With the receipt of this intelligence, which Pero Dalboquerque brought, of the present condition of affairs at Ormuz, the great Afonso Dalboquerque made up his mind to go thither that summer with a well-armed fleet, to complete the fortress which he had left already commenced, and to take possession of the kingdom before ever the Xeque Ismael should busy himself about it; and to this end he began to make secret preparations, without acquainting anyone with his intention, giving out openly that his voyage would be to the Straits of Méca, because the King D. Manoel had given him orders to that effect. Just at this juncture of events there arrived an ambassador from the King of Narsinga, called Retelim Chetim, Governor of Bracelor, and of the villages on the edge of the sea, who was a principal man of the royal household, and held in great esteem by the king, accompanied by a large number of native peons, that ministered to him by the way.

Afonso Dalboquerque, having received information of his coming, and of the high position to which his rank entitled him, commanded Pero Mascarenhas, captain of the Fortress, with a large guard of mounted men, to go and await his coming outside the city.