_ 177 _ (25) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1545) The judge of Ormuz sent a letter to the Governor of India, from Ormuz on the 18th of November 1545, mentioning to him the position of Rais Sharaf in Portugal, and also mentioning to him Tahmasp, the King of Persia:(25) Sir, From the Guazil of Ormuz, I wrote to Your Lordship by Jerónimo d ‘Escobar, who left here on the 18th of this month, replying to the letter you did me the honour of sending by the foist which brought the news of your safe arrival and that of my uncle Rais Sharaf. It is now necessary to write to you about many matters at greater length, and if this letter is longer than it should be. Your Lordship must forgive me; for the affairs of Ormuz are now so involved with the Portuguese that the
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