_ 158 _ (15) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1552) A letter was received from Alvaro Mendes (Society of Jesus) from Mogustan, in 1552, mentioning the siege of Ormuz by the Turks:(15) At the time the Turks were coming to make war on us, the Captain here decided that the Christians in the country should leave the fortress, not only because there was no room for them, but also because of water. When news came that the Turks were in Khor Fakkan, twenty-four leagues from Ormuz, we embarked for this fortress of Minab, although some people did not want to because they were afraid that we should be killed there. The Father ordered me to go with them, to teach, console and lead them. There were in all nearly four hundred Christians. I had a great deal of difficulty with these people
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