BOOK VII

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The Portuguese exhorted to the warfare of the cross, other nations being reproved 193-197 India described 198 The fleet anchors, and a message is sent on shore 198 Meeting with Mozaide, who speaks Spanish 199 Mozaide visits Gama, and describes the country 200 Gama goes on shore 209 Enters with the kotwâl into an Indian temple 209 Gama's interview with the Indian king 213 His speech 214 The king's reply 215 Mozaide's description of the Portuguese 216 Visit of the kotwâl to the ships 217 The poet invokes the nymphs of the Tagus, and briefly describes his own shipwreck and other misfortunes 218-221

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