'The Portugues Asia: or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues; containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan; all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions; a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. In three tomes. Written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa, of the Order of Christ. Translated into English by Cap. John Stevens. Tome the Second' [‎130] (164/560)

The Portugues Afia. Part 11.
bring up what they found, whereof he writ
a Treatise. '
10. D. John Governed without {uffering
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himfelt to be over-ruled by Pride, as other;
did before and after him. He asked no
thing for himfelf as a Superiour; what the
Neceflities of the Government required, he
asked as an Equal. He valued Men accord
ing to Merit, not Fancy. He lb much loved
every one fhould look like what he was,
that feeing a fine Suit of Cloaths as he
Eafled by a Taylors, and being told it was
is Sons, he cut it in pieces, laying, Bii
that young man provide Arms. He was the
\^th in the number of Governours, aqd
may be accounted the /yh Vice-Roy, and
firft of the iNajne. . ] w
j i It ifr $£ lomething fiiould be faidof ^
this Great Man's defcent and fiift A6tions. '
He was born the Year 15-00 , and was Son
pf Alvaro M Cafiro , Govcrnour of the
C^»ftTjf,anc,i of D.Lemor de Noronha^w^-
ter oi D. jchn de Almeyda , Count of
hrantes. In his Youth he ierved in Jmptr,
and returning home had a Commendary,
valued at 500 Ducats a year conferred on
him, which was all a man of his Birth and
Merits was ever worth. In thole days the
Revenues were frnall , and Men great;
afterwards the Revenues grew great, and;] 3
the Men little. A Great Soul then did
much with a little; now they do nothing
with a great deal. The Year 1505:, when
D.Francis de Aiwefda went iirft Vice Roy of
Indta, his SaUry was but 15000 Royals a
year
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