_ 24 _ (4) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1510) In March 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque sent Ruy Gomes and Frey Joao to Shah Ismail Safavid, King of Persia. The instructions he issued were in the following document:(4) These are the instructions which you, Ruy Gomes and Frei Joao, are to observe during your journey to and from Narsinga(A) and while you are there, where I now send you in the service of God and of our Lord, the King. Item: Your outward journey will be by whatever means and manner which enable you to go directly to wherever Sheikh Ismael may be, and you will pay him all the reverence and deference that is due to a great king. Item: You will ensure that there is no discord or (A) Translator’s Note Narsinga is clearly an error for Persia.
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