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event of the first being lost; and these must carry out 

 oars, that they may better come up to their ships in all 

 weathers, or perform other service \vhich may be required ; 

 for this bark must sail near the coast within sight of the 

 three ships, which must be always separated from each 

 other four leagues at sea, and must give them notice of 

 any remarkable circumstances which may appear on the 

 coast, and therefore it is advisable that its commander be 

 a man of intelligence, courageous, cautious, and trust- 

 worthy ; this boat must be large enough to contain twenty 

 butts of water in case of necessity ; which together with 

 the three ships and the cutter in frame, all of them fit for 

 sea and well stored, will cost eight thousand ducats. 



It would also be advisable to carry out in these ships six 

 pieces of cannon, for as these ships must be very strong 

 they can well sustain them; and also twelve lesser pieces ; 

 which eighteen pieces of cannon must be divided between 

 the three ships, and will cost one thousand five hundred 

 ducats. Also two hundred muskets, at three ducats each, 

 will cost six hundred ducats. Moreover one hundred and 

 fifty arquebusses, if it should be necessary to go on shore, at 

 two ducats each, would cost three hundred ducats. Pikes, 

 gunpowder, lead, fireworks, ropes, pumps, balls for the 

 cannon and other ammunition, would come to seven hun- 

 dred ducats. There must be three pilots, prudent, active 

 men, and Spaniards, with their mates, and twenty-four 

 good seamen, who must be divided between the three 

 ships, who will return expert from this voyage, and may be 

 the pilots of this passage : and finally, there must be em- 

 ployed two hundred men, and if possible the greater part 

 must be seamen, because w hen it is necessary a sailor can 

 serve as a soldier, but on no occasion can a soldier perform 

 the duties of a mariner ; all of whom must be divided in this 

 manner : eighty men in the captain's ship, and in each of 

 the other ships fifty men ; and the twenty remaining in the 

 bark, that if there should be occasion to make use of the 

 oar, there may be people ready for that purpose ; — anci 



