_ 170 _ very day a peace treaty was signed by both parties as described below. To give this peace treaty greater solemnity, it was decided that this contract would be sworn and signed by the king and his government and by Afonso d’ Albuquerque on a wooden pier which extended far up into the sea for the king to be there with all his trappings of state and also Afonso d’ Albuquerque at hand in his boats. After all had been made ready for the solemn ceremony at which peace would be confirmed the king came to the pier accompanied by Khwaja Attar, Rais Norodin and his officers and Amirs who are the nobles of his house. They came dressed as for a feast day with all the accoutrements of pleasurable living as they use on such occasions. The pier was covered with rich carpets and a canopy set up of the silk and gold cloths of those parts, where the king sat and waited for the arrival of Afonso d’ Albuquerque. When Afonso d’ Albuquerque left the naos with his boats, he had been apprehensive because just as they had parted there was a thunderous noise from artillery fire. It was with relief that he reached the bridge where they were received amidst the sound of trumpets and drums. Before them there was a display of flags, silks and scarlet cloths and necklaces, chain and other adornments of gold
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