_ 193 _ Is time does not allow Your Lordship to change plan, and also taking into account that you are caught between two great wars with two very powerful lords in contest, you should pretend to agree with things for the moment and allow shipping between Ormuz and Basra and let the merchants come and go, because you will be informed by them about the Turks’ intentions. This is my opinion. Done on 28 September 1547. Alvaro Coutinho
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