_ 22 _ (3) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1510) On the 20th of March 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque sent a letter from Goa to the King of Ormuz, confirming the friendship and affection of Afonso de Albuquerque towards the King of Ormuz, and that he was committed to providing permanent assistance towards him:(3) The advice of the arrival at Goa of the messenger from the King of Ormuz. Request that Rui Gomes, who was going as messenger to Sheikh Ismael, should be well received. Albuquerque’s protests of friendship for the King of Ormuz. The departure of Khwaja Amir with two naos for Ormuz, laden with Portuguese merchandise. The promise of permanent assistance to the King of Ormuz on the part of Afonso de Albuquerque These quotations are taken from the first, 1557, edition
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