_ 390 _ had tow and caulkers, and he added 14 benches to the brigantine that left here, and that it is the best that was ever seen. He speaks well of Lourenço de Brito, Manuel Pecanha, Dom Alvaro and Joao Pagas. Item: That he found 90 quintals of pepper in Cochin castle; that he could never find anyone to tell him whose it was: Vasco Gomes took 80 quintals of it and Joáo da Nova brought the rest in the "Flor de la Mar". He requests a reward for Joao da Nova for the considerable service he did there.(A) From Pedro Ferreira, captain of Kilwa, on the last day of August 1506. Item: Of the capture of Kilwa and how it was accomplished; of the little that was taken from the huge quantity that was there. And of the King, what was done that seemed unnecessary to him. Item: That if this King were no longer there, all the islands from Mozambique to Zanzibar would have been tributaries and subject to Your Highness, because the (A) In the margin: yes, the instructions.
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