Storia do Mogor 265.8.6

265.8.6

It is patent to everybody that when the Portuguese were masters of this town (S. Thome) there were in it many oppressions and much injustice. They slew one another ; they dug and fortified trenches in the streets, furnishing them with cannon. Both sides had their rendezvous, and spent much money in maintaining soldiers. If anyone passed carelessly down the street, they shot at him with their matchlocks. They obtained reward for their evil deeds, paying no respect even to the Holy of Holies, shooting down men during religious processions. Owing to the risings in the town the convents and churches were barricaded. The friars were forced to go in person to fetch water, and, out of charity, carried into their house men of the weaker party, and from the other side at various times wrested matchlocks, of which they broke off the pans. Besides this, merely to see the laming of an innocent person who was passing in the street, he ordered his servant to fire his gun. This order he gave when praying, rosary in hand. The servant fired, and reported to his master that the passer-by was lamed. He took his station at the window, repeating " Our Father in heaven." He saw the injured man was wounded, and was making off on all fours in hopes of saving his life. He stopped saying the Lord's Prayer, and gave a second order to fire another bullet to finish killing the man.