_ 137 _ We daily expect news of Bernardim de Sousa and of Reis Nur al-Din, son of King Sharif, who are bringing cargo from there. God grant that the news they bring will be good. As for the customs-house last year and the year before what was collected for our master, the King was a good revenue. There was a good revenue collected by Francisco Lopes. Factor of this city, but the present year will, I thing bring loss. This is the result of the news that the Mameluks were coming, and for this reason the carracks from India brought a very small amount of goods. No indigo was sent from Cambay, and this normally brings in twelve thousand pardaos a year. Captain Luis Falcão assisted a few attacks, withdrew the King to the fortress and caused a commotion in Persia few merchants came, and the customs house will therefore this year collect a fraction of that it has in past years. Once I am certain that Your Lordship has arrived, I shall write at greater length and give your account of myself, of other affairs concerning this Kingdom and the King, and whatever else is necessary. May God increase Your Lordship’s life for many years of His service. Ormuz, 24 August 1545. I kiss Your Lordship’s hands. The Guazil
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