_ 38 _ In the same year (1547) Dom Jeronimo de Noronha sent a letter to Dom Joao de Castro, Ba-sin, on the 18th of May 1547, in which he reported what was happen-ing in Dhofar, Qishn, and Ash Shihr:(12) Sir, I have had a long letter from Álvaro Lopes in which he recounts at length and in details the great celebrations and welcome for you in Goa(A). Subsequently, I received many more letters in which this was described to me, but the main writer and the most abundant was Álvaro Lopes. It is true that I asked him to do this, and he did so. Since there letter I have had no more reports, and it is as much for this reason as because I wish to know how (A) This refers to the celebrations to welcome the Governor in Goa after his return from Diu on 19th April 1547. (12) Document no. and reference.
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