_ 441 _ In the same year (1560) The letter of the priest Luis Freus from the Saint Paul Society in Goa, to the Brothers of the Society of Jesus in Portugal, Goa, came on the 1st of December 1560:(50) Paras. 33-37 33. Father Aires Brandão came from Ormuz this year and arrived before winter. While he was there, he had a great deal of work because a large Portuguese fleet attacked an island called Bahrain which belonged to the King of Ormuz on which some Turks had taken refuge. All our army and the Turks fell ill because that island, although it is one of the coolest, most pleasant and beautiful lands of the kingdom, has the peculiarity of having such influences for two months of the year that it is a miracle if anyone who does not live their escapes, if (50) Document no. and reference.
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