ON AFRICA. 497 unto me how glad the King shewed himselfe to hear of the Queens Ma'tie, and that his pleasure was I should be received into his countrey as never any Christian the like ; and desired to know what time the next day I would come into his Citie, because he would that all the Christians, as also his Nobilitie, should meete me ; and willed John Bampton to be with him early in the morning, which he did. About seven of the clock, being accompanied with the French and English Merchants, and a great number of souldiers, I passed towards the Citie, and by that time I had traveled two miles, there met me all the Christians of the Spaniards and Portugals to receive me, which I know was more by the Kings commandment then of any good wills of themselves ; for some of them, although they speake me faire, hung downe theire heads like dogs, and especially the Portugals ; and I countenanced them accordingly. So I passed on, Hill I came within two English miles of the Citie ; and then John Bampton returned, shewing me that the King was so glad of my coming, that he could not devise to doe too much, to shew the good will that he did owe to the Queens Ma' tie and her Realme. His counsellors met me without the gates ; and at the entrie of the gates, his footmen and guard were placed on both sides of my horse, and so brought me to the King's palace. The King sate in his chair with his Counsell about him, as well the Moores as the Alkaids 5 and, ac-K K