_ 220 _ wine and in this way various places, each of which has an obligation to give him something. When the King wants goods he builds an armada, and from each place they come with paraos and each place has to load food as an obligation. They all eat equally in the paraos, and whenever they go they take cashews to eat. At each place he arrives at they make him a present. This is his income. Five months ago, I finished my time as clerk of the factory, which I still serve as the Vedor da Fazenda ordered me to keep him in the great work that I carried out in this armada, where I was alone as the factor and the other clerks know little of the task and the treasurer's clerk was prevented by them. Just now a nao of very fine horses came from the Gandell Coast of Sind and so far, they have not paid duties on them. They requested me not to debit the horses in the accounts and that they should not be obstructed. I was to pass them the certificate, for which they would give me a horse worth 200 pardaos, which I refused to accept. Each year 2000 pardaos are lost by non-payment of duties, Your Highness orders that for every horse that comes from that coast one should pay duties, but
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