_ 17 _ In the same year (1549) A letter from King Joao III, by which he granted Reis Nur al-Din, son of Reis Sharaf, the right to be the Prime Minister and Governor of Ormuz, following to the death of his father. The letter is confirmed by King Dom Sebastiao, Almeriem, on the 8th of February 1549:(4) Dom Sebastião, by the grace of God, King of Portugal and of the Algarve, here and over there, in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of the conquest, navigation and trade in Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India, etc. I make known to all those who see this letter that on behalf of Reis Nur al-Din, Guazil of the city and kingdom of Ormuz, a transcript of the letter by which the King, my lord and grandfather, may he rest in peace, granted him the honour of this guazilado, as agreed and signed (4) Document no. and reference.
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