_ 39 _ you are after your great labours at Diu that I am sending this patamar. Be so good as to send me back much news of yourself and, if matters do not allow me to do so at such length as I wish, please tell D. Álvaro to do so as a favour to me. I have held back this patamar, Sir, for a few more days in order to be able to send your news of this place, and what I have is the following; D. João Mascarenhas has wrote me a letter dated the first of this month of May, which arrived in small foist from here, which he ordered to wait so that he could write. He tells me that after you left he several times found fighting men from the other side attempting to get on the island; he then sent some caturs to protect the access and posted two hundred men in city; when they saw this they went away and did not return and he heard that they wanted to go for good. He also had news that the King of Cambay was afraid that the Pathans would come, and he sent men to Ahmedabad to find out what was going on, and that when he had news he would send it to me. (98v), About the Pathans D João tells me that it is very hot, but by the same token all the area around me is peaceful so far. From the port of Mahim here a carrack belonging to Moors left for Dhufar, and because of a storm arrived at
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