_ 126 _ especially Muhammad Pasha, the King, who manifests very great friendship for the Portuguese, so it seems. In order to pay me honour in every way, the King ordered a very long table to be set up, at which he made me eat in his company and that all of the important gentlemen and making me sit on his company and that of all the important gentlemen and making me sit on his right again. In this manner I ate from the same dish as the King and the orders at the table. Three or four of them were dressed in soldiers’ uniforms to eat at it, saying that it was an honour. As soon as this was over, the King said farewell to me with great compliments and placed me in the charge of the same man who had come to meet me, commanding him to accommodate me in one of his houses which had already been prepared for the purpose. I was much visited there by messengers from him during the two days I was there, and also by all his people; also by many of the most important residents, both Arabs and Persian. I was made welcome in every way and given good food to eat and gifts by the Chief Treasury Officer and other important persons. Matters being thus, it was ordered that my clothes should be delivered to me, all in chests, and small articles and these were brought to me at my house, which had already been cleaned. When the time came, the King sent for me and told me that I could go and do in the place what
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