NO. 50. — 1899.] IiBTTBR TO RAJA SINHA II, 



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Conde sobrinho am , — Eu el Rey vos envio muito saudar 

 como aquelle que muito amo. Demais do que em outra 

 carta desta mesma via, vos mando advertir, sobre o cuidado 

 com que vos deveis haver na vigilancia de dous inimigos, 

 tao varios e instantes em seus procedimentos e amizade com 

 esse estado, como suo os Olandezes [e] el rey de Candia, por 

 me parecerem bem consideradas algumas razoens que aqui 

 se me representarao, de nao poder ser de dano escreverse a 

 aquelle rey como mostras de amizade, em occaziao em que 

 elle a tern firme com os Olandezes, lhe mando escrever, na 

 forma que vereis da copia que com a carta para elle se vos 

 envia, e porque sera de muito effeito enviar lhe com a carta 

 hum presente, per pessoa pratica que se haja com elle com 

 prudencia, e possa penetrar seu animo e intentos, vos 

 encomendo, que julgando com os conselheiros que vos assis- 

 em que convem fazerse assy o ponhaes em execu^ao, e 

 tambem vos aconselhareis na qualidade e quantidade e 

 couzas de que deve constar o prezente. — Escrita em Lisboa 

 a 14 de Mar^o de 1652.— Rey. 



Translation. 



Friend, Count, and Nephew, — I, the king, send you all 

 greetings as one whom I greatly love. Besides what I have 

 commanded to be notified to you in another letter by this 

 same despatch, regarding the care with which you must 

 comport yourself in watchfulness of two enemies so different 

 and so alert in their proceedings and friendship with that 

 State* as are the Butch and the King of Candia, as certain 

 arguments which were represented to me here appeared 

 well reasoned, to the effect that there could be no harm in 

 writing to that king with signs of friendship, at a time 

 when he holds it firmly with the Dutch, I have commanded 

 to write to him in the manner which you will see from the 

 copy which, with the letter for him, is sent to you ; and as it 

 will be of much effect to send him with the letter a present, 

 by an experienced person, who will bear himself towards 

 him with prudence, and will be able to penetrate his mind 

 and intents, I enjoin upon you that, having decided with 

 the counsellors who assist you what is proper to be done 

 you put it into execution, and that you also consult as to the 

 quality and quantity and the things that the present should 

 consist of. — Written in Lisbon, the 14th of March, 1652. — 

 The King. 



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