The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 386 _ Document No. (4): 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. (page no. 17) Document No. (5): An order from King Joao III, by which he granted Reis Sharaf and Reis Nur al-Din, his son, all the powers of judges over Ormuz for the rest of their lives. The grant is confirmed by King Dom Sebastiao, Lisbon, on the 26th of February 1549. (page no. 21) Document No. (6): Instructions were issued by Father Francisco Xavier to Father Gaspar Barzio, including a reminder of what he had to do in Ormuz, and the laws he had to abide by during his stay there, to increase Christianization in Ormuz, dated the beginning of April 1549. (page no. 25) Document No. (7): Lopo Herotado de Mendonca sent a letter to King Charles V and the Queen of Spain, regarding the fortification of Gibraltar and Melilla, and the death of Dom João de Castro, and the Turkish success in India, in addition to the treaty with Persia regarding

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