The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 384 _ Item: The imprisoning of Pedro da Nhaia's son by Fedro Ferreira; That he gave orders for him to return everything, because he was that (sic) an ignorant man. Item: The ship seized by Felipe Rodrigues and Joáo Serrao in Baticala was worth 7,000 cruzados and there were also many items for her maintenance. He hopes that she will be worth more in war than peace, because of the wickedness of their refusal to accept the factor; but if they ask him as they should do, they will be listened to. Item: The deed that Rodrigo Rabelo performed in Tiramagante, about which he says that Sidi Barbudo will give an account, was a very good thing.(A) Item: The foodstuffs that the captains and officers of the naus are selling to the sick in the fortresses, namely, bread, wine, cheeses; these give them 2 cruzados for something that is not worth a silver real here: and he points out what is being done in Sofala by Sidi Barbudo and by those from his nau. He begs Your Highness to supply them.(B) Item: The dead King of Sofala's present, which must be worth 200 cruzados and the golden jewellery (A) In the margin: seen. (B) In the margin: to Rui Goncalves for him to make known what has been done in the case of Sidi Barbudo.

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