_ 115 _ always been subject to this Kingdom of Ormuz. Informed him that as soon as he did so, he would have help from Your Highness because Your Highness supports all those who are just and righteous. Whatever else I do in this affair, will be after he has handed over EI Kattif to me that is, considering helping him against the King of Basra, since he is not the rightful King. Every year he will have the responsibility for paying a number of tributes to Your Highness, because he who pays will be a greater friend to Your Highness. Your Highness had no profits from Basra, other than the 40,000 pardaus, you receive every year as revenue on account of the many traders, who go there with their goods and to buy horses. In addition, he has a ship moored off-shore, which Your Highness honoured him. He does not pay any dues on it to the Customs House here. [Usually] Your Highness gives favours to the Captains in this fortress, but by the honour which Your Highness has done to the King of Basra, you have removed all the taxes on the goods which [normally] go to the Captains. Even if this is included in my coat of arms, I cannot fail to inform Your Highness of the truth, because the profits are so small.
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