_ 277 _ Above this sum he will grant the right to appeal. I hereby notify all ships’ captains who accompany him, all nobles, gentlemen, lascars and sailors, and any other person of whatever rank or quality, and command them to obey him and regard him as their Chief Captain of the Sea, and to carry out his orders as is expected of them, Given by the hand of Bastião Dias in Bassein, 23rd February 1548. Dom João de Crastro Warrant of authority given by Your Lordship to Dom Alvaro de Crastro, Chief Captain of the Sea of India, now on his way to Aden. For sight of Your Honour.
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