ABSTRACT
Fifteendaysbeforeheleft,thegovernordecidedtosendSimao Cunhatooccupythefortand,ifpossible,captureBadral-Din.Hehad withhim450warriors,includingalltheknightswhohadescaped deathin[Mombasa,?]andotherswhowerehereatHormuz.When SimaoCunhahadreachedBahrain,theraisBadral-Dinsenthima messageinforminghimthatheconsideredhimselfunderthe protectionoftheKingofHormuzandthathehadnowishtofight, althoughthereweremanywhodidnotsharethisview.
