_ 88 _ The Captain-in-Chief ordered João Estão to draw up a deed, which they all signed. With this agreement, in the presence of all he asked Francisco de Tavora to be good enough to go ashore and present it to the King, with some notes that he would give him, Francisco de Tavora accepted willingly because he knew that nobody cared for the Captain-in-Chief’s welfare as much as he did, and he told the Captain-in-Chief that in the King’s service he would faithfully accomplish what he ordered. The Captain-in-Chief gave him the notes, and he went ashore in his boat with the quartermaster and Gasper Rodrigues the linguist. When they reached land and the King was told that a Captain was on his way he ordered him to be received. Rais Nuruddin went to the gate and took him to the King, who did him much honour and made him sit with Khwaja Attar and Rais Nuruddin and his chief minister and all his council. Francisco de Tavora told the King that he brought a message from the Captain-in-Chief which he would give so that all could hear, and the King said that he was pleased that he should say what he had been commanded. The Francisco de Tavora said Khwaja Attar and you, Rais Nuruddin, because you are the heads and Regents of this kingdom are such wise and good men that everything
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