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22. That he shall have the power 
to send every year two ships for the 
provisioning of the land and the 
machinery for the mines, what is 
taken for this purpose to be free of 
import and other duties. Let it be 
granted in accordance with article 
79 - 
23. That no excise tax be paid in 
the government for the term of 
twenty years. Let it be granted. 
24. That no customs duties shall 
be paid on what may be taken for 
the provisioning of the said govern¬ 
ment, and that it shall be for . . . 
years. Let it be granted in accor¬ 
dance with article 82. 
25. That he shall have the power 
to fix the tributes to be paid by the 
Indians. Let it be granted, in ac¬ 
cordance with the article. 
26. That in case he must be ab¬ 
sent he shall have the power to leave 
a lieutenant in the land. Let it not 
be permitted. 
27. That he shall have the power 
to name a person to continue the 
expedition in case he should die 
before doing it. Let it be granted 
to him as is provided in article 58. 
28. That notwithstanding that 
some other persons may go to whom 
this expedition may have been en¬ 
trusted, his [Don Juan’s] agree¬ 
ment shall be maintained, or if it 
turns out uncertain and the other 
continues he shall be paid for what 
he has spent from the real hacienda. 
The viceroy replies that if such a 
thing happens the right shall be re¬ 
served to him to save himself by 
recovering what he may have spent 
from the person who may attempt 
to take the expedition from him. 
Don Pedro asks nothing except 
that what he will take for this time 
only, in a ship of three hundred 
tons, shall be free of all duties. Let 
it be granted. 
The same to Don Pedro. 
The same. 
The same. 
The same. 
The same. 
Notwithstanding this the Coun¬ 
cil is of the opinion that warrants 
should be given to Don Pedro that 
the agreement with him will be kept, 
with a warning to the viceroy that 
any impediment placed in his way 
will be as his [the viceroy’s] cost. 
Don Pedro begs that he be given 
permission, if after six years he 
shall have the land pacified and set- 
