〈◊〉 General Builds a rich Chapel there lib. 4. num 106. pag. 266. 〈…〉 And Dom Alvaro de Castro 's lib. 4. num 108. pag. 268. Dom Duarte de Menezes Governour of Tangier lib. 1. n. 3. p. 2. Knights Dom John de Castro lib. 1. num 5. ibid. Informs the King of his deserts ibid. Goes from Bacaim lib. 2. n. 139. p. 138. Arrives at Dio. lib. 2. n. 140. p. 139. His Valour in the Fight lib. 2. num 169. pag. 155. A Duel between Dom John Manoel and John Falcaon and how stoutly they behaved themselves against the Enemy lib. 3. num 16. pag. 182. Dom Estavaon da Gama Succeeds Dom Garcia de Noronha in the Goment of India lib. 1. num 18. pag. 8. Goes to the Red-Sea lib. 1. n. 19. p. 9. Knights Dom Alvaro de Castro lib. 1. num 20. pag. 10. F. Fausto Serraon de Calvos THe witty answer he gives to the Governour lib. 4. num 48. pag. 231. Fernaon Carvallo Sends to get Intelligence by order from the Commander of Dio lib. 2. n. 50. p. 87. Adviseth the Governour what he saw amongst the Enemies lib. 2. num 7. pag. 99. Dom Fernando de Castro Goes to India with the Governour his Father lib. 1. num 35. pag. 19. Goes with Relief to Dio lib. 2. num 30. pag. 76. Arrives at the Fortress lib. â— num 40. pag. 83. His Reception by the Commander lib. 2. num 41. ibid. He askes him leave to Sally out against the 〈◊〉 Enemy which he denies him lib. 2. num 46. pag. 86. His Câ—â—â—age lib. 2. num 98. pag. 1â—4 〈◊〉 sick he goes to help in Saint Thomas's work lib. 2. num 11â— pag. 1â—â— He dies in the Blowing up of a mine with other Gentlemen lib. 2. n. 125. p. 122. Where his Body is laid lib. 2. num 120. pag. 125. The Governour commands his Bones to be taken up to pawn them to the City of Goa but in vain lib. 3. num 29. pag. 189. Fernaon Perez Is the first who scales Xael against the Fartaques lib. 4. num 90. pag. 252. Fernaon de Sousa Is sent by the Governour to Maluco lib. 2. num 14. pag. 66. Answers the Letters of de Ruy Lopez de Villalobos Commander of the Castillians lib. 2. n. 15. p. 67. n. 17. p. 68 Goes in Person to parley with him lib. 2. ib. Their agreement ibid. His behaviour upon the Castillian's breaking his word lib. 2. num 20. pag. 69. Dom Francisdo d' Eca Goes from Malaca against the King of Achem. Commanded by Simaon de Mello lib. 4. num 25. pag. 217. Hears where he is and hath a mind to follow him lib. 4. num 26. pag. 218. The Souldiers mutiny ibid. He comes in sight of the Enemy lib. 4. num 27. pag. 218. Francisco Guilherme Goes from Bacaim lib. 2. n. 139. p. 138. Arrives at Dio lib. 2. n. 143. p. 141. Francisco de Mello Governour of the Fortress of Rachol lib. 4. num 38. pag. 226. He sends to the Governour to joyn with him against Hidalcaon ibid. Dom Francisco de Menezes Goes with Relief to Dio lib. 2. num 87. pag. 108. Arrives at Bacaim lib. 2. n. 122. p. 127. Afterwards at Agacaim lib. 2. num 158. pag. 149. His Courage in Dio lib. 2. n. 160. p. 151. He is against the Portuguese resolution of Sallying lib. 2. num 162. pag. 152. Goes along with them in the Sally lib. 2. num 164. pag. 153. He Died by a Bullet lib. 2. n. 168. p. 154. Francisco Vieira And Manoel Pereira another Souldier of fortune stay in Adem upon the departure of Dom Payo and Fight stoutly lib. 4. n. 86. p. 249. They save a Prince in the Defeat whom they carried to Campar lib. 4. n. 87. p. 250. Saint Francisco Xavier A faithfull