_ 326 _ to be given to the treasurer to drink, who finished it off in front of him and laughingly stated that he could not tell if it was water, butter or honey. Then the Sheikh announced that since the wine of Portugal was so highly praised, he wished to send a couple of shipments of pear wine to the Governor of India. The Governor of the Sheikh dressed up in our clothes and placed a velvet cap on his head, given to him by the Ambassador. This had a gold pattern and a figure and the Sheikh asked who it was. The Ambassador explained that it was Saint James. The Sheikh indicated to the Governor to ask him for it and when the Governor was attired, he took the Ambassador by the hand and informed the Sheikh that he was a Frank (European) and wanted to Join them. They all bowed their heads to the ground and went off to the tents, while the Governor went to his. The King took from Coleijan a strange looking Moorish tunic of fine black cloth adorned with gold that Afonso de Albuquerque had given him and ordered a pair of trousers to be made of the kind we wore. He told Gil Simões, the Ambassador’s Secretary, to give him a doublet with which he dressed himself up and later he had his remove it. The camp was set up for ten days among these mountains and the Sheikh used to go hunting and fishing every day. He always sent
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