_ 41 _ and set out with some men that he trusted, ordering the captain he left aboard his carrack to follow on after him. He sailed with all speed, reaching Ormuz very early one morning and going ashore without making himself known to anyone. From the shore he sent a man with a letter to Nuno da Cunha, requesting on behalf of the King of Portugal that as soon as the Governor saw the letter, he should send some men to the Wazir’s residence in order to render a service to the King Macedo himself went to find Rais Sharif, whom he knew was with the King of Ormuz. He went to the King’s palace and went into Rais Sharif. When the Wazir saw Macedo he recognized him, making him most welcome and embracing him, because they were great friends. Manuel de Macedo told Rais Sharif that the King of Portugal had ordered him to be taken as a prisoner to Portugal and that he had volunteered for the task because he didn’t trust anyone other than himself to treat the Wazir’s person with due respect; but since it was the King who had ordered the arrest he was pleased that it should be done by him rather than anyone else. Rais Sharif was taken aback by events so sudden and so unexpected. Macedo’s man delivered the letter to Nuno da Cunha and while the Governor was reading it Simão da Cunha
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