_ 17 _ nobles disagreed, saying that to take it this way was to show fear. It was not good that the Moors should go unpunished for what he had done and if they took the place without fighting he would keep his property. Rais Barbadin could go away with his wives, children and warriors but without his property. He would then be well punished and would give no more trouble or disturbance of the King of Ormuz. And although this seemed a very wrong view to Simao da Cunha as everyone supported it much against his will, he replied accordingly to Rais Barbadin. As he was a brave man Rais Barbadin did not reply and only ordered two flags to be floun on the wall, one white, one red. This was asking our people to say. If they wanted peace or war. When the captains saw this, they said to Simao da Cunha that they wanted war. He therefore ordered the men to land. They took some artillery in order to bombard the fortress and set up two refugees. He ordered them to man the refugees and they began to bombard the fortress from them. When this happened Rais Barbadin pulled down the white flag leaving only the red one to show that he did not fear a fight with us. And this was justified for when our men made a hole in the wall with the artillery it was repaired and so quickly that it was done in a twinkling, Simao da
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