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A Defcriftion of the Coafts of 
Buldr^^'jEactoryof the TroyinceJ gf-'Cohcut afsaulted by iheZndutnJ . 
Portu- 
guefes 
Their 
Death re- 
The Por- 
cuguefe 
Fort be- 
fall to the number of 4C00 upon the 
Portuguefes (not above 70 ftrong) in 
their Fadory, who were almoft all malTa- 
cred by them. 
Pedro Jlvares Capral the Portuguefe Ge- 
neral in thofe parts, being inform'd of 
this barbarous Attempt, and finding that 
the Sammoryn had not been altogether 
ignorant of the matter, to revenge the 
Death of his Country-men, burnt ten of 
their Merchant Ships richly loaden, bat- 
ter'd the City with his Great Guns, and 
kill'd them above 600 Men. The fame 
Treatment thefe Barbarians receiv 'd after- 
wards from Menefes. We will not in 
this place pretend to give a particular 
account of all the Differences and War- 
like Exploits of the Portuguefes here, and 
of the famous Adions of Albuquerque^ 
Henry Menefes^ James Sylvcria^ Capral^kc. 
we will only mention in this place, that 
the Portuguefes having found means to 
ereft a Fort at Cakcut by the Conni- 
vance of Nanbeadar the old Sammoryn's 
Siller's Son (who favour'd the Portu- 
guefes) the Kings of Cananor andCocfem 
were fo nettled thereat^ that they did 
not defill tin they had engag'd the Sam- 
moryn to attack it. 
It being then in the Winter-feafon ' 
when the Portuguefes could fcarce expe^i 
any Relief, and the Fort provided with 
a Garifon of 300 Men only, they were 
driven to great Diftrefs •, a certain Re- 
negado, a Native of Sicily^ who had 
ferv'd as an Engineer in the Siege of 
Rhodes^ direfting the Moors in their At- 
tacks. Hereupon John de Lima Gover- 
nor of the Fort did all he could to de- 
fend himfelf, in hopes of the approaching 
Spring j and having extended his Fortifi- 
cations (by means of great Casks fiird 
with Sand ) to the Shore, fent notice of 
his diftrelTed ftate to Henry de Menefes^ 
who without delay fent 140 Land Sol- 
diers aboard two Ships commanded by 
Chrijtopher Jufart and Edward Fonfeca to 
his Relief : but the laft being becalm'd 
near the Shore of Cakcut^ and the other 
not having above 80 Men aboard, John 
Lima did not think it advifable to land 
with fo fmall a number, as being not fuffi- 
cient to break through the Enemies Works 
into the Fort. However Jufm being 
refolved to venture at all, landed in a _ „ 
Boat with 30 Vohmteers, who fought fl^^^^ttt- 
^ Lheir guefes'" 
