_ 428 _ In the same year (1568) A letter was received from Juda Marcos, Aleppo, on the 2nd of February 1568, talking about news of the Turks in the cities they occupied:(31) Most Illustrious Senhor. On the twenty second of December, I wrote to Myca Thomas de Carnoça, via Constantinople two letters, in which I gave an account of what passed in these Kingdoms, for his to forward to Your Worship, because overland they do not like to take many letters, in these I gave you good news, and which I now again confirm, and state, Senhor, how the Moors of the Kingdom, of Jancão (?) rose up and slew all the Turks and regained their lands, which for certain was a great deed, and Your worship must be very pleased at this, because they were very bad neighbours for India and for Preste (31) Document no. and reference.
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