At Length, However, The Zamorin Became Incensed Against Cuneale, Who
Assumed The Title Of King Of The Malabar Moors, And
Lord of the Indian
Sea; but chiefly because he had caused the tail of one of his elephants
to be
Cut off, and had used one of his Nayres in a cruel and scandalous
manner. Laying hold of this favourable opportunity, the viceroy, De
Gama, probably in 1598, renewed the league with the zamorin against
Cuneale, and sent some light vessels under Ferdinand de Noronha to
blockade the entrance into the port of Cuneale, till a larger force
could be provided to co-operate with the zamorin, who was marching to
besiege it by land with 20,000 men and some cannon.
That part of the western coast of India, which is properly called the
coast of Malabar, extends from Cananor to Cochin for the space of 42
leagues. From Cananor it is two leagues to the small island of
Tremapatan, within which is a good river; thence half a league to the
river of Sal, thence one and a half to the river Maim; one to the
town of Comena, a small distance beyond which are the towns of
Motangue, Curiare, and Baregare: thence to the river Pudepatan;
two leagues farther the town of Tiracole; other two leagues the town
of Cotulete; one league from this the river Capocate; one league
farther Calicut; two more to the river Chale; two to the city
Pananor; two thence to Tanor; two more to Paranora; one more to
the famous river Paniane; thence nine to Paliporto; four to the
river of Cranganor; and five more to Cochin.
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