_ 334 _ the Sheikh increased the payment to the Ambassador by an extra one hundred cruzados and by fifty to each of the other three. On that day, the Ambassador went to the Governor, where he found Ibrahim Beque. They exchanged greetings as if they had not seen each other for a long time. Ibrahim Beque conversed with the Governor about many matters and he entreated the Ambassador on the soul of the King, our Lord, and that of the Captain General, to tell him if he or his men were unhappy or was there something not to their liking? He added that friendship between Kings depended on their Ambassadors. The Ambassador replied that there was nothing there to complain about, except that Sheikh Ismael did not wish to be informed about matters concerning Portugal and the magnificence of the King, our Lord, but since he had come and had seen reports on a number of matters about which he could comment favourably, he was leaving happy. Ibrahim Beque answered that it was true that the Sheikh greatly regretted the capture of Ormuz, because he did not know what had happened there, yet when informed by him, he forgot. He was sending the Captain General one of his ambassadors, a very worthy person, who was very
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