_ 16 _ news would travel to Ormuz and they would be afraid of him, and being afraid would do as he wished. This was so fixed in his heart that he sent back word to the sheikh that he wanted nothing but that he should promise obedience and pay tribute each year; and that he must agree now, because if he did not reach agreement in Ormuz, when he returned from there, he would not find so much to burn as there was now. While the message was being taken ashore, the Captains talked among themselves, and they were angry because the Captain-in-Chief had not discussed it and consulted with them as was right, and seemed not to take them into account even when they were present and it was a matter of peace and war in which they would have to fight and be in the forefront; and since they were Captains of the King and noblemen they should be taken into account. Afonso Lopes da Costa was the foremost in this, and everyone agreed that he should speak to the Captain-in-Chief. While they were talking of other things, Afonso Lopes da Costa raised the matter, saying: Sir, you make little account of us and do not consult us about your decisions, so you should not hold it against us if we tell you what each of us believes to be to the advantage of God and the King our lord in these matters into which we are entering, because ten people have more understanding than one.
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