_ 157 _ and Luis Preto, two galleys commanded by Paio de Sousa and Diogo Pires, and finally one brig, whose captain was Simao Martins. All these ships put together carried about 1200 men, more or less. After leaving Cannanore, the Viceroy went straight to Batecała and anchored at the bar at the request of Timoja, who asked him for his help in fighting the King of Batecala, who in turn was waging war on him. But afterwards they were reconciled, and the Viceroy didn’t have to do anything as a result. From here he went to Honor where Timoja came to see him and took him a present of many refreshments. At the Viceroy’s bidding, Payo de Sousa and Simao Martins set fire to some vessels from Calicut at this river, killing about 200 Arabs who were guarding the vessels. From here the Viceroy went to take water at Angedive, where the council met to decide on how to fight a battle with the Roumeliotes, for he thought that he might meet them on the way to Diu. It was agreed, that whether they came upon the Roumeliotes at Diu or on their way there, the Viceroy would attack first and attempt to board the enemy flagship; he was to be accompanied by Comendador Rui Soares, who had been at the service of the Viceroy’s brother Diogo de Almeida, Prior of Crato. If the fighting were to take place
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