parture there fell from them an
handkercher, and when I saw it, I rose from my Pallanchine or couch, and
tooke it vp, and wrapped it together within my Pallanchine. Then these my
Falchines were of so good condition, that they returned to seeke mee,
whereas I thought I should not haue found so much goodnesse in them:
because they were payed their mony aforehand, as is the vse, I had thought
to haue seene them no more. Before their comming I was determined to plucke
the Cane wherein my iewels were hidden, out of my coutch, and to haue made
me a walking staffe to carry in my hand to Goa, thinking that I should haue
gone thither on foot, but by the faithfullness of my Falchines, I was rid
of that trouble, and so in foure dayes they carried me to Goa, in which
time I made hard fare, for the theeues left me neither money, golde, nor
siluer, and that which I did eat was giuen me of my men for Gods sake: and
after at my comming to Goa I payed them for euery thing royally that I had
of them. [Sidenote: Foure small fortes of the Portugals.] From Goa I
departed for Cochin, which is a voyage of three hundred miles, and betweene
these two cities are many holdes of the Portugals, as Onor, Mangalor,
Barzelor, and Cananor. The Holde or Fort that you shall haue from Goa to
Cochin that belongeth to the Portugals is called Onor, which is in the
kingdome of the queene of Battacella, which is tributary to the king of
Bezeneger: there is no trade there, but onely a charge with the Captaine
and company he keepeth there. And passing this place, you shall come to
another small castle of the Portugals called Mangalor, and there is very
small trade but onely for a little Rice: and from thence you goe to a
little fort called Bazelor, there they haue good store of Rice which is
carried to Goa: and from thence you shall goe to a city called Cananor,
which is a harquebush shot distant from the chiefest city that the king of
Cananor hath in his kingdome being a king of the Gentiles: and he and his
are very naughty and malicious people, alwayes hauing delight to be in
warres with the Portugales, and when they are in peace, it is for their
interest to let their merchandize passe: there goeth out of this kingdom of
Cananor, all the Cardamomum, great store of Pepper, Ginger, Honie, ships
laden with great Nuts, great quantitie of Archa, which is a fruit of the
bignesse of Nutmegs, which fruite they eate in all those partes of the
Indies and beyond the Indies,