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companion_n who_o be_v very_o glad_a at_o my_o return_n with_o the_o viceroy_n licence_n so_o favourable_a and_o courteous_a to_o i_o because_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o have_v go_v without_o i_o and_o so_o i_o sleep_v with_o they_o that_o night_n in_o the_o same_o house_n my_o charge_n marià m_fw-la tinatin_n go_v not_o with_o i_o this_o journey_n because_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a be_v i_o be_v to_o return_v to_o goa_n but_o stay_v still_o in_o the_o house_n of_o sig_n ra_o lena_n da_fw-mi cugna_fw-la only_a cacciatùr_fw-la go_v with_o i_o to_o serve_v i_o october_n the_o fifteen_o a_o little_a before_o night_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o set_v sail_n have_v not_o we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o stay_v for_o certain_a mariner_n till_o the_o next_o morning_n when_o we_o go_v to_o hear_v mass_n in_o a_o church_n of_o saint_n agnes_n belong_v to_o the_o augustine_n friar_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o island_n of_o goa_n after_o which_o be_v embark_v we_o stay_v a_o while_n long_o wait_v for_o the_o brachman_n ambassador_n for_o what_o reason_n i_o know_v not_o unless_o perhaps_o he_o be_v mind_v to_o make_v we_o stay_v for_o he_o as_o we_o have_v make_v he_o stay_v for_o we_o at_o length_n be_v get_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n we_o continue_v sail_v all_o night_n but_o with_o a_o small_a wind_n our_o course_n be_v always_o southward_o almost_o direct_o and_o we_o coast_v along_o the_o land_n at_o a_o little_a distance_n october_n the_o sixteen_o in_o the_o morning_n we_o discern_v four_o ship_n of_o malabar_n rover_n near_o the_o shore_n they_o call_v they_o paroes_n and_o they_o go_v with_o oar_n like_o galeot_n or_o foist_n we_o give_v they_o chase_v for_o above_o a_o hour_n intend_v to_o fight_v they_o but_o we_o can_v not_o overtake_v they_o only_o we_o lose_v much_o time_n and_o much_o of_o our_o way_n night_n come_v upon_o we_o near_o certain_a rock_n or_o uninhabited_a little_a island_n which_o they_o call_v angediva_n which_o signify_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n five_o island_n they_o be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n we_o find_v fresh_a water_n in_o one_o of_o they_o they_o be_v all_o green_a and_o have_v some_o tree_n we_o set_v sail_n from_o thence_o the_o same_o night_n but_o have_v little_a or_o no_o wind_n and_o violent_a rain_n october_n the_o seventeen_o continue_v our_o course_n the_o next_o day_n with_o a_o very_a small_a gale_n we_o see_v the_o bind_v of_o the_o state_n of_o adil-scià h_a and_o venk-tapà _a naieka_n which_o be_v only_o a_o brackish_a river_n such_o as_o be_v frequent_a upon_o the_o coast_n of_o india_n the_o wind_n be_v but_o small_a still_o so_o that_o all_o this_o day_n we_o can_v not_o arrive_v at_o onòr_n but_o when_o it_o be_v night_n because_o it_o be_v no_o good_a enter_v into_o the_o port_n of_o onòr_n in_o the_o dark_a and_o with_o ebb_a water_n as_o it_o be_v now_o we_o cast_v anchor_n and_o remain_v all_o night_n under_o a_o uninhabited_a small_a rock_n which_o they_o call_v the_o rock_n of_o onòr_n after_o midnight_n the_o tide_n begin_v to_o flow_v but_o yet_o we_o stir_v not_o october_n the_o eighteen_o about_o break_v of_o day_n we_o move_v along_o and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o oar_n finish_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o way_n arrive_v at_o onòr_n in_o good_a time_n this_o whole_a voyage_n from_o goa_n to_o onòr_n be_v not_o above_o eighteen_o league_n but_o it_o take_v we_o up_o so_o much_o time_n because_o we_o have_v only_o a_o very_a small_a wind_n onòr_n be_v a_o small_a place_n by_o the_o seaside_n but_o a_o good_a port_n of_o indifferent_a v._o capacity_n which_o be_v form_v by_o two_o arm_n of_o river_n which_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o both_o from_o one_o or_o several_a head_n run_v one_o southward_o and_o the_o other_o northward_o meet_v at_o the_o fortress_n and_o be_v discharge_v with_o one_o mouth_n into_o the_o sea_n the_o habitation_n be_v rather_o cottage_n than_o house_n build_v under_o a_o thick_a grove_n of_o palm_n to_o wit_n those_o which_o produce_v the_o indian_a nut_n call_v by_o the_o portugal_n coco_n and_o by_o the_o arabian_n narghil_n but_o the_o fortress_n be_v of_o a_o competent_a circuit_n though_o the_o wall_n be_v not_o very_o well_o design_v be_v just_a as_o the_o portugal_n find_v they_o make_v by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n it_o stand_v upon_o a_o high_a hill_n of_o free_a stone_n and_o be_v very_o capacious_a