_ 48 _ relate by all the tongues of men. Sir, I have been moved by the wars and wants of these parts to flee away when the captains can take me. That charity that God and Your Highness gave me will be enough for the few days that still remain to me, and if by fortune much is left over I may leave Your Highness richer, for I leave him in my will everything that remains, as I hold it to be the most noble deed of all for men to order that their property be used in good works in the charge of the excellent and divine governance of the Royal Estate. Another letter from Goncalo Fernandes (?) to our master the King in his service.
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