_ 166 _ Truly I have found India prosperous in a very high degree, something which has greatly amazed me, for in Goa I have seen another Lisbon. May it please God that it will be to the good, and better, in the service and estate of His Highness. May Our Lord increase his royal estate for many years to come and permit me and my children to conclude our lives in his service. I leave as a blessing the wish that they may die in His Highness’s service. Goa, 8 October 1545. Your Highness’s slave. Rais Sharaf
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