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He offers to take besides for his 
personal equipment the following: 
25 horses 
25 pack mules with harness. 
2 coaches with their mules. 20 
Six light cavalry saddles. 
Six troopers’ saddles. 
Six leather shields. 
Six lances. 
Twelve halberds. 
Six coats of mail. 
Six cuishes. 
Six helmets with beavers. 
Six sets of horse armor. 
Six harquebuses. 
Six swords and daggers. 
Two complete coats of armor. 
Two stands of arms. 
Six buckskin jackets. 
What is granted to Don Juan for 
what he asks:— 
Article 1. That there be given 
to him five priests and one lay 
brother, four bells, and all else that 
is necessary for them at the cost of 
his Majesty. 
2. That there be given to him the 
powder and ammunition that may 
seem necessary for that time; three 
field-pieces, at the king’s expense; 
thirty quintals of powder; and one 
hundred quintals of lead. 
As many more, besides thirty 
that are to be given to twenty ser¬ 
vants that he would take also armed 
like the 300 men whom he has al¬ 
ready offered. 
8 more. 
These Don Pedro does not wish 
to take, but in their place six iron 
shod carts with their mules. 
Six more. 
Six more. 
Six more. 
Six more. 
24 more. 
6 more. 
6 more. 
6 more. 
As many more. 
44 more. 
44 more. 
As many more. 
The same. 
24 more. 
Don Pedro adds that which Don 
Juan does not offer, namely: 
4 steel shields and helmets. 
50 muskets. 
50 crossbows. 
What is granted to Don Pedro 
and what he offers:— 
Don Pedro offers to take six re¬ 
ligious and give them ornaments, 
chalices, and bells all at his expense. 
It is the opinion of the Council that 
Don Pedro should be given four 
field-pieces at his Majesty’s expense 
and forty quintals of powder and 
one hundred and thirty quintals of 
lead. 
