_ 98 _ and set in order, everyone was satisfied, especially the Captains; and because there were few people and much money a share came to more than ten xerafins, which pleased everyone. And because after the agreement had been made the Armenian brought the Captain-in-Chief the present from the Moors who owned the ships, they cursed. Chapter: VII How after all was settled as the Captain-in-Chief wished he ordered a fortress to be built, and the captains disputed with the Captain-in-Chief whether it should be built. When everything had been settled, the Captain-inChief sent a message to Khwaja Attar that he wanted to leave for India, and because the land and sea defenses of the city and kingdom of Ormuz were now an obligation of the King of Portugal, he would have to leave a captain with fighting men who could go to sea in armed vessels, fustas which the Viceroy would send to guard the ports, and also because there would have to be a factor stationed there with a trading post for the merchandise that would be coming from India, it was necessary to build a strong house on the point of the city, near the King’s palace, so the Portuguese would be close to the King and he would be able to take care of them, being vassals in his service.
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