_ 159 _ (36) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1547) Luis de Falcao sent a letter to the Viceroy, from Goa, dated September 1547, with an opinion that it was not to trade with Basra:(36) My view is that under no circumstances should trade and shipping to Basra be prepared, because of the many losses that Our Lord the King can suffer in the Custom House of Ormuz, as well as in all the others in these parts, since by this measure everything may cease, and trade lost throughout the whole of India. This is clearly seen from the merchandise that passes through Basra, which includes all the drugs from Bandar Abbas and the Moluccas, all the Indian tin, cinnamon and ginger from Cambay, all the indigo, black fabrics and many other goods from this city and textiles from Balaghat.
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