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“and with him fifty and more men…all nine of the unloaded ships”: ibid., p. 85.
“and then they ate with great grief and sorrow”: ibid., p. 87.
“nothing was saved from it”: ibid., p. 89.
“and thus the ship came [back] with only six men”: ibid., p. 91.
“has already told the Venetian ambassador”: Subrahmanyam (1997), p. 184.
“They took on a heavy cargo”: VPC, p. 123.
“If this voyage should continue…due form with him”: ibid., p. 132.
“These new facts are of such importance”: Priuli, p. 157.
“that I should write to Your Serenity”: VPC, p. 122.
“It is impossible to procure the map of that voyage”: ibid., p. 123.
“he would forbid the [Mamluk] sultan going for spices”: ibid., p. 122.
“the worshippers of crucifixes”: Zayn al-Dīn ‘Abd al-’Azīz, p. 7.
“trespass on the property”: ibid., p. 79.
7 THE FATE OF THE MIRI
“guard the mouth of the Strait”: Subrahmanyam (1997), p. 190.
“a region with a very agreeable climate…ate and drank a lot”: VVG, pp. 203–4.
“Only two found themselves still together”: ibid., p. 205.
“We put our clothes out to dry in the sun”: ibid.
“He did not wish to see me”: Subrahmanyam (1997), p. 202.
“I am the slave of the king…captive of the king of Portugal”: Correia (1879), pp. 295–96.
“with great noise and manifestations of joy…Portugal!”: VVG, p. 217.
“this is the fleet of the king of Portugal”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, p. 290.
“We took no part…to disclose”: VVG, p. 330.
“When I commanded this ship…and other commodities”: ibid., p. 225.
“and we understood that they asked for pity…our lord the king”: ibid., p. 226.
“We could see everything”: ibid., p. 227.
“so suddenly and with such fury…fighting unarmed people”: ibid.
“As soon as one of us”: ibid., p. 228.
“they hurled themselves against us”: ibid.
“We were all wounded”: ibid., p. 229.
“Tomé Lopes, clerk of this ship”: ibid.
“They uttered loud shouts…nearly all, wounded”: ibid.
“They killed one of us”: ibid., pp. 229–30.
“During the battle we sometimes saw a man”: ibid., p. 231.
“And so it was, after so many fights”: ibid.
“It is unheard of”: Sheriff, p. 314.
8 FURY AND VENGEANCE
“as he knew very well”: VVG, p. 234.
“his kaffirs would pay for it”: ibid., p. 235.
“There remained only one sure solution…no intention of acting otherwise”: ibid., p. 239.
“We could only see a small part of it”: ibid., p. 241.
“whether merchants or permanent residents”: ibid., p. 242.
“The Christians took more delight in theft”: ibid., p. 243.
“At dawn…we saw many more people…thirty-four were hanged”: ibid., p. 245.
“a continuous storm and rain of iron balls”: Barros, Década I, part 2, pp. 56–57.
“like serpents”: VVG, p. 245.
“they fired badly…in places hit by shot”: ibid., p. 246.
“I have come to this port”: ibid.
“their faces changed, betraying the seriousness of the matter”: ibid., p. 247.
“Sometimes they asked more for the spices…suddenly they stopped”: ibid., p. 261.
“a rich and very large island”: ibid., p. 256.
“some without arms or legs”: ibid., p. 267.
“O miserable man”: ibid., p. 268.
9 TOEHOLDS
“to find rapid and secret remedies”: Weinstein, p. 77.
“The audacity of the Franks knows no limit…of this piracy”: Ibn Iyas, p. 106.
“goods could be paid for with money”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, p. 308.
“a place to the Christians”: Subrahmanyam (1997), p. 349.
“It seems clear that the loss of the two brothers”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 116.
“I am a man…tell good from bad”: Sanceau (1936), p. 4.
“with a pen in one hand, a sword in the other”: Camões, p. 154.
“Every ship…well garrisoned and fortified”: Noonan, p. 142.
