_ 295 _ under no circumstances were they to disembark, not even to get a sack of sand. With this, everyone disembarked from their ships. And as it is the custom among our countrymen for noblemen who are brave, experienced and of great virtue to lead the way, the captain who led these people who was regarded as a greater nobleman than the actual captain of the fleet, angered at the thought of having to obey his orders, as soon as they had landed, went off with the men of his company from a gale of which he was captain. With neither pleading nor protest forthcoming from the captain of the fleet, he set out on a different route for the place where he thought the enemy might be, with the same fury and disorder of which I have already spoken.(A) When he arrived at a hillock, from where he could see a valley, they could see some tents and people who must (A) This was D. Jorge da Gama, great-grandson of Vasco da Gama. History relates that he was held back by his soldiers. ‘D. Jorge da Gama disembarked from the othr boat-load. And, seeing his flag going to the hill, he followed it, calling to his men to wait for him and hold back, as he feared that a disaster would befall them. But since all misadventures which have occurred in India were due to great disorder among the soldiers due to lack of military discipline among them they did not listen to this order which was given for them not to leave the water’s edge, nor did they obey their captain who was calling them, but went foolishly to place themselves at the top of the dunes, giving no heed to orders. Dec 10.7.18.
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