The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 82 _ (9) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1529) Gaspar do Casal sent a letter to the king, in 1529, regarding the affairs of Ormuz in full:(9) Summary of a letter from Gaspar do Casal for the King in which he recounts in detail the affairs of Ormuz in sections. It was brought by Aleixo de Sousa, and treats of António da Silveira. The first section recounts the departure of seven ships, and matters relating to the King’s storehouse; the second, where they were sent; the third, supplies and damage to the land; the fourth, the losses involved by horses not coming from Basra; and many other sections treating various important matters. No date or year is given. Sir, I am writing a letter to Your Highness in which I

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