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as　a　very　large　city；　in　which　he　halted　for　six　months；　waiting　for　the　King　of　Orya。　He　sent　many　messages　to　say　that　he　was　waiting　for　him　in　the　field；　but　he　never　came。　And　in　this　city　he　did　many　works；　and　gave　alms　to　the　temples；　and　erected　therein　a　very　grand　temple　to　which　he　gave　much　revenue。　And　he　commanded　to　engrave　on　it　an　inscription　which　says：　　〃Perhaps　when　these　letters　are　decayed；　the　king　of　Orya　will　give　battle　to　the　King　of　Bisnaga。　If　the　King　of　Orya　erases　them；　his　wife　shall　be　given　to　the　smiths　who　shoe　the　horses　of　the　King　of　Bisnaga。〃

And　after　this　was　done　he　returned；　leaving　the　greater　part　of　those　lands　to　the　temples；　and　came　to　Bisnaga　where　he　rested　some　days。　And　he　sent　to　call　the　son　of　the　king　of　Orya　who　was　taken　captive　in　the　first　fortress；　and　told　him　that　as　people　said　that　he　was　a　very　active　man　and　was　very　dexterous　with　both　sword　and　dagger；　he　would　be　pleased　to　see　him　fence。

The　young　man　said　that　since　His　Highness　summoned　him　he　would　do　what　he　could；　and　asked　that　this　might　be　put　off　till　next　day。　And　when　the　next　day　came　the　King　sent　to　call　him；　and　also　sent　for　one　of　his　own　men　who　at　that　time　was　very　expert　in　the　art；＇524＇　that　he　should　fence　with　him。　And　when　the　son　of　the　King　of　Orya　saw　him；　being　offended　with　the　King　for　sending　a　man　to　fight　with　him　who　was　not　the　son　of　a　King　but　only　a　man　of　humble　birth；　he　cried　out　to　the　King：　　〃God　forbid　that　I　should　soil　my　hands　by　touching　a　man　not　of　the　blood　royal；〃　and　saying　this　he　slew　himself。　And　his　father；　hearing　how　his　son　was　dead；　wrote　to　Salvatinea　（asking）　by　what　means　he　could　ransom　his　wife　who　remained　in　the　power　of　the　King；　since　his　son　was　dead；　to　which　he　made　answer　that　he　should　arrange　the　marriage　of　his　daughter　with　the　King；　and　that　afterwards　the　King　would　restore　him　his　wife　and　lands　（or；　would　take　only　his　lands）。＇525＇　This　counsel　he　accepted；　and　he　sent　ambassadors　to　Bisnaga　to　arrange　a　marriage　with　his　daughter；　with　which　King　Crisnarao　was　well　content；　and　when　the　King　of　Orya　knew　his　will　（in　the　matter）　he　sent　him　his　daughter；　and　with　the　coming　of　her　they　were　friends。　And　Crisnarao　restored　the　lands　on　the　other　side　of　the　river；　and　kept　those　on　the　hither　side　for　himself。


CHAPTER　6


How　Crisnarao；　after　he　had　made　peace　with　the　King　of　Oria；　determined　to　go　against　the　land　of　Catuir。

After　Crisnarao　had　made　peace；　and　had　married　the　daughter　of　the　King　of　Oria；　and　had　restored　to　him　his　wife　and　the　lands　beyond　the　river；　as　has　been　narrated　above；　he　made　ready　a　large　army　and　prepared　to　attack　Catuir；＇526＇　which　is　the　land　of　a　lord　who　had　been　in　revolt　for　fifty　years；　this　land　is　on　the　Charamaodel　side。　And　he　went　against　it；　and　laid　siege　to　one　of　the　principal　cities　where　the　lord　of　the　land　was；　and　it　is　called　。。。＇527＇and　is　surrounded　with　water。

