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matarao em Berberim Falaceo a 23 de Junho de 1565 Anos." 
[" Here lies Helena Roiz, who was wife of Fernando Roiz 
whom they murdered at Berberim.^ Died on the 23rd of 
June in the year 1565."] 
This stone was dug up near the site of the Battenberg' 
battery in the Fort of Colombo nearly thirty years ago, when 
the Breakwater works were begun.t 
Plate No. 10. 
Another stone has been more recently discovered, also in 
the same neighbourhood, the inscription on which is now 
for the first time published. It runs : " Pater Noster Ave 
Maria Pola alma de Bras Munes que faleceo em 19 de Marco 
de 1624 esta he sua sepultura e de sous lierdeiros." A 
pater noster, an ave Maria, for the soul of Bras Moniz, who 
died on the 19th of March, 1624. This is his tomb and that 
of his heirs."] 
It will be noticed that this inscription begins in exactly the 
same way as that on the Mannar tomb of the wife of Joao 
de Mello Sampayo.f 
Plate No. 11. 
This stone had apparently, after its removal from the 
Portuguese church or burial ground in the Fort, where it was 
originally placed, been used for some building demolished 
probably at the time the Breakwater was begun ; for it has 
two holes drilled across the surface of the face of the stone, 
one transversely and the other longitudinally at the foot. 
Fortunately the part of the inscription obliterated by these 
holes can be supplied from the context. 
* Beruwala. 
t Monthly Literary Register^ vol. I., p. 14. Mr. Ferguson adds " I would, 
however, correct what I there said as to the probability of the Moors' 
having- been the slayers of Fernao Rodriguez. I think it more likely that 
he met his death in the general massacre by " Tribuli Pandar " circa 1554: 
(Couto VII. II. iv.)." 
t The initial letter in "Bras" and the first letter in "sepultura" are 
ornamental, resembling " black letter." " Pola " in this inscription also is 
used for " pela." 
