_ 175 _ nor horses should come there, most of which come to Ormuz from Basra. Nor are there less [...] than they had there, that all [...] from the trade of Ormuz. It is my view that trade must be [...] to them and although Our Lord the King [may lose] by this I do think it will be much better to lose part than risk the whole, because peace with the Turks, as experience of them shows, is more dangerous than war, and owing to our [over] confidence and neglect. Besides this, it is for Your Lordship to learn and discuss what is lost to the trade of India and to the dues of Our Lord the King, which can be so great that it ought to be [...] [...] business. Garcia de Sá
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