_ 567 _ was on account of the many pilgrims and yogis and the many Moors and nobles who go to Mecca for religious devotion, and also the people of the Strait. It is said that they had complained to the Turk in earlier times, saying that they could not observe their religious obligations or go to Mecca to give alms and fulfil their vows of pilgrimage because the Christians were capturing them at sea, even within the Strait, and killed and robbed them and the least they did was enslave them. Your Highness will see that more complaints will go to the Turk now that the Governor has carried out this long voyage, going past the house of Mecca and on to the end of the Strait until we reached dry land. These complaints are certain to go to the Turk and will cause him to build a larger fleet and give more thought to India. How much do the Governors of India owe Your Highness, who gives them such powers and such a command as is that of India, whence they derive such treasure and riches and repay Your Highness here for these things with such disservice! How much better it would be if they served God and Your Highness properly, and as loyal servants! Your Highness must not think that what I am writing to you is
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