_ 436 _ against us, until we burned it down with the ships it was deploying, and the battles I had with that city, and how I put it to the sack and then entered the city; nor shall I write of the city of Choar, now I had it sacked along with its fortress, which is as well built and strong with as many towers as many a city of Portugal, with huge numbers of men on horseback and on foot. I shall not dwell on the well armed ships which I decided to beach to give battle, and I took the city by force of arms, and they did not wait to be surrounded, but the governor came to give himself up to me ad surrendered the fortress. I, then sent men to capture it and hoist the flags of our King on top of the fortress, and with them our chancellors, to draw up the documents and necessary formalities. Then I return the fortress to the governor and his men, for they were soldiers of the King of Ormuz. I set the amount of tribute to be paid by the city and its inhabitants for the wages of the archers and soldiers who were to guard the fortress. Similarly, I consigned to them the flags of our Lord the King and the protocols and treaties of obedience on the part of the city and fortress to our Lord the King, made with all due solemnity. I shall not write to Your Highness how we fought the city of Mazighato, and entered the wall through force of arms, killing many men, and how I then made myself a
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