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merits obliterated, although their princes might have 

 shown shortcoming in the rewards they owed for their 

 services. 



Our General surpassed all in the manner of his death 

 since he revenged it beforehand by the numbers of enemies 

 he killed by his own hand, the odds against which he 

 fought, the immense numbers of the enemy — not an enemy 

 without a name, nor without valour, like the Western Jews, 

 nor effeminate cowards like most Oriental nations, but 

 barbarians looked upon as the bravest and most warlike in 

 the world. On the other hand, he had not been subdued by the 

 enemies' strength and power, but for the temerity and small 

 numbers of the Portuguese, the infidelity and treason of the 

 Zingalas, the difficulties of the ground, the tempestuous 

 weather, the irremediable dangers that surrounded him — 

 not a single thing that did not conspire against his life : he 

 at last fell sword in hand, and was cut to pieces in the 

 service of his God and his king ; for which he rendered his 

 name glorious and respected by posterity, the memory of it 

 putting to shame those who tried to slander him in the ears 

 of his sovereign, — those whose duty it was to have informed 

 him of the meritorious deeds, — because they saw themselves 

 exposed to the freaks of fortune by the example of the 

 services he ( Constantino de Set) rendered their country. 



But low as envy could tarnish the merits of Constan- 

 tino de Sa, they could not deprive him of the monument 

 my pen now erects to his fame, which will last as long as our 

 writings. He will enjoy throughout eternity eternal bliss, 

 although his body lies without a tomb (the last calamity that 

 could befall a Roman), his valour instead of reward having 

 the recognition due to his virtues — virtues worthy of such a 

 guerdon and of everlasting praise. 



Laus Deo. 



