Storia do Mogor 281.27.4

281.27.4

These are the reasons, making them move heaven and earth to induce Da,ud Khan to take action against the King of Tanjor, and compel him to build the church they hanker after. Since I have spoken of the King of Tanjor, it will not be out of place to mention what happened at Tranquebar, a place belonging to the Danes, lying close to the sea, and within the territories of the same prince upon the Choromandal coast. In the year 1699 it happened that a vassal of the king died ; he held charge of the territories adjacent to Tranquebar. Upon his decease the Danes claimed the right to put into his place one of his bastard sons. The dead man's widow objected, seeing what manifest injustice was being done to her own son, the legitimate heir. But the Danes paid no heed to this objection, and proceeded to the carrying out of their project. The widow was forced to carry her complaint to the king [82]. The king pointed out to the Danes the wrong they were committing in transferring the rights of the legitimate son to a bastard.