_ 174 _ belongs to you. The person to blame for all this trouble is Martim Afonso de Sousa who had caught him and let him go free again. Another extract page 209 Vacancy for a Manager in Calaiate “Chapter concerning Appointments and Gifts” Here are the positions vacant at present which will be filled by nominees of the Governor and not by Your Highness. Many of your servants could be well pleased with any one of these appointments and you would have an easy mind about them. Merchandize agent at Chaul. Factor of Estemil which is fine leagues up-river from Chaul and which could produce 4 or 5,000 pardaos. Merchandize agent at Cochim. Factor of Calaiate which is a fine post; that I would prefer to some of the factorships given to Your Highness Scrivener on Ceylon nau. Scrivener on Bengala nau. Scrivener on Malacca nau. Scrivener on Banda nau and Your Highness should not consider a scrivener position like these of little
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