_ 184 _ (20) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1553) King D. João III sent a letter to Comendador Moor, D. Afonso de Lancaster, the ambassador in Rome, Lisbon, dated September 1553, informing him that after the occupation of Basra and the Gulf, support from him (the King) would be out of reach, and would require a year to reach the Gulf, and he mentioned another reason, which was the weakness of the capabilities:(20) Comendador-môr I the King send you greetings. From letters written to me by my Viceroy in India which came in the ships that have recently arrived I have learnt the news of the state of India. This has given me cause for anxiety and placed me under an obligation to do as they request. I am sending you a memorandum containing the
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