_ 39 _ This is where I came to serve him, by your command, sailing in a rotting nau for four years, being wounded many times, and undertaking any journeys to serve you in Africa and in your palace, at which time I possessed the property of my father and grandparents. Now, I have spent a great deal of my money in the building of this fortress out here, and fed many captains nobles and gentlemen at my own expense, so as to complete this fortress, which is still not finished, and to send you, Sir, a good report about it. This and in such a place from the Captain General of India, and he could not change the place if he was not here. So Sir, it is what I deserve and I would deem it a favour to do it for you.
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