_ 204 _ The rest poured at full speed after him and deserted the city, of which Captain António Correia made himself master, as of the King’s palaces. He knighted many gentlemen for their honourable conduct in the battle, which was one of the most best fought there had ever been in those parts, so favoured by God and the Holy Apostle, patron saint of our Spain, that only six or seven of our men were killed. One of these was Jorge Pereira, and many others were badly wounded. King [Mucrim] retreated in such a condition that three days later he died, and with him the governor of the island and other distinguished Moorish horsemen, about 25 of them, and more than 200 of the other men. The whole battle was concluded within two hours, and while Sharafa watched the course of the battle from a hilltop as if from a palanquin in order to decide from its outcome how he would act. Afterwards he was content to be given only the King’s houses, which António Correia ordered to be restored to him. António Correia then withdrew to the sea, where he ordered 140 ferradas to be set on fire and a fine galliot which the Turks were building for the King to be launched from the shipyard where she was located; and he gave her the name of Mucrim in memory of the late defeated King. He sent for the King’s head, which the
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