_ 244 _ It was agreed that as soon as Raix Hamet came he would be arrested, for which purpose all the captains and nobles were to be secretly armed, Pero de Albuquerque was to seize him first, and nobody was to be allowed in apart from the king, Raix Noradim and Acem Ale the interpreter; for the governor feared that the tyrant Raix Hamet might be suspicious, and that he would bring with him men who were secretly armed. In such a case, if our men arrested him there would be a fight and some lives would be lost. It seems that the governor guessed right, because this was precisely what Raix Hamet it did was said later that he had meant to kill the governor and our captains, who were supposed to be unarmed. Besides this, other details were worked out in this council meeting, with regard to this matter. On the following day, one hour before the morning, the governor went ashore with all the captains who were staying at sea. They all brought their men who were armed; as were all those who were on land equally, the Malabars were ready with their weapons, all these men stayed at the beach; the governor and the captains went into Simao de Andrade's Madrasal, with their weapons hidden under splendid clothes. When Raix Noradim saw our armed men, he also armed the king's entourage, but only after asking the secretary whether he should do so.
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