_ 115 _ of Portugal, his governors and captains, that I should have held it good fortune to find myself in that fighting with my men, or at least that I should have been in your company in the battle Your Lordship fought against the Gujerati, so that Your Lordship might recognize the desire I have and have always had to do so. But God willed that this war should take place where my wishes could not be realized, and I could not boast of the honour won by Your Lordship and your knights but only that which I can derive from participating in the happiness of all your friends, especially those who like myself are well-tried and of long-standing, as Your Lordship knows and we all know. Item: I am sending my kinsman Sheikh [Maquame) to visit Your Lordship and I am asking him to let me have news of himself and of Your Lordship, which will bring me great pleasure. I also ask Your Lordship to show him the honour and friendship he requests, for he is a person who has done good service to my Lord the King of Portugal and myself, and he is a person of much merit. Item: News of myself is that I am very poor and upset because of the kaffirs, for I pay a heavy tribute, as Your Lordship may know, and my country is so small and
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