On his way he took two ships and three small vessels called
_zambuccos_, in which were twelve magistrates of Brava, who submitted
their city to the king of Portugal, and engaged to give 500 meticals of
yearly tribute. On his arrival at Melinda, he found that a battle had been
fought between the kings of Melinda and Mombasa, in which neither could
claim the victory. Antonio de Saldanna likewise arrived at Melinda about
this time, and by his mediation peace was restored between these princes.
Saldanna and Lorenzo went thence to the mouth of the Red Sea, where they
defeated some Moors at the islands of _Kanakani_[17] beyond Cape Guardafu.
On the upper coast of Arabia, they burnt one ship belonging to the Moors
which was laden with frankincense, and they drove another on shore which
carried a number of pilgrims for Mecca.
[1] This seems to be the island named Chirapipil on a former occasion. - E.
[2] Thus I understand the expression in Lichefilds translation of
Castaneda, "Forty were armed with, shot." - E.
[3] Caliver is the old name of the matchlock or carabine, the precursor
of the modern firelock or musket. - E.
[4] A very ordinary precaution in India, to guard the passage of the wet
ditch in fortified places, both against desertion and surprise, is by
keeping numbers of crocodiles in the water.
