_ 213 _ (23) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1514) Orders were issued to Cristovao de Brito (location unknown) on 28th of October 1514, from Afonso de Albuquerque to seize any ships and their cargo that had no agreement with the Portuguese:(23) This is what you, Cristovao de Brito, will do and accomplish when you go as Captain of Ships, by the order of the King, our Lord, trading between Cochin and Cambay, and in those ports where his factors consider that merchandise can be sold and make most profit. Firstly, you will not seize or capture ships from any place that has my protection, nor are you to chase or board them nor attempt to come within hail of them, for this is the custom in India at present, and the decision of the King, our Lord.
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