_ 183 _ we were carrying, but it was badly worn and so the mast and yard worked loose from the knotted ropes and everything was wasted 1 cable. Item: The next day, the 26th of the said month, the fore topmast was taken out, which was necessary to deal with the main mast below and to make the list less 1 small mast. Item: On 27 of the same month the ship’s yard was taken down and by the Captain’s order was shortened to make it lighter so as not to overburden the broken mast, on the advice of the pilot and the saranges. Item: On the same day four cotonias [?] were taken from the sail, from top to bottom. It was mended with ropes and coir taken from the sail itself, and the split sail was repaired with these four cotonias. Item: The Captain and factor of the carrack “Sta Maria do Monte”, from 8 September, with one hundred and eleven persons he carried in the said ship with some additions to be found in this book, used sixty-three candins and a few mãos of rice 63 candins and mãos. f36 List of the things purchased by the Captain and factor for use on the carrack “Sta Maria do Monte.” Item: On 26 March the Captain and factor bought twenty
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