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seven fathoms ; and then further in they got into four, and 

 further on into three and a half, whereupon Dom Francisco 

 thought himself lost. And as he had everything attached to 

 cables, and placed on the deck in order to throw them into the 

 boat, he ordered it to be brought alongside, and let himself go. 

 And it pleased God of his mercy that from three and a half 

 fathoms they soon got into five, and afterwards the depth 

 went on increasing, and those in the ship joying and rejoicing 

 greatly, and so they came to anchor close to the land. And 

 this was the first ship that entered the port 1 , and thenceforward 

 it became easy for all. 



Dom Francisco de Noronha ordered to disembark all that he 

 carried, and on land made his posts, and fortified himself very 

 well, and dispatched a message to Gale, that they should send 

 him servants to transport that material. Upon which there 

 came Dom Fernando modeliar 2 with many people of the 

 country, with whom Dom Francisco de Noronha began to 

 march in very good order and with all precaution. And in the 

 places where they had to halt to dine or sleep in a short space 

 of time they fortified themselves all round : because as the 

 servants were many, and the jungles great and dense, all was 

 easily done. And for this reason several rebels whom they 

 encountered did not dare to attack them. In this order they 

 reached Columbo in safety 3 , where they were much welcomed, 

 and the general now had wherewith to pay and quiet the 

 soldiers, whereupon he began once more to carry on the war, 

 as we shall presently relate. 



Deo. XII., Bk s hi., Chap, iii. 



Of other victories that our people gained in Geildo in 

 different parts. 



The king of Huva, ashamed at being so many times defeated 

 and fearing the tyrant Dom Joao, let himself remain in the 

 Seven Corlas very far from the posts in which our men lay, 

 and from the territory of Galitota 4 , and there once more mus- 

 tered the greater part of the troops that escaped from that 

 rout. The tyrant Dom Joao, as soon as he saw the failure 



1 We are not told the size of this ship. The Portuguese vessels that 

 entered the bay in 1584 and 1588 were small and of light draught. 



2 Why he was in G-alle, and not in Matara, of which he was captain, 

 we are not told. 



* If they passed through G-alle, it is strange that we are not told so, 

 * See supra, p. 431, note 3 . 



