_ 51 _ from Balthazar do Prado in Katif are rotten and of no use. The galleon “Badur” which was brought by Pir Beque is in a creek, rotten and full of water. In the shipyard I found a quantity of planks of the type I mentioned and also a deal of joining wax. I found much timber, but it was of a very weak type and is only useful for repairing the galleys when they are damaged. Item: I also saw a great many large and small masts and many yards made of pine in all about fifty. They have large and small anchors of iron, which they make in Basra and send to Persia, and many large and small cannon balls made of stone, and lots of narrow beams on which they beach their galleys. Item: I certainly found these teak boards coming here, which they use and mix with the other board they have. It is brought from India in Moorish naos going to Bahrein, and Juefar. They carry it under the ballast. These naos leave from Dabul, Bassein, Bombay, Damão and Diu. Some board is also brought to terradas going from Ormuz to fetch provisions as an extra cargo carried above, and in the Persian language they call it derabas. It is sold there. In this place they use another board made from palms, which they have in Basra.
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