_ 208 _ and killed many of them, and there were many wounded. Among the Moors fifteen died, twelve captains of the King of Calicut. It is reported that before coming to the battle they prayed in their mosques for their land to be defended or that they should be killed. In what they did they fulfilled their promise as gentlemen. Item: The Viceroy was in a good state, as were all the men sailing with him at sea in our fleet and also on land in the fortresses of Cochin and Cannanore. All the fortresses on this other side along the coast of the Red Sea towards here were likewise in a good state, and the men in the fortresses and everything are well settled in a manner appropriate to our service. Item: A king on the coast of India called Honawar, desiring to make friends with the Viceroy and receive favours from him and from our people and not to suffer harm placed at our disposal a place belonging to him near the sea, where trade was conducted, which he then ordered to be handed over to our officials. He gave them possession of this place and he receives rent from our officials of one thousand pardaos, which is the coin which [...](A), and each pardao is worth one gold espadim(B). (A) Blank space in the manuscript. (B) A gold coin in the time of D João II, a silver coin in the time of D. João III [Translator’s note].
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