_ 213 _ In the same year (1545) Don Joan de Castro sent a letter to his son, on the 25th of December 1545, mentioning the conditions in Qishn:(30) Dom Alvaro my son, The King of Quishn’s(A) son brought me a letter of yours so that I would know you were in good health. I was very pleased because it is so long since I received news from you that I did not know what to think. But since God grants me the great favour of keeping you well, I implore you to do everything to protect your health by refraining from eating, drinking and leading a high life. (A) Caxes/Quishn, a town on the Arabian coast, Gaspar Correia says that the son of the King of Caxem refused to come to the Governor every year to request help in expelling from his city the Mamluks who had built a caste there and exacted tributes from him.” (Lenda IV p 365) (30) Document no. and reference.
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