“God rest the souls of Duarte Pacheco and his men”: Sanceau (1936), p. 15.
“with little water”: Noonan, pp. 144–45.
“The wind was against us”: ibid.
“we will die serving you if necessary”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 138.
“And with this defeat”: ibid., p. 203.
“horrible prison”: Weinstein, p. 81.
10 THE KINGDOM OF INDIA
“Dom Manuel, by the grace of God…for three years”: Silva, p. 260.
“all India should be stripped of the illusion”: ibid., p. 96.
“wage war and total destruction on him”: ibid.
“whatever other parts have still not been known”: Rodrigues and Devezas (2008), p. 212.
“out of love for the viceroy”: ibid., p. 175.
“a noble gentleman”: Silva, p. 113.
“of white damask emblazoned…carrying gilded halberds”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, pp. 533–34.
“very fertile…an intimidating sight”: Albuquerque and Domingues, p. 84.
“Portugal! Portugal!”: ibid., p. 82.
“saddled in the Portuguese fashion…the king of Portugal”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 215.
“Sire, Kilwa…than that in the West”: Silva, p. 311.
“the fire that ran through the city”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 221.
“that our men did not have time to fire our muskets”: ibid., p. 223.
“a great number of very rich cloths”: Hall, p. 207.
“of whom many were light-skinned women”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 226.
“as long as the sun and the moon endured”: Silva, p. 126.
“God keep you, Said Ali”: Hall, p. 207.
11 THE GREAT WHORE OF BABYLON
“the sanctity of the House of the Portuguese Crown”: Aubin (1990), p. 70.
“Christians may therefore hope…each time greater”: Silva, p. 133.
“I have seen the sailing charts”: Ca’Masser, p. 31.
“pearls to the value of 4000 ducats”: ibid., p. 20.
“all burned with the spices”: ibid., p. 21.
“I see that this enterprise can’t be destroyed”: ibid., p. 32.
“Speak to the sultan…a large quantity of spices”: Aubin, vol. 3, p. 455.
“hindering them on their journeys”: Zayn al-Dīn ‘Abd al-’Azīz, pp. 105–7.
“Her arrival occasioned…in an original way”: Ibn Iyas, p. 77.
“according to custom…as he always did”: ibid., p. 78.
“to oppose the incursions of the Franks”: ibid., p. 79.
“the most certain and swift way…cheaper in Venice than Lisbon”: Aubin, vol. 3, p. 458.
“very high with great peaks”: Albuquerque and Domingues, p. 89.
“more indignation than pain”: Barros, Década I, part 2, p. 273.
“ordered hangings to be set up”: Albuquerque and Domingues, p. 90.
“accepted these things from the hand”: Barros, Década I, part 2, p. 357.
“that would be the headquarters and seat”: ibid., pp. 356–57.
“the principal intention of his king”: ibid., pp. 353–54.
“the viceroy continuously took great care…two hours after sunset”: Silva, p. 140.
“Believe me Your Highness”: ibid., p. 144.
“my reward is to serve you”: ibid., p. 175.
“as seen in the books”: Ca’Masser, p. 23.
“everything is unloaded in the India House”: ibid., p. 29.
“certainly a very great sum”: Silva, p. 33.
“It seems to me that Your Highness should strive”: ibid., p. 317.
“I have decided, My Lord”: ibid., p. 313.
12 “THE TERRIBLE”
“I, Afonso de Albuquerque”: Sanceau (1936), p. 19.
“I presumed I could take my ship to India”: ibid., p. 21.
“Latterly the audacity of the Franks knows no bounds”: Ibn Iyas, p. 106.
“that in decisions about whether to fight”: Barros, Década II, part 1, p. 61.
“the sugar of the Portuguese friendship would turn to poison”: Bouchon (1988), p. 81.
“guard the mouth of the Red Sea”: Silva, p. 192.
“a very elegant town with very fine houses”: CAD, vol. 1, p. 83.
