_ 466 _ is more relaxed, because he knows that the Turk had written to tell the Captain of Baghdad to do nothing of his own accord without an order from him, and that on hearing this he had dismissed many soldiers and sent one thousand five hundred Turks to [Zequia]. I am writing to tell Your Lordship this news for what it is worth, because one can never learn from Moors more than they say, which is usually false and untrue. Until now no horses had come from Persia, not because of the differences between this Kingdom and Lar, because it was said before that they were not coming, as I told Your Lordship, but the Moors assert that they will come. On the fifteenth of this month a caravan entered this city with one hundred and sixty fardos of silk, large, medium-sized and small, and other goods. It arrived at a good time, because I assure Your Lordship that with the money from the King of Lar I sent Rafael Lobo with ships to guard this coast and spent other sums which were necessary if the Turks were coming to Muscat, which were not small, and I am somewhat in debt. I would like many caravans to come this year to get me out of debt. If this does not happen, Your Lordship will provide for this of your kindness. Your Lordship's Baltasar Rodrigues wants to come with Simão Botelho, but I think he should stay to serve in the
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