_ 172 _ Arabic. They were written on two sheets of beaten gold each of one these and each with three seals. That of the king was of gold and the other two of silver were those of Khwaja Attar and Rais Norodin. They were placed in two silver boxes, according to the custom of oriental kings. When this solemn agreement concerning the vassal ship was over and Afonso de Albuquerque had taken his leave of the king he returned with the triumph of his victory to the ships, where he was received with the music of artillery with which they celebrate all festivals. The king also in withdrawing was received by all the people in their fashion, showing that they were all content at that peace agreement. Not only that day, but the two following days in the city as well as in the ships, they spend in festivities to celebrate that solemn act of peace, at the end of which Afonso d’ Albuquerque began to give attention to the work of the fortress which was named the house of refuge for those who had to stay there. For this work the king ordered five thousand xerafins to be paid on account of the fifteen he was to pay in tribute, and also he gave help in the form of building materials and some officials and servants, who were given the task of bringing and mixing the plaster with another mixture similar to bitumen which they use in that land, especially
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