Now　at　the　time　when　Crisnarao　attacked　this　city　it　was　winter；　for　which　cause　the　river　that　surrounded　it　was　so　swollen；　and　carried　down　so　much　water；　that　the　king　could　do　no　harm　to　the　place。　And　King　Crisnarao；　seeing　this；　and　seeing　that　time　was　passing　away　without　his　attaining　his　desire；　commanded　his　men　to　cut　many　new　channels　in　order　to　be　able　to　attack　that　principal　（river）　which　had　opposed　itself　to　the　fulfilment　of　his　wishes。　And　this　was　done　in　a　short　time；　since　he　had　many　soldiers；　and　after　the　（new）　watercourses　were　finished　and　brought　to　where　the　water　should　go　he　opened　mouths　in　the　river；　the　water　of　which　very　soon　flowed　out　so　that　the　bottom　could　be　seen；　and　it　was　left　so　shallow　that　it　enabled　him　to　reach　the　walls　of　the　city；　and　the　river　was　thus　diverted　into　fifty　different　beds。　Inside　the　city　were　one　hundred　thousand　foot…soldiers　and　three　thousand　cavalry；　who　defended　themselves　and　fought　very　bravely；　but　this　availed　little　to　prevent　Crisnarao　from　entering　in　a　few　days　and　slaughtering　all　of　them。　He　found　large　treasures　in　this　city；　amongst　others　in　ready　money　a　million　and　six　hundred　thousand　golden　PARDAOS；　besides　jewels；　and　horses；　which　were　numerous；　and　elephants。　And　after　he　had　finished　the　capture　of　this　land　Crisnarao　divided　it　amongst　many　of　his　captains；　giving　to　each　one　what　was　necessary　for　him；　and　the　chief　who　lived　in　the　city　and　who　was　lord　of　the　land　was　taken　away　captive　and　carried　to　Bisnaga；　where　he　died　in　the　King's　prison。

And　after　the　King　had　settled　the　country　he　came　to　Bisnaga；　whence　he　sent　Salvatinea　to　the　city　of　Comdovy；　since　he　was　chief　of　it；　by　whom　his　brother　was　placed　in　it　so　as　to　see　directly　to　the　land　and　ifs　government；　for　after　the　King　returned　from　Orya　he　never　went　again　thither。

And　Salvatinea；　having　departed　on　his　journey　to　Comdovy；　before　he　arrived　there；　met；　opposing　his　path；　a　Muhammadan　named　Madarmeluquo；　who　was　a　captain　of　the　King　on　this　side；＇528＇　and　who　was　awaiting　him　with　sixty　thousand　men。　Salvatinea　had　two　hundred　thousand　men；　and　had　very　little　fear　of　him；　and　with　these　he　went　against　him；　and　took　and　defeated　him；　and　took　prisoners　himself　and　his　wife　and　son　and　horses　and　elephants　and　much　money　and　store　of　jewels；　and　sent　them　all　to　King　Crisnarao。　The　king　commanded　to　put　（the　captives）　in　prison；　and　there　they　died。　And　Sallvatinea　went　to　his　territories；　and　after　he　had　stayed　there　some　months　and　seen　to　its　government　and　decided　matters　in　dispute；　he　returned　to　the　King　at　Bisnaga；　by　whom　he　was　well　received　as　being　the　principal　person　in　the　kingdom。



CHAPTER　7


How　Crisnarao；　on　the　arrival　of　Salvatinia；　determined　to　attack　Rachol；　a　city　of　the　Ydalcao；　and　to　break　the　peace　that　had　lasted　so　long；　and　the　reason　why。

After　Salvatinia　had　arrived　and　had　been　well　received　by　the　King；　and　after　the　lapse　of　some　days；　the　King　told　him　that　he　desired　to　fulfil　all　the　wishes　expressed　in　the　testament　of　King　Narsynga；　one　of　which　was　to　capture　Rachol；　which　was　a　very　strong　city　and　amongst　the　principal　ones　of　the　Ydallcao；　who　had　taken　it　from　the　kings　his　ancestors；　and　because　there　was　now　peace　between　both　parties；　and　had　been　so　for　forty　years；　he　knew　not　how　he　could　manage　to　break　it。　But　Salvatinia　said　that　since　the　peace　had　been　made　under　certain　conditions　　one　of　which　was　that　if　on　either　one　side　or　the　other　any　land…owners；　captains　in　revolt；　or　other　evil…doers　should　be　harboured　and　their　surrender　should　be　demanded；　they　should　forthwith　be　given　up　　there　was　now　great　reason　for　breaking　the　peace；　since　many　land…owners　and　debtors　to　His　Highness　had　tied　into　the　kingdom　of　the　Ydallcao。　He　counselled　therefore　that　the　King　should　send　to　demand　the　surrender　of　these　men；　and　that　on　refusal　to　give　them　up　there　would　be　good　ground　for　breaking　the　peace。　Many；　however；　disagreed　with　this　advice。　Now　it　happened　at　this　time　that　the　King　（of　Bisnaga）　sent　Cide　Mercar　with　forty　thousand　PARDAOS　to　Goa　to　buy　horses；　which　Cide　Mercar　was　a　Moor　in　whom　the　King　of　Bisnaga　confided　on　account　of　various　affairs　with　which　he　had　already　been　entrusted；　and　this　man；　when　he　arrived　at　a　place　where　the　Moors　lived　which　was　called；　Pomdaa　and　is　two　leagues　from　Goa；　fled　from　that　place；　Pomdaa；　to　the　Ydallcao；　carrying　with　him　all　the　treasure。　Some　say　that　the　Ydallcao　wrote　to　him　a　letter　as　soon　as　he　got　there。　As　soon　as　they　gave　to　the　King　this　news　of　the　flight　of　Cide；　and　how　he　had　carried　off　all　the　money；　he　said　that　he　would　write　to　the　Ydallcao　to　send　the　man　back　to　him　with　all　the　money；　since　he　was　his　friend。　Then　the　King　caused　a　letter　to　be　written；　in　which　he　spoke　of　the　friendship　that　had　existed　for　so　many　years　so　that　nothing　could　shake　it；　and　that　he　hoped　that　a　traitor　would　not　be　the　cause　of　breaking　a　peace　of　such　long　standing　as　had　been　between　them；　and　he　begged　that　he　would　send　Cide　back　at　once。

