_ 18 _ Which are necessary to them, they will neglect warfare, and what by other ways more laboriously they had to employ unnecessarily, and Ormuz will be rendered as strong as it is needed she should be so as to be under no fear, and the Custom House would yield far more, and there would be no longer such heavy expenses and needs as there arises with warfare, and it is even judged that should any Moors, Parsees or Arabians, on account of any grievance they receive have some evil thought of surrendering to him by any means, they would not attempt it. When they should see peace established and business, and trade flourishing, and then advices could be had of Baçora, and all else that passes there, and they could either attend nor order me anything which should not be known, because albeit that at present trade is forbidden them by the direct road and open one of Baçorá along which it was followed. Nevertheless they do not thereby cease to have all they wish for from India because all merchandize that proceeds to Ormuz bound for Baçorá go from thence to Reixell a port of Pethamaas, which cannot be prevented because if this were forbidden them, they say that Pethamaas who at present is our friend, would order war to be made to Ormuz and would prohibit sweet water so that there is no
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