_ 79 _ Captain-Major was annoyed about not having been able to capture the tano. A few days later, they did capture a terrada travelling from Dofar which appeased him. They divided the spoils amongst themselves. When I saw that they were in a good mood, I asked them tell me how many pardaus were in one leque in xerafins and one leque in larins. They told me that there were 120,000 pardaus. At this, all three of us saw that we were again in great danger and were greatly disturbed. A few days later, I reminded them that in Ormuz, one leque was worth 250 tangas and that two leques were worth 500 and that we had made, our arrangement with them on this basis. I told them that I would give this money to them in Kuriyat. I begged them to take me there and assured them that there would be no reprisals for the duration of the agreement. By a miracle, due to Almighty God and Holy Virgin, Mother of God, our Lady, they fulfilled the agreement. Moreover, the Captain-Major told me that they were not going to cut off my head, because I had done him a very great favour. He asked if this was so, and I said yes. This Moor accompanied me to Kuriyat with three terradas; we arrived there at the end of the third watch.
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