_ 98 _ the others, Sir, naus, ships and galleys, are in India, Praise be to God. Item: Sir, the Commander set sail from Ormuz on 1st November, bound for India. He left the country well established, with 500 men in the fortress. We made our way to India and arrived in Goa on 5th December. Here we found a country, Sir, that had been at war that winter. Summary of pp. 412-3 Item: Sir, I say nothing about the affairs of Goa, because these need to be discussed face to face. The land needs to be cultivated by a man who respects Your Highness’ possessions. We left Goa for Cochin, without stopping anywhere. Item: We arrived in Cochin on 15th December. We found the naus loaded with cargo there. They still need, Sir, a number of things from Portugal, which are very expensive here. Item: Sir, small nails, food, a coppersmith’s forge, blacksmith’s bellows, wooden hoops, canvas for sails and needles to sew them. Item: Sir, I wrote to you in the past about the great expense occasioned by ships that come here badly provisioned. This year they came short of bread, which is very expensive here.
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