_ 12 _ Rais Sharif in the king's palace. Firstly, he told his servant that if he should see him speaking to Rais Sharif he was to take a letter to Nuno da Cunha in which he would say what he was required to do by the King of Portugal and that if he sent men to Rais Sharif's house he would be doing a great service to the king. When Manuel de Macedo reached Rais Sharif's residence he was very well received as they knew each other and had become friends when Manuel de Maceda, had brought Rais Sharif back from India to Ormuz after he had been freed from his captivity there. When the man carrying the letter saw them talking, he duly took it to Nuno da Cunha. Whilst Nuno da Cunha was reading the letter Simao da Cunha arrived in a great hurry and told him that Manuel de Macedo had seized Rais Sharif which was now the news of the town. Nuno da Cunha was most surprised by this news and immediately ordered Simao da Cunha to go and capture Rais Sharif, so he departed taking many men with him. On his arrival as expected, he found that Manuel de Macedo had taken Rais Sharif. He duly took charge of him and ordered him to make a list of his property. He then took Rais Sharif to Nuno da Cunha's house without there being any disturbance in the city though Rais Sharif had much
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