66 alone they bring so much coral; copper; quicksilver; vermillion; lead; alum; rubia; rose-water; saffron; gold; silver bullion and coins, that it cannot be counted. The king of Cambay has a governor here called Malik Ayaz, who is an old man; excellent horseman; wise; industrious; of great knowledge and who leads a very disciplined life. He shows a sharp mind in everything he does. He has very heavy artillery, which is newly produced every day; he has many galleys, which are equipped and ready, a large number of them are very small and fast and are called look-outs; they have built a very sturdy bulwark across the harbour, which holds very heavy artillery and many gunners who are always inside them, with many well-equipped and armed soldiers, who are well-paid. He is always prudent, he greatly fears Our Lord and King’s power, he warmly welcomes our ships and people who go to his port. And the local people are punished appropriately and governed with great justice. He treats everybody fairly in his land and benefits some of them with great gifts and rewards. The Grand Sultan sent a fleet to this port of Diu with many finelooking people, well-armed and equipped, with many square-riggers, rowed galleys, the captain of which was a Mouros called Mirocem. They came to the port to carry out repairs with the King of Cambay’s help, and the governor’s himself. And then from here, they went to India, to the city of Calicut, where they would also be given help to fight our people and drive them out of India, spending a lot of time there in their preparations. When Dom Francisco de Almeida, who was the Viceroy at the time, learned of this stay, he prepared hisfleet and captained it. The Mouros came out to sea to meet him and the two fleets fought at the mouth of the harbour, so hard, that there were dead and wounded on both sides, andfinally the dogs were defeated, with many of them killed and a large
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