_ 9 _ Episodes of the year 1508 In this year, the Portuguese completed their occupation of Ormuz, and then attacked people of Qalhat, to punish them for their shameful behavior. These events were mentioned in the book: “Lendas da India”:(1) Chapter: VIII How the Captain-in-Chief made war on the city and blockaded it by sea, which brought the Moors much hardship and they sued again for peace, which the Captain-in-Chief refused, over which the captains disagreed with him. The next day the Moors set up many gun positions and brought up a great deal of artillery which fired at our ships, so the Captain-in-Chief ordered terradas to be placed alongside the ships to receive the Moorish shots, and our ships did a great deal of damage to the city. They fired for (1) Document no. and reference.
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