_ 215 _ They immediately raised me to the kingship. All the Moors and Christians resolved in council to strike coin in my name and to proclaim as is the custom, that lam King of Ormuz. All wrote letters on this and they were sent to the Captain Major, and they sent with these letters to Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Rashid, and to Goa, where they were given to the Captain Major, let giving account of me. Since it was the wish of the Moors and Christians and in the service of the King of Portugal to raise me to the kingship to serve him. When these Moors had come with the letters and communicated the matter to the Captain Major, another council was summoned with the leaders of the Christians and it was the wish of all and regarded as in Your Highness’s service that I should be King.
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