_ 218 _ famous a victory as this, in a labour of two hours, with no more than five of our men being killed. One of them was a nobleman called Jorge Pereira, and one a Moorish Christian, a servant of Antonio Correa, who throughout the battle defended him with his dagger, until he fell from many arrow wounds. There were sixty wounded, and as many more had lance wounds in the hand. Of the Moors, apart from King Mocrim, who died there two or three days later, the Governor of Bahrain also died, a very important man, and also six senior officials, relations of his. They also lost thirty cavalrymen and three-hundred-foot soldiers, and many were wounded. Many horses were killed from musket shots. In honour of this famous victory the Most High and Powerful King Dom João the Third of Portugal afterwards gave Antonio Correa the right to put the head of a Moorish king in one quarter of his coat of arms, which is there today, and another similar sign on his helmet, in memory of the head of King Mocrim which was afterwards cut off. Chapter: LX After the battle was won Rais Sharaf arrived with his men at Antonio Correa's side, up till then he had not
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