Chap.XIL 
Malabar and Coromandel. 
595 
Sofar with the Remnants of his Forces 
retir'd to the Continent, to the no fmall 
To the honour of the Portuguefes^ who with fo 
grMf /ft- f^alj a number had defended themfelves 
K)rm- ^S^^"^ barbarous undifciplin'd In- 
gueles, d'tans^ but againft a Body of warlike well- 
exercifed Turkijh Troops. It's faid, that 
Franc'vsX. King of France^ was fo highly 
) pleafed with this brave Adion, that he 
delir'd and had an Original Pidure of 
the brave Syheria^ the Governour of the 
place, 
Whilfl; Nonn'm was bufied in making 
all the necelTary Preparations for the Re- 
lief of Coa Garz.iM Noronia was 
fent by Don John I^ing of Portugal with ^'>fr^ 
1 1 Men of War, and 7000 Land-Men to X^^^^ 
relieve Nonnius : Among thefe there was j^^j-iius 
one Ship fill'd with Malefadors and Cri- rdievd bj 
minals of all forts, who had obtain'd Garzias 
their Pardon from the King v but this Noronui. 
being feparated from the rell, was never 
heard of afterwards. Monnim Acunia 
having furrcnder'd the Government to 
Noromci after a Hay of ten years in thofe 
parts, fet fail for Portugal^ his Native 
Country, but before he could reach it 
died at Sea, near the Caj^e of Good Hope Nonnius 
on the African Codll. ''"^ ^'"'^^ 
CHAP. XI, 
Noronia makes m Agreement with Kjng Mamud. Lupius Soza confiituted. 
Governour of Diu. Sofar'i Jim/ler Dejigns agdinjl the Portuguefes. He be- 
fages Diu in conjunciion with Mamud : Is Jlnin in the Ent erf rife. The City 
is vigorouflj ajjat/ltedy and as bravely defended. An unfuccejsfuL Sally made 
by the Portuguefes. 
Ncror>ia "^^Oronia apply'd all his Thoughts to 
fends hit the Affairs of Diu ., and having dif- 
Sam^'?^" P^^^^'^ certain Deputies to Mantud to 
^"^^ ' treat with hira of a Peace, they at laft, 
not without a great deal of difficulty, 
came to the following Agreement, in the 
Negotiation of which they met with no 
fmall oppofition from the Grand-mother 
of Mamud and Sofay, who wete conti- 
nually inciting the young King to re- 
venge the Death of his Uncle King Ba- 
dur i viz.. That the King of Cambaja fiiould 
ndr A- remain in the Pofleffipn of the City of 
grcment. Deu^ and the Poirtuguefes continue Mafters 
of the Fort and Harbour thereof ^ that 
they Ihould divide the Cuftoms ftarfe and 
fliare alike, and that the Cambajans (hould 
be at liberty to ered a Wall to front the 
Caftle, provided the fame were done at 
a convenient diftance. 
Lupins Matters being thus fettled, Lupius §oz.a 
confiituted was conftituted Governour of the place 
Govcrmiir. inftead of Sylveriay with a Garifon of 
900 Men. But it was not long before 
Mamud, at the Inftigation of his Grand- 
mother, fent a confiderable Body to at- 
tack Baz.airt ^ but Laurentius T avora rria- 
khig a vigorous Sally upon them, con- 
flrained them to fcek for Peace. Sofar in 
the niean time having recover'd himfelf, 
had for fix years together bent all his 
thoughts upon the ruin of the Pomguefes ^ 
and having found means to ingratiate 
himfelf into King Mamud his favour, 
they fent underhand their EmilTaries to 
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the neighbouring Indian Princes, to en- 
gage them agalnfl: the Portugueses^ who 
they told them did lord it over them, 
under pretence of trafficking in the In- 
dies. The AfHurs of the Portuguefes 
were at that tinie butin a very indiWe- Mferabte 
rfent condition in thofe parts, their Trca- fiateofthe 
furies exhaufl;ed,the!r N aval Strength neg- J."- 
leded, their Seamen very fcarce and the 
Land Soldiers defer ted in fuch numbers, 
that of the pco that were in Garifon 
under the Command of Lupius Sox.a, there 
were not above 2$o left in the Govern- 
ment of Mafcetreribai \ and what was 
worfe, there was hot above a month's 
Provilion, and a fleiider fliare of Ammu- 
nition left. 
Sofdr was not Unacquainted with thefe 
things, having learn'd them from divers 
Portaguefe Merchants j fo that looking 
upon this as a fit opportunity to execute 
theif projeded Defign, they pitch'd iipon 
the Winter-feafoD, when they knew the 
Portuguefes could not be fo eafily fe'cured 
from Goa. Sofar being in the mean Treachery 
while not negligent to cajole Mafcarenhas of Sofar. 
the Pdrtuguefe Governour by his Letters 
into* a belief of his Sincerity, the fame 
did ndt difcover his real Intentions, till 
it was alraoft too late^ but finding no 
other redrefs but in a brave Defence, he 
made afll the neceffary Preparations for 
it, by fending aiway all the ufelefs Moutjis, 
and fortifying himfelf after the beft man- 
ner he could: and having bought up 
Hhhh 2 what 