Labourer in the Vineyard of our Saviour lib. 1. num 71. pag. 50. He quiets the people of Malaca lib. 4. num 30. pag. 220. He fore-tells the Victory and the manner of it pag. 229. He is Assistant to the Vice-Roy Dom John in his Sickness and till his Death lib. 4. num 103. pag. 264. G. Gandar A City on the Coast of Cambaya destroy'd by Manoel de Lima lib. 3. num 33. pag. 318. Dom Garcia de Norunha Going to govern India carries with him Dom John de Castro lib. 1. n. 16. p. 8. He Dies in a little time and is succeeded by Dom Estavaon
lib. 2. n. 9. p. 64. Adviseth the Governour Dom John de Castro of the designs of Coge-Sofar ibid. The proposition the Moor makes him lib. 2. num 21. pag. 70. His answer and second advice to the Governour lib. 2. num 22. pag. 71. The provisions he makes against the Warr lib. 2. num 25. pag. 72. His answer to another proposition of Coge-Sofars lib. 2. num 29. pag. 76. He disposeth the Posts of the Fortress lib. 2. num 32. pag. 78. Speaks to the Souldiers lib. 2. num 33. ibid. How he receiv'd Don Ferdinand de Castro who came with Relief lib. 2. num 41. pag. 83. Sends news over-Land to the King Dom John lib. 2. num 47. pag. 86. His care and vigilancy lib. 2. num 58. pag. 138. 154. His design to defeat an other of the Enemy lib. 2. num 65. pag. 94. He repairs the Breaches of the Fortress lib. 2. num 71. pag. 98. He helps to beat the Turks out lib. 2. num 79. pag. 103. Does it with great Courage lib. 2. num 80. ibid. His brave Resolution lib. 2. num 121. pag. 126. He adviseth Dom Alvaro de Castro of the Streights of the Fortress lib. 2. num 125. pag. 130. How he receives him at his Arrival lib. 2. num 158. pag. 149. He adviseth the Governour of the success of the Fortress lib. 2. num 159. pag. 150. He disswades the Portuguese who desire to Sally out upon the Enemy lib. 2. num 162. pag. 151. But seeing their Resolution goes along with them lib. 2. num 163. pag. 152. The prudence of his Carriage lib. 2. num 169. pag. 154. He puts his Souldiers in order lib. 2. num 170. pag. 155. How he receives the Governour lib. 3. num 9. pag. 175. What men the Governour assigns him for the Fight lib. 3. num 14. pag. 178. His behaviour in it lib. 3. num 17. pag. 182. n. 24. p. 186. Enters the City lib. 3. num 23. ibid. Resolves to leave his Government before his time be expired lib. 3. num 34. pag. 196. He accepts of it again and remains there lib. 3. num 37. pag. 198. Adviseth the Governour of the Resolutions of the King of Cambaya lib. 4. num 35. pag. 224. He resigns the place lib. 4. num 53. pag. 233. He takes Shipping for Portugall lib. 4. num 68. pag. 240. His praises ibid. Mr. John the Chirurgion One of the five Souldiers who stoutly resistâ— the Enemy at Dio lib. 2. num 199. pag. 125. Dom Jeronimo de Menezes Commander in chief of Bacaim lib. 2. num 178. pag. 160. He assigns fifteen Ships to Vasco de Cunha to carry them to Dio ibid. Jordaon de Freitas Commander of the Malucos lib. 4. num 20. pag. 215. He takes the King Aeyro and sends him to the Governour ibid. He resigns the Government of the Malucoes to Bernardim de Sousa lib. 4. n. 21. ibid. Dom George de Menezes Goes out of Bacaim lib. 2. n. 139. p. 138. Arrives at Dio lib. 2. num 140. pag. 139. The valour of his Fighting lib. 2. num 169. pag. 154. By the command of the Governour he stays in the Bay of Cambayâ— lib. 