_ 181 _ of Mughistan and the palm plantations, which were already beginning to deteriorate, but also the likelihood of harm to the interests of our Lord the King because of caravans not coming to this city. In discussion with Shah Tahmasp one can not argue about war, because as is known, he is so great a Lord, and so for this agreement over one thousand leques were paid, at the cost of the people. In addition many debts had to be paid that were incurred in Goa by King Shargol Shah when he was there, of which I have paid most from the revenues of the kingdom. God knows that everything that remains of them is taken from mirs and khwajas and the principal men of the kingdom, who have no more than their annuities and mocarrias, because Ormuz is an island that has nothing but sand and salt. More was spent on the capture of the fortress of [Loaa] which [Abemjere] had build in Sohar, nearly one hundred and fifty leques, which my brother Rais ‘Abidin captured last year. And more was spent on the fleet which went to take EI Katiff, nearly three hundred leques, for the factor did not spend a single tanga of our Lord the King of this. Only five Portuguese caturs belonging to His Highness were used, and the reset I supplied our of my own assets and that of my friends who lent me money for this, which I still owe.
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