_ 175 _ cargo for these ships, of spices and other products of his country that will be profitable here; and that we may have them for the prices current in the country at which they are usually sold, so that if some merchants there disapprove of our trade being carried on there, they may not acquire some kinds of local goods and raise the price above what they paid for them. If on your arrival such goods are restricted by the merchants there, he must ensure that those that are needed to lade your ships are given to you for those prices. Or if he prefers, undertake that his agent alone should give you the whole cargo you need for the ships, divided into the shares and kind of merchandise that you designate, indicating the prices of his goods and that they will take ours, we would wish this to happen, as being quicker for you and an early demonstration of his goodwill and.... Whichever of these you agree upon and decide, you will begin to order the goods you take to be sold, and also those you want to bring back to be bought. When you start selling and trading, he will [know] who you are and the port that now and in future is to receive our ships. Item: If possible, before you go to the King, you will try to find out if the dues that are paid there on goods that enter and those that leave are the same as we have been
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