_ 109 _ In the same year (1547) Manuel de Lima sent a letter to the Governor of Ormuz, on the 27th of July 1547, telling him about the conditions of Basra:(23) Sir, Although my writing so many letters to Your Lordship may vex you, it is right that I should do so because the Turks are writing to me and I am replying to them. For this reason, I am obliged to give Your Lordship account of all the things they tell me to say to you, and those that I write to them so that you are informed of everything occurring. Today, which is 27th July, a terrada originating from Ormuz has arrived here from Basra, and the Turk who is Captain of Basra told me that what he most desired was that I should send there one of my factors. As this nacoda (23) Document no. and reference.
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