_ 209 _ gather Your Highness's goods, and it is very necessary because Your Highness may know that these buildings are his wealth where the spices have to be collected and he is forced to protect them. In the same building one has to make the contracts and as it is there one sees the loading and unloading of the goods and they cannot be stolen from Your Highness. It would save 300 pardaos each year in rents of buildings and 700 pardaos in carriage of goods. It would prevent thieving from Your Highness in this way. I venture to point out and answer for those who serve you locally, who are Francisco Gonçalvez, a locally married man, one Duarte Gomez, locally married in Sassein, both of forty-eight years and with very virtuous wives, without children or the hope of having them. They are very virtuous and aggrieved that you have not been well served; and João Comelo, who was clerk of the factory at Bassein; Fabian da Mota, who was treasurer here. These are your servants, without vanities, fearing God, and friends of those who serve you. Also, Nuno Alvarez, who serves in the registry and carries out the instructions you give him. Translation of pp. 187-8 I cannot, Sir, prove the services that I have performed in this office, because it is to the detriment of parties, but Simão Botelho is going there, so ask him how I stand
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