th twenty-eight ships carrying 1700 soldiers, accompanied by
a large number of native troops belonging to Timoja and the Raja of
Gersoppa.

On November 25, 1510, the Portuguese assaulted the city of Goa in
three columns. Each was entirely successful; the Turks fought
desperately, and at least half of them, or 2000 men, were killed. The
Portuguese lost forty killed and 150 wounded. Many feats of valour on
the part of the Portuguese warriors are related by different
chroniclers, two of which deserve {86} mention here, as they
illustrate the chivalrous conduct of the Portuguese in those days.
Perhaps the most striking is the story of Dom Jeronymo de Lima, a
young nobleman, who had accompanied Almeida to India, and remained to
serve under Albuquerque. He was mortally wounded at the storming of
the gate of the fortress.

'And while he lay on the ground so severely struck that he could
not survive, his brother, Dom Joao de Lima, who was wheeling round
with others, came upon him; and when he beheld him in such a
condition, with his head leaning against the wall, he exclaimed,
with many tears, "What is this, brother? How art thou?" Dom
Jeronymo replied, "I am on the point of finishing this journey, and
I am glad, as it has pleased Our Lord to require this service of
me, that it has been completed here in His service, and in that of
the King of Portugal." Dom Joao de Lima desired to remain in
company with him; but he said, "Brother, there is no time for you
to remain with me; go and perform what is required of you. I will
remain here and finish my days, for I have no longer any strength
left." So Dom Joao de Lima left him and went on, following after
the Moors; and when the fortress had been captured and the Moors
driven out, he returned to seek after his brother, and found him
already dead. I should be very glad to have been either one of the
two brothers [the chronicler quaintly adds], but I know not how to
decide which one of the two I most envy,--whether Dom Joao de Lima,
because he went to fight where such another one as himself could be
met with, or Dom Jeronymo de Lima, who did not desire to remedy his
wounds, although they were mortal (it being a very natural thing
for men to desire to live), but rather sought to advance his
brother's honour, and would not consent to his remaining {87}
behind with him at a time when the other fidalgos and cavaliers
were carrying on the