_ 39 _ He was so annoyed that he told the Captain-in-Chief that he could give the ship to whomsoever he liked because it had been ruined by someone who did not have to sail in her and was not of her company. The Captain-in-Chief laughed at this and said that he would do as he asked; after Francisco de Tavora said this, he asked the Captainin-Chief to pardon him, but he would not give him back his ship and said that he would send it to India and give it to the Viceroy. So, Francisco de Tavora remained with the Captain-in-Chief, who sent Dinis de Mello to ship as overseer, a mulatto and nobleman, a worthy gentleman. Chapter: X How Afonso d’ Albuquerque departed, having provided the fortress at Socotra with everything necessary, and returned to make war on Ormuz, taking with him Martim Coelho de Sousa and Diogo de Melo in two ships from Melinde, and all that he did until he returned and went to India. Having provided the fortress at Socotra with everything necessary, the Captain-in-Chief Afonso d’ Albuquerque left in August of 1508, determined to wage total war and return to Socotra loaded with provisions before going to India, as he told the Captains. Diogo de Mello and Martim Coelho tried hard not to go with him and requested him to let them
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