592 
A Defcripion of the Coajlt of 
Baldam. 
Ik ta^is 
Ciror. 
Sties for 
Peace. 
The Vox- 
cuguele 
h'ort vcar 
Dm. 
with this Army he march'd to Citor, a 
very line and populous City under the 
Qiieen of Sanga^ who was not long be- 
fore retreated thence with her Children. 
The Inhabitants of Citor^ unable to refill 
fo powerful an Army, refolv'd to follow 
the footfteps of thofe in the Ifle of Betel 
( mentioned before ) and having brought 
cogetiier all their Gold, Silver, and pre- 
cious Stones, (ire. burnt themfelves with 
their Wives and Children, with the 
Treafure. It is faid, that during the 
Conflagration, which lafled three days, 
more than 70000 Perfons perilh'd by the 
Flames. Badur enter'd viftorioufly into 
Cuor, where having rewarded the Ser- 
vices of his Officers that behav'd them- 
felves well with Prefents, he marched di- 
tedly againll the Mogores^ but with very 
different fuccefs ^ for being twice put to 
the rout by them, and deferted by A^ujla- 
pha his General, he was forc'd to fly to Diu^ 
and being full of defpair, would have ta- 
ken a Refolution to leave his Kingdom, 
and to fend his Treafure to Mecca ; but 
being, at the earneft entreaty of his 
Friends, removed from that Refolution, 
he fent an AmbalTador to Soliman the 
Grand Signior, to offer him 5ooooo 
Crowns, provided he would fend a cer- 
tain number of well-difciplin'd Troops to 
his Affiitance ^ but fearing left the delir'd 
Succours fliould come too late, he offcr'd 
to Soz.cij who then lay before Chaul^ as 
alfo to Nonn'm Jcunia^ a proper place 
for the erefting of a Fort near Dm, pro- 
vided they would ailift him againft his 
Enemies. 
The Portugutfes willing to take the 
opportunity by the forelock, ^ox-^ifail'd 
to Diu immediately, and being followed 
by Nonnim^ the Treaty was (ign'd, and a 
place aflign'd, viz.. the Hill which over- 
looks the Harbour of Diu. This hap- 
pen'd in the year 1535. TlxQ For tuguefes 
went to work immediately, and laid the 
Foundation of a Triangular Fort, the 
Wall from the Sea-fide to the Hill being 
17 Foot thick, and 20 high, at the end 
whereof juft upon a Hill near the City 
was created a Redoubt, and on the other 
end a Stone Tower (fuch a one as the 
Fortuguefes have at Cranganor and Cana- 
mr) from whence extended another Wall 
to the other Corner of the Ifland : The 
Wall was defended by a deep Ditch as 
far as the Rocks would permit. In the 
midft whereof was a Gate defended by 
two Towers, named St. Thomas and 
St. James. Thus King Badur faw a good- 
ly Fortrefs perfefted by the Fortuguefes 
within 49 days, that part to the Sea- 
fide being fet afide till another oppor- 
tunity. 
One James Bottelho a brave Com- BoUnefs of 
raander, but fallen into Difgrace with James 
Emanuel King of Portugal^ being willing Borcelho, 
to court any opportunity of being re- 
ftor'd to the King's favour, got a Bri- 
gantine built on purpofe of 18 foot in 
length, and fix broad ; and having pro- 
vided himfelf with as many Seamen as 
were required to manage her at Sea, he 
fet fail trom D/V, without letting them 
whither they were bound, and prov'd 
ft) profperous in his Voyage, that with- 
out any remarkable Accident, he arriv^d 
fafely at Lisbon., and brought the kind 
Advice of their good fuccefs at Diu. 
The Fortuguefes left a Garifon of 800 
Men under Emanuel Soza in the Fort, 
and were no fooner retir'd from thence 
with their Fleet, but Badur began to le- NewDlfff- 
pent of his having admittted the Fortu- y^"ces be- 
guefcs into the Ifle of Diu ( efpecially J*"'^' 
fince the promifed Succours arriv'd but ^/"'^ p^^_ 
/lowly) whereupon he order'd the Go- nugucies. 
vernor Ninaar to furround the City 
with a new Wall, and to enclofe the 
Royal Square without the place, whereby 
their Fortifications muft approach very 
near to, and lie direftly oppofite to thole 
of the Fortuguefes. Thefe being refolv d 
not to permit a thing of this nature, 
which muft needs tend to their Prejudice, 
Badur was much incenfed thereat, ex- 
claiming highly againft their Proceedings, 
and endeavourM to have furpriz'd them 
in their Fort, which not fucceeding, he 
fought for Aid from the Samoryn of Cale- 
€ut, and feveral Malabar Kings againft 
them. 
Nonnius hQing advertifed of all thefe Nonnius 
Treacheries, feis fail once more with 20 f^'l^' omt 
Ships, and 500 chofen Fortuguefe Sol- 
diers for Diu^ ordering Martm ^Iphonfo 
to follow him from the Malabar Coaif. 
No fooner had he caff Anchor before 
DiUj but feigning himfelf fick aboard, 
he fent certain Perfons to compliment 
King Badur^ and beg his Excufe for his 
not coming in Perfon : Whereupon Ba- 
dur went aboard together with SQz.a the 
Governor of the Fort to give a Viiit to 
Nonn'm., who rati Badur at the Door of 
his great Cabin, and filuted him with a 
great deal of Civility. For tho the Death 
of Badur was refolv'd on before-hand, ^^^^^^^ 
yet that they might not feem to violate ghcs khu 
the Laws of Hofpitality, theyJhad thought ^ ^'ifi a- 
fit to defer the Execution thereof till his 
return towards the fhore ; It was nor long 
before Badur went into his Boat again in 
order to return, but was no ibor\er got 
into 
