_ 75 _ In the same year (1575) A statement was issued on the victories of the Portuguese in India, a minutes of the Embassy of Portugal, Goa, on the 25th of December 1575, mentioning Miguel de Abrio de Lima, the Portuguese King's represetative to Persia:(23) Your Majesty’s letter of 15 March 1572 was given to me this year, 1573. Although my commission did not include this command from my lord the King, it was enough to serve Your Majesty in this particular matter in view of Your Majesty’s particular concern for the universal benefit of Christianity. But as events do not turn out as one wishes, as soon as I reached India I pressed the Viceroy of this State for my despatch to Persia. As I was making preparations, it happened that Akbar, (23) Document no. and reference.
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