_ 323 _ his son, Dom Fernando to sail to the Strait of Mecca and from there to go and winter in Ormuz, so as to await the galleys that were to leave Basra in August, and to pay one thousand two hundred men for this expedition. He gave so much urgency to the task, that by the end of February [1554] he had everything ready to set sail. Bernardim de Sousa, who had been sent to take over the captaincy of Ormuz, was concerned that Dom Fernando had gone to winter in that fortress because, as the viceroy's son, he must have wanted to have power over everything, but as he was a very close friend of his, he tried to keep him out of trouble. When he met him, he said to him that “if he was going to Ormuz with plenary powers, he should tell him about it, that if he should decide to remain and go to take over the fortress in October, he did not want any disagreement between them over jurisdiction, because he was his servant". Dom Fernando answered, “that he had no powers whatsoever in the fortress, where he was captain, other than those that were given to him there". Bernardim de Sousa was relieved by this. With the fleet stationed at the bar, the viceroy went to prepare it to sail, while showering many blessings on his
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