6;a The HISTORY of the Book I. 
Thence he fail’d to Momhaza , which is a fmall City, 
in an Ifland well fortified with two Citadels, furnifhed 
with feme Pieces of Cannon, which engaged the King to 
refufe Almeyda Entrance, this, however, he forced, by 
beating their Forts to the Ground, and afterwards took 
the City by Storm, and made Slaves of a great Part of 
the Inhabitants. He continued his Voyage to the Ange- 
dive Hands, which are five in Number, not far from Goa t 
where, according to his Inftrutftions, he built a Fort. He 
proceeded thence to Cananor , where, with the Confent of 
the King, he built another Fort, and put a ftrong Garri- 
fon into it. On his Arrival at Cochin , he found things in 
a very unfettled Condition ; for Trimumpara , worn out 
with Years, had refigned the Crown to his Sifter’s younger 
Son Ncubeador , rejecting the elder, becaufe he had deferred 
him on the laft Invafion, by the Samorin , which occafion- 
ed great Troubles ; but the Viceroy put an End to them, 
and fixed Ncubeador firmly on his Uncle’s Throne 1 . 
About this Time a Squadron of eight Ships was fent 
out to difeover new Lands, by which was found the Hand 
of Madagascar , otherwife called St. Lawrence , becaufe it 
was firft feen on the Day dedicated by the Church of 
Rome to that Saint. Almeyda alfo detached a Squadron 
under his Son Laurence de Almeyda , on the fame Service, 
who repaired to the Maidive Hands, from whence he was 
driven by a mighty Tempeft to the He of Ceylon , thought 
to be the Taprobana of the Ancients ; where landing, lie 
took the Inhabitants into the Protection of Portugal , and 
impofed a Tribute on their King ; nor was the Viceroy in 
the mean Time lefs employed, but defeated the Cali cut i- 
ans in a great Battle at Sea •, then dividing his victorious 
Fleet, he committed one Part of it to Emanuel Pazagno , 
and the other to his Son, upon his return from Ceylon , 
appointing the firft to accompany the trading Ships of Co- 
chin to Cape Comorin , for their Security againft the Ro- 
vers in thofe Seas, and the other to cruize at large about 
the Coaft for the Defence of the Hands and Ports. It 
became now an eftablilhed Rule among thofe new Inhabi- 
tants of the Indies , that whofoever came into thofe Parts, 
without a Pafs from fome -Portugueze Admiral, or Gover- 
nor of a Fort, fhould be efteemed as Enemies, and lofe 
both Ship and Goods, whereby they engrafted all the 
"Wealth of the Eafi to themfelves ; and the better to 
maintain their Authority, King Emanuel fent out yearly 
new Reinforcements and Supplies. 
In the Year 1508, fifteen Ships were fitted out, under 
the Command of Triflan de Cunha , with which, repairing 
to the Coaft of Zanguebar, he aflifted the King of Melinda 
againft his rebellious Subjects, and burning the Cities of 
Hoia and Brava , failed to Zocotara , where, reducing the 
chief Town of the Ifland, he left a Garrifon in it, and 
made the beft of his Way to Malabar , where, joining 
the Fleet of Almeyda , they repaired againft the People of 
Calicut , who were now aflifted by a Fleet from Arabia , 
and before Panan , one of their Towns, gave them a 
final Defeat. Not long after they engaged off of Chaal 
near Bombay , the Fleet of Campfon Sultan of Egypt , 
coming to the Afliftance of the Enemy, which they en- 
tirely ruined, and every where came off Conquerors, ex- 
cepting that the aforementioned Son of Almeyda falling in 
with a Squadron of Cambay an and Egyptian Ships, was 
unfortunately (lain with an Arrow, as he bravely defended 
himfelf againft them. The Body of this young Hero 
could not be found, but the Fleet returned with the me- 
lancholy News, which the Viceroy received with great 
Conftancy of Mind, faying no more, than that his Son could 
not end his Days more glorioufly than in the Service of 
his Country. 
