_ 53 _ within ten days they reach Baghdad. From Baghdad to Basra they put them in daneques, which are like very big barges, and from this same place they bring rope and nails. Item: I spent the days I stayed in Basra investigating the things that are contained in this Report. This information is truly given by a man who desires and values service to Your Highness. Made in Goa on the 11th of December 1563. Simão da Costa
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