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could engage with him ; and in the direction of Viras 1 he sent 

 other lascorins with their araches to lie in ambush, and from 

 there to make any onset on the enemy. This was at the end 

 of April ; and when the 3rd of May came, the day of the 

 Invention 2 of the Cross of Christ, after the sermon, in which 

 the father related great marvels regarding it, our people met 

 Paliconda, who had two thousand six hundred picked men ; 

 and attacking one another, they waged a very severe battle, 

 in which those on our side did great wonders, and soon killed 

 Paliconda and other araches and many of his men. The rest 

 seeing that havoc and their captain dead began to retreat, 

 leaving six hundred stretched on the field around and some 

 prisoners, with whom our people retired ; and as the day 

 was one full of God's mercies, another body of the enemy 

 came to fall into the hands of those that were in Veras lying 

 in ambush ; who rushing upon them made a great slaughter, 

 and having totally defeated the enemy, they returned with 

 some heads in token of victory, and entered the fortress 

 simultaneously with Francisco Gomes Leitao and the others 

 who also came laden with prizes. This victory was so welcome 

 to all, that for many days the children went about the streets 

 singing praises to the cross of Christ ; and because this victory 

 took place on a day so notable, it was ordered to have thereon 

 every year a solemn procession. A few days later arrived the 

 provision that the viceroy D. Duarte had sent, whereby all 

 were relieved of the anxiety in which they were from lack of food. 



Raju felt the loss of his men greatly, and it made him 

 hasten all the more the preparations for the siege that he 

 intended to lay, because he hoped to take a great revenge. 

 And as at this same time there befell a nephew of his a dreadful 

 fate, which must not be be left unrecorded 3 , it seemed to us 

 well to give an account of it, the which was after this manner. 

 To one of the brothers that this tyrant murdered 4 there was 

 left a son called Reigao Pandar 5 , who betook himself to a village 



1 Lower down this is spelt " Veras." I do not know what place is 

 meant, unless it be Verahera in Salpiti Ivor ale. 



2 In printed edition " Exaltation." (See p. 275, note 



3 Literally, " left in the ink-horn." 



4 See supra, p. 272. 



5 As has been stated above (p. 271, note 5 ), the only brother that 

 Raja Siijha had surviving in 1581, so far as is known, was TiiTibiripola 

 Adahasin; and this Rayigam Bandara must, therefore, have been his 

 son: but the Rdjdvaliya is absolutely silent regarding any such person, 

 nor is he mentioned elsewhere. Further on (p. 284) Couto records 

 the murder by Raja Sinha of another of his relatives having the same 

 name. 



