_ 499 _ fire-bombs, stones and lances that they hurled at him, not to mention arrows and muskets that they fired unceasingly. He confessed that Luis de Sousa had jumped first ahead of him. This, in my opinion gained greater honour than the good impression that he made. P. 229 Antonio de Souto Maior continued his voyage and arrived at Berbera and Zeila(A) where he learnt the news of the Mamluks, but in order to verify everything he crossed to the (other) coast. While he was at anchor in a cove outside the entrance to the Strait, two very well armed naus and a parau of Khwaja Sofar full of men came upon him. He ventured forth to meet them and a fierce battle began [between them], because the larger nau had thrown a cable to the smaller one and placed the parau in the middle. Because, as it so happened they had come well provided with artillery and were carrying a great number of fighting men, archers and musketeers and the sea had become rough, our fustas could not reach them, no matter how much Antonio de Souto Maior tried. He circled behind them and did battle with them outside. He became so (A) In the Gulf of Aden.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTg0NzAy