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 ment of which purpose he sent a congratulatory embassy to, from whom he demanded the office which had been conferred on. These plots, having no consequences at this time, shall be further explained in the sequel.

During his residence at Malacca, received embassies from several princes, particularly from the King of Siam; and he sent likewise embassies in return to the Kings of Siam and Pegu. He sent also two ships to discover the Molucca islands and Banda, and gave orders to let it be known in all quarters that Malacca was now under the dominion of Portugal, and that merchants from every part of India would be received there on more favourable terms than formerly. Having now established everything in Malacca to his mind, determined upon returning to Cochin, leaving  to command the fort, with a garrison of 300 men. He left at the same time, with 10 ships and 300 soldiers, to protect the trade, and carried four ships with himself on his return to Cochin.

, the native of Java, who had been preferred by to the command of the native inhabitants of Malacca, continued to carry on measures for expelling the Portuguese, and having strengthened himself secretly, at last broke out into rebellion. Having slain a Portuguese captain and several men, and taken some pieces of cannon, he suddenly fortified the quarter of the city in which he resided, and stood on his defence with 6,000 men and two elephants. and went against him with 320 men, partly by land and partly by water, and, after a long contest,