The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 174 _ Item: João Vaz, who is sick 1. Item: Pedro Alves, who came from Khor Fakkan 1. f12 List of provisions acquired for the ship “Sta Maria do Monte”. Water and items which were paid for by one of the Captain’s men. Item: On March 7 Cosmo Nunes, ship’s purser, received(A) as provisions for the said ship on the voyage to Ormuz ten fardos of chambaçal rice, six varas and eight maös of butter, six jars of vinegar, ten maös of gorgelym oil, half a candil of wheat, six quintals of biscuit, six cameiros, and some querns to grind wheat on the ship(B). Item On March 26 the said purser received in the port of Goa twenty pieces of gunny from the Captain and factor. Item: On 28 of the month one thousand coconuts were bought and received by the purser, and all were distributed by the purser to the men of the ship. Item: He also received one candil of toasted rice from the town and half a candil of jaggery from the Captain and factor of the ship to feed the men. Record of the departure of our Lord the King’s ship “Sta Maria do Monte”, captain and factor Paris Corvinel, (A) That is. From Jorge Palha, storekeeper of Goa. (B) By hand, with stones.

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