I kept my eyes open and tried to find out if there was any gold, and I saw that some of them had a little piece hanging from a hole in their nose. I gathered from their signs that if one goes south…there is a king with great jars full of it, enormous amounts. I tried to persuade them to go there, but I saw that the idea was not to their liking..… The gold they wear hanging from their noses is…from the island, but so as not to waste time I wish to set off to see if I can reach the island of Cipango.