_ 269 _ In the same year (1548) Dom João de Castro sent a letter from Bassin on the 12th of February 1548, on the agreement between the Governor and the King of Aden:(66) In the name of the Highest and Most Almighty God. Let it be known to all those who see this contract of peace and friendship that in the year of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ of one thousand five hundred and forty-eight on the twelfth day of the month of February, in this fortress of Bassein, where now are present Dom João de Castro, Commander in Chief and Governor in these parts of India. On behalf of the very high and very powerful King of Portugal, Dom João, third of that name, his master, peace and friendship were agreed between the said Lord and the great king, Sultan of Aden, Muhammad bin Shaikh Ali, (66) Document no. and reference.
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