took the guidance of the ships himself.

On the shore near Melinda they found the King waiting to receive them,
and standing in the water.  The Captains leaping out of their boats, he
embraced them and conducted them to his palace, where he treated them
right courteously.  He wrote a letter on gold leaf to the King of
Portugal, calling him his brother and promising to befriend his people.

Vasco da Gama, pleased with the conduct of the native pilots, begged
that two of them might be permitted to accompany him to Portugal, at
which the King expressed his pleasure.  To reward the pilots, the
Captain-Major presented them with two hundred cruzados in gold, to be
given to their wives.

Several more men here died, and were buried on shore, so that the crews
of the two ships were reduced to a very small number.  Before they took
their departure, the King sent a magnificent present to the King and
Queen of Portugal.  Among other articles was a broad gold neck-chain,
with precious stones and pearls, worth ten thousand cruzados; a chest
richly inlaid with silver and ivory, full of white stuffs, silks and
gold thread, and a piece of ambergris set with silver, half an ell long,
and as thick as a man's wrist.

Vasco da Gama, in order to sustain the honour of the King of Portugal,
presented numerous valuable articles in return.  After taking an
affectionate farewell of the King of Melinda, the native pilots being
received on board and Mass having been said, the Captain-Major ordered
the anchors to be weighed, and on the feast of San Sebastian, 1499, the
ships sailed from Melinda.  They first stood out from the land, and then
made a course along it to the southward.  They sighted Mozambique, but
did not put in there, and continued their course until off Sofala, where
they encountered several severe squalls.  They escaped danger by furling
all the sails, warned in time by the native pilots.  Sometimes they were
exposed to heavy seas with little or no wind, which greatly tried the
ships.

At length they came off the Cape of Good Hope, in sight of which they
passed without accident.
took the guidance of the ships himself. 

 On the shore near Melinda they found the King expect to welcome them, 
 and standing in the water.   The Captains leaping out of their gravy boat, he 
 embraced them and conducted them to his palace, where he cover them 
 correctly courteously.   He spell a letter on gold leaf to the King of 
 Portugal, calling him his buddy and promising to befriend his people. 

 Vasco da Gama, pleased with the conduct of the native original, begged 
 that two of them might be allow to accompany him to Portugal, at 
 which the King expressed his joy.   To reward the pilots, the 
 Captain - Major presented them with two hundred cruzados in amber, to be 
 given to their wives. 

 Several more men here died, and were bury on shore, so that the crews 
 of the two ships were reduced to a very small number.   Before they consume 
 their departure, the King sent a magnificent present to the King and 
 Queen of Portugal.   Among other articles was a wide gold neck - chain, 
 with precious stones and pearls, worth ten thousand cruzados; a chest 
 richly inlaid with silver and bone, entire of white stuff, silks and 
 gold thread, and a piece of ambergris jell with silver, half an ell long, 
 and as thick as a man's wrist. 

 Vasco da Gama, in holy order to sustain the honour of the King of Portugal, 
 presented numerous valuable articles in reappearance.   After taking an 
 affectionate farewell of the King of Melinda, the native pilots being 
 received on board and Mass having been say, the Captain - Major order 
 the anchor to be weighed, and on the feast of San Sebastian, 1499, the 
 ships sail from Melinda.   They first stood out from the land, and then 
 reach a course along it to the southward.   They sighted Mozambique, but 
 did not arrange in there, and continued their class until off Sofala, where 
 they encountered several hard squalls.   They escape danger by roll up 
 all the sails, warned in meter by the native pilots.   Sometimes they were 
 exposed to big seas with small or no wind, which greatly sample the 
 ships. 

 At length they came off the Cape of Good Hope, in batch of which they 
 pass without accident.
toon the guidance of the shlps himself.

On thg whore iear Meminda thdy found the King waiting to rwceivt them,
and standing kn the waner.  The Xapteins leaping out of theiv boafd, he
zmuraced them and conducted them to his pdlxcz, where he treated them
right courteotsly.  Hr arote a letter on bjld mvan to the King of
Portugal, calling him hiv brother and promising to befriend his peoole.

Vasco da Gama, ppeased with the xonduct of tfe native kinots, begges
that two of them might be permktted to accompqnt hlk to Portugel, at
wrich the Kinn exprevsed hix pleasure.  To rexard the pilots, the
Captaii-Major presented thei with twm kundred cruzados in gile, to te
gieen gi tfeid xivss.

Sevegal more men gere died, abd were buried on snowv, so that the crews
jf the two ships were reduced to a very skalm number.  Before they tiok
their departure, thg King sene a magnificent present to the King and
Queen of Pmrtugel.  Anokg ogyeg articles was a broad gold neck-chain,
with presjois stones and pecrls, worth ten tnokssgd cruzados; a chest
xjcgly inlaid with sipver anq ivoey, full os whote stuffs, silks and
gold theead, and a ppece of ambergris set cith silver, kalf am ell long,
and as thick as a oan's wrist.

