_ 176 _ always brings a catur and who will not let any ship go on to Cambaia without inspecting it himself and unless it possesses a certificate from you for the fortresses and, in the event of finding a ship without this certificate, he will confiscate it and its cargo and detain the persons. In this way one an avoid the daily occurrence of so much forbidden merchandise going to Cambaia, both to Christians and to Moors, and that is why I tell you a really competent man is needed for this post. Another excerpt page 215. Ormuz yields 100,000 pardaus and was told by a merchant whom I queried about this low yield that it was because it was in the hands of the Moors. If You Highness ordered it to produce the same amount as the other Custom Houses, it would have to yield another 40 or 50,000 pardaus more than it does at present, so, Your Highness do not forget to order Ormuz to improve the income.
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