_ 430 _ to negotiate with them about trade in spices via Alexandria, and that he also wanted to draw the Venetians into that trade; and he was so good at managing things that he received money and presents from them. The Florentine Ambassador said that from the information he now has, his Duke knows that this is the same man who deceived him, and that he is going to the King with this lie about Bayezid, or he may be a spy for the Turk, and he has already sent to warn the King about it. I think that if he is a trickster, he will also go to Portugal and so I thought I should warn Your Highness about his habits so that you will know what to do if it he does. There is nothing more to add, save. May Our Lord protect and increase the life and royal estate of Your Highness in His service. From Rome, 13 October 1560.
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