_ 273 _ outsider who may come there. If they do, they will be severely punished by the Captain, as the King requires. Item: It is hereby agreed that the Governor and the King of Aden shall act together, so that the two together conduct war on the Arabian Coast. All the places and lands they take, from El-Shihr to Mocha shall belong to the King of Aden and the Portuguese shall have no part of this. Item: The fleet in Aden shall not conduct war or launch attacks against Moorish ports on that coast without the permission and express order of the King of Aden. Item: This contract is accepted and approved by the Governor João de Castro in the name of the very high and very powerful King of Portugal, his true King and Lord. He pledges to carry out and maintain this obligation in every particular, in spirit and content. To confirm this, he has sworn on the Holy Gospels in the form of a missal volume in his hands. The said Amir Duens bin Hamid, Ambassador of the great Sultan Muhammad bin Sheikh Ali, by virtue of his powers, and his brother Hamish bin Sheikh Ali and Sheikh Abdul Jabir in the name of them all pledged that the said King, his Lord, and his brothers will execute and follow the present contract of peace and friendship in all its contents
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