_ 23 _ of Ormuz and that from the [ramaya] of Julfar, which was all to be handed over into his possession. Now I again have reason to reward the said Reis Nur al-Din with honours for many reasons; for the houses he gave to my cousin, King Turun Shah, may he be with God, it is my wish to award him the palm groves and lands in Bahrain which were the property of the former kings of Ormuz, even if they are held by the Guazil of Bahrain or by mullahs or cadis or any other person, and similarly the revenues of one per cent duty of the Customs House of Ormuz and those of the [ramaya] of Julfar. All these I grant to Guazil Reis Nur al-Din, and all rights and titles I have to these things, that is, the palm groves and lands of Bahrain, the one per cent duty of the Customs House of Ormuz and the [ramaya] revenue from Julfar, all these I transfer to the said Reis Nur al-Din and to his heirs, sons, grandsons and great-grandsons, his ancestors and descendants, as his property, which it is, in law and heritage. It is my wish that he owns and acquire and keep these things, he and his descendants, as I until now have owned and possessed them, and that they may possess and hold these things as the lord my father and King Turun Shah my cousin ordered by their firmans. I command the Guazil of Bahrain, the cadis and the mullahs, the lease-holders and
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