_ 12 _ Item: He said other things. Item: Dom Jeronimo said that he thought it would be wise to leave two ships to guard this coast. We should attack Goa, harass the inhabitants, wreak destruction and hinder the shipping. It was also advisable to seek out the Rumes and defeat them. Item: Joao Nunes added more, stating that they should leave some protection on this coast so as to supply the fortresses of Cochin and Cannanore. Item: Francisco Corvinel added more, that we should go to Aden to capture it if they wanted to fight. We should not take a lot of merchandise to make money to be wasted in Aden. Item: Sinao de Andrade proposed that if we had to leave ships on that coast, they should be a substantial fleet. If it was a question of leaving two or three ships, we should not bother but take the whole fleet. In his opinion, the Captain General should not be allowed to attack Goa because we would not be able to build or repair our ships. Item: Manuel de Lacerda said that it was a long voyage so we should leave the fortresses well supplied with troops and captains. We should also capture Goa because, since
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