_ 55 _ wear few clothes. They have large beards and very long braided hair. According to what they said, they do not eat beef. Their language is different to that of the Moors, though some of them know a little Arabic because of the continuous contact that they have with them. On the day that the captain-major went sailing in the small boats near the town, the ships of the Indian Christians fired off many bombards and they raised their hands when they saw them pass, all shouting with great joy: "Christ! Christ!". On that day, they asked the King's permission to allow them to arrange a celebration for us. When night fell, they organised great festivities and fired off numerous bombards, and they set off rockets and let out great shouts. In addition, these Indians told the captain-major that he should not go ashore and nor trust in the lure of their music, because it did not come from the heart or from goodwill. The following Sunday, which was 22 April, the King's confidant came aboard from his zavra. As no one had approached our ships for two days, the captain arrested him and sent word to the King to send him the pilots that he had promised. As soon as he received the message, the King sent him a Christian pilot and the
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