ABSTRACT
As the great Afonso Dalboquerque had made up his mind to make war against the King of Ormuz, unless the fugitive Christians were delivered up, he desired, before commencing hostilities, to understand thoroughly the insubordination shown by the captains, and know whether the message they had sent him through Fernão Soares was real or merely complimentary; for if they were unwilling to remain in obedience to him, as they had asserted, he would provide other captains for the ships who would serve the king. He sent, therefore, João Estão, the scrivener to the fleet, to say on his behalf to Antonio do Campo, that he had certain charges to make against him, and he must resign his post as captain, and be taken into custody on board the flagship, and to say to the other captains, that since they were determined not to serve the king in the war, they must resign the command of their ships, and he would provide them with captains who would serve the king, and abide in obedience to him; and he told him also to make a legal statement of all that had passed with them.
