_ 346 _ In the same year (1551) A letter was received from D. João III to Alvaro de Noronha, Captain of Ormuz, dated 1551, in which he decided not to deal commercially with the Turks:(38) Don Alvaro de Noronha. I the King send you greetings. I wrote to you at length by the fleet which I sent last year, since it was possible to write to you then by that means, which I hope arrived safely. I thought it was very convenient to do to in that may so that you would know that last year I sent to those parts a large army of soldiers and munitions and all things necessary for their defence and maintenance. I hope to do as much next year. You will use the same means to let me know how things area with you, and the soldiers, and news of the fortress and city, and also about Basra and the state of things there, (38) Document no. and reference.
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