“a very large and beautiful edifice…nothing remained of it”: ibid., p. 82.
“he ordered the place to be set on fire”: ibid., p. 83.
“he ordered the ears and noses”: ibid.
“a fine large city…Ormuz would be the jewel in it”: Sheriff, p. 184.
“establish treaties”: Silva, p. 192.
“the great miracle Our Lord performed”: Earle and Villiers, p. 56.
“Sir, we do this in writing”: CAD, vol. 1, p. 169.
“I was out of control…and had the Devil in him”: Silva, p. 194.
“The captains were driven to despair…grabbed his beard and pulled it out”: ibid., p. 195.
“when they saw that their complaints”: ibid.
13 THREE DAYS AT CHAUL
“I want to arm myself…you’ll still be laughing at nightfall”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, pp. 754–55.
“and entering the river”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 390.
“that seemed like rain”: ibid.
“Don’t put yourself and your men…glory at the point of the sword”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, pp. 757–59.
“that because their sins demanded that they flee”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 395.
“went back down into the hold”: ibid., p. 396.
“whether he survived or not was for the honor of Portugal”: ibid., p. 397.
“the survival of Dom Lourenço lay in his hands”: ibid., p. 398.
“wanted to row as little as possible”: ibid.
“fought like men who wanted revenge before they died”: ibid.
“And so ended Dom Lourenço”: ibid., p. 399.
“the Europeans who infest…remaining European forces”: Ibn Iyas, p. 138.
14 “THE WRATH OF THE FRANKS”
“If these men had not deserted me”: Sanceau (1936), p. 70.
“Sir, I remind you”: Silva, p. 193.
“he who eats the chicken”: Rodrigues and Devezas (2008), p. 242.
“To the very high and mighty king, My Lord”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, pp. 897–98.
“there are more Muslims from Malacca to Ormuz”: ibid., p. 898.
“instill terror in the enemy”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 428.
“finally no living thing was left alive”: ibid., p. 430.
“May the wrath of the Franks fall upon you”: ibid.
“I, the viceroy”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, p. 927.
15 DIU
“be certain that in conquering this fleet”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 435.
“Sirs, the Rumes will not come out”: Monteiro, pp. 264–65.
“Dom Francisco d’Almeida…punished and wiped out”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, pp. 937–38.
“over everything a rain of shots”: Castanheda, vol. 1, pp. 437–38.
“the smoke and fire so thick”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, pp. 940–41.
“so frightening that it seemed to be the work”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 437.
“an infinity of arrows”: ibid., p. 437.
“so loud that it seemed to be the day of judgment”: Correia (1860), vol. 1, p. 941.
“highly skilled and extremely accurate”: ibid., p. 943.
“the sea was red with the blood of the dead”: ibid., p. 943.
“because through these gates”: ibid., p. 952.
“These cursed interlopers sailed away victorious”: Zayn al-Dīn ‘Abd al-’Azīz, p. 44.
“In my opinion…India is now in greater peril”: Sanceau (1936), p. 79.
“Here lies Dom Francisco de Almeida”: Silva, p. 208.
16 THE DOORS OF THE SAMUDRI
“made of richly carved wood…plates of silver and gold”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, pp. 6–7.
“the council of war couldn’t act”: ibid., p. 9.
“the best thing in all the world”: ibid.
“You are the first captain to have landed men”: ibid., p. 16.
“What is this, Afonso de Albuquerque”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 501.
“This honor is yours”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 16.
“the king my lord will know”: ibid., p. 17.
“May the Lord help you…with your great deed”: ibid.
“And the men, avid for what they could plunder…won’t come back”: ibid., p. 18.
“Lisuarte Pacheco fell with an arrow”: ibid., p. 19.
“there was a large courtyard”: ibid.
“crooked in one eye”: ibid.
“which they hauled outside”: ibid.
“he should be content”: ibid., p. 21.
“he came without him…trouble getting away”: ibid.
