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The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea. Vol. I

Note 107 — GOMES EANNES DE AZURARA; (continued 4)

C. Raymond (Charles Raymond) Beazley translation

(p. 116). Gonçalo Pacheco ... Kingdom.—Barros copies this sentence, with some omissions. The allusion to the High Treasurer of Ceuta (Thesoureiro Mor das cousas de Cepta), and his Noble lineage, goodness, and valour, is interesting in its proof of the detailed attention given to the new conquest, and to African affairs generally, by the Portuguese government at this time.

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