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A. D. ma, Heg. The widow ofUtimuti succeeded, 

 the promise of her daughters 

 hand with a portion of 100,000 ducats, in indue- 

 iug hk successor. Pati Quiiir, who was also a 

 native of Java, to attempt the assassination of 

 Albuquerque. The king of Campar formed a 

 similar project and sent a congratulatory em- 

 bassy to the vice-roy. requesting to be invested 

 with the office of the deceased Utimuti Hajah» 

 but the designs of both of the conspirators were 

 fmstrated by the unexpected departure of Albu- 

 querque for Goa where his presence was requir- 

 ed, and whither he returned after having invest- 

 ed Ruy de Brito Patalim with the command of 

 Malacca, leaving him a garrison of three hundred 

 men, and a fleet of ten vessels under Fernando 

 Perez having on board ihe same number acting 

 as marines. 



A, D. 1613. Beg. The ex-king, Sulthaun Mahomed 

 Shah, having an enterprising indi- 

 vidual amongst those who still remained devoted 

 to his fallen fortunes, appointed him his Lacsa- 

 mana, or Admiral, and determined to attempt the 

 reconquest of Malacca. Whilst his fleet was 

 fitting out, Pati Quitir continued to carry on his 

 intrigue* for the expulsion of the Portuguese, 

 and, his plans being matured, he suddenly rose 

 upon the conquerors, killing one officer and seve- 

 ral men, and capturing some ordnance. He then 

 proceeded to fortify the quarter of the town in 

 which he resided, and stood on the defensive 

 with 6,000 men and a few elephants until the 

 arrival of the Lacsamana, when several petty 

 actions took place, which generally terminated 



