_ 113 _ reason, my Lords, I entreat you not to forget all I've told you and to remember that you are fighting for Our Lord. They all replied that they would do so, and that they hoped with His help to accomplish their mission, since they trusted in His mercy and felt sure. He would arrange everything to their advantage. It was agreed that they should attack the city from the sea, where there was a long stretch of wall. The captains were to be divided into two groups, one of them consisting of Manuel de Lacerda, Aires da Silva, Dom João de Lima, Dom João de Eca, Garcia de Sousa, Jorge da Silveira, Duarte de Melo, Antonio Raposo, and João Gomes Cheira Dinheiro; this group was to be led by João Fidalgo, and they were to follow the governor and scale the city walls at the place I mentioned. The remaining captains were Simao de Andrade, Diogo Fernandes de Beja, Lopa Vaz de Sampaio, Rui Galvao, Pero da Fonseca de Crasto, Simao Velho and Fernao Gomes de Lemos, these were to be led by Dom Garcia, and as soon as the governor and his company began to scale the walls, he was to attack the city gates. The gates faced the sea, and formed part of the same stretch of wall the governor was to attack. As soon as they scale the walls they should at once try to gain control of the gate facing the mountains.
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