The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 103 _ fifteen men wounded, out of these four or five died from musket wounds, among them Bellchior Balhartes. I mention this one because he was a true servitor of Your Worship, he died from a wound of an arrow which was cast at him at the doors of the Fortress as he went to spy the door. This goes by the caravel at a great haste as there was no time but to write this; in the letter I had written to Your Worship I gave a further account, I say no more by this one, but only that I ever pray to our Lord for the life and salvation of Your Worship, and I kiss Senhor, your hands. On the eighteenth day of November 1529. He is called Antoniõ Lopez.

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