After the great Afonso Dalboquerque had been informed by the Rulers of Mascate of all these affairs which I have mentioned, he ordered that some pieces of stuff which he had brought with him should be given to them, and having taken in water and supplies, he took his leave of them and sailed away direct to Ormuz without touching at any other place. On arrival he ordered that a salute should be fired in honour of the city, with all the artillery. Reys Hamed became so alarmed at the sight of the fleet and the soldiers on board the shipping, that he lost no time in sending Hacem Ale to pay a formal visit, on the part of the king, with a present of provisions; and in company with this personage came Miguel Ferreira, whom Afonso Dalboquerque had sent as ambassador to the Xeque Ismael, as I have already related. This Miguel had been staying there for some days, as well as an ambassador of the Xeque Ismael, who had accompanied him, waiting for favourable weather to make the passage to India; and after Miguel Ferreira had given a detailed account of his.