The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c27.126

v1.c27.126

Finally the Bishop and the Captain of St. Thome deputed Fr. Antonio Rubino, and two of the chief men of the city to propose terms of peace to Venkata. "But since they did not bring the sum demanded, they were seized and cast into prison. We are still ignorant of what will be the end of this affair" 3. So does a Jesuit letter, written at the close of 1511, end its narrative of this war. At any rate we know that Fr. Rubino and his companions remained in prison for two months, and were eventually released on the Portuguese promising to pay 401 pagodas; half to be paid at once and the other half by instalments during the following six months. Rubino's return to St. Thome was a solemn triumph: he was received and acclaimed as the liberator of the country 4.