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which was fent before them to the queen, Sabel Wenghel, 

 then in a flrong-hold of the province of Tigre, and with her 

 Degdeafmati (which, in common difcourfe, is called Kafma- 

 ti) Robel. This was the perfon of that name who had met 

 Don Roderigo in his journey to find the king, and who was 

 now governor of the province. The queen received the 

 Moorifh general's head with great demonstrations of joy, 

 confidering it as an early pledge of future victories. 



In the mean time, Don Stephen de Gama, captain c€ 

 the fleet, began to inrol the men deftined to march to join 

 Claudius. Four hundred and fifty mufqueteers was the 

 number granted by the king to Bermudes ; but an ardent 

 defire of glory had feized all the Portuguefe, and eve^ 

 ry one ftrove to be in the nomination for that enterprife* 

 All that Don Stephen could do was to choofe men of the 

 firft rank for the officers ; and thqfe, of neceflky, having 

 many fervants whom they carried with them, greatly, by 

 this means, encreafed the number beyond the 450. Don 

 Chriflopher de . Gama, Don Stephen's youngefl brother, a 

 nobleman of great hopes, was chofen > to command . this 

 fmall army of heroes, . 



A very great murmuring, neverthelefs, prevailed among 

 thofe that were refufed, which was fcarcely kept in due 

 bounds by the prefence and authority of the governor Don 

 Stephen himfelf. And from this honourable emulation, and 

 the difcontent thefe brave foldiers who were left behind fhe w* 

 ed, the bay where the galley rode in the harbour of Mafuahj 

 on board which this council was held, is called to this day 

 Bahia dos Agravados, the Bay of Wronged, or Injured People* 

 fometimes mifinterpreted the Bay of the Sick 



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