3. num 38. pag. 199. He takes from the Enemy some Barques of Provisions lib. 4. num 5. pag. 206. Fatâ—s upon the City Baroâ—he lib. 4. ibid. Which he Destroys and Fires lib. 4. num 6. pag. 207. He takes the Sirname of Baroche ibid. Goes for Dio with the Governour lib. 4. num 43. pag. 228. By order from Dom Alvaro he goes to Surat lib. 4. num 45. pag. 229. He goes on Shore and with great Valour enters a â—illage pag. 230. He comes to the Souldiers help whilst they are Fighting lib. 4. ibid. He desires five hundred Musquetteers of the Governour to face the Sultan lib. 4. num 51. pag. 233. He takes some of the Mecca Fleet lib. 4. num 71. pag. 241. Isabell Fernandez A stout Matron commonly call'd the old Woman of Dio lib. 2. num 51. pag. 90. Her courage upon divers occasions lib. 2. num 117. pag. 123. num 130. pag. 133. Isabell Madeira Her particular Courage in the Warr of Dio lib. 2. num 119. pag. 124. Juzarcaon A stout Abissine whom Sultan Mahomet leaves in his place at the Siege of Dio lib. 2. num 51. pag. 88. He vows to win the Fortress or perish in the design lib. 2. num 53. pag. 89. He falls upon Saint John's Bastion lib. 2. num 67. pag. 96. He invests the Fause-bray lib. 2. num 77. pag. 102. He is kill'd with a Bullet lib. 2. num 84. pag. 105. Another Juzarcaon He goes to continue the Siege of Dio lib. 2. num 93. pag. 111. Falls upon Saint John ' s work lib. 2. num 104. pag. 117. Comes out of his Quarters to Fight with the Portuguese lib. 2. num 165. pag. 153. Letters The King Dom John ' s to the Governour Dom John de Castro lib. 1. num 69. pag. 44. Catherine de Sousa ' s to the Governour lib. 2. num 91. pag. 109. The Infante Dom Lewis's lib. 3. n. 5. p. 170. The Governour 's to the Citizens of Goa in which he askes 20000. Pardaos upon the hairs of his Beard lib. 3. num 29. pag. 190. The answer lib. 3. num 30. pag. 192. The Governour 's to his Son Dom Alvaro about Dom John Mascarenhas lib. 3. num 37. pag. 199. Another of the King 's to the Governour lib. 4. num 95. pag. 254. The Queen Dona Catherine ' s to him lib. 4. num 96. pag. 255. The Infante Dom Lewis ' s to him lib. 4. num 97. pag. 259. L. Infante Dom Lewis LEarns the Mathematicks lib. 1. num 2. pag. 1. Goes to Tunis with the Emperour his Brother-in-law lib. 1. num 10. pag. 5. The Civility that pass'd between him and the Emperour lib. 1. num 12. pag. 6. He propounds Dom John de Castro for Governour of India lib. 1. num 32. pag. 18. Lewis de Almeyda Is sent by the Governour with six Carvills to relieve Dio lib. 2. num 177. pag. 159. He arrives at the Fortress lib. 2. num 178. pag. 160. He is commanded by Dom Alvaro de Castro to look for the Mecca Fleet lib. 2. num 179. pag. 161. He takes two of them and goes with them to Dio ibid. Lewis Falcaon Comes from his Goverment of Ormus to Dio lib. 4. num 53. pag. 233. Dom John Mascarenhas leaving the place the Governour gives it him ibid. Lewis de Mello de Mendoca Goes from Bacaim to Dio lib. 2. num 139. pag. 138. The dangers of his Voyage ibid. He resists those who would go back lib. 2. num 140. pag. 139. He arrives at Dio and tells news of Dom Alvaro ibid. Is Lodg'd on Saint James ' s work pag. 140. Dyes by a Bullet lib. 2. n. 167. p. 154. Lewis de Sousa Commander of St. Thomas 's work lib. 2. num 32. pag. 78. His care and Valour in Fighting lib. 2. num 53. pag. 67. 74.