_ 66 _ happen because the Turks took control of the Red Sea coast from them. The Turk is still Lord of the whole Strait including the coasts of Ehiopia and Arabia, so that the Abyssinian ruler is much weakened and his power diminished. The Abyssinians have three brand-marks, one above the nose between the eyebrows and two at the end of the eyebrows, and those who are non-Christians have only one above the nose. From the inland borders of this kingdom towards the Cape of Good Hope, the land is occupied by the Kaffirs whose ruler is [eight times] the king of Monomotapa, the Lord of the gold mines which run from Mina on the other, western side of Sofala. We also know of other mines of silver. Along the edge of the ocean, there are many Kings, rulers, Moorish Sheiks, and Hindus, who obey them when and as they want, but always comply with the Portuguese for purposes of trade, vassalage or fraternity. One of these is the King of Melindi, who welcomed the first Portuguese and ships and was the cause of their finding the City of Calicut on the coast of India. Many people here live on islands because they are cooler than the mainland. Among them have the fortress
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