_ 317 _ In the same year (1548) Instructions were issued by Dom Antonio de Noronha, Canacani Islands (Aden), on the 20th of March 1548, to deal with Aden:(76) Sir, What you are to do where you are now bound, and after. Item: First you will make for Batida and the mosque which is four leagues from Aden, where there are kinsmen of the sons of Ali Suleiman. You will find out from them what is happening in Aden, and if what they tell you is something you believe, write me a letter and send it ashore by the ambassador’s servant. You will tell the relatives of Ali Suleiman to ensure that your letter is sent to me, in these islands as quickly as possible. (76) Document no. and reference.
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