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himself　up　to　the　habits　of　his　father；　and；　abandoning　himself　to　his　women；　and　not　seeking　to　know　ought　regarding　his　realm　save　only　the　vices　in　which　he　delighted；　he　remained　for　the　most　part　in　the　city。

One　of　his　captains　who　was　called　Narsymgua；＇504＇　who　was　in　some　manner　akin　to　him；　seeing　his　mode　of　life；　and　knowing　how　ill　it　was　for　the　kingdom　that　he　should　live　and　reign；　though　all　was　not　yet　lost；　determined　to　attack　him　and　seize　on　his　lands；　which　scheme　he　at　once　put　into　force。

He　wrote；　therefore；　and　addressed　the　captains　and　chiefs　of　the　kingdom；　saying　how　bad　it　was　for　them　not　to　have　a　King　over　them　who　could　govern　properly；　and　how　it　would　be　no　wonder；　seeing　the　manner　of　his　life；　if　the　King　soon　lost　by　his　bad　government　even　more　than　his　father　had　done。

He　made　great　presents　to　all　of　them　so　as　to　gain　their　goodwill；　and　when　he　had　thus　attached　many　people　to　himself　he　made　ready　to　attack　Bisnaga　where　the　King　dwelt。　When　the　King　was　told　of　the　uprising　of　this　captain　Narsymgua；　how　he　was　approaching　and　seizing　his　lands　and　how　many　people　were　joining　him；　he　seemed　unmindful　of　the　loss　he　had　suffered；　he　gave　no　heed　to　it　nor　made　ready；　but；　instead；　he　only　ill…treated　him　who　had　brought　the　news。　So　that　a　captain　of　the　army　of　this　Narsymgua　arrived　at　the　gates　of　Bisnaga；　and　there　was　not　a　single　man　defending　the　place；　and　when　the　King　was　told　of　his　arrival　he　only　said　that　it　could　not　be。　Then　the　captain　entered　the　city；　and　the　King　only　said　that　it　could　not　be。　Then　he　even　entered　his　palace　and　came　as　far　as　the　doors　of　his　chamber；　slaying　some　of　the　women。　At　last　the　King　believed；　and　seeing　now　how　great　was　the　danger；　he　resolved　to　flee　by　the　gates　on　the　other　side；　and　so　he　left　his　city　and　palaces；　and　fled。

When　it　was　known　by　the　captain　that　the　King　had　fled　he　did　not　trouble　to　go　after　him；　but　took　possession　of　the　city　and　of　the　treasures　which　he　found　there；　and　he　sent　to　acquaint　his　lord；　Narsymgua。　And　after　that　Narsymgua　was　raised　to　be　king。　And　as　he　had　much　power　and　was　beloved　by　the　people；　thenceforward　this　kingdom　of　Bisnaga　was　called　the　kingdom　of　Narsymga。

After　he　was　raised　to　be　king　and　was　obeyed　he　came　to　Bisnaga；　where　he　did　many　acts　of　justice；　and　he　took　the　territories　from　whomsoever　had；　contrary　to　right；　taken　them　from　the　king。　This　King　reigned　forty…four　years；　and　at　his　death　left　all　the　kingdom　in　peace；　and　he　regained　all　the　lands　which　the　kings　his　predecessors　had　lost。　He　caused　horses　to　be　brought　from　Oromuz　and　Adeem＇505＇　into　his　kingdom　and　thereby　gave　great　profit　to　the　merchants；　paying　them　for　the　horses　just　as　they　asked。　He　took　them　dead　or　alive　at　three　for　a　thousand　PARDAOS；　and　of　those　that　died　at　sea　they　brought　him　the　tail　only；　and　he　paid　for　it　just　as　if　it　had　been　alive。

At　the　death　of　that　King　there　remained　three　fortresses　which　had　revolted　from　his　rule；　and　which　he　was　never　able　to　take；　which　were　these　　Rachol；　and　Odegary　and　Conadolgi；＇506＇　which　have　large　and　rich　territories　and　are　the　principal　forts　in　the　kingdom。　At　his　death　he　left　two　sons；　and　the　governor　of　the　kingdom　was　Nasenaque；　who　was　father　of　the　king　that　afterwards　was　king　of　Bisnaga；＇507＇　and　this　king　（Narsymgua）；　before　he　died；　sent　to　call　Narsenaque　his　minister；　and　held　converse　with　him；　telling　him　that　at　his　death　he　would　by　testament　leave　him　to　govern　the　kingdom　until　the　princes　should　be　of　an　age　to　rule；　also　he　said　that　all　the　royal　treasures　were　his　alone；　and　he　reminded　him　that　he　had　won　this　kingdom　of　Narsymgua　at　the　point　of　the　sword；　adding　that　now　there　remained　only　three　fortresses　to　be　taken；　but　that　for　him　the　time　for　their　capture　was　passed；　and　the　King　begged　him　to　keep　good　guard　over　the　kingdom　and　to　deliver　it　up　to　the　princes；　to　whichever　of　them　should　prove　himself　most　fitted　for　it。　And　after　the　King's　death　this　Narsenaque　remained　as　governor；　and　soon　he　raised　up　the　prince　to　be　king；　retaining　in　his　own　hands　the　treasures　and　revenues　and　the　government　of　the　country。

