_ 337 _ In the same year (1548) Dom Alvaro de Castro wrote his diary about his journey to Aden, the barrier of Goa, on the 10th of July 1548:(83) Jesus Maria! Before daybreak, on Thursday, the last day of February in the year 1548, I set sail from the bar at Bassein, accompanied by six foists and another boat carrying supplies, on our way to take possession of Aden. Through my intermediary, our Lord, the King, would hand it over to the King there. I was to draw up the peace agreements and treaties in the manner in which it appeared to me to serve His Highness. Route Throughout this day, we sailed with a gentle (83) Document no. and reference.
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