_ 429 _ Joam for they continued to spread themselves more and more; and for giving such good news I merit from Your Worship to have great rewards sent me; and now they say the King wants to send over four Baxas, namely. The Baxa of Cairo who now went from hence, and who ruled in this City and he was sent out because he had slain someone, according as I had written to Mica Thomas, and they say the Baxa of Damascus is to go, and the Baxa of this city who a year ago came from Constantinople, and it is also said that the Baxa of Marge will also go. This is a Kingdom which lies from here a four days journey, in the midst of Mountains, which they say is the Kingdom of the Amazons, and is now the possession of the Turks, and this they say is ordered for the Spring, what it shall be I will advise Your Worship. Although it is said that it will take time to retake it, as they are very strong Castles, and Coleymão Baxa took them when he went upon Diu now some years ago and it is said he took them promising not to do any harm; and as regards Senhor, the Allarves of Bacora, the war in proceeding further, and I am told a great many men have fallen both of the Turks as of the Allarves, and there has lately passed
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