_ 120 _ In the same year (1547) Antonio da Susa sent a letter to Dom Alvaro de Castro, Chaul, on the 1st of September 1547, and mentioned that the Turks were roaming the sea where the people of Aden had taken over their city:(26) Sir, I am sending to the Governor there an ambassador from [Samaluco], who is a very reliable man and whom I trust implicitly. I shall be most grateful if Your Grace shows him consideration and kindness because his voyage there is for no other purpose than to serve the Governor. The other news in the land is the arrival of two carracks sailing from Mecca to Mangalor(A) or to Patana; the Turks on the prowl; Aden captured by the natives; all the Turks (A) Port and river above Diu. (26) Document no. and reference.
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