_ 230 _ very cruel acts and tyrannies in order to have money to pay the men. In this armada he took five leading captains Yusuf Hamid, Admiral of Alexandria, Soleiman gave the command of the armada though leaving the final authority to himself. There was also Mustafa, a Mamaluke who Soleiman had put in place of Camusai, the Chief Tréasurer in Cairo and who also sailed as captain. Soleiman had Camusai killed as he was afraid of him, they being enemies as I said. Another two captains were Ibrahim Beque a Mamaluke and Mahmud Beque. The orders of the Sultan which Soleiman carried were the following: he was to go to the coast of the bay of Cambay or Mangalore and take on water there. He was not to fight except with the armada of the Governor of India appointed by the King of Portugal. Otherwise, he would weaken or reduce his fleet, if the governor did not want to fight at sea he should go to the city of Goa and put it under siege. When it was taken, he should fortify himself there because he would be sending aid to defend it against the Portuguese. If it was found in Mangalore that they were not able to do battle with the governor's armada, nor take Goa without greatly risking his fleet and men then he should
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