As　soon　as　the　letter　was　read　to　the　Ydallcao　he　sent　to　summon　his　kazis　and　the　men　of　his　council；　and　he　bade　them　read　the　letter　which　had　come　from　the　King；　as　to　which　letter　there　were　many　suggestions　made。　At　the　end　of　all　they　agreed　that　he　should　not　send　him　（Cide）　to　him　（the　King　of　Bisnaga）；　for　they　said　that　he　（Cide）　was　one　learned　in　the　law　and　related　to　Mafumdo。＇529＇　And　the　Ydallcao；　as　a　cloak　to　his　action；　gave　Dabull　to　that　Cide；　by　way　of　showing　that　he　was　not　near　his　person　nor　knew　he　aught　of　him；　from　which　town　of　Dabull　Cide　fled；　nor　had　they　any　further　news　of　him。　When　those　who　had　come　from　the　King　returned　bearing　the　Ydallcao's　answer；　the　King　showed　great　indignation　at　it；　and　held　that　the　peace　was　broken；　he　at　once　ordered　to　appear　before　him　the　great　lords　of　his　Council；　and　had　the　letter　read　aloud　so　that　all　might　hear。　As　soon　as　it　was　read　he　said　that　without　more　ado　they　should　make　ready；　since　he　was　determined　to　take　full　vengeance。　But　the　councillors　advised　the　King；　saying　that　for　such　a　small　sum　of　money　as　this　it　was　not　well　so　to　act；　that　he　should　think　of　what　would　be　said　and　talked　of　throughout　the　world；　and　that　if　he　was　bent　on　breaking　so　prolonged　a　peace　for　such　a　trifling　cause；　he　should　call　to　mind　that　there　never　was　any　honesty　in　a　Moor；　that　others　were　to　blame　in　that　which　Cide　had　done；　and　that　if　Cide　should　dare　to　come　to　that　war　which　was　waged　in　order　to　take　vengeance　on　him；＇530＇　then　it　would　be　well　that　those　who　accompanied　him　should　die；　but　that　they　knew　that　Cide　would　keep　well　away　from　the　army。＇531＇

The　councillors；　however；　saw　that　the　King　remained　unmoved　from　his　determination　to　make　war；　and　they　then　counselled　him；　saying：　　〃Sire；　do　not　go　to　war　by　that　route　（Dabull）；　but　go　against　Rachol；　which　now　belongs　to　the　Ydallcao　but　of　old　was　part　of　this　kingdom；　then　the　Ydallcao　will　be　forced　to　come　to　defend　it；　and　thus　thou　wilt　take　vengeance　jointly　both　on　one　and　the　other。〃　The　King　held　this　advice　to　be　good　and　prepared　for　his　departure；　sending　letters　to　Madre　Maluco；　and　Demellyno；　and　Desturvirido；＇532＇　and　other　superior　lords；　giving　them　an　account　of　what　had　taken　place　in　the　matter　of　the　Ydallcao；　and　how　he　had　determined　to　make　war　on　him；　from　which　lords　he　received　answer　that　he　was　doing　rightly；　and　that　they　would　assist　him　as　far　as　they　were　able。　As　to　the　Zemelluco；　at　the　time　when　the　messengers　returned　this　answer　he　could　find　no　excuse　for　not　sending　some　troops　to　the　aid　of　his　sister　who　was　wedded　to　the　Ydallcao。

The　King　had　sent　the　letters　to　those　lords　out　of　his　great　craftiness；　for　he　told　them　of　what　he　was　about　to　do　in　order　to　seduce　them　to　his　side；　　so　far　at　least　as　concerned　their　goodwill；　seeing　that　in　the　matter　of　troops　he　had　no　need　of　them　　because　if　they　had　joined　the　Ydallcao　he　（the　King）　would　never　have　conquered　as　he　did；　but　because　the　Ydallcao　was　hated　by　them　all　as　being　a　more　powerful　chief　than　they；　（for　there　is　little　faith　amongst　the　Moors；　and　they　bite　one　another　like　dogs　and　like　to　see　one　a