_ 19 _ saying this out of fear. Simao da Cunha did not take the Moor's advice, which was very good, because if he had the disaster which occurred it would not have occurred. So many of our people fell ilI that when the gunpowder arrived from Ormuz almost all were iII and some were dead. On seeing this Simao dá Cunha moved the gun stations to be nearer the sea in order that he might have his men closer together should the Moors attack them, which he much feared if Rais Barbadin should learn of the state of the men. Rais Barbadin knew this very well, in fact from the experience he had of war. However, as he only wanted friendship with our people because if he did them any harm, he knew Rais Sharif would have to pay. He did not want to go out to attack the Portuguese. If he had done, he could have killed them all with as little effort. After Simao da Cunha had gathered his people nearer the sea he made one refuge for them all and turned once more to bombarding the fortress managing to break a gap in a stretch of the wall. He would then have entered the fortress at this place if he had enough men to accompany him, but he could not find more than thirty-five to fight. All the others were so sick and weak that they could not stir themselves.
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