_ 108 _ money-lenders, which they shared with the Moors(A). I give many thanks to the Lord for my arrival at this port, which is so deserted. The commander wanted me to sail in his fusta, however it did not seem right to me to desert my host, so we sailed from there with a favourable wind and arrived in Ormuz. Before we disembarked in the port, two boats came with people to receive us. In one of them, the commander of the King of Ormuz’s(B) guard gave instructions for us to eat. In the other boat, all the clergy, the vicar(C) of the said city and other priests(D) came to welcome us with great warmth, and we fell on our knees to kiss their hands. From there, these and many prominent people from that city took us to the fortress to meet the captain(E), who was waiting for us. He welcomed us with extreme friendliness, offering us great gifts and inviting us to lodge with him in the fortress. We replied that our lodging was the hospital(F), at which they were very surprised. (A) Cf. below nn. 118-20. (B) Tristan de Orta (cf. Text A). (C) Antonio de Moura, as mentioned in n. 23 (passage B) of this letter. (D) Fathers 1. e. secular priests. (E) D. Manuel de Lima. (F) Xavier, in a recommendation written about lodgings of, April 1549, gives Barzeu this advice: “As for your lodgings, consider which is the most. convenient, the hospital, the Holy House of Mercy, or [a]
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