_ 150 _ I did what I could in this affair, advising the captain what I thought most necessary for Your Lordship. They will write at greater length about what has been decided, and through Antonio Mendes de Oliveira, who is going there(A), you will hear more often in detail. 3. For the moment, nothing more can be done because the controller of finances has divested this land of money. I hope in Christ that we shall soon see each other in this City of Ormuz and talk at greater length, with you giving me an account of the great labours that I know have happened in this barren road; and I shall give a more lengthy account of the great things that Our Lord performed here for the salvation of many souls. I will tell you only that alcoran(B) of the Moors, is closed so that there is no more calling from it until word is received from Our Lord the King(C), nor throughout the whole island(D), since the island is ours. This is because of the many offences they committed against the new (A) He had personally brought Henrique de Macedo’s letter to Fr. Barzeu (cf. doc. 21, 3). (B) This is the tower (minaret) of the Mohammedan temple where believers were invited for the reciting of prayers. (C) The prefect of Ormuz wrote to John III concerning this matter and was expecting a reply (cf. doc.30,1). (D) An island on which Ormuz was situated.
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