_ 180 _ think the Viceroy had been right to dismiss him and sent a letter to Fogaca telling him that he had served him well. He also sent him 60,000 “reais” (a unit of currency) and ordered the arrest of the factor of Quiloa. After this had been done, he left for Melinde where he found Lionel Coutinho. He disembarked and went to visit the King, giving him an Arab whose name was Cid Muhammad, and who had been sent to the King of Melinde by the King of Portugal. This Arab was from Tunis and had been given some friendly letters to take to the Prester. He was to go to the Prester from Melinde together with an Arab Christian whose name was João Sanches and a Portuguese man whose name was João Gomes Hojardo. The King promised to send them and the commander-in-chief sailed to Hoja, a place which lies at a distance of 20 leagues from Melinde, and where the town officials had a quarrel with the King of Melinde. The commander-in-chief wished to destroy them if they didn’t agree to be at peace with him, this would be to the King of Melinde’s advantage, for whoever was at peace with us was also at peace with him. When he arrived there, he sent a message of peace to the town officials. But
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