At　that　time　a　captain　who　wished　him　ill；　determined　to　kill　the　prince；　with　a　view　afterwards　to　say　that　Narsenaque　had　bidden　him　commit　the　murder；　he　being　the　minister　to　whom　the　government　of　the　kingdom　had　been　entrusted；　and　he　thought　that　for　this　act　of　treason　Narsenaque　would　be　put　to　death。　And　he　soon　so　arranged　it　that　the　prince　was　killed　one　night　by　one　of　his　pages　who　had　been　bribed　for　that　purpose；　and　who　slew　the　prince　with　a　sword。　As　soon　as　Narsenaque　heard　that　he　was　dead；　and　learned　that　he　himself　（was　supposed　to　have）　sent　to　kill　him；　he　raised　up　another　brother　of　the　late　King's　to　be　king；　not　being　able　further　to　punish　this　captain；　because　he　had　many　relations；　until　after　he　had　raised　this　younger　brother　to　be　king；　who　was　called　Tamarao。　He　（Narsenaque）　went　out　one　day　from　the　city　of　Bisnaga　towards　Nagumdym；　saying　that　he　was　going　hunting；　leaving　all　his　household　in　the　city。　And　after　he　had　arrived　at　this　city　of　Nagumdym　he　betook　himself　to　another　called　Penagumdim；＇508＇　which　is　four…and…twenty　leagues　from　that　place；　where　he　at　once　made　ready　large　forces　and　many　horses　and　elephants；　and　then　sent　to　tell　the　King　Tamarao　of　the　cause　of　his　going；　relating　to　him　the　treason　that　that　captain　by　name　Tymarsaa＇509＇　had　carried　out　slaying　his　brother　the　king；　and　by　whose　death　he　（the　prince）　had　inherited　the　kingdom。　He　told　him　how　that　the　kingdom　had　been　entrusted　to　him　by　his　father；　as　well　as　the　care　of　himself　and　his　brother；　that　as　this　man　had　killed　his　brother；　so　he　would　do　to　him　in　the　same　way；　for　he　was　a　traitor；　and　he　urged　that　for　that　reason　it　was　necessary　to　punish　him。　But　the　king　at　that　time　was　very　fond　of　that　captain；　since　by　reason　of　him　he　had　become　King；　and　in　place　of　punishing　him　he　bestowed　favour　on　him　and　took　his　part　against　the　minister。　And；　seeing　this；　Narsenaque　went　against　him　with　large　forces；　and　besieged　him；　threatening　him　for　four　or　five　days；　until　the　King；　seeing　his　determination；　commanded　Timarsaa　to　be　put　to　death；　after　which　he　（the　King）　sent　the　（traitor's）　head　to　be　shown　to　the　minister；　who　greatly　rejoiced。　Narsenaque　sent　away　all　the　troops　and　entered　the　city；　where　he　was　very　well　received　by　all　the　people；　by　whom　he　was　much　loved　as　being　a　man　of　much　justice。

And　after　some　days　and　years　had　passed；　Narsenaque；　seeing　the　age　of　the　king　how　young　he　was；　determined　to　keep　him　in　the　city　of　Penagumdy；　with　large　guards　to　make　safe　his　person；　and　to　give　him　20；000　cruzados　of　gold　every　year　for　his　food　and　expenses；　and　himself　to　govern　the　kingdom　　for　it　had　been　entrusted　to　him　by　the　king　his　lord　so　to　do。　After　this　had　been　done　he　told　the　King　that　he　desired　to　go　to　Bisnaga　to　do　certain　things　that　would　tend　to　the　benefit　of　the　kingdom；　and　the　King；　pleased　at　that；　told　him　that　so　it　should　be；　thinking　that　now　he　himself　would　be　more　his　own　master　and　not　be　so　liable　to　be　checked　by　him。　And　after　he　had　departed　and　arrived　at　Bisnaga；　Narsenaque　sent　the　King　20；000　men　for　his　guard；　as　he　had　arranged；　and　he　sent　as　their　captain　Timapanarque；　a　man　in　whom　he　much　confided；　（commanding　him）　that　he　should　not　allow　the　King　to　leave　the　city；　and　that　he　should　carefully　guard　his　person　against　treachery。

