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God to that State, represented to me, that to his father Constantino 

 de Saa de Noronha, who died when General of Ceilao in my service 

 by the hands of enemies, were still owing of his salary certain sums 

 of money, and also an elephant, which was taken from him on account 

 of my revenue, for which he was not given satisfaction : begging me, 

 that, as he was going to that State, and had to claim satisfaction there 

 of these debts, I would command that an order be given him that they 

 should be there paid to him promptly ; and because Joao Roi'z de Saa 

 is a poor noble, and by the death of his father was left with responsi- 

 bilities of mother and brothers, and debts which his said father 

 contracted in my service, and it is just that for all these reasons he 

 should be shown favour whenever opportunity offers, I strongly enjoin 

 on you, and beg you, that on God's bringing [him] safely to that 

 State, you order that what you find be still owing to him in the 

 manner that has been said be paid to him entirely, with which also I 

 shall be pleased.— Written in Lisbon the 24th of March, 1643.— King. 



Antonio de Mello de Castro, Viceroy, friend.— I, the King, send 

 you all greetings. Joao Roiz de Saa de Menezes, son of Constantino 

 de Saa de Noronha, who served many years in that State, and lastly 

 as Captain-General of the Island of Ceilao, where the Chingalas killed 

 him, represented to me here, that to his said father were still owing 

 thirteen thousand five hundred xerafins, the proceeds of an elephant 

 which the Conde de Linharesf took from him in my name, when 

 Viceroy of that State, as prepared from the confirmation which he 

 left with his attorneys, with a letter of mine, in which it was ordered 

 to pay him the said debt, and in addition two thousand eight hundred 

 xerafins of his salary, and four hundred of his allowance : begging 

 me, that as his said father was left at his death with many embarrass- 

 ments, and his creditors are suing him maliciously in the court of 

 exchequer for some debts originated in my service without being 

 willing to make abatement of them, his attorneys showing sufficient 

 documents, I would do him the favour to order, that in recompense 

 of the said debts a final statement be made regarding what may be 

 found by law that his late father was still owing, and that out of what 

 shall remain liquid payment be made him in the factory of Damao for 

 a period of three years. And because it is not possible here to grant 

 an order to this request, I strongly enjoin you, that, after the attorneys 

 of J oao Roiz de Saa have furnished you with current papers of the 

 debts of which mention has been made, and you have ascertained the 

 facts with clearness, you order that payment be made to him of what 

 shall be known to be owing to him. — Written in Lisbon the 26th of 

 March, 1665.— King. 



* 1662-66. It was he who had, much against his will, to hand over 

 Bombay to the English. — D. F. 

 t D. Migoel de Noronha, Viceroy, 1630-35.— D. F. 



