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off his head with his own hand. His head was fent to Con* 

 ftantinople, and parts of his body to 2'ibid and other quar-^ 

 tcrs of Arabia. 



The Portugiiefe camp was now taken, and all the wound- 

 ed found in it were put to death. The women, from their 

 fear, having retired all into Don Chriftopher's tent, the Turks 

 began to indulge themfelyes in their ufual excelTes towards, 

 their captives, when a noble Abyffinian woman, who had 

 been married to a Portuguefe, feeing the Ihocking treatment 

 that was awaiting them, fet fire to feveral barrels of gun- 

 powder that were in the tent, and at once deftroyed herfelf, 

 her companions, and thofe that were about to abufe them.. 



The queen and the patriarch, after travelling through- 

 mod difficult ways, and being hofpitably entertained where--, 

 ever they palled, at lafl took up their refidence in the Jews- 

 mountain, a place inacceffible in point of llrength, having' 

 but one entrance, and that very difficult, being alfo defend- 

 ed by a multitude of inhabitants who dwell on a large- 

 plain on the top of that mountain, where there is plenty of 

 fpace to plow and fow, and a large ftream of water that 

 runs through the whole of it. Here they liaid two months, 

 as well to repofe themfelves as to-give the king time to re- 

 lieve them. After hearing that he was in motion, they left, 

 the mountain of the Jews, and m-et him on his march to-=.- 

 ■w;ards them, 



Claudius fliewed gyeat figns of forrow for the death of 

 Don Chriftopher, and mourned three days. He then fent 

 3Q00 ounces of gold to be divided among the Portuguefe, 

 who, in. the place of Don Chriflopher, had eleded Alphonfo 



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