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webs which had been taken, fupply him plentifully with 

 provisions, and make amends for the fixty Portuguefe flaiii 

 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, 

 zmd were then, all maflacred. . 



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 mefTage, " That he was ve- 

 ry willing to trade with the Mooriih officer, but did not de* 

 mand reflitution 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 feni 

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

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

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

 bring his goods aihore. as foonas the holidays were over.'* 



This being, agreed, to on .both fides> with equal bad faith 

 and intention towards each other, and Don Stephen having 

 obtained, his., refreshments, he flriclly forbade any further 

 communication with' the lliore. . He then felected a body 

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

 Martin Correa, who, in light boats, without ilie wing any 

 fire, landed undiscovered below Arkeeko, and took poffef* 

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

 to the fword. Nur, governor of the province for the king 

 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 fhot him with a.mufquet, and. cut off his head, 



which 