“who all performed valiant deeds”: ibid., p. 22.
“no one wanted to go back”: ibid., p. 23.
“of which seventy were noblemen”: ibid., p. 25.
“who all died, except for a single slave”: ibid.
“might burn forever”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 505.
17 “WHAT THE PORTUGUESE WIN THEY NEVER GIVE UP”
“The caulkers and carpenters”: CPR, p. 1.
“There is nothing…in India or within myself”: Sanceau (1936), p. 103.
“to mint new currency”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 76.
“this was the new currency of the king”: ibid., p. 77.
“to show who had minted them”: Sanceau (1936), p. 118.
“Then if God wills that this alliance be concluded”: Sanceau (1936), p. 119.
“My Portuguese lords”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 85.
“What the Portuguese win they never give up”: ibid., p. 87.
“either the children or the women”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 528.
“was completely amazed”: ibid.
“and all their tents fluttered with banners”: ibid., p. 540.
18 PRISONERS OF THE RAIN
“Goa belonged to his lord”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 98.
“sons of the devil”: ibid.
“with great difficulty we managed to fill”: ibid., p. 100.
“a drop of water cost three of blood”: Rodrigues and Oliviera e Costa (2008), p. 43.
“that out of stubbornness he wanted to die”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 100.
“The common people did this”: ibid.
“If they had not wintered here”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 555.
“shut himself up in his cabin”: ibid., p. 556.
“I am your governor”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 103.
“and many of them had turned Christian”: ibid., p. 114.
“Then according to the law of Afonso de Albuquerque”: ibid., p. 115.
“because of the crime of sleeping with the Muslim woman”: ibid., p. 116.
“You are taken in the name of the king”: ibid.
“arbitrary absolute power”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 563.
“And on 15 August, the Day of Our Lady”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 120.
19 THE USES OF TERROR
“very displeased at the defeat sustained in Goa”: Noonan, p. 183.
“the news about the Rume”: ibid., p. 185.
“You will see how good it is”: CPR, p. 2.
“Brother, go on your way”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 150.
“They came to my aid”: CPR, p. 7.
“Our Lord has done great things”: ibid., pp. 7–8.
“No one escaped”: Bouchon (1992), p. 189.
“the destruction was so great”: Noonan, p. 189.
“This use of terror will bring great things”: Bouchon (1992), p. 188.
“white and beautiful”: ibid., p. 190.
“There you can find all the riches…a poisoned arrow”: ibid., p. 189.
“Many were knighted…than a merchant”: Noonan, p. 189.
“and seeing him thus with an arrow”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, pp. 153–54.
“We await your arrival…terror on land and sea”: Bouchon (1992), p. 193.
20 TO THE EYE OF THE SUN
“it is forty days’ sail from Calicut”: JVG, p. 100.
“whatever other parts have still not been known”: Rodrigues and Oliviera e Costa (2011), p. 17.
“a certain Castilian fleet”: ibid., p. 18.
“Men cannot estimate the worth…must come [there]”: Pires, vol. 2, p. 286.
“There is no doubt that Malacca is of such importance”: ibid., p. 285.
“which differ…so that artillery does not harm it”: Noonan, p. 195.
“And they came down the gangplank”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 218.
“He acted like a man…French boots and shoes”: ibid., p. 195.
“is the most populous city of the Indies”: ibid., p. 234.
“decked out with silk hangings”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 634.
“None of those who had been poisoned by darts survived”: CAD, vol. 3, p. 73.
“as long as he had feet to walk”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 638.
“the center and terminus”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 234.
“the source of all the spices”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 639.
“whoever is lord of Malacca”: Crowley, p. 374.
“disembark the men, nor to fight”: Castanheda, vol. 1, p. 640.
“The golden wall”: ibid.
“ready for everything, and would build a fort”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 234.
“We made our stand on the land”: Noonan, p. 197.
“spare the lives of the Muslims…who had never seen pikes before”: Correia (1860), vol. 2, p. 244.
