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upper_a hâ—nd_n and_o over_o rule_v i_o make_v i_o whole_o to_o forget_v my_o conceit_n unto_o the_o contrary_a and_o so_o commit_v myself_o &_o my_o affair_n unto_o god_n who_o only_o can_v direct_v and_o help_v we_o and_o give_v good_a success_n to_o all_o endeavour_n i_o enter_v into_o my_o new_a pretend_a course_n â—588_n in_o the_o month_n of_o november_n 1588._o the_o ship_n sail_v again_o from_o goa_n to_o the_o coast_n of_o mâ—lâ—baâ—_n &_o cochijn_n to_o take_v in_o their_o lade_n and_o the_o 2d_o of_o the_o same_o month_n the_o santa-cruâ—_a set_a sail_n to_o begin_v our_o voyage_n the_o 28._o day_n we_o arrive_v in_o honour_n a_o fort_n belong_v to_o the_o portugese_n and_o the_o first_o they_o have_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o malabar_n which_o lie_v southward_o from_o goa_n eighteen_o mile_n in_o which_o place_n we_o be_v assign_v to_o take_v in_o our_o lade_n of_o pepper_n they_o use_v not_o before_o to_o lade_v any_o pepper_n in_o that_o place_n so_o that_o we_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o jade_a there_o but_o from_o thence_o forward_o they_o mind_v yearly_a to_o lade_v one_o ship_n there_o because_o the_o queen_n of_o batticola_n that_o lie_v not_o far_o from_o thence_o and_o honour_n be_v within_o her_o jurisdiction_n or_o kingdom_n have_v bind_v herself_o yearly_a to_o deliver_v seven_o or_o eight_o thousand_o quintale_n of_o pepper_n so_o that_o the_o farmer_n pay_v she_o half_o y_fw-mi e_o money_n for_o the_o same_o six_o month_n before_o thou_o deliver_v it_o and_o then_o she_o will_v deliver_v it_o at_o time_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n the_o farmer_n have_v their_o factor_n in_o honour_n to_o receive_v it_o of_o she_o by_o weight_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o till_o the_o time_n of_o lade_n come_v the_o like_a have_v they_o in_o all_o the_o other_o fort_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o malabar_n as_o at_o mangalar_n baâ—selor_n cananor_n cochijn_n coulan_n etc._n etc._n now_o to_o know_v the_o right_a manner_n of_o farm_v of_o the_o pepper_n you_o must_v understand_v that_o the_o farmer_n take_v the_o same_o to_o farm_n for_o five_o year_n and_o bind_v themselves_o every_o year_n to_o send_v their_o stock_n of_o ready_a money_n for_o thirty_o thousand_o quintale_n of_o pepper_n so_o that_o the_o king_n will_v send_v ship_n to_o lade_v it_o in_o the_o king_n on_o the_o other_o side_n bind_v himself_o to_o perform_v and_o to_o send_v every_o year_n five_o ship_n the_o farmer_n bear_v the_o adventure_n of_o the_o sea_n both_o of_o their_o money_n send_v thither_o and_o of_o the_o pepper_n bring_v from_o thence_o &_o must_v lade_v it_o in_o india_n into_o the_o ship_n at_o their_o own_o cost_n and_o charge_n which_o be_v bring_v into_o portugal_n they_o deliver_v all_o the_o pepper_n to_o the_o king_n at_o the_o price_n of_o twelve_o ducat_n the_o quintall_n &_o if_o any_o be_v cast_v away_o or_o take_v upon_o the_o sea_n it_o be_v at_o the_o farmer_n charge_n for_o the_o king_n deal_v not_o but_o only_o with_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v he_o in_o portugal_n be_v dry_a and_o fair_a lay_v up_o in_o the_o king_n store_n house_n in_o lisbon_n for_o the_o which_o he_o pay_v not_o any_o money_n unto_o the_o farmer_n until_o the_o say_a pepper_n be_v sell_v with_o the_o money_n whereof_o he_o pay_v they_o so_o that_o the_o king_n without_o any_o hazard_n or_o disburse_v any_o thing_n oâ—_n his_o own_o have_v always_o his_o money_n for_o his_o pepper_n without_o the_o loss_n of_o any_o one_o penny_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n the_o farmer_n have_v great_a and_o strong_a privilege_n first_o that_o no_o man_n of_o what_o estate_n or_o condition_n so_o ever_o he_o be_v either_o portugal_n or_o of_o any_o place_n in_o indiâ—_n may_v deal_v or_o trade_n in_o pepper_n but_o theâ—_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n which_o be_v very_o sharp_o look_v unto_o likewise_o they_o may_v not_o for_o any_o occasion_n or_o necessity_n whatsoever_o diminish_v or_o lessen_v the_o ordinary_a stock_n of_o money_n for_o the_o pepper_n 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