_ 93 _ Portugal, and no one could sign with him. This satisfied the Moor, and he took the letters. Then he gave the Captain-in-Chief the present sent to him by the King, and he said that he accepted it as a sign of friendship, and he appreciated the weapons and would send them to the King his master, who would be pleased with them as coming from a good King who was his friend and vassal. He told the quartermaster to collect up everything, which made the Captains very envious, and they said amongst themselves that if he had asked the King for more he would have given more. The Captain-in-Chief heard this and said to them. “If you think it is wrong that this has been settled so amicably, what would you have said if I had asked for more and we had not achieved the good settlement we have now? This is the nature of man: some think the house is low, others that it is tall. Let us give thanks tour Lord for the great mercy he has shown us.” Then Abdullah introduced to the Captain-in-Chief the merchants from the ships, saying that the King had commanded him to plead strongly for mercy towards them. They gave the Captain-in-Chief their rich present, throwing themselves at his feet and begging for pity and
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