The Three Voyages of Vasco de Gama, and His Viceroyalty: From the Lendas Da India of Gaspar CorrêaHakluyt Society, 1869 - 430 pages |
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Page lxvii - Let it be known for certain that as long as you may be powerful at sea, you will hold India as yours ; and if you do not possess this power, little will avail you a fortress on shore...
Page xxv - Stone for a Memorial, they murder two or three Dozen of the Natives, bring away a Couple more by Force for a Sample, return home, and get their Pardon. Here commences a new Dominion acquired with a Title by Divine Right. Ships are sent with the first Opportunity; the Natives driven out or destroyed, their Princes tortured to discover their Gold; a free Licence given to all Acts of Inhumanity and Lust; the Earth reeking with the Blood of its Inhabitants: And this execrable Crew of Butchers employed...
Page xxv - For instance, a crew of pirates are driven by a storm they know not whither, at length a boy discovers land from the topmast, they go on shore to rob and plunder, they see a harmless people, are entertained with kindness, they give the country a new name, they take formal possession of it for their King, they set up a rotten plank or a stone for a memorial, they murder two or three dozen of the natives, bring away a couple more by force for a sample, return...
Page xxv - ... go on shore to rob and plunder; they see an harmless people, are entertained with kindness, they give the country a new name, they take formal possession of it for the King, they set up a rotten plank or a stone for a memorial, they murder two or three dozen of the natives, bring away a couple more by force for a sample, return home, and get their pardon.
Page 51 - As the days were very short, it always seemed night ; the masts and shrouds were stayed, because with the fury of the sea the ships seemed every moment to be going to pieces. The crews grew sick with fear and hardship, because also they could not prepare their food, and all clamored for putting back to Portugal, and that they did not choose to die like stupid people who sought death with their own hands ; thus they made clamor and lamentation, of which there was much more in the other ships.
Page 36 - Highness also, may be served in some measure in this so great favour that has been shown us, as He knows that such is our desire ; and should we not be deserving to serve Him in this voyage, and so holy undertaking, may the Lord be pleased that we may pay with our lives for our shortcomings in the work.
Page 35 - Sunday the king went with the queen, Dona Maria, to hear mass, which was said pontifically by the Bishop Calcadilha, who also made a discourse in praise of the voyage, and holy design of the king in regard to the new discovery which he was commanding to be made; and he called upon the people to pray to the Lord that the voyage might be for his holy service, and for the exalting of his holy faith, and for the increase of the good and honor of the kingdom of Portugal.
Page 50 - ... inclination to wish to put back to Portugal. So he ordered them to put the ships about to sea, which they did, much against their will; for which reason Vasco da Gama determined to stand on this tack so long as to be able to double the end of the land, and besought all not to take account of their labors, since for that purpose they had ventured upon them; and that they should put their trust in the Lord that they would double the cape. * Thus he gave them great encouragement, without ever sleeping...
Page xxv - Ships are sent with the first opportunity, the natives driven out or destroyed, their princes tortured to discover their gold, a free license given to all acts of inhumanity and lust, the earth reeking with the blood of its inhabitants: and this execrable crew of butchers employed in so pious an expedition is a modern colony sent to convert and civilize an idolatrous and barbarous people.
Page 366 - ... their guns, all firing at the flagship ; and those which passed forward went against the other ships, for it was not possible to miss ; and they made such haste to load again that they loaded the guns with bags of powder, which they had ready for this purpose made to measure, so that they could load again very speedily. But with this first discharge our men made such good work that they brought down the mast of the flagship, which fell over and stove in the ship and killed many Moors ; and another...