_ 226 _ This message was brought, by a Moor, who was very fair, being of pink complexion dressed in mauve and in Venetian style. When the safe passage had been granted Antonio Correa met Sheikh Hamet, who delivered to him the island of Bahrain and its fortress, with the condition that free movement of ships be allowed between the island and the mainland and with other countries Antonio Correa accepted this on the condition that there should be no bearing of arms nor use of horses, of which they had many[…]. When the handover, of·the island had taken place with these conditions, Sheikh Hamet and his people were given the right of free passage and then Rais Sharaf went there with his terradas, and afterwards they went to take possession of Katifa for the King of Portugal and the King of Ormz Antonio Correa made an Arab Moor called Raez Bubacahum the Governor of Bahrain. He was the senior commander and a very good man with whom the local people were very content. When all the kingdom of Bahrain had been restored to the King of Ormuz, leaving the country in peace, Antonio Correa set off for Ormuz on the twelfth of August without waiting for Rais Sharaf. He was much afraid that he would find that the governor had already left for Cambay. His orders were not to remain in Bahrain later than the fifth
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