_ 11 _ Concerning the request for the appointment of André Pires as Alcaide-mor of the sea of Ormuz. André Pires, alcaide of the prison, chamberlain of our lady Queen, is a good man, carries out his duties well and on the salary, he earns can scarcely keep himself, such is the high cost of living in this land. He came out a bachelor and to better suit this post, got married here, as is usual and more respectable. He is poor and Your Highness should grant him some position for which he is qualified and which would give him enough to live on. All appointments here are dependent on royal approval and if your now do him this favour, by the time he takes office he will have greatly merited it. He is fit for any of the following positions: corretor-mor (Senior Agent) in Diu, alcaide of the sea of Diu, or alcaide of the sea of Ormuz, and if Your Highness would appoint him to any one of them we would be very grateful. Written in Goa on 23 December 1562. Franscisco Marques Botelho Aleix Diaz Falcão
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