_ 124 _ In the same year (1552) A letter came from the judge and the notable men of Goa to the king, on the of 25th of November 1552, in which they mentioned the Turks’ seizure of Muscat:(11) To the Most high and powerful prince and King, our Lord. We, the four trades representatives of our very noble and ever loyal city of Goa, Kiss the Royal hands of Your Highness, ever praying to Our Lord to grant days of life and increase of your royal Estate. Senhor, we, as your own people, will here state some truths, as to our King and Lord. Firstly, that in India there is no justice, either in Your Viceroy or in those who are to mete it. Senhor, that the Turks were getting ready in the Strait, in order to come upon Ormuz, and this news was (11) Document no. and reference.
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