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Above, on the facing of the portal, and on the right of the spectator, is the 

 following — " Sendo Capitao desta cidade Gaspar de Mello de Miranda e ve- 

 readores GonQalo Coelho da Silva, Pero Ferreira, e Joao Boto Machado c6 os 

 mais officiaes se poz neste (portal ?) a Sam Xavier que tomarao por sen patro- 

 no No anno de 1631." 



In the enclosure of the ancient castle is a steam sugar-refinery, which also 

 occupies the ancient church that used to be there, the name of which I could 

 not discover. In the open space in front is a good temple, and at the end of 

 the open space the convent of St. Dominic, the greater part of which is in ruins. 

 The Church, however, is standing, though without a roof; in its principal 

 chapel there is still the tomb of the patron, on the gospel side of the altar, 

 but it has fallen in and the epitaph is destroyed. The church is very large, 

 might be easily restored, and still retains the arch of the principal chapel. 



In front of the Refinery above referred to, there is an ancient chapel 

 which serves as a warehouse. The Church of St. Paul, of the Jesuits, is 

 still standing, without a roof, but with the arch of the principal chapel. 

 In it are the following grave-stones and epitaphs : " Sepultura de Isabel de 

 Aguiar, Donna viuva, insigne bemfeitora deste collegio. Falleceo a 24 de 

 Janeiro anno de 1591." 



Sepultura de Doiia Filipa da Fonseca, Dona viuva, insigne bemfeitora 

 desta igreja a quem en suavida den tudo quanto tinha. Faleceo a vinte de 

 julho da era de 628. 



The fa9ade of the church is a rich structure with Corinthian columns, 

 built entirely of black stone and well preserved. The greater part of the 

 College is standing with its cloisters, &c. In another street, which runs 

 along the wall, there is a modern English tomb, and opposite it an 

 ancient postern, in the wall, above which is the inscription — " Reinando 

 ho muio alto e muito poderoso Rei Dom Joam de Purtugual 3 deste nome 

 e governando a India o Vice Rei Dom Afonso de Noronha filho do Mar- 

 quez de Villa Real, sendo Francisco de Sa capitao desta fortaleza e cidade 

 de Ba9ai, fundon este baluarte per nome Sam Sebastiam aos 22 dias do mes 

 de fevereiro era 1554 anos." 



There is a large church and convent in ruins, which appears to me to 

 be that of the Franciscans. The principal chapel retains its arch and in 



the centre of its pavement are the remains of a tomb stone. " e do 



conselho de Sua Magestade Faleceo em 24 dagosto de 1558 e de sua molher 

 Dona Luiza da Silva e sens erdeiros." In the first chapel on the gospel side 

 of the altar — " Aqui jas Dona Francisca de Miranda, molher de Manoel de 

 Melo Pereira, instituidora desta capella, e sua filha Dona Ines de Melo, e sen 

 neto Luis de Melo, a qual faleceo a 10 de Novembro de 1606. 



In the next Chapel. — " S^ de Dona Giomar Daguiar molher que fox 

 d'Alvaro de Lemos que Deos aja. Faleceo a 4 de mar^o de 96. He sua he 

 de sen filho." 



