_ 29 _ Afonso Lopes said that it was necessary, but it was work that had already been done, and if he would be content with what the Moors offered, they would give as much money as he asked, and all the work that plagued the men would be over. João da Nova had persistently asked his permission, which he ought to have given him, for it was reasonable. The Captain-in-Chief would not let the conversation continue, and he said, João da Nova’s persistence was due to bad advice, because if he had understood /868/ he would not have said such things. As for it being wrong to not accept the agreement with the Moors, I confess that I do wrong because I go against what you wish; and in this I will do what I understand to be in the best interests of the King our master, who entrusted. I have already shown you his commission which says at the end that I should do what I think serves him best. Since I have shown it to you, and you still want to contend with me, which I cannot allow, I beg that you will not come to me any more with these novelties; and if you want only to follow your fancies. I will show you my powers, Afonso Lopes said, “However great your powers are, you do not have the power to cut off our heads; and there is Portugal.” Manuel Telles added “We are not the sort of men that you should despise, because even if the King
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