_ 131 _ Queimado and others. They forced the enemy to retreat to the doors. of the mosque, some going in and some staying outside in order to prevent our men from entering it. At this point the commander-in-chief arrived, having also had some trouble going up a staircase, where Nuno Vaz was wounded by an arrow which hit him between the helmet and the chin-piece, breaking two of his teeth, as he crossed the platform, he came up against some Arabs who attacked furiously. One of them struck him from behind over the helmet with a knife, causing him to fall on his knees as the Arab prepared to strike him again Nuno Vaz came to his rescue and lifted him up. The commander-inchief killed the Arab with his lance and Nuno Vaz wounded another in one leg; in this way they forced the enemy to run away. They then went to join Antonio de Sa and the others, who were in front of the mosque doors fighting the enemy, of whom they killed four. The others went into the mosque and closed the doors. When the commander-in-chief saw that there was nothing further that he could do here because he did not have the necessary implements to break down the doors with, he moved towards the town to attack the Arabs who had sought refuge there. For although the sun had not yet risen there was a clear light, and our men could see them well, when they realized the commander-in-chief was
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