_ 425 _ diverting the Turk from the operations he attempts to carry out by land and sea almost every year to devastate my territories and those of the Emperor. As we are both agreed to appoint people to go to Persia this summer on this errand, in order to determine the instructions and orders we shall give him, it is necessary to clarify certain points set out in a paper to go with this letter. We charge and command you to discuss them in Portugal with my uncle the Cardinal and anyone else you think could give you better information, and to send a clear and detailed report on each and all of them and on anything else that may occur to you and the person or persons whom you consult about what we should know so that my ambassadors will be the better instructed and prepared for so long a voyage and on so important to the service of God and the benefit of Christendom. For this purpose, and so as to save time, I have ordered this courier to go and return, by whom you will inform me of the health of the sovereigns giving him news of mine for which we all give thanks to God. From Madrid 22 December 1567.
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