_ 188 _ Dom Francisco Mascarenhas has sent to the Sophy some weapons of gilded steel, a beautiful buckler of Milan-work, a hundred and fifty amber stones, a piece of very fine cloth, three pieces of amber with enamel work, two mother-ofpearl crooks with the heads of filigree and enamel with amber inset; three rings, two emerald and one ruby a golden chain, four pearls each of six carats; a string of beads of ambergris encrusted with gold; musk and Benjamin and other things of that kind; a dagger and a gun; three loads of white sugar. This was brought by Fr.Simão and had not yet been presented to the Sophy because he was not there, but he was expected any day. The Sophy has sent Your Majesty velvet cloth and an emerald, which are to be brought by the ships. Fr.Simão left India nine months ago, and I came away from there six and a half months ago. The news that he gave was that India was very peaceful and that the Great Mogul had besieged Daman and that Rui, Geral da Cámara, went there and raised the siege. The King of Lar is a subject of the Grand Sophy and his state adjoins that of Ormuz. The King of Ormuz, a vassal of Your Majesty, died, and on his death he was succeeded by his wife. A sister of his is married to the said King of Lar, and because she is legitimate and his sister, she rose up with
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTg0NzAy