_ 335 _ In the same year (1548) Diego da Silviera sent a letter to the Governor of Cochin, on the 1st of July 1548, regarding the occupation of Qishn:(82) Sir, After I had written to you, Francisco Fernandes arrived and gave me the news of D Álvaro; I learnt from him in great detail with what difficulty and at what risk to himself he had taken the fortress of Qishm, which was so full of romãos, but as D Álvaro has not inherited from Your Lordship any less courage and endeavour, it was as well that on that day he acknowledged that if he had gone into Aden he would have defended it against the Turk. I was so glad at this excellent news that I wished very much to be able to go there in these foists to demonstrate my pleasure, because it could well have been that through (82) Document no. and reference.
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