_ 217 _ order me to return to carry out my charge and that he pays me for my costs and losses. Seeing how he imprisoned me for requesting your service and how also in this office where I serve. I offered myself to serve you with regret, I am troubled with the memory of your estate. These, Sir, are the matters of concern to me of those in which I served you which merit payment with other rewards in your Kingdom, in order to maintain myself and serve you. Now, Sir, I make note of the charges, your instructions for them and the persons who carried them out as God willed. Sir, I remind Your Highness that what I indicate should be provided so that your rule may be observed. Further, Sir, I say that the overseer of goods from abroad, Francisco de Maia, and the overseer of accounts, Antonio Afonso, were accountants, and Francisco Gonçalvez and his wife Maria Fernandez, locally married on the Mandovi, guardians of your household goods, with their virtues, to the latter one may give charge of the horses. Fabião de Mota was treasurer, factor and captain of the nao of spices that went to Ormuz, and Duarte Gomez, locally married in Bassein, was his clerk. I, clerk of the merchandize accounts will send you a copy of all the records of salaries and anything more that I
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