_ 88 _ some of these sultans are not paid today because the time has expired. I thought that since I was writing about Ormuz, I should record here the deed of gift of that customs house to make known the right by which the Kings of Portugal have possessed it for so many years and the reasons why the kings of that Kingdom made the gift. As macarrias are frequently mentioned in connection with Ormuz, I shall say briefly what is meant by them. A little while ago, I gave an account of the history of the Kingdom of Ormuz and its foundation, and how Grodu Shah, Lord of Mughistan made himself King of the Island of Jarun, and then, as time went on, the kingdom was handed on to his descendants. With changes in the Kingdom of Persia, which was at one time conquered by the Tartars with their emperor Genghis Khan and then Timurlan the Great and then the Grand Sofi, the Kings of Ormuz took the opportunity of freeing themselves from the King of Persia and even took many things from them to increase their own state, such as the Kingdom of Bahrain and El Katiff, which were later taken from them on the Arabian side by the Turk. With this, and the trade of the island, the revenue of the King of Ormuz increased, and as merchandise went there
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