The discoveries of Porto Santo and Madeira were first described by Gomes Eannes de Azurara in " Chronica da Descoberta e Conquista da Guin?" . ( Eng . version by Edgar Prestage in 2 vols . issued by the Hakluyt Society, London, 1896-1899 : " The Chronicle of Discovery and Conquest of Guinea " . ) Arkan Simaan relates these discoveries in French in his novel based on Azurara's Chronicle : " L �cuyer d Henri le Navigateur ", published by �ditions l Harmattan, Paris.
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In June 1896, Father Prestage, captain van Rooyen, Hans Lee, and Armstrong met at Mangwe with " Several hundred natives assembled to hear the statement made by witnesses that Gotani the man shot by Burnham was the M'limo of the Matabele . " Harley states that " At ( the Watermeyer ) enquiry, Father Prestage from his knowledge of the Umlimo and the power he exercised was able to supply authoritative information which greatly assisted the enquiry . " But chief native commissioner Taylor's 1899 report, written three years after the event and after Armstrong resigned from the Company over unrelated grievances, says that " Armstrong by threats and bribes caused certain natives to perjure themselves and to swear to what was not true ".
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In June 1896, Father Prestage, captain van Rooyen, Hans Lee, and Armstrong met at Mangwe with " Several hundred natives assembled to hear the statement made by witnesses that Gotani the man shot by Burnham was the M'limo of the Matabele . " Harley states that " At ( the Watermeyer ) enquiry, Father Prestage from his knowledge of the Umlimo and the power he exercised was able to supply authoritative information which greatly assisted the enquiry . " But chief native commissioner Taylor's 1899 report, written three years after the event and after Armstrong resigned from the Company over unrelated grievances, says that " Armstrong by threats and bribes caused certain natives to perjure themselves and to swear to what was not true ".
