equal number of nayres from Cochin.  The armament arrived before day at Palypuerto, where it had to wait for daylight, not daring to attempt the passage of certain shoals, as the boats were heavily laden.  On arriving at Cranganor, the fleet of Calicut was found drawn up ready to repel the Portuguese attack.  The Calicut commander was posted in the front, in two new ships chained together, which were full of ordnance and well manned; chiefly by archers.  In the rear of these ships, and on both flanks, the paraws of Calicut were arranged, all full of armed men.

On the arrival of the Portuguese flotilla, the battle immediately commenced by the discharge of ordnance on both sides.  Five Portuguese captains who led the van, pushed on to attack the Calicut admiral in his two chained ships, which they carried by boarding after a brave resistance, in which that officer and two of his sons with many others of the Malabars were slain.  After the capture of these ships, the paraws made little resistance, and soon took to flight.  Suarez immediately disembarked his troops, which soon put Naubea Daring to flight, who commanded the land army of Calicut.  The Moors and Malabars in their flight, plundered the houses of Cranganor, which was immediately afterwards set on fire by the Portuguese.  Certain Christian inhabitants of the place came to Suarez and prayed him not to burn their city, representing that it contained several churches dedicated to the Virgin and the Apostles, besides many Christian houses which were interspersed among these belonging to the Moors and Gentiles.  For their sakes, Suarez ordered the conflagration to be stopped; yet many of the houses were destroyed before that could be effected, as they were all of wood.  After the fire was quenched, our men plundered the houses belonging to the Moors, many of whom had formerly dwelt in Cochin.  The two ships, and several paraws which had been taken in the before mentioned engagement, were set on fire, and other three ships that were found drawn on shore.

At this time Suarez was joined by the prince of Cochin, who informed him that Naubea Daring remained with his army at no great distance, and intended to return to Cranganor after his departure.  A considerable force was therefore sent against Naubea Daring; but immediately on seeing their approach, the troops of Calicut fled.  On the return of the Portuguese flotilla towards Cochin, Suarez was disposed to have destroyed another town which lay near their passage; but the prince of Cochin represented that half of it belonged to him, and prevailed on the admiral to spare it, as he could not destroy one part without the other.  Suarez, therefore, returned to Cochin, where he knighted some of his officers for their bravery during the last engagement.  A few days after his return, there came an ambassador from the rajah of Tanor, whose dominions are next adjoining to those of Cochin.  This ambassador represented, that his master had hitherto adhered to the zamorin,