_ 87 _ d' Oliveira, son of Antao d' Oliveira, chief of the guard of the Queen Dona Leonor, and Mendafonso, his servant. He was killed by these two men, as they said he had insulted Jeronimo d' Oliveira on board the ship and also others, using his position as captain and as nephew of the governor. After the death of Dom Alvaro, Jeronimo d' Oliveira and Mendafonso returned to the ship where no one bothered them, for they were very sick on board. Later on, the people felt very affronted to have among them the murderers of their captain. Then one João Rodriguez Pao, a brave knight, Martim Correa and others stabbed Mendafonso to death without anyone going to his aid, and Jeronimo d' Oliveira was made prisoner. He was taken to India, where the ship was to meet the governor to be Jeronimo d' Oliveira was beheaded by the sentence of Diogo Lopez de Sequeira, who had arrived from Portugal as governor. Thus, great labours were endured by all in the Strait and many died there. From there some went to India, where they later met the new governor, and others went to Ormuz, where they found the present governor, who on his way there stopped at Calayate, where he sent Dom Aleixo de Meneses to India with powers of governor, so
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