_ 144 _ like the king of Calicut and all the other Malabari kings, claims that he gave the King of Portugal all the money he made, for he gave nothing whatever to the others. The people of the region have bad feelings against him because of this, and he is breaking with all the others on account of the trust he has in Your Lordship. Your Lordship should know that the King of Cannanore removed me from the post of guazil not because of any error I committed against him, but because he has numerous counsellors who remind him each day that I was in favour of their giving this money to the King of Portugal. Previous kings were on bad terms with me, and previous governors granted me aid and favour certain Portuguese who belonged to my guard and who protected me, and who were doing all this to me, found fault with me on account of a pepper and ginger I gave to the king of Portugal, whereby the King of Cannanore lost two or three thousand pardaos each year. If it is the case that the King of Cannanore will not permit me to be in his land without being guazil, or if he wishes me to be guazil it has to be on Your Lordship orders. I beg Your Lordship for pity’s sake not to write about any of this to the King of Cannanore. I remind Your Lordship to write to the King about the ginger and pepper, and to
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