They sent a message to the emperor, and he told
them to come and see him, for they would be allowed to come and
go safely.
So they went to the emperor, and he welcomed them very
graciously. He honored them highly because the King of Armenia
was with them as an ambassador, and he was the brother of the
Grand Caramany. Abdalla Salomon, who was more knowledgeable than
the others, was asked to speak, and he said:
"My lord, we are sent to Your Majesty by that feared and most
excellent and great lord of the Mohammedan sect, the great Sultan
of Babylonia, and also by the Grand Turk and Lord of the Indies,
and the other kings in his camp. We come before Your perfect
Majesty for three things (not counting the first, which is to
know about your health, life, honor and condition). The first
is: a three month truce will be given to you, on land and sea, if
you would like it. The second: knowing that this virtuous
captain of the Christians has captured that powerful lord, the
Grand Caramany, with his mighty sword, and the King of Upper
India who was with him, if you would like to give him to us, we
will pay three times his weight in gold as ransom.
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