_ 165 _ (38) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1547) Dom Pedro da Silva sent a letter to the Viceroy from Goa, dated September 1547, and his opinion was the boycott:(38) Your Lordship instructed me to give my opinion about whether it was right and in the interests of Our Lord the King for Ormuz to trade with Basra. I say, Sir, that I have thought about this and since Your Lordship recommended us to be brief, it is my opinion that Ormuz should have no commerce with Basra because of the great harm that can come to India by consorting with the Turks. I kiss Your Lordship’s hands. Dom Pedro da Silva
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