Scheeps-togt van Pedro da Nhaya na Oost-Indien, met een vloot van 8 scheepen, in het jaar 1505 en vervolg...

1505 ,,all sit down before him. He is addressed standing only by the Moors, and when the Portuguese first came here, by them as well. No one may have a door on his house except the Emperor. Nevertheless, there are some among his own to whom this freedom is granted as a great honor, and is held by them to be the greatest. The second honor is to be allowed to sit on a cloth in his own dwelling place, and the third is to have a door at the entrance of his house, which is rarely permitted except to the most prominent lords. All other houses are devoid of these, for they say that one makes them out of fear, and since justice prevails here, there is no need for doors, and one need not fear for harm.

500 trained fools under a captain.

,,This King has singers and players, as they appear in that country, and more than 500 trained fools under a captain, who come before his residence at certain times and perform many jokes and pranks, and in times of war they must take to the field and perform other services. Plow-iron at the King's belt. In peace, he wears, as a sign of royal dignity, a plow-iron in his belt, plated in front with ivory, and several Assagayen spears to symbolize justice, alongside the protection of his people.

,,Under him stand several powerful princes who are neighbors to other realms and often rebel; to prevent this, he is accustomed to having their heirs reside with him. Sofala a land without tribute. It is a free land that does not pay tribute, but the inhabitants must bring gifts when they come to speak to him, for it is a custom that no inferior ever comes to his superior without offering them as proof of submission. It is a form of slavery that