i8q travels to discover 



webs which had been taken, fupply him plentifully with 

 provifions, and make amends for the fixty Portuguefe flain 

 on the coafl near Zeyla: For, upon the fleet's entering the 

 Red Sea, this number of Portuguefe had run away with a 

 boat ; and, landing in the kingdom of Adel, where they could 

 procure no water, they were decoyed to give up their arms, 

 and. were then all maffacred. 



The captain, Don Stephen, faw the trap laid for him by- 

 the Moors, and, refolving to pay them in their own coin, 

 he returned this anfwer to their meflage, " That he was ve^ 

 ry willing to trade with the Moorifh officer,, but did not de^ 

 mand reftitution of the clothes, as they were taken in fair 

 war. As for the fixty Portuguefe, they had met the death they 

 deferved, as being traitors and deferters : That he now fem 

 a thoufand more clothes, defiring water and provifions, e- 

 fpecially live cattle ; and that, as it was now the time of 

 their feftival, he would treat with them for peace, and 

 bring his goods alhore, as foon.as the holidays were over." 



Tins being agreed to on both fides-, with equal bad faith 

 and intention towards each other, and Don Stephen having 

 obtained his refreiliments, he ilridly. forbade any further 

 communication with the Ihore. He then fele(5led a body 

 of fix hundred men, the command . of whom he gave to 

 Martin Correa, Vv'ho, in light boats, .without fhewing any 

 fire, landed undifcovcred below Arkeeko, and took poflel* 

 fion of the entrances to the. town, putting all that they met 

 to tlie fword. Nur, governor of the province for the kino- 

 of Adel, fled as foon as. he had heard the Portuguefe were 

 in the town: He was already in the fields, when Mar- 

 tin Correa fliot him with a mufquet, and cut ofi.his head, 



which 



