_ 320 _ the governor were situated on the slopes of a very large mountain. They were white both outside and in and were adorned with satin, brocade and multicolored silks and very beautiful bas-reliefs. There were many camp tents of brocades and silks in the form of a canopy. These occupied a great courtyard completely carpeted with many rich rugs. Many captains and a great number of people were seated both inside and outside the tent. Here, they stayed until nightfall when they all left. The Ambassador remained with the Governor, by his command. Every day the tables were laden with a great diversity of foodstuffs, fruit and wine and there was a great deal of our style of playing on harps, lutes and flutes. On that day the Governor gave them silk shirts and brocade capes to wear and when Sheikh Ismael came to fish they emerged from their tents and they pressed their heads to the ground as he passed. When the Governor approached him on foot with one of our caps on his head, Sheikh Ismael took off a cloak of green satin lined with fox-fur and sent it to the Ambassador with a lot of trout that he had caught. because it differs a great deal from the Alcobaça manuscript, not only in this section but also in the following, where the description is interrupted.
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