_ 456 _ dead he would send a message within the same period of time, Dom João de Ataide decided to sail along the coast, making smoke by day and fire by night, without anyone from the land approaching him. When the Moor arrived in the mountains, where his nephew the king was sheltering, he increased the king’s pain and sorrow at the loss of his city with the news that he gave him about the substantial help he was bringing. After commiserating with each other the uncle told the king that he had to return immediately and take all the Portuguese who were there, because it was what he had promised. Moreover, two foists were waiting for them. Whereupon, the king became even more sorrowful and pleaded with the Portuguese not to desert him, offering them substantial perquisites and large benefits. However, they refused because they had no authority to do this. Then the king thanked all those he had with him, totalling thirty Portuguese, not counting some sailors, but particularly João Alvares, who had always accompanied him, and handed them over to his uncle, who took them to the foists and delivered them to Dom João, from whom he requested a signed document, since he had accomplished what he had promised and sworn. Then he returned to the
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