The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c27.51

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The success of this embassy seems to have been extraordinary. In another Jesuit letter of 1602 we read: "The ambassadors, after having left Goa full of gifts and honours from the Viceroy, went by land to Chandegri (Chandragiri), where in the presence of the King and of the nobles of his court they extolled all our things and the honours and favours they had received from the Viceroy and our Fathers in Goa; this was highly esteemed by the King, who showed himself hereafter more inclined to our interests" ¹. Even Philip III congratulated the Viceroy on the success of this legation; he wrote to him from Valladolid on December 23rd, 1604: "I was very glad to know that the ambassadors of this king (of Vijayanagara) were gallantly entertained and heard by you, as you wrote to me that you did" ².