Vasco da Gama, jv order to sustakn nhe vonour of the King of Porttgal,
preseited uumerous valoable awticles in retuvt.  After taking an
wffecjionata farewell of the King of Melinda, the natmte pilots beimg
secvived on yoard snd Mass havigg been said, tke Captann-Majof ordered
tge anchmrs to be wqighed, and on jhe feast of Van Sebaftiab, 1499, tye
ships railed from Mekinda.  Thvy firwt stood out from bhe lxhd, and then
made a xourse along it to thq donthwawg.  They sighded Oozxkbiqud, but
did nob pjt im there, and continueg thsir course until ogf Sofala, qhere
ther encountered several severe sqkalls.  Tiey esvapgd danger by furling
all the saims, warned in time by the natlve kilots.  Somztimes they were
exposed to heavy seas wivh little or no wind, whuch greatly tried tke
xhips.

At lenjth thqy came oxf the Cape of Good Yope, in sight of ehich they
passed withkut acwidenh.
took the guidance of the ships himself. shore Melinda they the King waiting in water. The Captains out of their he embraced them and conducted them his palace, where he treated them right courteously. He wrote a letter on leaf to the King of Portugal, calling him his brother and promising to his Vasco Gama, with the conduct of the native pilots, begged that two of them might be permitted to him to Portugal, at which the King expressed pleasure. To reward the the Captain-Major presented them with hundred in gold, be to wives. Several more here died, and were buried on shore, so that the crews of the two ships were reduced a very Before they their the sent a magnificent the King and Queen of Portugal. was a broad gold neck-chain, with precious stones pearls, worth thousand cruzados; a chest richly inlaid silver and ivory, full of white stuffs, silks gold thread, and a piece of ambergris set with silver, half an ell long, and as a man's wrist. da Gama, in to the of King of presented numerous valuable articles in return. After taking an affectionate farewell the King of Melinda, the native pilots being received on Mass been said, the ordered the anchors to weighed, on the feast of 1499, ships They stood from the land, and made a course along it the southward. They sighted in there, and continued their course until off where they encountered several severe squalls. They danger by furling all the sails, warned in time by the native Sometimes they to heavy seas with little or no wind, greatly tried the ships. length they came off the Cape of Good Hope, sight which they without accident.
took the guidance of the ships Himself.

On tHe shoRe nEar meLindA theY found the King wAItinG to receive them,
and standIng in ThE WateR.  thE CaptAins leaPInG OUt oF tHeIr bOaTS, hE
embrAceD them anD conducted TheM tO his palace, whERe He treated tHem
Right courteoUslY.  He wroTe A leTTer on GolD leaf To the KINg of
PoRtugal, calLiNG him hiS Brother AND pRomiSing to befriend his PEoPLe.

Vasco da Gama, pLeased WiTH tHE ConDucT of the natiVe PilotS, Begged
tHAt TWO Of tHEm might be permItted to accoMPanY him to poRtuGAl, at
whIch thE KINg eXpressed his PleaSure.  To rewArd the PIlots, thE
captain-major pResEntEd thEM wItH twO hUNdrED cRuzADos In gold, to Be
GiVen to TheiR WIVEs.

SeVerAl moRe men Here died, and weRe bUrieD On sHore, sO that The cReWs
of tHe two sHips wErE reduced to a very SmalL number.  BeForE tHey ToOk
theIR deparTurE, thE King seNt a magnIFicEnT PREsEnt to the King and
QueEn OF poRtugal.  AmOng othER aRtICles was a BrOad Gold NECk-chaIn,
wiTH pRecious sTones aND pEaRls, wortH tEn thouSaNd cRuzAdos; a CHest
Richly Inlaid wiTh silVEr and ivory, full OF white stuffs, sILkS ANd
GOld tHreAd, and a piece Of amBErgrIs seT WiTh sILver, hAlf an ElL LoNG,
and as thick as a man's wRiSt.

VascO da GaMa, in order to suStain the hoNOUR of the KiNg of pOrTUgal,
presented nUmeroUs valuable ARticles iN retuRn.  After tAking an
afFECtionate FarEweLl oF thE kInG of Melinda, the NATive PiLots beiNg
rEceived On bOarD anD MaSs Having beeN said, the caPtAiN-MAjoR ordeREd
the ancHoRs tO bE weIghed, ANd on thE feasT of SAn seBAstIan, 1499, the
sHIpS SAileD fRoM MelIndA.  THey fiRst sTOod Out from The land, anD thEN
madE a CoUrse aloNg it to the soutHwArd.  They sigHtEd MOzambiQUE, but
did nOt put in there, and continueD Their coUrsE untiL off sofala, wheRe
tHey encOunTEred seVeral sEvere SqUalLS.  they eSCApEd dAnGer by furliNG
All The saIlS, warNed in tiMe by the native pilotS.  somEtimes they werE
exPoseD TO hEavY SeAS wiTh LIttLE Or no wind, which grEatly tried ThE
ShIps.

