_ 140 _ his artillery he was not sure of this, and remained silent, even though some noblemen arrived from the governor to accompany him to the flagship. The magistrate, understanding his fear, did not want to press him to go to the flagship, because he thought it could cause some mistrust, so he went to tell the governor and advised him to go on shore to meet the official. This the governor did, and also Mateus with him, and they were received with great warmth and embraces, and seated in three large chairs. The town governor, his fear now gone, began by saying that he gave his thanks to Our Lord God for fulfilling the prophecy that said that Christians would come to the port of Massawa. As it had come time, he asked how for the sake of God the All-Powerful to keep that peace and friendship between them, just as God Himself had sent his disciples in the name of all Christian people. He presupposed that it had to be thus, and that they had all come as Christians, and that it would be so long that they waited for them in that land. It was certain that he would do whatever he was asked, simply because the governor was a Christian, and had brought Christians with him. He would at least see the Barnegais, who would arrive within three days.
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