_ 201 _ (22) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1553) Francisco Palha sent a letter to D. João III, Goa, on the 26th of December 1553, mentioning that he would provide all the requirements for the Portuguese fleet in India, except for the government artillery, which should be sent from Portugal:(22) Sir, As every Christian has the obligation to serve his King faithfully, I never took my own person and property into account in serving you, nor what it has cost me on being arrested and ruined. As Your Highness ordered me to write to him always regarding his service, according to what Gaspar Cardoso wrote to me, I do so in view of the need this land has of someone telling the truth. I shall recall some things regarding the administration of merchandize and of war because when a man spends
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