_ 126 _ And that the said captains of Ormuz should not have factors in Basra, or in Julfar, or in any other part of the said Kingdom of Ormuz, nor any other official of mine, because many troubles will accrue from this. I advise you to obtain information about this and deal with it as you think fit in my interests. And you will write to me in detail about everything that you discover and approve of in each of these matters. Pero Fernandes did this in Evora on 13th March 1545, The King. (At the bottom) For Dom João de Castro. (At the top) By the King – To Dom Joao de Castro, Member of his Council of State, his Commander-in-Chief and Governor of the Regions of India. No indication of location of Original.
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