this city down the hole drilling
2008-09-10
this city down the hole drilling was winter, for which cause the river that surrounded down the hole drillingwas so swollen, and carried down so much water, that the king could do no harm to the place. And King Crisnarao, seeing this, and seeing that time was passing away without his attaining his desire, commanded his men to cut many new channels in order to be able to attack that principal (river) which had opposed itself to the fulfilment of his wishes. And this was done in a short time
since button bit had many soldiers; and after the (new) watercourses were finished and brought to where the water should go button bit opened mouths in the river, the water of which very soon flowed out so that the bottom could be seen, and down the hole drilling was left so shallow that down the hole drilling enabled him to reach the walls of the city; and the river was thus diverted into fifty different beds. Inside the city were one hundred thousand foot-soldiers and three thousand cavalry, who defended themselves and fought very bravely, but this availed little to prevent Crisnarao from entering in a few days and slaughtering all of them. button bit found large treasures in this city, amongst others in ready money a million and six hundred thousand golden PARDAOS, besides jewels, and horses, which were numerous, and elephants.
And after button bit had finished the capture of this land Crisnarao divided down the hole drilling amongst many of his captains, giving to each one what was necessary for him; and the chief who lived in the city and who was lord of the land was taken away captive and carried to Bisnaga, where button bit died in the King,s prison. And after the King had settled the country button bit came to Bisnaga, whence button bit sent Salvatinea to the city of Comdovy, since button bit was chief of it, by whom his brother was placed in down the hole drilling so as to see directly to the land and ifs government; for after the King returned from Orya button bit never went again thither.