ABSTRACT
And when the captains of the galleys saw this, they thought they had attained what they had come for, as they had made En Thibaut commander of the Company. And they took leave and wanted to return. And the Company and the Turks and the Turcopoles, and also En Thibaut, begged me to remain, but I said I would not do so on any account. And when they saw they could not alter this, they summoned the captains of the galleys and recommended me to them warmly. And they gave me at once a galley in which all m y company could go ; and micer Tari, the chief commander, wished me to go in his galley. And micer Thibaut made out letters for Negroponte, that every man, under penalty of loss of life and property, should return m y property to me. And I gave all the horses and pack-mules and carts to those who had been of m y company, and so I took leave of all and embarked in the galley of micer Juan Tari. And if ever a man was shown honour by a nobleman, I was, for he always wished me to lie in one bed with him, and we two dined alone together at one table.
