_ 99 _ his fleet had been badly damaged by our artillery and if it sailed into the open sea it would sink. It would be better to repair it first so that he could then take it to Diu, where he might prepare to attack in the following summer, Mirocem agreed. At this stage there were some differences between Meliquias and Mirocem, concerning the question of who was to take the captives who had survived the attack on Dom Lourenco’s ship. Mirocem wanted to keep them so that he could send them to the Sultan as witnesses of his victory, but Meliquias didn’t want to hand them over to him and kept them, Meliquias gave orders for their wounds to be treated well, and treated them like free men because he had great admiration for them and for the way he had seen them fight. He at once tried to find out if Dom Lourenco was among them, and when he found out that he was dead he was very sad. He sent for his body so that he could bury it, but his men were unable to find it. He also had them take all the artillery from our ship, using divers. Once Mirocem’s fleet was repaired and ready to sail, they left for Diu, where they were welcomed joyously. Both the King of Cambay and all the most important men in the kingdom sent emissaries to visit
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