_ 104 _ the monsoon to proceed to India, and after being outside of Bengala they came to the mouth of the river along which they entered for three leagues. The place along which this river runs is call Arraquam, it is at war with Bengala, this King when Dom João was at Bengalla sent him two paraos with supplies as he wished to be friendly and a vassal of Your Highness and that they should resort to his port and they would find a great deal of merchandize, Ivory, and lacre and cloth and precious stones and that if Dom João wished that he would go with his men to assist in making war to Bengalla. From thence Dom João departed without having a talk with the King, nor seeing the city, because where he was at anchor there was a distance of two leagues to the place, and there he was provided with paraos when there was need of water or wood, of which they supplied him, and from here they departed round by Ceilão where they found Lopo Soares making the fortress where Dom João remains as Captain, as I have already told Your Highness. The Captain in Chief as soon as Lopo Soares departed resolved upon going to Goa, and from thence send to search out all these rivers, because we have news that in all of them there are foists, which can be taken and burnt, for in
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