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For this expedition the governor at once chose Antonio 

 Moniz Barreto 1 , to whom he gave seven foists, in which he 

 was to take one hundred and fifty men, dispatching him in 

 great haste, having given him a provision that in every place 

 to which he should come, in which he found vessels of ours, 

 he should take them with him ; and writing by him letters 

 full of kind words to that king, and sending him stuffs and 

 curious trifles. Antonio Moniz Barreto set sail at the end of 

 April, and of his journey we shall give an account further on. 



Dec. VI. , Bk. iv. , Chap. viii. 



Of how Madune persuaded the king of Oandea to revolt against 

 the Portuguese : and of what happened to Antonio Moniz 

 Barreto on the expedition : and of how he crossed the whole 

 island of Ceilad with arms in hand fighting with the forces 

 of that king. 



Madune having learnt that the king of Candea was minded 

 to become a Christian, and that he had sent to ask of the 

 governor Dom Joao de Castro favour and help for this, fearing 

 that this would be the means of his destruction, and that he 

 would be left with all those kings as his enemies, set about to 

 put a stop to the whole business, by sending to persuade the 

 king of Candea not to become a Christian : because as soon 

 as he did so the Portuguese would be certain to take his 

 kingdom ; and that if they did not do this his own subjects 

 would try to kill him, in order not to be governed by men of a 

 different law. The men that Madune sent on this business 

 said such things to that king, and also worked upon his fears, 

 that not only did they bring him round completely, but they 

 also arranged with him to kill all the Portuguese that accom- 

 panied Antonio Moniz Barreto, of whom they had already 

 had advice, this business being settled with such secrecy, that 

 the fathers neither heard nor knew of it. 



Antonio Moniz Barreto, pursuing his voyage, doubled 

 Cape Comorim and ran along the other coast, then crossed 

 the shoals of Manar, where he fitted out two vessels that he 

 found there 2 , and took them with him 3 , and made a circuit 



1 Came out to India as a lad in 1529, saw much service, and became 

 governor of India, 1573-6. 



2 At Mannar, apparently. 



3 In accordance with the governor's orders (see supra, VI. iv. vii. at end). 



