_ 49 _ In the same year (1549) 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 the Strait of Ormuz was in danger, Lisbon, on the 14th of July 1549. He also reminds them of the Turkish occupation of Aden and Basra:(7) Most High and Noble sovereigns Included with this is the reply to Your Highnesses from the serene King [João III of Portugal], who has told me to write to Your Highness what he told me to write on the 6th concerning his decision on the matter of the Xarif, and as I am sending Your Highness a copy of what I wrote to His Majesty, I shall not repeat it here. (7) Document no. and reference.
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