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galleons of Dom Joao Pereira and Francisco da Silva, and the 

 foists of Dom Nuno Alvres Pereira and the galley of Dom 

 Pedro de Lima, and the day before the galliass of Matheus 

 Pereira de Sampaio, being already advised that Dom Paulo 

 de Lima was expected, who, he already knew, was coming 

 after being so victorious over a like king: whereby he was 

 alarmed, and became still more so when he saw such large 

 armadas, such rejoicings and salvos, because the city dis- 

 charged its whole artillery to welcome Manoel de Sousa, who 

 immediately disembarked with all the captains and soldiers, 

 being received on the shore by the captain, fidalgos, prelates, 

 and the whole populace with great joy, the pleasure that all 

 felt being shown by the embraces. Manoel de Sousa was 

 conveyed to his lodging, and his captains and soldiers 

 were distributed among the posts, and each one sought his 

 quarters. 



On the following day Manoel de Sousa and Joao Correa 

 met in order to come to a decision regarding the affairs of 

 Raju, and sent a message to all the captains that were in that 

 city, prelates and monks to attend ; only Dom Joao Pereira, 

 who excused himself, sending him word that he was a soldier of 

 Dom Paulo de Lima's, and ought not to be present at a 

 council at which the latter was not present. And all having 

 assembled, Manoel de Sousa made them a short speech, the 

 substance of which was : — " That from the very great experi- 

 ence that he had of Raju, of his malice and weakness, he 

 knew very well that he would not wait for the crossing of 

 swords ; and that when they least suspected it they would be 

 sure to find him flown thence and gone back again without 

 the chastisement that he deserved : that it would be well to 

 give it to him forthwith, and so great a one, that he would 

 remain as an example to all the kings of Ceilao to no more 

 attempt treason against that fortress, to which they owed 

 obedience and vassalage ; and that he assured them with the 

 divine favour of so great a victory as should remain a wonder 

 in the memory of all the kings of the East, whereby they 

 would be curbed, and we should always be feared and re- 

 spected by them ; and that if he were to depart from there 

 without the chastisement that he deserved, it would be not 

 only a great grief and pain to all that had come with so great 

 willingness to join hands with them, but a shameful affront, 

 because then it would assuredly be said that through fear 

 they failed to attack him, and that he made a pretence with 

 his coming." It was well understood that Manoel de Sousa 

 much desired to take part in that business without Dom 

 Paulo, that the whole of the honour might be his, because he 