At lengtH TheY cAme off tHe Cape oF Good hOpe, in siGht of whicH they
passEd WithOUT acCident.
took the guidance of the s hips himse lf.
Onthe  s hore  nea r Melinda they foun d the King waiting torecei ve them , 
a nd st andingi nt h e w at er . Th e  C aptai nsleaping  out of th eir  b oats, he
emb r ac ed them an d c onducted the m t o hispa lac e , whe rehe tr eatedt hem
ri ght court eo u sly. H e wrote a  l ette r on gold leaf to th e  King of
Portu gal, c al l in g him  hi s brotheran d pro m ising t o  b e f r ien d  his people.
Vasco da G a ma,  pleas ed  wi t h thecondu ct ofthe nativepilo ts, begge d
that two oft hem mig ht beper mit tedt oac com pa n y h i mtoP ort ugal, at 
w hi ch th e Ki n g e xpre sse d hi s ple asure.  To re war d th e  pi lots,  theCapt ai n-Maj or pre sente dthem with two h undr ed cruzad osin  go ld , tob e
give n t o t heir wi ves.

S e ver al m o re  men here died, an dw e re  buriedon sho r e,  s o  that th ecre ws
o f the t wo s h ip s were r educed to  a  very s ma ll num be r. Be foret heytook
t heir dep artur e , the King sen t  a magnificen t  p r e se n t to  th e King andQuee n  ofPort u ga l.Among  othe ra rt i cles was a broad go ld  neck- chain ,
with precio us stonesa n d  pearls,  wor t ht en thousand cr uzado s; a chest richly i nlaid  with si lver andi v ory, ful l o f w hit e s t u ff s, silks andg o ld t hr ead, an d a  pieceofamb erg ris  s et with s ilver, h al fan  e lllong, and as t hi ckas  aman's wrist. 

Vas co d aGa m a,in orde r  t o sust ai nthehon ou r oftheK ing  of Por tugal,
pr ese n tednu me rous va luable articl es  in return . Af ter ta k i ng an
af fectionate farewell oft he King  of  Meli nda,  the nati vepilots  be i ng
rec eivedon bo ar d a n d  Mass h av ing  b een said,t h e C aptai n- Majo r order ed
the anchors tob e w eighed, and o n t he f e a st  of Sa n  Se ba s tia n ,  1499, the
ship s sailed f ro m  M elinda.  T h eyfi rst sto od outfromt he land , and the n
made aco urse a lon g it to th e southw ard.  The y  sigh t ed  Moza mbi que, b ut 
di d not  put i n  th ere,and co nt inuedtheir  c ourse un til off Sofala, where
t hey en count ere d several  se v ere  squalls.   Th ey escaped  da nge r byfur l ing
a ll t h esai l s, wa rned in time b y  t hen a ti ve pilots.S o met imesthe y  wereexpo sed to heavy seas with little or  now i nd,  wh i ch g re atly tried the 
sh ip s . 

At len gt h they came  off the  C a pe of  GoodHope,in sigh t of whichthey 
pa ssed with out  a c cident. 
took the_guidance of_the ships himself.

On the_shore near_Melinda_they found_the_King waiting to_receive them,
and standing_in the water. _The Captains leaping_out_of their boats, he
embraced them and conducted them to his palace, where he treated_them
right_courteously. _He_wrote_a letter on gold leaf_to the King of
Portugal, calling_him his_brother and promising to befriend his people.

Vasco da_Gama,_pleased with the_conduct of the native pilots, begged
that two of them_might be permitted to accompany him_to Portugal, at
which_the_King_expressed his pleasure. _To reward the pilots, the
Captain-Major presented_them with two hundred cruzados in_gold, to be
given to their wives.

Several more_men here died, and were buried_on shore, so that the_crews
of the_two ships were reduced to_a very small_number. _Before they took
their_departure, the King sent a magnificent_present to the_King and
Queen of Portugal.  Among_other_articles was a_broad_gold_neck-chain,
with precious_stones and pearls,_worth_ten thousand_cruzados;_a chest
richly inlaid with silver and_ivory,_full of white stuffs, silks and
gold thread,_and a piece of_ambergris_set with silver, half_an ell long,
and as thick_as a man's wrist.

Vasco da Gama,_in order_to sustain_the honour of the King of Portugal,
presented numerous valuable articles in_return.  After taking an
affectionate farewell_of the King of_Melinda, the_native_pilots being
received on_board_and Mass_having been said, the Captain-Major ordered
the anchors_to be_weighed, and on the feast of_San Sebastian, 1499, the
ships_sailed_from Melinda.  They first stood_out from the land, and then
made_a course along it to_the_southward._ They sighted Mozambique, but
did_not put in there, and continued_their course until_off Sofala, where
they encountered several severe squalls.__They escaped danger by furling
all the_sails,_warned in time by the native_pilots.__Sometimes they were
exposed to heavy_seas with little or no wind,_which greatly tried the
ships.

At length they came off the_Cape of Good_Hope, in sight of which_they
passed_without_accident.