_ 520 _ In the same year (1561) Lorenzo Perez de Tavora, the Ambassador in Rome, sent a letter to D. Sebastiao, Rome, on the 26th of September 1561, stating that Ali bin Alyan, the Sheikh of Algeria, was brought to Constantinople in shackles:(63) Translation of pp. 356-7 Sir, I wrote to Your Highness on 12th of last month and informed you that, to satisfy his plans for Prester John, His Holiness had arranged for someone to be sent to act as ambassador to the council. I chose Antonio Pinto for that assignment and was sending him with the Papal letters, as I explained at greater length in that letter. The aforementioned Antonio Pinto, departed on 23rd of last month with the intention of delivering to Messina the Moorish and Turkish slaves, who were bought there on (63) Document no. and reference.
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