_ 37 _ In the same way His Highness’s Chief Treasury Officers in the fortresses of Ormuz, Cochin and Malacca, when the demands are received in those parts, will observe and satisfy the said demands and take the necessary steps in order to collect the said debts. In order to issue these demands as quickly as possible, the superintendent will make copies of this my proclamation so that its force is known and it will be sent to those places mentioned above. I therefore notify the Chief Justice, the Judge of Crown Suits, the judges, magistrates and other officials whom it may concern, and order them to comply and obey them, and to ensure that they are complied with and obeyed as this requires, without hesitation or impediment. This has the effect of a Letter written by His Highness, signed with his seal attached, notwithstanding the ordinance in Book 2 heading 20 to the contrary, and although it has not been issued by the chancery, notwithstanding the said ordinance. Written by Gaspar Ribeiro in Goa on 5 November 1571. The Viceroy
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