[The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 by Emma Helen Blair]@TWC D-Link bookThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 PREFACE 154/239
In this way continue.
In every despatch that you shall send, you shall not advise in general terms of matters like this, nor summarize; but shall send a copy of the list of what cloves and drugs you shall have or obtain in trade; their cost, as well as the expense of sending them; the price and method of sale; the transfer that was made, and in what articles and at what price.
And in order that we might have as exact information and account of it as is advisable, you shall inform us, especially and in detail, of all the aforesaid, so that things of this kind may not be furnished from Nueva Espana or any other region."] 13th.
I thought that I would send them to those kingdoms, so that your Majesty might see some cloves from Maluco.
Although they are not cheap, they would be a product not often seen in the ports of Castilla, and not often carried from here.
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