_ 23 _ so that he could be in your service. At that time, King Turun Shah married the daughter of Sheikh [Cotbo Adem Nematuala], who gave advice to King Turun Shah to commit treason against the Christians. (Reis Leme Shah), the son of Reis Nur Uddin, informed the Captain of what he knew about the King of Ormuz. As we belong to the family of loyal people of times gone by, I did not want Your Highness to distrust and, least of all, to listen to the idle talk of corrupt factors, because we are known by them, I mean, by Christian noblemen and by everyone. The wish of this your captive, is to be among (the ranks of your servants and those who are most loyal, and I am very dedicated to your service and have been for a long time. When Sheikh Rashid was guazil and then his son, I was in the service of the King of Ormuz in Julfar as well as Captain of Ormuz, until it was God's will that the sheikh should die. Because the Bedouins disagreed with Sheikh Ahmed while I was in Julfar, I pacified them and curbed the crimes they were committing against the property and fortresses of the King of Ormuz, As I say, while I was there, I was given a letter from Martin Afonso de Melo, Captain of Ormuz, telling me to
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