in without, and
they did so with the greatest haste and respect in the world, and
all seated themselves on the deck, except two men of mature age whom
I took to be his counsellors and governors, and who came and seated
themselves at his feet: and of the viands which I placed before him
he took of each one as much as may be taken for a salutation, and
then he sent the rest to his people and they all ate some of it, and
he did the same with the drink, which he only touched to his mouth,
and then gave it to the others in the same way, and it was all done
in wonderful state and with very few words, and whatever he said,
according to what I was able to understand, was very formal and
prudent, and those two looked in his face and spoke for him and with
him, and with great respect.

"After eating, a page brought a belt which is like those of Castile
in shape, but of a different make, which he took and gave me, and
also two wrought pieces of gold, which were very thin, as I believe
they obtain very little of it here, although I consider they are
very near the place where it has its home, and that there is a great
deal of it. I saw that a drapery that I had upon my bed pleased
him. I gave it to him, and some very good amber beads which I wore
around my neck and some red shoes and a flask of orange-flower
water, with which he was so pleased it was wonderful; and he and his
governor and counsellors were very sorry that they did not
understand me, nor I them. Nevertheless I understood that he told
me that if anything from here would satisfy me that all the island
was at my command. I sent for some beads of mine, where as a sign I
have a 'excelente' of gold upon which the images of your Highnesses
are engraved, and showed it to him, and again told him the same as
yesterday, that your Highnesses command and rule over all the best
part of the world, and that there are no other such great Princes:
and I showed him the royal banners and the others with the cross,
which he held in great estimation: and he said to his counsellors
that your Highnesses must be great Lords, since you had sent me here
from so far without fear: and many other things happened which I did
not understand, except that I very well saw he considered everything
as very wonderful."

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