The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c27.93

v1.c27.93

As soon as Krishnappa received this letter he sent for Fr. Levanto; and after assuring him that he was ready to obey the Emperor’s order, gave him letters for the Bishop, the Captain and the Municipality of St. Thome. In these letters he announced his final resolution that the fort already in construction should be delivered to the Portuguese. Fr. Levanto himself went there, by the Nayak’s express command, to witness the expulsion of the Dutch. “The foundations and the walls of the citadel had already been built on all sides to some height. There was a huge amount of lime and a good supply of bricks, for the fort was going to be of brickwork. One of our priests remained there” 1.