PORTUGUESE HISTORY OP MALACCA. 127 



Hermosa. ( T ) He likewise built a church, which was dedicated 

 to the Visitation of Our Lady : ( 2 ) and coined money of diffe- 

 rent values and denominations, which was ordered to pass 

 current by proclamation, and some of which he caused to be 

 scattered among the populace. By these and other prudent 

 measures he gained the hearts of the people, attracted strang- 

 ers to settle in Malacca, and secured this important emporium 

 of trade. Although Albuquerque was perfectly conscious of 

 the deceitful character of Utimuti Rajah, yet, considering it 

 to be sometimes prudent to trust an enemy under proper pre- 

 cautions, he gave him authority over all the Moors that 

 remained at Malacca. It was soon discovered, however, that 

 Utimuti carried on a private correspondence with prince Ala'- 

 Eddin, under pretence of restoring him to the sovereignty of 

 Malacca, but in reality for the purpose of using his remaining 

 influence among the people to set himself up. On receiving 

 authentic information of these underhand practices, Albu- 

 querque caused Utimuti with his son and son-in-law to be 

 apprehended, and on conviction of their treason, he ordered 

 them to be publicly executed on the same scaffold which they 

 had formerly destined for Sequeira. This was the first pub- 

 lic exercise of sovereign justice which was attempted by the 

 Portuguese in India, but was soon followed by others. Pate 

 Quitir, ( 3 ) another native of Java, whom Albuquerque ap- 

 pointed to succeed Utimuti in the government of the Moors 

 in Malacca, was gained by the widow of Utimuti, by promise 

 of her daughter in marriage with a portion of 100,000 ducats, 

 to revenge the death of her husband on the Portuguese, and 

 assassiuate Albuquerque. Quitir accepted her offer, mean- 

 ing to seize the city for himself. About the same time, also, 

 the King of Campar ( 4 ) formed a similar design, for the attain- 



(*) The Commentaries say "A Famosa," the famous. 

 ( a ) " Nossa Seuhora da Annunciada". — Commentaries, Albu- 

 querque. 



( 3 ) PatiKuatir. 



( 4 ) In Sumatra, between Siak and Indragiri. The Commentaries 

 say he came to the Muar river, whence he sent an embassy with 



