GOA DELIVERED TO ALBUQUERQUE 229 this order of procession they all went on up to the gate of the castle, where the principal Moors of the city, and the governors thereof, stood in expectation of their arrival. And these men, casting themselves at the feet of our party, delivered up to them the keys of the fortress, and begged them earnestly of their kindness that they would respect the as- surance of safety that had been given to them. When Afonso Dal- boquerque had entered into the fortress, be- cause he perceived that many men of the city were following be- hind him, he com- manded Dom Antonio de Noronha to wait behind with fifty men at the gate, and not suffer any Moor to enter. The Hindus who were inside approached him in their accustomed courteous manner and told him that . they wished to become vassals of the King of Portugal and to place themselves in obedi- ence to him. He therefore received them with great affection and consideration, and ordered proclamation to be made, that under penalty of death for disobedi- AFFONSO DE ALBUQUERQCE. From a contemporary Ms.
