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jesuit_n reconcile_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o become_v a_o good_a catholic_n intend_v that_o his_o whole_a country_n shall_v do_v the_o same_o which_o if_o true_a be_v indeed_o a_o thing_n of_o great_a consequence_n march_v the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o about_o noon_n we_o depart_v from_o daman_n towards_o bassaim_v in_o the_o same_o bark_n or_o almadia_n and_o sail_v all_o the_o day_n at_o night_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o contrary_a current_n and_o danger_n of_o pirate_n who_o can_v easy_o be_v see_v and_o avoid_v in_o the_o dark_a we_o cast_v anchor_n under_o a_o place_n call_v daniè_fw-la march_v the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o continue_v our_o course_n in_o the_o morning_n we_o espy_v some_o ship_n which_o we_o suspect_v to_o be_v pirate_n of_o malabar_n and_o therefore_o fetch_v a_o compass_n we_o make_v but_o little_a way_n forward_o at_o night_n we_o cast_v anchor_n in_o a_o bay_n call_v kielme-mahi_a from_o two_o town_n situate_v upon_o it_o one_o call_v kielme_n the_o 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and_o cacciatùr_fw-la to_o take_v care_n of_o they_o it_o be_v now_o night_n i_o go_v alone_o with_o f._n govea_n to_o their_o college_n to_o visit_v and_o thank_v the_o f._n rector_n and_o the_o other_o father_n who_o very_o courteous_o retain_v i_o at_o supper_n which_o end_v to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o be_v leave_v behind_o i_o forthwith_o return_v to_o repose_v in_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o city_n bassaim_v i_o can_v say_v any_o thing_n because_o it_o be_v night_n both_o at_o my_o entrance_n stay_v and_o come_v away_o i_o can_v only_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v whole_o surround_v with_o strong_a wall_n and_o if_o i_o take_v good_a notice_n seem_v to_o i_o great_a than_o daman_n but_o of_o late_a year_n many_o building_n be_v destroy_v by_o a_o horrible_a tempest_n and_o be_v not_o yet_o re-edified_a i_o find_v in_o the_o college_n of_o bassaim_v f._n paolo_n giovio_n a_o italian_a march_v the_o thirty_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o fleet_n set_v sail_n and_o go_v off_o the_o shore_n we_o come_v to_o the_o island_n where_o they_o take_v in_o fresh_a water_n over_o against_o a_o city_n in_o view_n at_o a_o little_a distance_n which_o they_o call_v salsette_v and_o the_o place_n where_o we_o stay_v be_v a_o large_a and_o populous_a island_n be_v call_v in_o the_o portugal_n tongue_n l'_fw-mi aguada_n and_o here_o we_o stay_v all_o day_n because_o the_o wind_n be_v so_o contrary_a that_o we_o can_v not_o get_v off_o that_o point_n of_o land_n and_o for_o that_o divers_a of_o the_o galeot_n and_o new_a frigate_n build_v to_o be_v send_v and_o arm_v in_o goa_n be_v not_o in_o order_n to_o depart_v and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o stay_v their_o preparation_n march_v the_o one_o and_o thirty_o at_o sun-rise_n we_o put_v to_o sea_n for_o goa_n but_o be_v slow_a in_o get_v forth_o to_o the_o main_a before_o we_o can_v set_v sail_n because_o the_o tide_n be_v still_o go_v out_o and_o there_o be_v so_o little_a water_n leave_v that_o our_o frigate_n run_v a_o ground_n at_o length_n the_o tide_n turn_v we_o row_v out_o of_o the_o strait_a between_o the_o city_n and_o the_o island_n and_o be_v come_v into_o the_o broad_a sea_n hoist_v all_o our_o sail_n about_o midnight_n follow_v we_o arrive_v at_o ciaùl_fw-la but_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o port_n because_o it_o stand_v much_o within_o land_n upon_o a_o precipice_n where_o the_o sea_n enter_v far_o into_o the_o bay_n between_o the_o hill_n and_o the_o low_a shore_n into_o which_o also_o be_v descharge_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o river_n make_v a_o ample_a and_o secure_a harbour_n wherefore_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n which_o in_o