_ 116 _ The eighty lacs which were to be collected of the rents of the King of Ormuz which were due at this time of the duties in horses which are called cruzados, and the rental of the Mint, with the coming of this fleet all was broken up and neither do horses come, nor is there a Mint, or many other rentals came to this land, of the auspicious coming of Your Worship will all things be restored to this city, and kingdom, as we all hope in God, and Your Worship will be effected; if in the meantime anything occurs I will take care to serve Your Worship and collect your own. With the coming of this fleet the greater number of the people of these parts of the Coast of Arabia, and Persia, manifested themselves more favourable to the Turk, and on their side rather than on ours, and they visited them with their presents, and supplied them with provisions and made them good offers, with the exception of Miramoxaa who in all things showing himself a loyal vassal of His Highness, and faithful to his service. So much so, that Your Worship may believe me that I know not who could have done more than he to guard, and favour any Portuguese who had remained in his lands through being unable to come to this Fortress since the enemies had beseiged it by sea and by land, and he likewise greatly favoured all the Christian people who were a large
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