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Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama, and his Viceroyalty Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
The King, on receiving the message of the captain-major to the effect that he could do nothing without first establishing peace, and giving an explanation of this, and that after peace was established then he would establish trade, spoke of this matter to his confidantes and the overseer of the treasury and the Gozil; for the King said he desired to know what the Portuguese King wanted. The overseer of the treasury and the Gozil, who had already received the presents of the Moors, said to the King that it was very requisite first to learn the truth about our people whether they came for a good purpose or not; and that meantime he should send to tell them to send a man from whom he could get information as to what the Portuguese wanted, and if it was a thing agreeable to his will, then he would hear the embassage of their King. This advice seemed good to the King; and at the end of three days after that he sent to call the broker, who was always on shore with Joan NŪz to purchase provisions. The broker however also bought porcelain, benzoin, and bags of musk, these in small quantities; also pepper which they sold him by measure, and bundles of cinnamon and ginger, as if for himself, and at night they carried it away, when they went to the ship.
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