_ 118 _ till then, it had not caused any harm, as he will tell Your Highness at greater length .......... just like it is now. Let Your Highness believe.........to have acquired Ormuz in this way .......... to be the King, in your honour all........ the other Kings hold him as a great person ......... due and signed, stating that Your Highness….......since to govern the whole country and that………he has no need, and considering, Sir, taking ............. as they say here, it seems to them that Your Highness will do it for them, as well as build a fortress ………... and so, Sir, it will be the best deal………to do. Item: Sir, also............... of the King of Ormuz. If he is deprived of his revenues, maybe he will find it advisable to make for Persia, where he owns some territory. If he wanted to destroy the city of Ormuz, he could provide transport for the followers of Sheikh Ismael and put a great many men on the island of Ormuz to plunder the city and ransack everything, while the people of your fortress would not being able to oppose them in any way, because they would not sally forth from the said fort. Item: Moreover, Sir, if you say that you want to build your fortress in Turun Bagh.......... which is within the island of Ormuz and put commanders in some of the towers
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