_ 470 _ twelve fardos when the Chief Treasury Officer was here. Now he was asking for eleven, and tomorrow he would ask for fifteen, and in time to come more and much more. To avert the privilege which this man is asking for in the customs house, I thought he should pay dues. The captain, for reasons he gave, thought that he should be given the fardos, so we disagree. The fardos are in the customs house and will not be handed over until Your Lordship decides what it is best to do. Bastião Lopes Lobato To the most [...] Lord Dom João de Castro, Governor in the parts of India for our Lord the King etc. My Lord.
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