_ 414 _ three seals depending from them by chains, viz, one of the King, another of Cojeator his Governor, and the third of the city. It was the will of the King that the other letter be written in Persian, which is the native common language, and this one was drawn up on paper with letters of gold, and blue points, and both these letters were sent by Afonso Dalboquerque placed in silver cases to the King D, Manuel, and which should be in the Torre do Tombo unless by some neglect such an antiquity as this has been allowed to be lost, so worthy of remembrance and under the same terms Afonso de Alboquerque gave another to the of Cojeator his Governor, and the third of the city. It was the will of the King one was drawn up on paper with letters of gold, and blue points and both these letters were sent by Afonso de Alboquerque placed in silver cases to the Kind D. Manuel, and which should be in the Torre do Tombo unless by some neglect such an antiquity as this as been allowed to be lost, so worthy of remembrance) and under the same terms. Affonso de Alboquerque gave another to the King of Ormuz drawn up by Joao Gastao the Attorney of the fleet, in conformity with the powers which the King D. Manuel had given him in his prescript signed by him and stamped with seal of the King’s arms. (Comment de Aff, Dalboquerque part Ist Cap XXXVI).
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