_ 367 _ India but the captains of the ships and of the fortresses, and other notables were also given positions. When Afonso de Albuquerque had read this letter, he began to fear that this intelligence could affect the arrangements he had left in Ormuz, where the ship was bound. He took from these men the letters they had brought from Div, and it was for this reason that he made them take the oath. He also gave them letters for his nephew, Pero de Albuquerque, telling him how to act. He thanked the Moors for what they had done and sent them away, remaining alone with Diogo Fernandes and Pero de Alpoem. Then he read the letter from Cid Ali again. At the point where it said that Lopo Soares was to be commandant, he said: Lopo Soares as commandant of India, that is as it should be, and it could not be otherwise. But Diogo Mendes and Diogo Pereira, whom I sent back to the King’s prisoners for the crimes they had committed, the King, our Lord and master now sends back here, one as Captain and Factor of Cochin and the other as Secretary. It is time for me to commit myself to the Church. And thus, I find myself on bad terms with the King for the love I
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