_ 75 _ And they said many other things which men say when their officers do not do what seems to be the right thing. Those who served in the time of Afonso de Albuquerque recalled his fearless attacks, his valour and his great victories. They said many insulting things against the governor for not taking the city, and against their captains for agreeing with him. And he knew all this well, but did not dare to speak, and was very sad. In order to see if he could calm the people, he allowed it to be known that he would be going with the small ships to the coast of Abyssinia to take Duarte Galvao to the port of Massawa and make friendship with the Prester. But the people were not satisfied with this, and more out of affection for his men than because the weather was not right for the departure, he delayed a few days. During this time the men of the fleet had to move quickly because of enemy firing. After two days had passed a Christian called Lourenco, a prisoner of Salman Rex, approached the fleet. He was first taken on board Gaspar da Silva's galley, and he asked why the governor did not disembark, and was waiting outside, because Salman Rex was very much afraid of him, as were many in the city. They had left their business, but if the governor were to
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