this_o place_n be_v no_o seasonable_a time_n the_o fleet_n will_v not_o enter_v but_o we_o ride_v at_o the_o river_n mouth_n till_o break_v of_o day_n april_n the_o first_o enter_v into_o the_o port_n in_o the_o morning_n we_o cast_v anchor_n under_o the_o city_n upon_o the_o shore_n where_o nevertheless_o the_o water_n be_v so_o deep_a and_o our_o galeot_n come_v so_o near_o the_o bank_n that_o we_o go_v ashore_o by_o a_o bridge_n in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o city_n and_o haven_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n almost_o southwards_o we_o see_v that_o famous_a hill_n which_o the_o portugal_n call_v morro_n di_fw-it ciaùl_fw-la command_v the_o harbour_n and_o all_o the_o adjacent_a city_n on_o the_o top_n of_o it_o stand_v a_o strong_a castle_n which_o be_v sometime_o possess_v by_o the_o moor_n of_o dacà n_n namely_o by_o nizam-schiah_a to_o who_o also_o the_o whole_a territory_n about_o it_o belong_v and_o when_o the_o say_a king_n make_v war_n with_o the_o portugal_n the_o moor_n do_v great_a mischief_n to_o they_o from_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n and_o another_o which_o stand_v near_o
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 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 build_v round_o with_o stone_n and_o this_o be_v fill_v it_o run_v out_o with_o a_o stream_n water_v the_o neighbouring-field_n the_o water_n be_v hot_a to_o wit_n not_o cold_a and_o therefore_o the_o countrypeople_n come_v frequent_o to_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o it_o for_o pleasure_n the_o cistern_n be_v square_a every_o side_n be_v five_o or_o six_o yard_n and_o the_o water_n will_v reach_v to_o a_o man_n neck_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ruinousness_n of_o the_o wall_n in_o some_o place_n it_o be_v not_o very_o clean_o within_o it_o be_v small_a fish_n which_o use_v to_o bite_v such_o as_o come_v to_o swim_v there_o yet_o without_o do_v hurt_v because_o they_o be_v small_a and_o the_o place_n be_v low_a be_v consequent_o shady_a and_o so_o afford_v a_o pleasant_a station_n at_o all_o time_n the_o gentile_n have_v this_o cistern_n in_o devotion_n and_o call_v it_o ram-tirt_a that_o be_v holy_a water_n water_n of_o expiation_n etc._n etc._n the_o portugal_n call_v it_o o_o tanque_fw-la da_fw-la pedre_n that_o be_v the_o cistern_n of_o the_o father_n or_o religious_a person_n from_o the_o gentile-monastick_a who_o use_v to_o remain_v there_o we_o strip_v ourselves_o and_o spend_v a_o good_a while_n in_o swim_v here_o the_o field_n about_o onòr_n through_o which_o we_o pass_v be_v very_o pleasant_a hill_n and_o valley_n all_o green_a partly_o with_o very_o high_a herbage_n partly_o with_o wood_n and_o partly_o with_o corn._n october_n the_o one_o and_o twenty_o i_o take_v the_o altitude_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o find_v it_o distant_a from_o the_o zenith_n 24._o degree_n 20._o minute_n upon_o which_o day_n the_o sun_n according_a to_o my_o manuscript_n be_v in_o the_o 27_o degree_n of_o libra_n and_o decline_v from_o the_o aequinoctial_a to_o the_o south_n 10._o degree_n 24′_n 56″_n which_o deduct_v from_o 24._o degree_n 20′_n in_o which_o i_o find_v the_o sun_n there_o remain_v 13._o degree_n 55′_n 4″_n and_o precise_o so_o much_o be_v onòr_n distant_a from_o the_o aequinoctial_a towards_o the_o north._n in_o the_o evening_n the_o ambassador_n vitulà _fw-fr sinai_n who_o be_v lodge_v beyond_o the_o river_n more_o south_n of_o onòr_n come_v to_o the_o city_n to_o visit_v the_o captain_n in_o the_o fort._n the_o captain_n with_o all_o the_o citizen_n and_o sig_n gio_n fernandez_n with_o we_o of_o his_o company_n go_v to_o meet_v and_o receive_v he_o at_o the_o place_n where_o he_o land_v three_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n be_v discharge_v when_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o fort._n october_n the_o four_o and_o twenty_o be_v the_o dauà li_n or_o feast_n of_o the_o indian-gentile_n