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changes of fortune, and some of those who had consummated 

 the humiliation of Mascarenhas were before long instrumen- 

 tal in the discomfiture of his adversary, who was at last forced 

 to swear on the Host, in the presence of many persons and 

 of the Yicar- General, at Goa, that he would submit to the 

 authority of his rival. But Sampayo was not long in finding 

 supporters of the claims which he scarcely abandoned for a 

 moment. At this juncture the Portuguese were on the verge 

 of losing all their possessions in the Indies, for the formidable 

 naval forces of the King of Calicut and other Oriental Poten- 

 tates were always ready to take advantage of the weakness 

 of an enemy divided against itself, to recover back their cities 

 and to expel the foreigners from India, Fortunately the 

 counsels of prudence were allowed to prevail and it was deci- 

 ded to leave the question of the Vice-royalty to the arbitra- 

 ment of thirteen judges at Cochin. So strongly were the 

 sympathies of the Cochinese aroused in favor of Sampayo that 

 while the controversy was going on the population, even the 

 women and children, went, the whole day and the following 

 night, barefooted, praying God to inspire the Judges to ap- 

 point Sampayo their Vice-roy. On the 29th of December 

 1527 sentence was given in favor of Sampayo, and Mascaren- 

 has was ordered to proceed at once to Portugal, with the 

 equipages and honors befitting his rank. Mascarenhas said 

 nothing to this, " but what a wise man should say." He 

 appealed unto Caesar. The fleet of four ships, under the 

 command of Antom'o Brito, in which Mascarenhas sailed, 

 reached Portugal in safety. 



The ex-Yiceroy was graciously received by the King, John 

 III, whe was indignant at the treatment he had received. 

 Sampayo was recalled, and on reaching Portugal was con- 

 demned to pay Mascarenhas ail his expenses and losses, with 

 interest, and in addition the salary of Viceroy for the whole 

 term of three years. The other adversaries of the successful 

 rival were all treated with equal severity, Mascarenhas re- 

 ceived the governorship of Azamor in Africa, on his return 

 from which, he was lost at sea. 



