52 were very close to the fortress, those activities were not detected on time. Eventually, one of the chiefs there mediated between the warring parties. He proposed to the king of Hormuz that the Larians would leave the fortress unarmed provided that the king of Hormuz pledges their protection from the time that they leave the fortress until they reach the crossroad leading to the Lar Kingdom. This was agreed; but when the Larians got down to the valley, at the beginning of the road from Shemel, the Shemel locals attacked them killing them all”. This enraged the mediating chief who mounted his horse and rushed at full speed to the Portuguese camp on the plateau near the fortress, while shouting “Goncalo2 , Jeronimo3 .” These were the names of Portuguese officers in charge of this campaign. He went through the commander’s tent from one side with his horse and came out of the other speeding like a bullet where the tents of the 2. D. Goncalo de Menezes was the Commander of Hormuz fortress. 3. D. Jeronimo de Mascarenhas was the General Commander.
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