_ 43 _ In the same year (1547) A resident of Ormuz sent a letter to King Dom Joao III of Goa on the 19th of June 1547, in which he stated that the Portuguese Governors were stealing the king’s money:(13) Sir, Last year I wrote Your Highness about the Zoutlawing of the carracks of illicit dealers, because it was in your interests for them to be banned. This is certainly because they are one of the main reasons for the Treasury of Your Highness being so harmed. Although Your Highness may be told that anyone proved to have bought something from Your warehouses pays with his lie and losses his possessions with no reprieve, it should not be assumed that every time someone is accused of that offence he must be executed. No witnesses called on behalf (13) Document no. and reference.
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