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the help of a Christian Zingala Modeliar (whose Gentile 

 name was Nai-dapu, and afterwards named Manuel Homem 

 Mascarenas), who corresponded with Madune whilst he 

 was guarding our frontier. He collected his lascarins, dis- 

 guised as labourers, to aid him when a safe opportunity offered 

 itself to deliver up the Island to him. 



As soon as Jorge de Alboquerque found it out, he seized 

 him and sent him to Goa for trial ; but on the voyage he 

 was taken off by a mortal illness, and death saved him 

 from the just punishment his treason deserved. Jorge de 

 Alboquerque was severely condemned by his enemies for 

 this event ; for they said that it was this Zing evict's wealth 

 which was his chief crime, and it was to rob him of it that 

 he had charged him with treason, of which he was innocent ■ 

 and that he brought about his death in order to conceal other 

 corrupt practices, and that violent means were used, and not 

 an accident. Every one of (these charges) might have placed 

 Jorge de Alboquerque in the public gaol when he came to 

 Goa to settle his affairs ; but he cleared himself of these 

 and other falsehoods with which he was publicly accused, — 

 receiving no other satisfaction than the clearing up of his 

 name and honour, which to the meritorious is the most 

 estimable reward after all. 



This nobleman, amongst other noteworthy acts he did 

 during his government, built a fortress at the port of 

 Caleture, an important place because of its situation, easy of 

 access, and being on the river, useful to relieve the fortress 

 of Sofragan, the importance of which we have already 

 shown. 



