_ 125 _ place where Jorge da Silveira had scaled them, an Arab seized the standard he had planted there and took it down. When Jorge da Silveira saw this he immediately threw himself from the walls, for he was an exceptionally brave knight; he fell among the enemy to try and recover his standard; and he began to deal blows right and left. But he did not get far because Mira Mergena came at once and pushed him to the ground with his horse and there he was killed, Dom João de Eca almost shared his fate, since he had been standing at Garcia de Sousa's opening. He had jumped to the ground to go and rescue Jorge da Silveira, but when he had seen him being killed he had gone back, helped by an artilleryman called Gales, who had given him a hand so that he could climb back up. From here he and the others defended themselves from the Arabs, who had come to fight them, Mira Mergena pressed ahead and attacked Aires da Silva and his men; the latter were fighting some other Arabs, who were encouraged by the arrival of Mira Mergera. They attacked our men so fiercely that they made them withdraw to the opening where Garcia de Sousa had taken up his position. During this retreat many of our men were wounded, specially Aires da Silva, who it is said was
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