_ 418 _ weather permitted, to Ormuz or Cambay, where the king’s interests could best be served. While this was going on, Joao da Nova, Captain of the “Frol da la Mar”(A), who was attending the council, presented to the Commander-in-Chief, through the scribe of the said nau, a formal petition and complaint, the substance of which is as follows. As regards the petition and complaint which I, Joao da Nova, Captain of this nau, “Frol da la Mar”, make to the most senhor Afonso de Albuquerque Commander-in Chief of this fleet you, scribe of this nau, will give me a legal instrument or several if need be – for the King or for the Viceroy of this region of India, Persia and Arabia, where we now are – to the effect that is true that, en route from Mozambique to India with Tristan da Cunha, the fleet commander, I was to take the said “Frol de la Mar” to the aforementioned Viceroy. When I arrived with Commander Tristan da Cumba at the island of Socotra, Afonso de Albuquerque requested (A) “Flor de la Mar.” Translator’s note: In this document frequently word or part words are shown in italics indicating that they are missing in the original manuscript. Sometime ? or (sic) appear after words. It has not been possible to incorporate this within the translation.
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