_ 97 _ as he waited Payo de Sousa arrived from where he had been anchored, for there was no point in staying there any longer. He asked Pero Barreto what he was doing and why he did not set sail; since there was no need now to go back, what was he waiting for? But the latter replied that although he was aware of it, he would not leave any anchors behind, even if the enemy came after him. Payo de Sousa, who had weighed anchor and hoisted his foresail on account of the weak winds, threw him a cable so as to tow his ship, so that the disaster which had befallen Dom Lourenco should not repeat itself. In the meantime, one of the enemy ships drew near. Pero Barreto, who decided to fight it, told Payo de Sousa to let go the cable and waited for it. When the enemy saw this they dropped anchor, seemingly afraid to fight our men. As their ship slowed down some of our men went into a skiff, Pero Barreto thought they were afraid and trying to escape but he pretended otherwise and called them back, reproaching them for their cowardice. They made excuses, saying they had only done this to tow the ship, in case it became necessary. However, a Spaniard who had gone with them, and whose name was Gonzalo Tareiro, told Pero Barreto in front of everybody that they had all done it in
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