_ 274 _ and declared aims, and that the King and his brothers would swear it in the presence of Dom Alvaro de Castro, who is so directed by the Governor. Four copies of the contract have been made, to wit, two of which are to remain in the keeping of the said Governor, sworn and signed by the said King of Aden and his brothers, one in Portuguese and the other in Arabic(A), and two further ones which are to remain in the keeping of the King of Aden, sworn in the said manner to wit one in Arabic and the other in Portugues. (A) In the document in the Colecção de São Lourenço V, f 37, the word “Persian” appears instead of “Arabic”.
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