_ 431 _ per diem as a rental, hence you will perceive what a bad man he is, and act in such a way as that he should not ever return to these Kingdom. This I state although it is not my character to speak evil, for , great good did I speak of Matyas Bequdo Furtado who passed through here on his way of Cairo for he most certainly inspired much courage into me, telling me and beseeching me not to quit this service notwithstanding that at the present time I was not repaid for my services. Knowing that I served such a prince who on the thing being carried forward, would pay me not vowing to me that if I spoke to him of money he would give me all that I should need. This was said when I had given him an account of how was in debt for Your Service, and he likewise promised me, that as soon as he should be in Cairo, that he would write at once to Your Worship, so that I should be satisfied, and similarly was I promised by another Portuguese who passed through here, who lent me ten Cruzados, that he would give information to Your worship of my service, and that he would see about my being provided for, and my labours paid for and iyquo and outlays, this that I say of Furtado is on account of my complaining to him of my being so poorly thought of, being so good a servitor in all
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