_ 40 _ told to make a note of anything that might be of interest to Your Highness. I was told to correspond with the Gizares(A) in such a way as not to make them lose hope of becoming vassals of Your Highness. They live in hope of this as I could see from the letters they showed me and by the hatred they continually bear the Turks. I did all this with the help of Our Lord and the wish to serve Your Highness. The Viceroy asked me to inform Your Highness of the smallest details of what I saw and the information of the land I obtained. This Your Highness will see that I fulfilled when reading the Report which I enclose. Regarding the favour which Your Highness granted me in appointing me consul of Ormuz, I trust in Our Lord that Your Highness may have found me worthy of this post and I hope you may grant me other favours after you have received reports about me and how I serve Your Highness in these parts. May Our Lord grant Your Highness long life in His service, increase you Royal Estate and give you life to conquer the whole of Africa. (A) The Gazares were an Arab people.
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