not_o only_o the_o captain_n live_v there_o but_o most_o of_o the_o marry_a and_o principal_a portugal_n have_v house_n in_o it_o very_o well_o accommodate_v with_o well_n garden_n and_o other_o conveniency_n the_o street_n within_o the_o fortress_n be_v large_a and_o fair_a beside_o a_o great_a piazza_n sufficient_a to_o contain_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o place_n in_o time_n of_o a_o siege_n there_o be_v likewise_o two_o church_n one_o dedicate_v to_o saint_n catherine_n and_o the_o other_o to_o saint_n anthony_n but_o ordinary_o there_o be_v but_o one_o priest_n in_o onòr_n who_o be_v the_o vicar_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o goa_n and_o therefore_o in_o lent_n other_o religious_a person_n always_o go_v thither_o out_o of_o the_o fort_n in_o the_o country_n be_v the_o bazar_n or_o market_n but_o a_o small_a one_o and_o of_o little_a consideration_n nothing_o be_v find_v therein_o but_o what_o be_v bare_o necessary_a for_o sustenance_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n our_o ambassador_n sig_n gio_n fernandez_n lodge_v with_o we_o not_o in_o the_o fort_n but_o without_o in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o private_a man_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v because_o he_o have_v rigorous_a order_n from_o the_o viceroy_n against_o the_o captain_n and_o commission_n to_o redress_v many_o disorder_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v in_o his_o government_n especial_o to_o compose_v matter_n between_o he_o and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n as_o also_o between_o he_o and_o the_o vicar_n betwixt_o who_o there_o be_v great_a disorder_n the_o fault_n of_o which_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o captain_n when_o we_o be_v settle_v in_o our_o house_n first_o the_o vicar_n call_v f._n henrico_n rabelo_n and_o afterward_o the_o captain_n call_v sig_n r_o don_n christoforo_n fernandez_n francisco_n with_o almost_o all_o the_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o place_n visit_v sig_n gio_n fernandez_n who_o present_o begin_v to_o treat_v of_o business_n and_o present_v to_o the_o captain_n the_o viceroy_n letter_n and_o order_n the_o captain_n be_v terrify_v therewith_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o other_o oblige_v by_o the_o civil_a term_n of_o sig_n fernandez_n forthwith_o offer_v himself_o ready_a to_o give_v the_o viceroy_n satisfaction_n in_o whatever_o he_o command_v and_o begin_v immediate_o to_o put_v the_o same_o offer_n in_o effect_n release_n one_o who_o he_o hold_v prisoner_n and_o perform_v other_o thing_n which_o sig_n fernandez_n appoint_v he_o october_n the_o nineteen_o the_o captain_n invite_v the_o ambassador_n and_o all_o the_o company_n to_o dine_v in_o the_o fort_n we_o go_v first_o to_o visit_v he_o and_o afterward_o to_o hear_v mass_n in_o saint_n catharine_n church_n which_o be_v the_o vicar_n see_v which_o be_v over_o the_o ambassador_n visit_v a_o gentlewoman_n who_o be_v a_o kinswoman_n of_o the_o vicar_n and_o then_o retire_v in_o private_a with_o the_o captain_n not_o without_o manifest_a sign_n that_o his_o re-pacification_n be_v rather_o upon_o necessity_n then_o out_o of_o goodwill_n causa_fw-la mali_fw-la tanti_fw-la foemina_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la the_o original_n of_o most_o of_o the_o disorder_n between_o the_o captain_n and_o the_o vicar_n they_o say_v be_v occasion_v by_o the_o captain_n be_v wife_n who_o have_v banish_v out_o of_o onòr_n a_o servant_n of_o his_o who_o he_o have_v employ_v as_o his_o instrument_n to_o other_o
woman_n and_o who_o have_v be_v former_o punish_v for_o the_o same_o fault_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o but_o see_v nothing_o worth_a mention_v and_o at_o at_o dinnertime_n we_o go_v to_o the_o captain_n be_v house_n where_o we_o all_o dine_v namely_o sig_n gio_n fernandez_n the_o ambassador_n the_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o fleet_n call_v hettor_n fernandez_n f._n bartolomeo_n barroso_n the_o ambassador_n chaplain_n sig_n consalvo_n carvaglio_n and_o i_o who_o come_v in_o the_o ambassador_n company_n the_o entertainment_n be_v sumptuous_a and_o very_a well_o serve_v dinner_n end_v we_o return_v to_o our_o house_n october_n the_o twenty_o in_o the_o evening_n the_o chaplain_n and_o i_o vi_o go_v in_o a_o palanchino_n a_o mile_n out_o of_o onòr_n to_o see_v a_o fine_a run_a water_n which_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o low_a or_o rather_o hollow_a place_n as_o it_o be_v the_o bottom_n of_o a_o gulf_n fall_v into_o a_o tanke_n or_o cistern_n 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