_ 396 _ Item: Another two brigantines with 42 marks of gold, 129 ivory tusks, 20 marks of silver, seed pearl, a little ambergris, and 180 slaves in each, apart from an abundance of corn and rice. One of these brought a surety from Pedro da Nhais; he gave him back everything, except the gold and ivory.(A) Item: I once again gave 40 sacks of corn to King Abraham, who left Kilwa; and on another occasion, 30 sacks, and another time, 150 sacks. Item: He says that the best ships for that region are fustas and brigantines. Item: How he ordered him to visit and see the King of Malindi; and a present that he sent him. [9] Item: The news of the Abyssinian Christian King brought by a Moor who told him that the Abyssinians were Christians and did not practise circumcision; that they had churches with bells and crosses; and when children were born, they took them to the church and sprinkled them with water in a font. This King had great power and was very rich in gold. And that he brought with him an enormous (sic) court with many people on horseback, and (A) in the margin: These are brothers.
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