31 pass by here, and they head in from this Cape, some going to India, others to Aden, Zeila; Barbora. Our Lord and King’s captains lie in wait for these ships here and take their rich booty and all the goods they are carrying, since they are breaching His Highness’s prohibition order. Mait When one rounds this Cape Guardafui heading towards the Red Sea, one is very close to a Mouros village called Little Mait, where there is a lot of meat. There is not much trade here. Berbera Heading further along the coast past this village of Mait going inwards, one comes to a Mouros town called Berbera, where many ships from Aden and Cambay go with many goods; they bring back a lot of gold, opium; ivory, and many other things; those from Aden return with many provisions, and meat; honey and beeswax, as this is a fertile place. The Portuguese took this village by force, through afleet under Antonio de Saldanha’s command, and destroyed the entire village in the yearfifteen eighteen. He then took hisfleet to Hormuz, where he had the ships that needed it repaired. Zayla Heading further inwards along the coast, one comes to another Mouros town called Zayla, which is a busy trading place, where many ships come to sell their goods; the town is well laid-out and has many fine houses, many of them are made of stone and mortar. The majority of its inhabitants, both men and women, are black and have many horses and raise a lot of different sorts of livestock, which provide them with plenty of butter, milk and meats, and there is a lot of wheat; millet,
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