_ 173 _ would willingly give him the fustas he had, together with the captives taken from Don Jorge's force. He would also hand over the property seized, from the Portuguese. With this message he also sent a generous gift of refreshments. Because Francisco de Gouvea had been given instructions to make peace with the king provided, he handed over what he now promised, he replied that he was content to make peace if the king did what he said, and that he should not have seized anything in the first place. When the king received this reply, he committed himself to a meeting on the water's edge. However, in arranging this meeting he allowed three days to pass because he had changed his mind about going to speak with Francisco de Gouvea. This was because as he had decided to seize him in the encounter, he thought he would be running into danger. If someone should go it was better that it should be his Goazil. For this reason, excusing himself for not going as he had previously said. After these days had passed the king ordered a very fine tent to be erected on the beach close to the sea for the meeting between his Goazil and Francisco de Gouvea who went on land with forty Portuguese. They were 11musketeers, and he himself had a naked sword at each
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