And　after　this　was　done　Narsenaque　began　to　make　war　on　several　places；　taking　them　and　demolishing　them　because　they　had　revolted。　At　that　time　it　was　proposed　by　some　captains　that　they　should　kill　the　King；　as　he　was　not　a　man　fitted　to　govern；　but　to　this　Narsenaque　would　answer　nothing。　After　some　days　had　passed；　however；　Narsenaque；　pondering　on　the　treason　about　which　they　had　spoken　to　him；　how　it　would　increase　his　greatness　and　more　easily　make　him　lord　of　the　kingdom　of　which　he　was　（only）　minister；　called　one　day　those　same　captains　who　had　often　proposed　it　to　him；　and　asked　them　by　what　means　the　King　could　be　slain　without　its　being　known　that　he　had　had　a　hand　in　his　death。　Then　one　man＇510＇　told　him　that　a　very　good　way　would　be　that　he　（the　minister）　should　appear　to　be　annoyed　with　him　and　should　send　to　command　his　presence；　which　mandate　he　would　not　obey；　and　on　account　of　this　act　of　disrespect　he　（the　minister）　should　ordain　that　some　punishment　be　inflicted；　and　at　this　aggravation　he　would　leave　the　city　and　fly　to　Penagundy　to　stir　up　the　King　against　the　minister。　He　said　that　after　he　had　gained　the　goodwill　of　the　King　he　would　so　plot　against　him　that　he　would　render　him　disobedient；　and　that　to　give　the　King　greater　encouragement　he　would　forge　letters　as　if　from　captains　which　should　contain　the　same　counsel　　namely；　that　he　should　leave　that　city　where　he　was　more　prisoner　than　free　　and　would　point　out　to　him　that　he　alone　was　king　and　lord；　and　yet　that　the　land　was　under　the　power　of　Narasenaque　his　vassal；　who　had　made　himself　very　strong　and　powerful　in　the　kingdom　and　held　him　（the　King）　prisoner；　and　had　rebelled。　He　would　urge　the　King　to　secretly　quit　the　city　and　betake　himself　to　a　fortress　belonging　to　the　captain　who　had　sent　him　that　letter；　and　that　there　he　should　prepare　himself；　getting　together　a　large　following。　And　he　would　tell　him　that　when　the　lords　and　captains　came　to　know　of　his　wish　and　determination　they　would　act　according　to　it；　and　would　help　him；　and　would　come　with　him　to　fall　upon　Narsenayque；　and　would　bestow　upon　him　（Narsenaque）　the　prison　in　which　he　（the　King）　was　now　kept。　So　he　would　be　king。　（The　captain　further　said）　that　after　he　had　persuaded　the　King　to　this　he　would　cause　him　to　（leave　the　city）；　and　while　going　out　he　would　kill　him；　and　that　in　this　way　Narsenaque　should　become　king。

Narsenayque　was　well　pleased　to　listen　to　this　treason　and　to　hear　of　the　evil　deed　which　this　captain　planned；　and　he　showed　him　much　favour。　The　captain　disappeared　after　some　days　from　where　Narsenayque　was；　feigning　to　have　fled；　and　he　came　to　Penagumdy；　where　in　a　few　days　his　arrival　was　known；　and　he　set　about　and　put　in　hand　all　those　things　that　had　been　arranged。　Every　day　he　showed　the　King　a　letter；　one　day　from　a　captain　of　one　fortress；　the　next　day　another　from　another　captain；　and　the　King；　understanding　the　plots　contained　in　the　letters　so　shown；　replied　that　the　counsel　and　advice　seemed　good；　and　yet　how　could　he　resist　the　power　of　Narsenayque；　who；　besides　being　minister　of　the　kingdom；　had　（possession　of）　all　the　horses　and　elephants　and　treasure；　so　that　he　could　at　once　make　war　against　him？　〃True　it　is；　Sire；　that　which　thou　sayest；〃　answered　the　traitor；　〃and　yet　he　is　much　misliked　by　all　the　captains　who　raised　thee　to　be　king；　and　as　soon　as　they　shall　see　thee　in　Chaodagary〃＇511＇　（which　was　a　fortress　whither　he　had　advised　him　to　flee；　being　one　which　up　to　that　time　was　independent）；　〃all　will　flock　to　thine　aid；　since　they　esteem　it　a　just　cause。〃　Said　the　King；　　〃Since　this　is　so；　how　dost　thou　propose　that　I　should　leave　this　place；　so　that　my　going　shoul