_ 10 _ Because it was just before the monsoon in India, navigation in that direction was very hazardous for the large naos. Thus, he agreed with those captains mentioned that for their safety they should spend the Indian monsoon season in Ormuz. Whilst ready for departure he met there a certain Bastiao Eerreira,a citizen of Goa, whom the governor had sent to seek Nuno da Cunha. Believing that Nuno da Cunha was spending the monsoon season in Mozambique he had gone there and on failing to find him had gone to Malindi, As he had intended to spend the monsoon in India, Nuno da Cunha wrote to the governor through him, telling him of his capture of Mombassa and the reason why he was going to Ormuz, he asked him to have the Indian fleet gathered together, because there would be need of it on his arrival. When Bastiao Ferreira had left he departed for Ormuz, whilst taking on water at Terve he met Don Fernando de Sa with the other two captains in his charge, who were on their way from India as I said earlier. From there he went to Muscat, where he put ashore the sick men from the armada, of whom there were many. He also left there the naos of Don Francisco de Sa and of Francisco de Mendonca putting them under the command of Don Fernando de Lima. He then continued his journey to Ormuz in his own nao, Simao de Cunha and Don Fernando de Sa, going with him.
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