_ 24 _ India and..... by the Commander-in-Chief, and..... the Guazil and had a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief and the captains about the leaders of the Christians. They also discussed the affairs of the Guazil and agreed that Diogo de Melo had taken the Guazil prisoner unjustly. In order to carry out Your Highness’s wishes, they ordered him to bring him to Ormuz in the company of Cristovão de Mendonca, Captain of Ormuz. And when the news came that Cristovão de Mendonca was coming to Ormuz as the new Captain, and that Reis Sharif was coming with him, and this reached the ears of Diogo de Melo and Reis Azmede, they came to me and told me that they had agreed and sworn to kill Reis Sharif. They wished me to join them in this undertaking and…. they took me for weak, and I was afraid that they would kill me on account of the ill will they bore me, I decided that I…. was obliged to cooperate with them. I gave them a verbal promise to support them in whatever they decided to do. And when the captain arrived, they came to me and told me that Reis Sharif had arrived. Now, they said, is the time to do what you promised to do and to fulfil the oath you made to us. Do not fear, nor be afraid...... in this way I tried to find a peaceful way out of these bad situations.... to send Diogo de Melo away from my...... I told him to go and
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