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"so that many of the TANADARIS near Goa on the mainland were left undefended.
And since the king of Narsinga was very rich, and had no need of these lands, and wanted that all the horses that came to Goa should come to him and none to the HIDALCAO, he sent to say to Ruy de Mello, captain of Goa, that he had taken Belgaum by force of arms from the Hidalcao, with all the land appertaining to it as far as the sea, in which were TANADARIS yielding more than 500,000 gold pardaos, of which he desired to make a present to the king of Portugal ... and that he wanted all the horses that came to Goa.
He therefore said that the captain of Goa could enter and take possession of the TANADARIS." This was immediately done, and Ruy de Mello took possession of the mainland of Goa, including Salsette, in ten days. After its close the Hindu king sent a message to "Ruy de Mello, captain of Goa," in the absence of the governor-general, regarding the mainlands of Goa.
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