Alphonfo Albuquerque was now arrived in the Eafl with 
a ftrong Squadron from Portugal , with which, designing 
to fubdue the He of Ormus , at the Mouth of the Perfian 
Gulph, he firft reduced the Cities Curtate , Mafcate , Sohar 
and- Orfacan , lying along the Coafts of Arabia, then fub- 
jeft to the King of Ormus ; after which, defeating the 
Enemy in an Engagement, in the Port of that City, he 
landed in the Ifland, and prepared to inveft the Place, 
when the King (called Zarfadin II.; gave Leave that the 
Portugueze fhould build a Fort on the Sea-Coafts, and en- 
gaged, not only to pay them an annual Tribute, but to 
defray the Charges of the War. The Time of Almeyda s 
Viceroyfhip being now on the Point of expiring, he re- 
folved to revenge the Death of his Son, and going out 
with a Squadron of nineteen Sail, attacked off Diu a 
great Fleet of Cambay ans, Egyptians , Calicutians , and 
other of the Enemies of the Portugueze , by whofe Hands 
his Son fell, and entirely routing them with great Slaugh- 
ter, fubdued all the Coaft from Diu to Cochin , forcm°- 
the feveral Princes to yield themfelves Tributary to Por- 
tugal. 
His Commiflion being now expired, he delivered the 
Government with great ReluCtance to Albuquerque™, and 
having palled the Cape of Good-Hope , in his Way home- 
wards, was, with his Companions, unfortunately flain by 
fome Barbarians on the Coaft of Africa , through his own 
Imprudence •, for he would needs go on Shore in fearch 
of Proviflons and Refrefhments, in a Country abfolutely 
unknown, and there fome of his Attendants having quar- 
relled about the Price of Proviflons with the Natives, he, 
with more Courage than Prudence, ran to their Aiftft- 
ance ; but when he faw the whole Country pouring down 
upon them, he would have retired, and did his utmoft En- 
deavour to make a Retreat to his Ship; but it was too 
late, the Barbarians dilcharged on him, and thofe who 
were with him, a Shower of Arrows, by which himfelf, 
and twelve experienced Officers were killed upon the Spot ; 
fo that he loft not only the Rewards which he might rea- 
fonably have expected from his Mafter, but even wanted 
a decent Funeral, which, in the Opinion of thofe who 
furvived him, was a much heavier Misfortune. 
9. He was fucceeded in his Command in the Indies by 
Alphonfo Albuquerque , whofe Services had already merited 
much from his Mafter, and whofe Character rendered 
him the fitted: of all others to be entrufted with Power at 
this Time; yet he had not the Title of Viceroy, but that 
of General only, though his Authority was as extenfive as 
that of Almeyda , and his Succels in his Adminiftration fo 
extraordinary, that it acquired him the Surname of Great. 
Fernand Coutigno , Grand Marftial of Portugal , who was 
come with a Fleet of fifteen Sail, and with three thoufand 
Men on Board, to put him in Poffeffion of the Govern- 
ment, engaged Albuquerque to begin the Exercife of his 
Authority with the DeftruCtion of Calicut , which had gi- 
ven them fo much Trouble, and which was likely to give 
them ftill more, as long as it flood. This Expedition was 
very honourable for the new General, though it proved 
fatal to its Author; for whi \z Albuquerque took the Citadel 
that commanded the Place, and fet fire to the Town, the 
Grand Marfhal made himfelf Mafter of the Royal Palace, 
where finding immenfe Riches, his People fell to plunder- 
ing, and the Indians , taking Advantage of the Diforder 
they were in, fell upon them, and cut them off to a Man. 
Albuquerque did all that in his Power lay, to prevent the 
Mifchief, but without EffeCt, and in endeavouring to fave 
another, he ran a great Rifque of being deftroyed himfelf 
for in his Paflage towards the Palace, he received tw o 
dangerous Wounds, and immediately after, was almoft 
crufhed to Pieces, by a great Stone thrown upon him from 
the Top of one of the publick Buildings. In this Condi- 
tion his Soldiers took him up, and carried him on Board 
his Ship, and then they made a good Retreat, having loft 
at this unfortunate Undertaking the Grand Marfhal, and 
fourfeore Men, and about three hundred wounded. 
1 This was a very deep Queftion in Politicks, viz. Whether Rebellion in the next Heir deprives him of his Right of Succeflion ? But it does not 
appear, that ever the Portugueze confide red the thing in this Light, the youngeft of the two Nephews feemed to them moll in their Intereft, and 
therefore it was very natural for them to be’ in his. 
m We learn from fome of the Portugueze Hiftorians, that Almeyda fuffered his Jealoufy of Albuquerque to carry him fo far, as to caufe him to be 
feiaed, together with all his Papers, and conduced to the Citadel ot'Cananor, where he kept him Pri loner, allowing him only three ofhis Servants to attend 
him ; and tho’ it was impoflible they fhould have Intelligence of this in Portugal, yet it feems they fufpedted fome fuch Matter, and therefore fent a 
Man of great Quality, and a ftrong Fleet, to regulate Affairs in that Part of the World, without which, in all Probability, there might have been 
fome Difficulty in periuading the Viceroy to pare with a Power of which he was fo fond. 
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