_ 197 _ in Ormuz because of the great distance from one place to other. This is clear because the governor of Lar, an important person who is in the army here, was talking of me one day, and complained that the officials at Ormuz did not pay him the mocarrerias although he protected the caravans better than did the old Kings of Lar, as I could bear witness. Above all, he begged me to write for him to the Viceroy of India and the Captain of Ormuz and ask that there should be no cause of disagreement between us. I agreed with his request, making also some stipulations, profitable and honourable for us, one of which was that the years for which the pension had not been paid should be discounted because no one had asked for it. He agreed with all the stipulations and upon this, without knowing anything about what was happening there. As I have said, we sent dispatches, one from him and one from me to Ormuz. It was no small fault that no official at Ormuz had let me know what was happening there, because it is obvious to me that if they had done so this fault would have been put right with less cost to the honour and treasury of Your Majesty, and without leaving open the possibility that any time any tax-lessee of Lar wants money he has only to make an excursion to Bandel and they will at once give him all he asks.
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