_ 41 _ The Moor excused himself, saying that he was not used to such things, but if he sent word of what he wanted, he would reply. This was towards evening, but the Captain-in-Chief had made up his mind, all the soldiers were armed, and he gave the order to embark, Dom Antonio going in his large boat, and many men in the brigantine with five guns and a falcõ, and berços in the boats, and without waiting for the Moors to see them he ordered them to row strongly for the shore. There were about three hundred well-armed men, and reliable gentlemen, including Dom Antonio, Francisco de Tavora who had returned to his ship, Diogo de Mello, Martim Coelho de Sousa, Ayres de Sousa, Duarte de Mello, Pero d’ Alpoy, Lisuarte de Freitas, Dinis Fernandes de Mello, Antonio Vogado, Lourenço da Silva, João Teixeira, Antonio de Sá, and other gentlemen of rank. When the Moors saw the boats approaching, bristling with shining spears and weapons and full of purpose, they ran up to defend the landing-place, shooting many arrows because they were all archers. But they were very close together, and when the boats came up and fired cannon, many of them were hit and fell dead and wounded. Sounding trumpets and calling on St James, our men charged the Moors with such speed and
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