_ 22 _ safety and defense of those parts. If this intelligence is received from other sources, God grant that it will not occur in September [...], I shall write to you. I shall take measures in this matter according to what appears to be in my interests and according to the conditions at the time and the manner in which the intelligence reaches me, for the present there is nothing more to be said about this, nor is there anything more you need do. António de Ferraz wrote this in Almeirim on 29 March [15477]. Although I have ordered you not to send me any ship from there, as has been the custom, all the same, if something similar to this occurs, you will not fail to send me a ship so that I am informed of it. I especially urge you to observe and adhere to what has been agreed with the King of Ormuz regarding postings and other matters totally in the manner and form in which they have been agreed, notwithstanding the provisions concerning these postings which I have issued and which will be delivered to you there. The King D João de Castro
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