_ 107 _ woollen textiles; there are also vessels from Barbora and Zeila carrying gold and ivory, from the Malabar loaded with spices and drugs, and from Cambay with cotton clothing and many other valuable goods. It is inhabited by Moors (Arabs) and some Jews; all of whom are white, the men as well as the women; they are generally of a cheerful disposition, and they speak Arabic. They have many vices and have a very pampered existence, eating and dressing well. They wear very fine cotton, silk or woollen clothes, and they don't like to leave their homes to go and fight wars. However, if they are attacked, they defend themselves well. The noblemen ride horses, as there are among them many excellent riders, as well as camels, which they use for domestic purposes. They have a ruler whose title is Sheik, the owner of lands and treasures; he always lived in fine cities in the interior, as I said, and he had a governor in Aden who was an Abyssinian called Mira Mergena, a valiant knight who had many warriors. Chapter: 105 After the governor had caught sight of Aden on the night of Maundy Thursday, he proceeded to the port, which he reached at noon on the following day, Good Friday. Although he had decided to attack as soon as he arrived
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