_ 94 _ asking that the great damage they had suffered should suffice as a result of the bad judgment they had shown in daring to fight against his ships. The Captain-in-Chief was unwilling to take anything from them and made them take back their present, saying to Abdullah that he should tell the King that he regretted that he was unable to do as he asked since he had given the ships to the Captains and gentlemen who had captured them with their lances in fighting against those who sought to do them hard; he could therefore only intercede in this matter, for the merchants must negotiate with the Captains, and he would help as much as he could. The merchants were saddened by this, and the Captains were very pleased to see that the Captain-in-Chief was giving them the ships. When the Moors had gone, they stayed on to discuss with the Captain-in-Chief what they should do about the merchants if they wanted to reach an agreement with them. The Captain-in-Chief told them they should make no agreement unless he acted as intermediary, and that he would settle with them what he thought the merchants should give for the ships. They agreed and went to their ships.
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