The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 15 _ In the same year (1571) A royal decree was issued, allowing Nakhoda Hussein of Ormuz to repair some houses he owned in Diu, Lisbon, on the 26th of January 1571:(4) I the King inform those who see this decree that it is my wish that Nacodá Husain, ambassador of Reis Nur al-Din, Guazil of Ormuz, may take from the coast of India the timber necessary for the repair of houses he has in Ormuz, provided that the Captain of the said fortress of Ormuz certifies that it is required for this. I therefore command my Viceroy in India and the officials of those parts to whom this is presented and within whose competence it comes, that no hindrance is to be offered to what has been said, and that the contents (4) Document no. and reference.

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