_ 215 _ male natives. They would not be able to sell these at more than ten pardaos each, and the aldermen would share them at the said price among the inhabitants of this city with the obligation that twice per week they would order them to row in this river in two galeotas, for them to be taught. In this way we can gather among us crews for fifteen galeotas without any cost to Your Highness, and they would be for action against the Turks. As I have spoken many times of this with many inhabitants and they agree with me I point it out in order that if it seems right to Your Highness, take note of it, together with the other things, so that Your Highness may order them to be carried out, as this land is concerned by these matters, I have indicated. Your Highness must provide the seal of government with plentiful artillery, because it does not have it, and gun chambers and fuze-thread. Also rigging and sails for galleys and galleotas, and bombardiers and sailors, of which this whole land is lacking, and without which one cannot go to sea. Your Highness must send in March an armada of caravels which are worth little there, but here a great deal. With these you may provide this land with the said sailors and bombardiers, rigging and sails and munitions that are
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