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Henriquez perceiving his fituatioD at Pa£ay was becoming critical, 
not only from the force of the enemy, but the fickJincfs of his garrifon, 
and the want of provifions, which the country people now wltheld from 
them, difcoDtinuing the fairs that they were ufed to keep three times in 
the week, difpatched advices to the governor of India^ demanding im- 
mediate fuccours, and alfo fent to requeft affiftance of the king of Aru, 
who had always proved the ftedfaft friend of Malacca, and who, though 
Bot wealthy, becaufe his country was not a place of trade, was yet one 
of the raoft powerful princes in thofe parts* The king cxpreffjd his 
joy in having an opportunity of ferving his allies, and promifed his ut- 
mofl: aid ; not only from friendfhip to them, but indignation a gain It 
Abraham, whom he regarded as a rebellious flave. A fupply of (tores t 
at length arrived from India, under the charge of Lopo d'Azuedo, who 
had orders to relieve Hemiquez in the command ; but difputes having 
arifen between them, and chic£y on the fijbje(5t of certain works which 
the fhabandar of Pa fay had been permitted to ere£t adjoining to the 
fortrefs^ d'Azuedo, to avoid coming to an open rupture, departed for 
Malacca. Abraham having found means to corrupt the honelly of Ais 
lhabandar, w^ho had received his office from Alboquerque, gained in- 
telligence through him of all that pafled. This treafon it is fuppofed 
he would not have yielded to, but for the defperate fituation of affairs* 
The country of Pa fay was now entirely in fubjcftion to the Achenefe, 
and nothing remained unconquered but the capital ; whillt the garrifon 
was diftradted with internal divlfions* 
After the acquifition of Pedeer, Abraham thought it neceffary to re- 
main there fome time in order to confirm his authority, and fcnt his 
brother Raja Leila with a large army to reduce the territories of Pafay, 
which he effedted in the courfe of three months, and with the more fa* 
ciiity, becaufe that all the principal nobility had fallen in the action 
with Geinal* He fixed his camp within half a league of the city, and 
gave notice to Abraham of the ftate in which matters were, who fpcedily 
joined him, being anxious to render himfelf mafter of the place, before 
the promiled fuccours fiom the king of Aru could arrive. His firft ftep 
was 
