_ 209 _ (29) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1545) Sebastiao Lopez Lobato sent a letter to the Governor of India, Ormuz, on the 18th of December 1545, describing Reis Sharaf in Ormuz after he returned from Portugal:(29) My Lord, Old as my knowledge of this land is, I find myself a newcomer here. I can honestly state to Your Lordship that I hardly recognize it because it is damaged and depopulated. I wonder if this is really the Ormuz which I saw 31 years ago when it was as prosperous as Venice. This leads me to believe that, as island, an owner must inhabit his house. I gave Your Lordship’s letter to the King, the Captain and the Guazil. They were very pleased with them and made declaration of their good intention: time will tell if their actions correspond to their words.
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