_ 13 _ In the same year (1571) A royal decree was issued prohibiting the use of houses belonging to Rais Nur al-Din and his relatives and servants as residences, or housing for the Portuguese in exchange for them, or in exchange for the houses of the relatives of the governor of Ormuz, Lisbon, on the 24th of January 1571:(3) I the King inform you, my Viceroy and Governor in the parts of India at the present time, and those who are to come, that it is my wish that as a favour to Reis Nur al-Din, Guazil of the city and kingdom of Ormuz, henceforward lodgings are not to be taken in the houses he owns in Ormuz nor in those of his kinsmen or servants. It is also my pleasure that no Portuguese resident in or visiting Ormuz may lodge opposite the house of the said Guazil nor those of the King of Ormuz there. I inform you (3) Document no. and reference.
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