and_o i_o believe_v be_v the_o same_o that_o i_o have_v see_v the_o last_o year_n celebrate_v in_o bender_n di_fw-fr combrù_fw-fr in_o persia_n the_o same_o day_n if_o i_o mistake_v not_o in_o my_o reckon_n the_o moor_n begin_v their_o new_a year_n 1033._o in_o the_o evening_n i_o go_v to_o see_v another_o great_a town_n of_o gentile_n separate_v from_o that_o stand_v upon_o the_o sea_n near_o onòr_n and_o they_o call_v it_o the_o villa_n do_v brahmani_n because_o most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v brahmin_n whereas_o they_o that_o live_v by_o the_o seaside_n be_v fisherman_n and_o of_o other_o like_a profession_n this_o town_n of_o the_o brahmin_n stand_n about_o a_o canons-shot_a within_o land_n remote_a from_o the_o fortress_n of_o onòr_n towards_o hordete_fw-la or_o greco_n the_o inhabitant_n keep_v cow_n or_o buffall_v and_o live_v upon_o other_o trade_n in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o city_n be_v build_v for_o public_a use_v a_o handsome_a square_a cistern_n or_o receptacle_n for_o water_n each_o side_n of_o which_o contain_v about_o a_o hundred_o of_o my_o pace_n in_o length_n it_o be_v fill_v with_o rain_n water_n which_o last_v for_o the_o whole_a year_n october_n the_o five_o and_o twenty_o come_v news_n to_o onòr_n how_o on_o thursday_n night_n last_o october_n the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o venk-tapà _a naieka_n lose_v his_o chief_a wife_n a_o age_a woman_n and_o well_o belove_v by_o he_o her_o name_n be_v badra-amà _a daughter_n of_o a_o nobleman_n of_o the_o same_o race_n of_o lingavant_n which_o venk-tapà _a himself_n be_v of_o badrà _fw-la be_v her_o proper_a name_n amà _fw-fr her_o title_n denote_v princess_n or_o queen_n we_o stay_v all_o this_o while_n at_o onòr_n because_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o arrive_v there_o vitulà _fw-fr sinai_n write_v to_o venk-tapà _a naieka_n his_o master_n give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o our_o arrival_n and_o so_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o stay_v for_o his_o answer_n and_o order_n from_o the_o court_n we_o also_o wait_v for_o man_n to_o carry_v we_o upon_o the_o way_n the_o whole_a journey_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o litter_n or_o palanchinoe_n together_o with_o our_o good_n and_o baggage_n which_o be_v likewise_o to_o be_v carry_v by_o man_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n and_o the_o dauà li_n or_o feast_n of_o the_o gentile_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o be_v fain_o to_o stay_v till_o it_o be_v pass_v and_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o queen_n death_n and_o funeral_n may_v not_o cause_v we_o to_o stay_v some_o time_n long_o i_o will_v not_o suppress_v one_o story_n which_o be_v report_v of_o this_o lady_n they_o say_v thar_z twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n since_o when_o she_o be_v about_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a it_o come_v to_o her_o ear_n that_o venk-tapà _a naieka_n her_o husband_n be_v become_v fond_a of_o a_o moorish_a woman_n keep_v she_o secret_o in_o a_o fort_n not_o far_o from_o the_o court_n where_o he_o frequent_o solace_v himself_o with_o she_o for_o two_o or_o three_o day_n together_o whereupon_o badra-amà _a first_o complain_v to_o he_o not_o only_o of_o the_o wrong_n which_o he_o do_v thereby_o to_o she_o but_o also_o more_o of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v to_o himself_o defile_v himself_o with_o a_o strange_a woman_n of_o impure_a race_n according_a to_o their_o superstition_n and_o of_o a_o nation_n which_o drink_v wine_n and_o eat_v flesh_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o uncleanness_n in_o their_o account_n tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o other_o woman_n he_o need_v not_o have_v want_v gentilewoman_n of_o their_o clean_a race_n without_o contaminate_v himself_o with_o this_o 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